When Arrow Fell The Bold Pursuit of a Maiden Burwell
Theodore Strickland a desperate bachelor seeks a wife after a dancing club goodbye. He writes a marriage proposal to Miss Burwell and learns a young woman from the club may be his destined match. A wild pursuit leads to a dramatic meeting and a shocking realization.
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Theodore Strickland
Ansk
Strickland
Burwell
Jon
Newcomet
Theodore Biriekiend
Dr. Faustus
Mephistopheles
Modern King and Beggar Maid Tale of Romance and Realism
A narrator recalls his youth shaped by kings and beggar maid stories, learning later that romance is not practical. He treks from youthful affection for Ethel to a grown pursuit of an equal partner, resisting a fortune offered by another candidate, guided by his mother’s cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Goodby
Sayly
Atorlos
Saving a Baby With Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
An old health ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for infant intestinal troubles. It claims most infant issues stem from the gut and urges testing the remedy via free samples and medical advice from Dr Caldwell at Monticello, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Croms
Alanson
Micha
Dwell
Caldwell
Bcaldwells
Caldwall Wuilding
Monticello
Amusing Norse Theater Tales From 1849
A fragment from Argonaut recounts Bergen’s early Norwegian theater and Ibsen and Bjornson at work in 1849. A lady cast as the second old woman loses a front tooth and the management funds dentistry. She leaves after two seasons, and the tooth remains a memento of the era. A second item notes lessons about education, spelling, and pay as a shopfather observes Gibson’s wages.
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Bergen
Ibsen
Bjornson
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Bears
Castoria
Studebaker
Studebakers
A. T. Brom
Pella, I A
California
Iit
el Paso
Colorado
Colorado Rockies
McCox
Pella
Bhichester's
Nousineen
Medich
Hot Springs
Des Moines
Drs. Fellows & Fellows
Des Pacings
Iowa
A. Stureman, Maker
Oskaloosa
Peoria
Eddyville
Jno. Hollebrands
Wormhoudts Clothing Store
Gibson
Eagh
Argonaut
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