Intense confrontation as governess faces departure
Linley and his wife confront Miss Westerfield amid a family moral crisis. Catherine forgives and mercy guides decisive choices while Sydney Westerfield prepares to leave with the child and husband watching, fearing permanent estrangement. The scene ends with Sydney’s quiet exit and Linley’s aching sense of loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine
Linley
Miss Weaterfield
Balllon
Mary
Herbert
Mra. Presty
Sydney Westerfield
Sydney
Gisley
Avaney
Janey
Mrs. Linley
Kitty
Reading tastes from England's leading writers debated
The Pall Mall Gazette sparked wide discussion by asking notable writers to list books of value. Sir John Lubbock Henry M Stanley and John Ruskin weighed in with views on history literature and fiction, while the author offers a personal list spanning Hume Macaulay Froude Stopford Brooke Walsh Scott Gaskell George Eliot Motley and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunyan
Pall Mall Gazette
England
The
Gazette
Sir John Lubbock
Henry M. Stanley
John Ruskin
Sir John
Mr. Stanley
Boswell
Johnson
Mr. Ruskin
Alton Locke
Mr. Darwin
John Lubbock
Professor Ruskin
Hume
Macaulay
Froude
Harpers
Stopford ‘Brooke
Collier's
Walsh
Scott
Midelthian
Nigel
Waverly
Mrs. Gaskell
Silvia
George Eliot
Mid ‘ Odthorne
Black
Heth
Thule
Literary tastes and public notices of Chicago's Current
A mixed column lists essays, poetry, and biographies praised by critics, with references to Lamb Thackeray and Burns. It highlights a forthcoming Easter issue, author lineups, and notes from the Chicago Typographical Union. Public notices include ads for Dr Sage and Dr Jones remedies, alongside local opinions on clergy salaries and health tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Bingham
John C. Ridpath
Leroy D. Thoman
Will Carleton
James Whitcomb Riley
Bill Nye
Swing
John Fraser
Elias Colbert
Richard Owen
Eugene Field
William H. Hayne
Robert McIntyre
Madison J. Cawein
H. H. Newhall
C. L. Phifer
Daniel, Kirkwood
Gath
Henry Guy Carelton
Robert Burns Wilson
Donn Pratt
Anna Oldfield Wiggs
Fred H. Carruth
Eugene J. Hall
Meloy
E. J. McPhelim
Elwyn A. Barron
Franklin FE. Denton
James KB. Kenyon
Joo. Moran
Joel Benton
Alice King Hamilton
Elmer Dwiggins
R. A. Meers
G. C. Matthews
John McGovern
We are all queens and kings in this country
A column extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic to restore color and vigor. It cites M K Gibson of West Point Mississippi crediting improved strength and a Ridgeway Michigan housewife reporting high baking output for a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Gibson
West Point
Mias
Cure for Dyspepsia Promises Health Through Pellets
An 19th century medical-advertisement claims Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purga tive Pellets cure ailments from indigestion to constipation. The copy links harsh lawyer quip to universal bodily disorders and promotes the pellets as a remedy producing comfort and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Yankee wagon churn yields easy butter in Chapin Conn
A labor-saving Yankee in Chapin vile Connecticut has rigged a crank attachment on a wagon wheel connected to a churn inside the wagon. When the cream is ready he dumps it into the churn, hitches his horses, takes a ride, and returns home with a nice mess of butter that has indeed come easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapinvile, Conn
Medical Patent Tar Syrup Endorsed By Elder Stephens
The letter praises Drew iD Warner Dear Sir White Wine Tar Syrup as the best remedy for throat and lung diseases. The signer Elder T Stephens recommends it and says he would buy more even at five dollars a bottle. Crowder and Reed advertise it for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew
Warner
Elder T. Stephens
Crowder & Reed
Governor's chief justice backs Simmons Liver Regulator
Testimony of Hiram Warner, late Chief Justice of Georgia, asserts neglect of the bowels as a principal health issue and praises Simmons Liver Regulator for liver derangement relief. He notes personal benefit when used as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Simmons
Hiram Warner
The Sponge of Rondout Plans Spring Stock Visit
The meanest man in Rondout known as The Sponge avoids buying papers or ads. He told a Freeman reporter that when someone seeks an item he acts as if the enterprising dealer has gone to the city to visit friends but will return with a spring stock of desirable goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rondout
Freeman
White Tar Syrup Praised by Local Pastor
A St. Charles Iowa pastor credits White Wine of Tar Syrup for cures of cough hoarseness and chest ailments and notes it is sold by Crowder and Reed. The piece mentions New York street car strikes pushing labor toward arbitration and peaceful settlement through organized representation and fair dealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Charles M. E. Church
St. Charles
Iowa
