The Old Valentine and Miss Jemima’s Easter Vow
Miss Jemima Sprague reevaluates love after thirteen years with a yellowed valentine. A playful mail prank from Eli unlocks renewed passion, leading to a quiet Easter wedding in Hope. The pair acknowledge past deceit and choose happiness over regret, joking about a shared fate in an imagined asylum.
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Jemima
Sweet Earth
Valentine
Jonesville
Martha Sprague
Eli Taylor
Misa Jewima
Jemimy
Fac
Eli
Hetter
Be My Valentine in the Olden Time Verse
A February tale of a bashful suitor wooing Eveleen with velvet gifts and a scented pink note. Cupid smiles as a ruby clad maiden arrives to claim his heart, urging lovers to write heartfelt letters rather than distant sighs, in a Victorian style poem attributed to George Merriam.
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Eveleen
Valentine
Cupid
St. Valentine
Fire in Victor Jail Kills Three Prisoners
A Victor jail fire killed James Connors, Thomas Quinn, and Harry Haley and left Patrick M. McAuliffe in critical condition. The blaze started in the jail cell of Connors, who is blamed for the catastrophe. Rescue efforts were hampered by smoke and flames, with investigators later ruling the death by smoke suffocation and criticizing the night police for neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Victor
Harry Haley
Thomas Quinn
James Connors
Patrick M. McAuliffe
Iowa House
Dumphy
Florence & Cripple Creek Railway
Anna Lee
P. M. McAuliffe
McKenzie
George
McAuliffe
Connors
Liberty
Hunt
New Book Notices From Bancroft Book Co Denver
A literary roundup lists Smoking Flax by Hallie Erminie Rives with strong southern themes and lynching critique. Quo Vadis by Hen ryk Silenkiewicz is praised as a powerful historical novel. Petronilla the Sister by Emma Homan Thayer, with Colorado ties, features vivid ranch scenes and pen ink art. Additional items include Mining Rights by R S Morrison, First Lessons in Palmistry by Cornelia T Gaffney, and an Alaska Canada mining laws pamphlet, all from Bancroft Book Co Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallie Erminie Rives
Amelia
Bancroft Book Co
Denver
Nero
Henryk Silenkiewicz
Rome
Petronilla
Emma Homan Thayer
Rocky Mountains
East
Europe
Thayer
Colorado
R. S. Morrison
Cornelia T. Gaffney
Alaska
British Columbia
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sis Mimie
Uate
Hope
Misa Jemima
Solly
Polly
Erry Fetouze
Merriam
Victor City
NEW Books
State Bank of
Rocky Ford
General Banking
Hanover National Bank
New York
N. Y
Union National Bank
Kansas City
Flrst National Bank
Pueblo
THE
Newton Lumber CO
O. G. Crawford
Rocky Ford, Colorado
Steele & Beall
R. W. English Lumber CO
H. A. Dawley
Rockford House
J. W. Atkinson
Prop
George Daring, JR
Coal and Ice
General Drag Line
Rocky Ford, Colo
Enterprise Job Office
COAL
M. J Elcon
St. James Hotel
F. M. Boyles
THA Rt Par Union Depot
Abel Drug CO
Vincenn
Seusteke Wits
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