Letitia Hopkins in an American colonial time tale
Letitia, a New England girl living with her great-aunt, discovers a hidden door and travels back to early Hopkins kin. She endures hard work, learns spinning, dyeing, and catechism under Captain John Hopkins and Goodwife Hopkins, while adjusting to stark meetinghouse life and plain dress.
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Letitia
New England
Peggy
Indiana
Letitia Hopkins
Captain John Hopkins
Goodwife Hopkins
John Hopkins
Bone
Capt
Jetitia
The Little Green Door Mystery of Letitia
In 1894 prose, Letitia with two younger sisters and guardians endures Indian rumors and housework until she dares to use a hidden key. She opens a north wall door to glimpse the future then returns, confessing disobedience to her aunt Peggy who weighs the lesson and gifts her the satin box and its treasure.
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Letitia
Peggy
Old Man Tries To Sell Rifle To Uncle Sam
A Washington Post excerpt shows a wagon driver arguing with a beat cop about guns for national defense. The uncle insists his long rifle could be bought by the government, while the officer notes the need for longer range cannon. The exchange ends with the wagoner planning to visit the government building.
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Washington Post
England
Turkey
Canada
Cuba
Sam
Dangers of Early Rising Highlight Insanity Link
The Chicago Record cites Dr. B H Talcott asserting that excessively early rising raises insanity risk, especially among rural farmers and families. Lunacy reports show farmers and gardeners far exceed professional and service classes in 1894 New York state lunacy commitments, with servants and miners also affected but teachers and nurses far fewer.
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Chicago
H. Talcott
Talcott
New York State
Telegraphing by induction across two miles in Scotland
Reports in Popular Science describe telegraphy by induction between parallel wires about two miles apart. In Mull to Oban tests a gutta percha insulated wire was laid along the shore and grounded at both ends. A long inductive circuit transmitted messages read on the parallel wire over four days, including a 120 word press message before repairs completed. Water containing a title salt is claimed as a wash for tired or inflamed eyes.
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Scotland
Isle of Mull
Oban
Andorra
Pyrenees
France
Bolela
Anege
Spain
Caladorra
San Marino
Ayndic
Supreme Bench
Teables
Court of Final Resort
Cassation
Paria
Andorre
Republic of
Small Republics Prove Autonomy Endures Worldwide
The Record outlines tiny self governing peoples from Pitcairn to Tavolara and Andorra, noting Tavolara’s six year term president and council, Maussut’s three soldiers, and San Marino’s ban on publishing locally while San Marino, Andorra, and others maintain lasting independence. It argues Hawaii could thrive as a republic given these precedents.
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New York Mail and Express
Hawaii
New Commonwealth
Pitcairn Island
Pacific Ocean
Dole
Bounty
Franceville
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
France
R. D. Polk
Europe
Sardinian
Tavolara
Sardinia
Charles Albert
Bartoleoni
Paul I
Paul
Republic of
Humbert
Italy
Republic
Goust
Lower
Pyrenees
Spain
Switzerland
Council of Twelve
Vermees
Belgium
Aix-la-Chapelle
Mausuet
National Council of Five
United States
Condaily Yours from the Heart in Latin Phrase
A lyrical fragment notes a lover pondering the meanings of words and the heart in Latin phrases. The speaker mentions a Latin book phrase ad Satobralky of Pennsylvania Courter and reflects on modesty, love, and hidden reports in a dreamy, intimate tone.
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Ad Satobralky
Pennsylvania
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Radway
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Radway & CO
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Summersun
Electric City
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Besse & Long
George
AR Agkerly
Telephone 3102
St. Denis
Broadway
Eleventh St
Grace Church
Tral
Unie
Bomellie
Ita Culaine
William Taylor
Jexter
Washburn-Crosby Co
Dickson Manufacturing Co
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