The Young Governess Miss Westerfield Faces a Shadow
Mrs Linley and her mother in law study the troubled past of Sydney Westerfield a governess who survived harsh workhouses and seeking a better life. A newspaper blurb links her to England and a maritime scandal risking the family’s plans as they weigh protection and trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Linley
Kitty
America
Sydney
Hex School
Bavas
Catherine
Richard
Lam
Shakspeare
Miss Westerfield
Mrs. Presty
England
Randal
Randal Einldy Faces Woman Governess Transformation
In a family vignette, Randal Einldy, though modest in build and looks, carries a magnetic charm that endears him to all. He notes the governess Miss Westerfield appears pale and perhaps plain, while hinting at possible changes under their refined environment and youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Randal Einldy
A 12000 Mile Gun Vision From Scientific American
Henry Guy Carleton in Scientific American envisions a future long range cannon extending to 12 000 miles mounted like the Lick telescope with astronomers guiding fire and a fleet of technicians timing and delivering a world ender. The piece notes mechanical hurdles but argues such a weapon could end conflict by erasing Berlin.
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Lick
Germany
Berlin
Mathematical Corps
Engineer Corps
Henry Guy Carleton
Scientific American
Exploring the West for Land Seekers on the O and M Line
A promotional note invites readers to tour the Great West for farming prospects. It touts the Ohio & Mississippi Railway as the direct through line offering best through car service, no car changes, checked baggage, and the shortest route to land opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great West
Ohio & Mississippi Railway
White Wine of Tar Syrup Sold for Lung Relief
A Brookline Station Missouri couple report relief from a long pulmonary illness after using White Wine of Tar Syrup. They credit the medicine for improved health and recommend it to others with throat or lung trouble. They obtain it through local merchant John Potter, with Crowder & Reed selling the product.
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John Potter
J. B. Fly
Susan Fly
Brookline Station
Crowder & Reed
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promises Relief
An advertisement claims liver disease causes headaches low spirits and lack of ambition. It asserts the medicine acts on a torpid liver and harmonizes the lungs stomach and bowels. Nervousness gloom and irritability vanish as life is described as a living death.
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Pierce
Banquet Brings Women and Men Together in Witty Evening
The New York Mercury notes a Sorosis banquet where strong-minded women hosted male guests. Poised speakers and poems delighted the audience as the lion and the lamb supposedly lay down together in harmony, provoking playful vanity among the celebrants.
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New York Mercury
Drainage by tile and ditching in Illinois farm work
The Lewis brothers expand their drainage project using large tiles to extend main and branch lines. They face quicksand like clay, learn from Camfield, and adapt with hay filters to drain a pond of waterlogged soil. Local observers discuss differences with eastern methods and the push to improve skilled ditching.
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Illinois
Lewis
Camfield
George
Barnam
Brooktown
Dennis
Jacob Bass
Bass
John
Lewis Farm
Caleb Ewing
New York State
Ilinois
Anthony
New York
Mr. Ewing
James
Mr. Allen
Mr. Camfield
Quote on reasoning and principles in judging conformity
A statement arguing that a claim is reasonable because it aligns with correct principles while another part must be discarded for not matching those standards. The text frames judgment as principle based and contrasts acceptable versus rejectable reasoning.
Be Warned in Time Kidney Health Ad
Be warned in time. Kidney diseases may be prevented by purifying renewing and invigorating the blood with Ayer s Sarsaparilla. When through debility the action of the kidneys is perverted these organs rob the blood of albumen which is passed off in the urine while worn out matter remains. Ayer s Sarsaparilla restores kidney action and Albus minuria or.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promised Kidney Health Remedy
Advertised claims that Bright's disease and kidney inflammation are prevented by Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Personal testimonials from Mrs. Weld of Jamaica Plain Mass and W M McDonald of Boston Mass describe kidney trouble improvement after four bottles, with others noting dyspepsia and kidney complaints improved through use.
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Ayer
Jas. W. Weld
Forest Hill St
Jamaica Plain
Mass
W.M. McDonald
Summer St
Boston
John McLellan
Cor
Lowell
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Mmass
U.S. A
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Evil Genius
J.J. W. Bellingsly
Indianapolis
Railway Review
Mishler
Thomas Starkweather
Gov. Hubbard
Minnesota
Blain
Aleck Ramsey
Cushman KX. Davis
United States Senate
Ignatius Donnelly
Congress
Bill King
Canada
Pillsbury
Chicago News
Elgin
Medicenl Association
Buffalo, N.Y
Dr. Bigelow
S. A. White
Minneapolis Tribune
A. Higgins
Wyoming, N. Y
Gilmore
Marlow & Robbins
Gage-Downs Corset Co
Chicago
Business Directory
H. Blue
Sullivan
H . Indiana
Westside
W. C. Hultz
Sullivan, H . Indiana
Marlow & Robbins’ Drug Store
Bearres E. Barrett
Indiana
Dwyer Farmers’ State Bank
Northwest Corner Public Square
Silver Chaney
Otec
J. Chaney
C. B. Robbins
Chaney & Robbins
So Goodman's Clothing
L.stewart’s Sons’ Insurance Agency
R. V. Railsback
Maple & Railsback, Attorneys-At-Law
Fender's
Northside
Beasley
A.B. Williams
Beasley & Williams
Public Bullivan
Northwest Corner
Public Square
Jd of
Hays
In J. Hays
Hays & Hays
Farmers’ State Bank
H. Kalley
A. A. Holmes
L Kalley & Holmes
McCammon, Wolfe & Co’s
W. Shelton
J.S. Bays
Shelton & Bays, Lawyers
Sullivan County Bank
Geo. W. Buff
Judicial Circuit
Jas, L. Berry
Ind
Young Building
Southeast Corner
Coulson
T. K. Sherman & Son
C P. Riggs
J.L. Berry
Riggs & Berry
Giice—Crowderie Building
North Side
J. Humphreys
Justice OF the Peace
McCammon, Wolfe & Co's
Commercial Row
Stewart’s Sons
Sol Goodsman
W H. Bucher
D.D.S
A. Kiser
D.D
Bucher & Kiser
Davis, Engle & Davis’ Hardware Store
B. Allen
J. AS. A. Catlin
Southwest Corner Public Square
Politcal Directory
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
Sullivan and
Greene
George W. Buff
Samuel W. Axtell
Sullivan County
Thomas J. Marin
David Crawley
Charles L. Davis
Gemuel H. Willis
William Arnett
William Schaffer
Jacob Billman
Nathan Thomas
Willian Joyce
James A. Marlow
Cummins
Cee Jackson
George P. Bunce
Curry
James Johnson
Fairbank
Joseph M. Hayden
Turman
Abraham McClellan
Hamilton
Morgan Gambill
Cass
N.J. MecCammion
T. K. Sherman
G. W. Higbee
Carlisle
Edward Akin R. L. Jenkins
Charles Gwin
Town OF
Merom
J.B. Harper
C. H. Barker
Bede Johnson
Jackson Hinkle
J.D. Baldridge
Robert Cummins
Shelburn
Erastus French
John T.anderson
Hosea Hawkins
W. B. Stark
R. M. Dear
Wugh Moore
J.T. Beasley
R. H. Growder
McCammon
Jefferson Abell
Henry Bucklin & CO
Second St
St. Louis
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