Romantic conflict over John Dutton and Spence Arnott in a country tale
Marion and her uncle James debate John Dutton and Spence Arnott. Marion vows to dislike John though she admires his quiet goodness while Spence provokes her, and Marion grows torn between romance and pride as she watches Spence walk away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dutton
Marion Hamton
Marion
Uncle James
John
Spence Arnott
Gentlema
Satan
Sprace
Spence
Uncle Janes
Clara Mowbray
James
Clara Milbray
Hether
Sperce
Johnnne
Fateful Night Fire Reveals John Dutton’s Sacrifice
Marion grapples with love and guilt as Spence Arnott’s captivation with her leads to a deadly blaze. John Dutton faces despair yet heroically enters the fire to save Spence, sacrificing his own future with Marion. The event cements Dutton’s sacrifice and Spence’s gratitude in a tragic, hopeful turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dutton
Marion B
Spence Arnott
Spence
Marion
Miss Marion
Mr. Arnott
Mr. Dutton
Arnott Mansion
Wonderful Geysers in Montana
North Missouri River Press reports a pair of geysers near Alkali lake on the Shonkin, about a mile from Patterson ranch. One geyser shoots water and steam over 100 feet high, the other about 50 feet with a larger water portion, active morning hours around 8 or 9. The sand stone formation suggests an ancient river bed, with no evidence of volcanic activity to explain the phenomenon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
North Missouri River Press
Trial by Jury and the Pub lic Verdict on St Jacobs Oil
The St Louis Chronicle notes that public opinion served as a mighty jury over St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism. A collage of historical facts runs through the piece, citing Napoleon's exile, Adams in Russia, and Robin Hood as examples of public judgment across eras and lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Chronicle
St. Jacobs Oil
Napoleon
France
Europe
St. Helena
South Atlantic Ocean
John Quincy Adams
United States
Russia
Robin Hood
Thierry
Worth of St Jacobs Oil Endorsed by Sparta Herald
The Sparta Wisconsin Herald extols St Jacobs Oil as a cure for long standing sciatic rheumatism. Mrs O W Hubbard of this town is cited as a cured patient, and the remedy receives the paper's endorsement as conclusive evidence of its efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis.) Herald
St. Jacobs
O. W. Hubbard
Carlyle buried beside wife in Leigh Hunt era memory
The article reflects on Thomas Carlyle choosing burial beside his wife in Leigh Hunt’s circle, noting Mrs. Carlyle’s fame from Jenny Kissed Me and the couple’s shared longing to return home. It contrasts ancient cremation with biblical burial customs and recalls Jacob’s instructions to be buried with his fathers. It also recounts assorted odd anecdotes from Indiana and Minnesota.
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Boston
Mr. Carlyle
Ecclefechan
Pepeniso
Carlyle
Jenny
Leigh Hunt
Eupy
Jacob
Ephron
Hittite
Machpelah
Mamre
Canaan
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Rebekah
Leah
Rachael
Macpelah
Ephbrath
Heroic Stand Against Sharks Off Mozambican Coast
London Telegraph recounts Wild Swan encounter with a slave dhow off Mozambique. After transferring enslaved people, a boy falls overboard and is mauled by sharks until an English sailor dives in with a sheath knife, saving the boy's life but the child dies that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Mozambique
Curious animal incidents reported in natural history column
In Canandaigua a mother faced a near whip on her daughter as a Newfoundland dog restrained the threatening arm without biting. in Eddyville a dog digging a burrow trapped itself and its owner’s son unearthed it eighteen days later. in Decatur a swarm bee catching attempt with a green bough led to the queen alighting on Harry Shoulters indicating an unsteady spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canandaigua
N. Y
Eddyville
Decatur
Mich
Harry Shoulters
Harry
Peter Cooper at Ninety Reflects on Inventions and Life
An Evening Post interview with Peter Cooper on his 90th birthday recalls his early New York, the endless chain project, and key inventions. He details building a two mile chain on the East River, early locomotives, the Atlantic cable, the Cooper Institute, and his wish for education for the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Eveing Post
Evening Post
Peter Cooper
Cooper
New York
St. Paul's Church
Mr. Cooper
Bellevue Hospital
Erie Canal
East River
Cone Mile
Clinton
Camden and Amboy
Welch
Vassar
Poughkeepsie
Baltimore
Canton Iron Works
Lathrobe
Atlantic
Field
Taylor
Wilson G. Hunt
Marshall O. Roberts
Bank of Newfoundland
Taylor and Roberts
Cooper Institute
Common Council
Ecole Polytechnique of Paris
Boston
Coover Institute
The
Mental Superiority of Women in The Graphic
The Graphic ridicules a man’s habit of ignoring minor faults while praising women’s practical handling of a shoe peg issue. A woman uses scissors to remove a hidden peg from a shoe, reacting firmly and leaving the scene with a smile of contentment.
