A Vision of Charity and Fire in a Western Town
John Proctor, a practical lumberman, risks his fortune and pride to employ a wandering tramp, then battles a devastating warehouse fire. Despite ruin, he saves a life and, in a twist of fate, earns a chance at moral reparation and future leadership with his injured beneficiary awaiting a new start.
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John Practor
Jaber
John Proctor
Thenty
John
Proctor
Parons
Annie
Prairies
Sle
Ilers
Atchison Road
McLean
Flore Haines
Chicago
Ethics of Conversation and Clothing of the Sexes
A collection of etiquette and reform essays urging better manners in speaking, avoiding interruptions, and social talk. It argues against loud talking and constant interjections while offering provocative views on gender dress, advocating boys and girls wear similar outer garments and lighter undergarments for girls. The piece cites Burdette and Dr. Richardson.
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Scratgy
Jim
Sal
Sleepy Jane
John
Shorty
Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Cline
Astley Cooper
A Lally
England
Dr. Richardson
London
Assassination of the Prince of Orange in Delft details
An agent named Balthazar Gerant posing as Guyon nears William of Orange in the convent of St. Agatha. He fails at first, buys two pistols, and later wounds the prince on June 11 1554. William dies after falling at the stairs as his wife Louise de Coligny and others witness the scene. The report also notes Jerusalem lodging capacity with convents and hotels claiming to house thousands of travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Practor
Proctor
John Proctor
Wisconsin
Philip II
Prince of Orange
William
Delft
Gue Guyon
Pierre Guyon
Besancon
Balthazar Gerant
Holland
France
Duke of Anjou
St. Agatha
Balthazar
Louise de Coligny
St. Bartholomew
Guyon
Ami
Catherine van Schwartsbourt
Jesus Christ
Jerusalem
Cheerfulness as Life’s Nectar and Civic Duty
A reflective piece from Ziou's Advocate urges cultivating cheerfulness to ease burdens and improve health. It argues mental and physical well being are linked, calls for teaching cheerfulness to children, and extols cheerful people as life’s medicine, citing simple acceptance of the inevitable as a path to lightness. The section closes with Holland farming data on cattle and livestock, noting 1.5 million cattle, 1 million sheep, 500,000 swine, and 3 million horses amid meadow regions.
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Ziou
Holland
Faithful Dox of Bobby the Graveyard Dog in Ettinboro
A Scottish terrier named Bobby guarded a forgotten grave in Old Grayfriars Yard for years near Ettinboro. After repeated attempts to move him, the court recognized his devotion and the dog remained by his master's grave. Residents and tax collectors noted his loyalty until his death, later commemorated by Lady Burdett-Coutts with a granite monument and fountain.
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Borth Court
Ettinboro
Gray
Joor
James Brown
Iobby
James
Bobby
Sergeant Scott
Engineers
Trail
Grayfriars’ Place
Har
Traill
Robby
Dir
Bebbs
Dervish Ace
Theearater
Laidy Burdett-Coutts
Peterhead
The Habits of the Frog and Oxford Dean Hissed
The piece describes frog biology and behavior with comic commentary on amphibians and a stray note about the Oxford Dean of Chester opposing women's entry, who was hissed by students during degree conferrals. The writing touches on water life, feeding, and oddities like tongue attachment and skeletal features, plus a fragmented reference to a controversial university stance.
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Oxford
Chichester
Feeding Calves With Skim Milk And Linseed Meal
A detailed guide on calf feeding from birth to sixty days and beyond. It covers free milk feeding for the first week, gradual shift to skimmed milk with linseed meal or oil meal gruels, quantities by day, and the nutritional rationale. Also notes regional price differences and references to Professor E. K. W. Stewart and New England Farmer.
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Ealf
EK. W. Stewart
Stewart
New England
Hoston Tilote
Farm and Fireside Tips and Household Notes
Collection of household hints and culinary tips from various papers. Includes eye care with salt water, mildew removal with soap chalk and sun, planting trees as monuments, simple ginger bread recipe, plaster pricing and use, seed crops guidance, whipped cream freezing, cautions about stock pens, gooseberry ketchup recipe, and banana uses in Northern homes. Names of papers and individuals appear as source snippets.
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N. F. Herald
FL Tribune
N.fl
Adany Journal
Anita
Chicago
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Tie Post Office
Srima
Tuta
Pollywag
Rane
Fraltica
Maxon
Praetor
Mr. Proctor
Plambago City
Juarez & Signor
Ilinois
California
Colorado Desert
Arizona
Jobo Proctor
Lame
Mmoba
Railroad
Judge Cheeseman
New Mexican
Golf Avenue
Lizzie
Bob
Chesapeake Bay
Lord of Creation
John Gliddon
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