Homespun bakery rises from poverty in a small town
Eleanor Wray, once a poor householder, opens Real Homespun bakery with a mending department to earn daily bread for her sisters and young Herbie. The venture wins customers with light bread, cakes, and ginger snaps, while a sign and window display attract townsfolk and a reception by Charlie Leigh ends with Eleanor’s quiet resolve and renewed hope.
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Herbie
Eleanor Wray
Nettie
Eleanor
Charlie Leigh
Nattie
Charlie
Troy
Kathleen
Wray
Cleanor
Lawyer Carr
Cleaenora
Bessie Carr
Jamies
Brown
Miss Wray
Mrs. Brown
Jamie
Wilean
Charles
Bessie
Leigh
Mrs. Leigh
Papa
Mamma Leigh
Hleanor
Vleanor
Fleanor
James J Hills Two Sons Rise in Great Northern Rail
The two sons of J J Hill Jim and Lou have advanced to responsible roles in the Great Northern system ten years after Yale and are praised by their father. Jim Hill shaped his career with a city growth thesis showing railroads propelled the Northwest, earning a yacht token and parental approval. The elder Hill notes the brothers are now "regular little old men" in New York Mail and Express.
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J. J. Hill
Jim
Lou
Yale
Grindstone
Great Northern
Youg
Jim” Hill
Great Northern System
Sheffield Scientific School
Jim " Hill
University
Great Northwest
Northwest
New Haven
Hill Boys
New York
President Hill
New York Mail and Express
Tiregoing Worker Seeks More Prodding at Work
A man described as rushing to work like running to a tire reportedly requires extra motivation from his employer to maintain daytime energy and productivity.
Help Is Often Only Another Name for Interference
A concise note posits that aid may act as interference in complex disputes, suggesting well meaning assistance can hinder outcomes and create unintended obstacles for those involved. It frames aid as a double edged force shaping conflict dynamics.
Oddities and Feats From Early 20th Century Letters
A wide sweep of curiosities and statistics from early sources. Facts include artesian power at St Augustine Florida, a six mill ion leaf oak, a 60 foot oak, a 11 mile range cannon at L Orient, and seven and a half story building limits. It also notes autograph collector W H McGowan Urbana Ohio, ancient fans, peanut crop data, and uses for peanut products and meal.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Sheik
Egypt
L’orient
W. H. McGowan
Urbana
Ohio
Asia
China
India
Great Britain
Africa
Germany
France
Amicable Agreement Reached Between Ascum and Bull
In a brief exchange the two parties confirm an amicable settlement over their quarrel. Ascum notes reconciliation, and Bull agrees the dispute is resolved with both sides satisfied.
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Ascum
Slyman
Bull
Philadelphia Press
Gritty George and Lady Discuss Work and Cuckoo Clock
The Philadelphia Press quotes a rough exchange about employment and lodging, with George offering to work for board and lodging. The piece includes a remark on reform and a skeptic view on women bakers keeping their talent secret to avoid envy.
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George
Philadelphia Press
Soldiers Stories of Civil War Encounters and Honor
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece recounts recollections from Colonel O H Williams and Captain Stone of Civil War experiences. It covers Montgomery’s crossing of the Big Black, a truce breach avoided by hospitality, Allatoona Pass fighting, and the broader campaigns around Vicksburg and Hood, highlighting courage and endurance.
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O.H. Wiliams
Mississippi
Montgomery
Gordon
Edwardsville
Big Black
Champion
Champion's Hill
Vicksburg
Grant
Big Black River
Johnny
Jackson
Champion’s Hill
Black River Bridge
Howards Station
Captain Stone
Georgia
Allatoona
Allatoona Pass
Allatoona Pass, Where General Corse
McDaniels
Iowa
McDaniel
Missionary Ridge and the Brainard Mission History
A Chattanooga Times account recounts Missionary Ridge along the city border, detailing the Brainard mission founded by Cyrus Kingsbury and colleagues in 1817, its hardships including a failed contractor project, the Chickamauga mill later rebuilt as Bird's mill, Monroe’s 1819 visit, and the mission’s legacy of teaching over 500 Indian children before the Indians left, with the old cemetery memorial to Samuel Worcester.
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Missionary Ridge
Missionary ‘Ridge
Maine
Florida
Brainard
Cyrus Kingsbury
Ainsworth SF. Blunt
John Vail
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Chickamauga Creek
Philamon Bird
United States
James Monroe
Gaines
Old Mission Cemetery
Samuel
Worcester
D. D
Tabernacle Church
Salem
Mass
Bury
Chattanooga
Pastoral Call Shapes Lincoln Meeting in Dark War Days
A Central New York clergyman meets President Lincoln during the Civil War and offers prayers for strength and wisdom. Lincoln thanks him, says prayers sustain him, and invites a pastoral prayer, saying he feels better afterward.
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Lincoln
William E. Curtis
New York
North
His Last Smoke in the Vicksburg Siege
A Civil War reminiscence from the American Tribune recounts a picket night near the Stockade Ridge in Vicksburg. Two Irish soldiers, one Union and one Confederate from Missouri, joked about smoking as a shell from Waterhouse’s battery exploded nearby, ending the Confederate Irishman’s life.
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Vicksburg
Messurgutterry
Yazoo
Johnny
Yank
Missouri
Union Irishman
Tom
Waterhouse
Board of Trade
American Tribune
No More Sea Vision Inspires Faithful Endurance
A devotional piece by Rev. James MacLagan reflects on Revelation 21 1 no more sea as a symbol of heavenly preparation and the grace sustaining believers through life s trials. It urges royal bearing, cross bearing patient endurance and mutual support among Christians awaiting heavenly Zion.
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John
Isle of
Patmos
Heavenly
Zion
Heaven
The Knell of Disaster by Rev D S Mackay
The piece condemns 19th century luxury and societal ostentation in New World cities. It warns of looming financial panic from over capitalization and reckless speculation. It argues moral decay from vulgar luxury and social competition eroding home life and elevating idle entertainment.
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D. S. Mackay
New World
Wall Street
Atlantic
Pacific
Undefined God Knowledge and Christian Unity Referenced
The text argues that knowing God enlarges culture and lights human spirit through Christ. It cites Paul and historic figures, praising divine wisdom and love guiding all deeds. It links Christian instruction to reverence for God's ways and the dignity of humanity.
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Ives Tor
Mr. Glacsty
Milton
Judas and Jesus as two personalities in a single life
The text discusses placing a person in a trance state to alter a diseased mind and imagines Judas as a two personality figure alongside Jesus. It suggests a saintly core, leadership from childhood, and a split influenced by money, care needs, and instinct within a group setting.
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Jesus
Quered
Judas
Incoherent philosophical fragment on rights and poison
A garbled excerpt discusses rights and morality with references to poison and a minister. It mentions phrases about curing paths and wages left behind, then shifts to a religious figure and a Jersey City address. The text is severely fragmented and lacks clear events or identifiable persons beyond generic references.
Channie Enjoy Long Sunshine in Kingdom's Bright Spots
The read fragment notes the Channie as the sunniest areas in the Kingdom, enjoying sunshine for a full cent of the time the sun sits on the horizon. Details are sparse and several terms are unclear.
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James J. Hill
Queer Stories
Hood
Sherman
Allatoona Rass
Chicago
James MacLagan
Christ
Irrang
Fis Petar
Pitre
John Henry
Breith
Chari
Dr Jus
Pon
Samuel H
Brie Sus
Wijer
Scudder
Jersey City
N. J
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