Desire Leland Faces News of Gilbert Merridale
Desire Leland copes with a wounded Gilbert Merridale and a tense home front as Roger Stedman’s message confirms the danger and safety of loved ones. Mistress Salome organises care while Desire longs to stay close to the officer she loves amid growing war upheaval.
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Iris
Roger
Avor Salome
Roger Stedman
Mistress
Salome
Bradford
Edman
Properte
Leland
Lexington, Apt
Desire
Concord
Dave
Bing George
Lancaster
Gilbert
Merridale Azul
Feaden
George
Lient
Merridale
Chen Sha
Wales
Carson
Rendy
Kigny
Valerie
Durant
Prenella
Lassie
Carsey
Walt
Lexington
Crael
Mistress Silome
Mistress Desire
Saranng Chester
Bridfoni
Roiace
Ant Salome
Delight
Mistress Salome
Hours of humor in a frontier camp
An account recalls Gen Duncan’s 1870 expedition from Fort McPherson into the Republican River region with Pawnee scouts and white sentries. Indian attempts to imitate the hour call produced comic mispronunciations like Pass number half-pass 3 cents, teaching a lesson on how the general ended the misused order.
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Gen. Duncan
Grotelatte
Fort McPherson
Republican River
Maj. North
Tjean
Hin
Palmer Tales Reflect War Fear and Wild Boasts
A Washington Post account recalls ex Senator Palmer of Illinois who warned of looming blindness in reports. An Illinois Congressman cites a Springfield visit where a boastful town drunk in Carlinville provoked a fight, ending with a knockdown and a self-admonishing remark about overreaching.
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Palmer
Palmer Af Ilinois
Springfield
Macoopa County
Car- Unville
St. Louis
Carlinville Depot
Maconpin County
Winoy
Jim
Washington Post
Worn British Army Uniforms Fetch Large War Office Sums
Worn-out uniforms of the British army when sold bring back into the war office treasury close upon 180 dollars a year. This summary notes the practice and its financial impact, highlighting the ongoing disposal of old attire and its revenue contribution to government coffers.
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War Office
Treasury
The New Style Simplicity in 1889 Fashion
The piece discusses harnessing simplicity with selective elaboration for summer gowns, noting how trimmed lines and modest fullness suit graceful figures. It covers sleeve shapes, use of braids and beading, and stresses the mistress’s role in shaping a stylish, orderly home.
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Venus
Goyon
Eve Ny
Liege
Saniache
Abd
Remedy for Wrinkles and Early Marriage Ages in Various Lands
A historical guide describes a homemade wrinkle remedy using tillers earth and wheat flour paste for under the eyes and a wax and almond oil paste for other facial areas. It notes age-of-marriage laws varying by country, citing Turkey Spain Switzerland Portugal Austria and Germany with ages ranging from under 14 to 18 for women and 14 to 40 for men in different contexts.
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Portugal
Spain
Anagary
Suse
Austria
Hors
Mradee
Ruse
Aia
Germany
Women Attend Nichols University in Record Numbers
The University of Nichols Urbana reports 322 women enrolled, the highest figure in the institution and its affiliated schools. Across the entire university system there are 1492 men enrolled.
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University of Nichols
Urbana
Curious Lead Hall chapel near York with twice yearly services
A Sunday Reader feature describes Lead Hall chapel near Tewton York as a tiny, historic church built by Richard II or tied to the Tras family manor. It hosts two annual services in April and October with a volunteer choir drawn from York and Leeds under a Yorkshire musical professor, and funds the revival of ancient prayers for fallen Christians.
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Richard WI
Tewton
York
Richard IW
Towton
Tras
Lead Hall
Richard Lil
Yorkshire
Leeds
Richard
Anecdote of Justice Field and Oglesby in California
The Chicago Enter Ocean recounts how Judge Field once served as alcalde and judge in Marysville California. Richard J. Oglesby, then a transient miner, was sworn as juror despite protest, argued for jury fees, and the alcalde paid them, holding the panel for the trial. Decades later, Oglesby became senator and Field a Supreme Court justice.
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Richard J. Oglesby
Judge Field
Field
California
Marysville
Illneis
Naryse
Oglesby
United States
Tllinois
Supreme Court
Washington
West
Mi Jeld
Chicago
Ocean
Appropriate Yell Inspires College Students in Philadelphia
A humorous scene in Philadelphia shows students planning a college yell for aspiring barbers. The meeting resolves to adopt a reshaped chant with lines like Rah and Next, Next, Next. The mock cheer mocks academic aims while promoting a playful college spirit.
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Philadelphia
Worth the Money. Mrs. Homespun on Formosa wages
A brief civic humorous exchange cites Formosa wages with a wife and husband banter. The line suggests a commentary on household value and inflation through a satirical lens. No further facts or figures are provided in the readable text.
Sufficient Liquid at Work Says Daily Need
A terse note promotes constant hydration stating sufficient liquid, pints of a day, for the average adult. The text urges staying at work and warns that leaving one’s post will reveal foolishness.
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Harper's Bazar
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Norah
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