Crowder & Reed
New York
Heaton Globe
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure
A fragmented 19th century advertisement proclaims tuberculosis as conquerable and claims Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures scrofula and throat and lung diseases. It touts rapid, miraculous effects and free availability at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Miraculoua
Senator Edmunds Heads Procession If Direction Reversed
A passing remark notes Senator Edmunds would lead the procession if it moved in the opposite direction. The line hints at a ceremonial arrangement and public attention around the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmunds
Paint and hardware ad from Abbastine Co
Abasted worded ad touts finish for walls and ceilings using Abbastine. It promises inexpensive options with twelve tints and mentions hydrargiste hardware. The copy references a grand river city location and implies giveaways with a cryptic line about 9880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapida
Mieh
Spring Health Restored with Ayer Parilla Remedy
The article promotes using Ayer's Sargaparilla in spring to purify the blood, stimulate liver action, and restore health and vigor after a winter of poor air and diet. It emphasizes the need for exercise and proper care to prevent impaired physical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Market Price List From Sullivan Area Trade Post
Hay at six dollars per ton delivered. Wheat five cents per bushel. Best family flour 35.50 per barrel. Beef cattle fat price per pound 34.4 cents. Cattle stock two to eight cents. Hogs fat per pound 344 to 4 cents. Sheep per pound 2 to 22 cents. Corn per bushel 25 cents. Butter per dozen 16 cents. Ducks per pound 4 cents. Geese per dozen 4.00. Dried apples per pound 2 cents. Feather and roosters and other goods listed with varied unit prices.
Market notes and prices from Chicago and Midwest markets
The snippet lists mixed market data including cattle prices, sale figures, and regional commodity notes. It references Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Indiana Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Western Nebraska pricing, with varying grades and washing states, plus New York and other regional observations.
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Livher
Boss Ridge
Rigey May
Eprov WwoNs
Mese Park Lyse
Uinoia
Michizon
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Kota
Albmnesota
Kansas
Fragmented Classified Notice from Middle Market Page
Damaged OCR fragment shows names and prices. Readable items include small business entries and a cash price note. Missing context prevents full interpretation but indicates a local commerce section notice with names and figures.
Unclear OCR Market Note Shows Meat Prices and Listings
Fragmentary OCR record lists meat items with prices and codes such as Hulk Meat and Baron with figures like 4.00 and 6.10, plus scattered letters and misread phrases. The text resembles a price ledger or advertiser column with inconsistent naming and formatting.
Unclear Archery Scores and Names From St. Louis Note
In St. Louis a fragmentary listing shows archers labeled No 2 Red and Alph with odd spellings and partial figures. Items include May, April, and May entries, a Lavionette designation with 1035 dollars, and a June date fragment. The legible items provide few clear outcomes or full names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware Archers
Local Baltimore Ad Clippings Show Scrambled Figures
Fragmented OCR text from a Baltimore page mentions prices and dates in March and May, with references to items like oars, bikes, and a list of unclear names. The readable bits indicate a sale or catalog entries with monetary amounts and product lines, but many words are garbled.
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Offered by Marlow and Robbins
Middle aged men are offered a cure labeled Gilmore's Aromatic Wine. The ad states it is for sale by Marlow and Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Marlow & Robbins
Marlow & Robbing
Stull’s Corner Draws Shoppers For Best Bargains
In town at Col. Young’s old stand residents are urged to visit the popular corner where shoppers are promised the most goods for less money. The columnist notes people often arrive without direction but now can easily find where to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Young
Sullivan Indiana organizes town Fire Department by ordinance
The town board passes an ordinance to create a Fire Department with a Chief and two companies the Sullivan Hook and Ladder Company and the Expert Fire Company. The Chief is elected yearly by the board with duties to maintain apparatus report condition quarterly and supervise officers. The two companies have defined duties and limited membership. The ordinance sets by laws and provides governance, membership requirements, fines, and board review. It becomes effective March 1866.
