Major Trixton Seeks a Wife in Portville Bustle
In Portville, Major Trixton, a rich bachelor, buys the long vacant brown house across the park, drawing gossip as he seeks a wife. Miss Agatha Fontaine, a sewing girl, makes shirts for charity while rival ladies scheme. The major discovers honesty and devotion in Agatha, marries her, and exposes Miss Bruce’s deceit.
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Parisian bred daughter rises to run New York typing firm
A Washington Capital account profiles Miss McRae, granddaughter of Louis D. Henry, who became chief director of a downtown typewriter office in New York. After a turbulent family fortune, she built a thriving business with a fleet of machines, earning praise from Judge Dillon and other officials. The piece notes her Pope Pius's blessing amid her ascent in a male-dominated city.
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Struck at Last and a Wedding Thunder Proclaimed
De Maurice asks Miss Fitzroy if she fears lightning as a storm gathers in the west. She admits fright yet hints at acceptance, while the Bavarian band in Hartford cues a wedding-like thrumming of anticipation.
Wise Words On Duty Character And Hope
A collection of aphorisms on guiding virtue and national spirit. It urges ruling passion shaping character, forgiving faults, sunny days outweighing cloudy, enduring life’s small trials, and faith that right actions sustain freedom. Emphasizes steady effort, courage to duties, self reliance, and finding joy in work.
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Siftings From The City And The World
A wide sampling of curiosities and trivia from Paris to Nevada, West Africa to Hanoi. Notes on food, animals, and culture include counts of horseflesh shops, a 3200 pound cow in Kansas, copper in bread, Dahomey sacrifices to crocodiles, a Nevada moving house, and beliefs about world creation by animals. Also brief folklore on Petrel birds and sailor superstitions.
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Memory and Washington Stop a Lawmaker’s Oration
An ambitious legislator in a Western assembly prepared a speech praising General Washington but faltered repeatedly, failing to proceed past his own name. A witty member interrupted, noting that it was not proper to praise Washington, triggering laughter and a rapid halt to the speech.
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Cramps in Swimming Warned by Reader Letter
A New York Sun letter warns cramps stem from overheating and long immersion. It advises frequent bathings not exceeding fifteen minutes, floating on the back to relieve cramps, then resuming swimming gently until the danger passes.
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St Jacobs Oil Praised By Congressman And Champion Driver
A congressman and champion driver Dan Mace hail St. Jacobs Oil for jaw pain aches and sprains. They assert the product offers relief, noting its value and status as first place for bodily pains.
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Indirect Reproof Often Beats Direct Counsel
The passage argues that indirect measures in reproof or counsel are more successful than direct approaches. They show greater thought and wisdom, align with how the mind works, and avoid offense, reducing resentment and easing reception.
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