The Winter Lily Love Test in a Thanksgiving Tale
On Thanksgiving eve in a six story tenement, Linnie faces poverty and a proposed marriage to the avaricious Mr. Gilmour while clinging to memories of Erle Warford. A rich grandfather’s interference, a decisive vow, and a dramatic reunion drive to a hopeful future as Erle returns and reveals true devotion.
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Maria Carll
Carll
Mrs. Grundy
Linnie
Erle Warford
Eric Warford
Eric
Lily
Gilmour
Mr. Gilmour
Ms. Carll
Mrs. Carll
Linnié
Mrs Carll
Melinda
Locksley Hall
Erie
Erle
Forgotten Congressmen and a Titanic Near Miss
A Louisville Courier Journal retrospective recalls forgotten U S Senators and Representatives such as John Forsyth and Felix Grundy, noting political fame fades. It also details the steamship Arizona disaster near Newfoundland, describing the crash with an iceberg, passenger panic, orderly conduct, and the ship’s eventual arrival at St John for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Congress
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
John Forsyth
Georgia
United States Senate
William C. Preston
South Carolina
Robert Y. Hayne
Hayne
William T. Barry
Kentucky
Felix Grundy
Tennessee
Maryland
Sam Smith
Arizona
Guion
New York
Liverpool
Newfoundland
Gaslett
Ingland
Ingham, Jr
Watch
St. John
Irish Vendor Fights Back Over Alleged Insult
A jewelry seller suing an Irish defendant for assault claimed the man called him a liar. The Irish man testified he used no rude language and quoted the seller saying the ring was brass and that another man heard it as alloy. The defendant was discharged.
Lincoln and Stanton Cabinet Entry Story Revealed
Lincoln pressed Chase about Stanton during 1861 after the Trent affair. Chase recalls Stanton backing the government but refusing Lincoln in the McCormick case saying he would have nothing to do with the long-legs ape. The President then says he would like to see Stanton.
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White House
Mr. Stanton
Stanton
Trent
Marshal Ward Lamon
Worth American Review
Lincoln
Secretary Chase
Chase
Washington
Mr. Chase
McCormick
Cincinnati
Characteristics of Bayard Taylor
Stedman writes in Scribner’s about Bayard Taylor praising his prodigious memory and linguistic gifts. He could recall poems after one reading, mastered German, and read broadly with antique sensibilities. He is described as generous, jovial, loyal, and ethically unimpeachable with a heroic diligence in work and a vivid, melodic verse style.
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Stedman
Taylor
Scribner
Darley
Byron
Shelley
Croly
Campbell
Valuable Witness in Tenement Case at Jefferson Market
In West Fortieth street tenement trouble Mrs Kane suffered a black eye and hair loss from Mrs Nolan’s handling. Bridget McShane tests the case at Jefferson Market Police Court, denying involvement while describing the defendant as a “big buzzy” presence. The judge ends testimony from this witness as unhelpful. A separate note from New York Herald warns of a cold winter as bees behave unusually.
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Battle Row
West Fortieth Street
Bridget McShane
Selkem
New Fork Herald
Thanksgiving Hymn of Faith and Providence
A devotional poem praising God's enduring power and providence. The speaker thanks divine law, strength, and care for humanity, praying for growth through pain and for hearts to be moved toward compassion. It affirms trust in God's omnipotent command amid uncertainty and misunderstanding.
Fragments of jests and witticisms in mixed verse
A collage of quips and anecdotes on manners, fashion, and village humor. The piece riffs on drinking lake water, hair, will forms, peacemaking, and a parade of one-liners about women, dentists, self-made people, and social foibles. It closes with a brief verse about travel and a mischievous scene on a train.
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Cleveland
Victoria
Nogh
Europe adopts sleeping car express for continental travel
Belgium takes the lead as the International Company of Sleeping Cars proposes a Russia bound express linking Ostend Cologne Berlin and the frontier with solely sleeping and saloon cars. A Cleveland group paraded in bonnets prompting police to hear their remark that turn about is fair play.
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Europe
Belgium
International Company of
Russia
Ostend
Cologne
Berlin
Cleveland
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Zion
Ettie Rogers
Lincoln and Stanton
Bayard Taylor
Mary Wtandian Bobinaon
Jane Matilda
Mand Louise
Lord Fitz Mulligatawney
Newport
Jane
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