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Sullivan
Indiana
Sullivan Hook and Ladder Company
Expert Fire Company
RHC
Board of Trustees
Ul Vron
Bullivan Hook and Ladder Company
Dald
Truser
State of
Gaid
Snid
Jefferson Abell
B. Atarx
Local Democrats Nominate Multiple Candidates for Greene Sullivan Seats
In Sullivan and Greene counties editors publish notices announcing candidacies for state senator prosecuting attorney and prosecuting attorney for the joint judicial circuit. All petitions are contingent on the Democratic nominating convention outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Indiana
Farmers’ State Bank
Sullivan County Bank
Geo. W. Buff
Judicial Circuit
Sas. J. Berry
Sherrif, Sullivan
Ind
Young Building
Public Square
Tiniéa
Sullivan County
Ameo
Greene and
Charles. T. Akin
TryRa
Sreepdidete
Tig
Judicial
Greene
W. CO. Bunts
Times
Swilivan
Timea
Bullivan
Greene Counties
Saml. W. Axtell
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
Sullivan and
George W. Buff
Samuel W. Axtell
Bloomfield Railroad Clears Road for Broad Street Right of Way
An ordinance authorizes the Bloomfield Railroad Company to occupy Broad Street to lay a railroad track. The measure grants a right of way for the railway through the street, detailing public access and usage terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield Railroad Company
Broad Street Swan
Leading features announced for 1885 86 Rural New-Yorker
The Rural New-Yorker for 1885 86 will be edited by Mary Mapes Dodge with a price of 26 cents per issue or 2.00 a year. It promises serials by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Louisa May Alcott, a Christmas story by W C Howells, and works by Horace Scudder and many others. The magazine targets boys and girls with varied fiction, poetry, and drawings and aims to be the best children’s periodical.
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Ena
Iris
Mary Mapes Dodge
Nicholas
Tts
Editora
Frances Hodgson Burnett
W. C. Howells
George Washington
Horace E. Scudder
Louisa M. Alcott
H. HH
Joseph Pennell
J. T. Trowbridge
Jenny
James Otis
Frank R. Stockton
John Preston True
Shakespeare
Perase Kingsley
Alfred Parsons
Bnort
Busan Coolidge
H. H. Boyesen
Nora Perry
T. A. Janvier
Washington Gladden
Rossiter Johnson
Joaquin Miller
Sophie May
Hezekiah Butterworth
W. O. Stoddard
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Alice W. Rollins
Charles G. Leland
Henry Eckford
Lieutenant Schwatka
Edward Eggleston
Nonresident defendants summoned in Sullivan suit 1888
The Sullivan Circuit Court demands William M. Davis Edward A. Hildebrand and Lottie F Hildebrand appear for trial in May term 1888 or answer the complaint filed by Gerhard Becker and co counsel Beck Charlton Beasley Williams. The action rests on an account and attachment of real estate. The plaintiff requests judgment in absentia if defendants fail to appear. Witness THOMAS J. MANN clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
County of
Sullivan
Gerhard Becker
William M. Davin
Beck & Charlton
Beasley & Williams
William M. Davis
Edward A. Hfildebrand
Lottie F. Hildebrand
Indiiana
Circuit Court
Sullivan Circuit Court
Court House
Enid County
March
Thomias J. Mann
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Jas. AL. Catlin
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Politcal Directory
Thomas Y. Mann
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Charles L. Davin
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W.D. Cummings
George Py Bunce
Myo Curry
James Johnson
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Edward Akin
R. L. Jenkins
Charles Gwin
Meerom
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G. H. Barker
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Erastua French
John T. Anderson
Hosea Hawkins
Pad Sdanhasey Tenet
Marshal Feelin Sibs
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McCannnon
Jefferson Abel
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