King Louis XV Teaches Mercy Through Bread Lesson
An anecdote recalls Louis XV rebuking a household officer for ill treating a laborer. When the noble says he has no bread, the king notes bread is not essential for life but then questions how the officer could beat the worker. He warns that similar faults will be punished more severely.
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Louis XV
France
Louis
The Most Faithful Dog On Record Memorial Tale
The article recalls Commodore’s loyal setter Staunch who stood watch as the master sailed on a two year cruise. Summoned to Washington before returning, the dog remained at his post and died there. After years away, the commodore learned his setter’s skeleton lay at the birdmark spot, eliciting his exclamation of admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrentown
Richmond
Montgomery County
Maryland
Washington
Staunch
Grand Umiom Hotel Ad in New York City
A postcard style ad promotes the Grand Umiom Hotel near Grand Central Depot offering 350 elegant rooms with rates from $1 per day. The notice highlights an elevator, restaurant supplies, and transportation via horse cars stages and elevated railroad to all depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grand Umiom Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Spectator Hails Futurist Boston Globe Edition 1981
An excerpted 1981 Boston Globe special edition is described as detailing news from a century ahead with humorous ads and retro journalism style. The piece promises futuristic items like air cars and mid air accidents, plus quirky product pitches and self help boosterism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Devorce
Hiram Grant
Megsie
A. Vogeler & Co
Baltimore
Hop Bitters praised for shrewdness and effectiveness
A historical notice extols Hop Bitters as widely advertised and highly effective. It credits the proprietors with great shrewdness in crafting a Bitters whose virtues are plainly observable, claiming broad sale across secular and religious papers.
Obelisk Presented by Evarta in New York Public Event
Secretary Evarta presented the obelisk to the United States on behalf of the khedive at the Metropolitan art house. Prominent New York figures attended as music and speeches complemented the ceremony. One hundred medals were distributed to commemorate the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evarta
United States
Prolific Patent Remedies Promised in Broad Claims
An advertisement roundup touts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure Allen's Lung Balsam and various patent medicines. It cites cures for leg crippled by disease and throat lung conditions, urges trials, and lists other products like Hans's Honey or Horehound, Pike's Toothache Drops, and Rough on Rats with claims of quick, universal relief.
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Warner
Allen
Feruin and Fuller
Falls City
Nebraska
Drs Ickerson & Stark
Kansas City
Lyon
Lypra E. Pirkwam
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Silent Letters and Thoughts Under Quiet Stars
A letter from a worried woman to George reveals a nervous illness and a plea for rest. He reads the note, pockets it, then walks away beneath the stars, consumed by thought as silence surrounds him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland Courier
Birdie
George
Verbatim Colonial Charters and English Penal Law Note
The excerpt notes that more than 130 years passed after the continent's discovery before permanent New England colonies formed, mentions King James' 1706 charter to the London Company for the coast of Virginia, and states burglary in England was a capital crime until George IV's era.
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New England
James
Treasurer and Company of Planters
City of
London
Virginia
George IV
England
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QRAVE
Leigh Hunts
Teo
Indiana
Fairbsnit
Minn
Natural History
Ghia
Zante
Boston Transcript
G. B. Fox
Ifteenth Street
Omaha
Neb
Henry
Durno
Mott
Allen’s
Luxe
Bataan
Sefferta
Western Newspaper Union
Geo. A. Joslin, Mgr
Posletters
Hostett
Jprugeiste
Wells, Richardsox & CO
Burlingtox
GE Great
Uae
Medicins
U.8
Hans
Alba
Nikes
Emuyteitte, Sond Furvie Olar Hop Witters Fz, Co
Ofa
Ant Pocenter
Guuuman
Prevently
Woodman's
Arnica Liniment
Alisa
C. F Goodman
Omaha Neb
Piso
Fis
Necure
Eggleston Truss Co
John L. Thompson, Sons & CO
Troy
Chicago
Sil
Coe & Sem
Nebr
Siae
Alae
A. B. Hubermann
Omaba
Freicht
Rob't Wells
N.Y
Uslya
Liniment
Numan
Coloraio
Mexico
Gp&twaa Co
Glery A.T
Great American Tea Co
Imperie P
Matar _Addiv
Sanford
Wells, Richardson
Costa
Wells
Wizard Oil
Isaac R. Doran
Logan Tuty
Aden
Letchuer
Lei'ngton
Missouri
Trecomm
A C Johinson
Vernon
Turnel
Algor
Gwerty
M. Barris & Co
Propictor
Cinginnati
Hollman’s Pads
Welman
PRICT
Hollman
Helman
Welk
Torst
Holman
Perry
Express
Funchaser
Éame Holman
Holmwans
Ay William St
NTI
B.P. Gus
Moines
Iowan
Sonne
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