Rivalry of Love and War on a Civil War Farm
A Confederate scout battles a Union officer for the same woman, Mattie Price. Amid ruined farm buildings and dawn light, she declares allegiance to the man who saved home and honor, choosing soldierly virtue over treachery as a flag and love contend. In the end, the wounded scout dies with her prayerful care, while Mattie reconciles with him through the gray battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oath Mountain
Miss Price
Mattie
Jack
Maj. Strong
Martha Price
Janet
Teaching Obedience and the Parental Role
A guidance to mothers on cultivating obedience in children. It stresses clear, enforceable commands, prompt compliance, and a calm approach. It argues obedience builds happiness, discipline, and respect, bridging parental authority to moral law as children grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Robbins
Women at the Forge and Cold Water for Health
An article notes women work as blacksmiths in England, including four daughters at a Leeds master smith’s forge and many others in Staffordshire and Worcestershire, while also recommending cold water therapy to prevent throat troubles and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Britain
Leeds
Slaffordshire
Worcestershire
Smith
Parlor Passing Away and the Living Room Shift
The Springfield Republican notes the decline of the old fashioned parlor in favor of the living room. It contrasts midcentury etiquette with modern habit, citing Bournville England where workers’ homes lack parlors, each family instead enjoying a sunny large living room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuels
Bournville
England
Cadburys
Springfield Republican
Cozy Library Corner Sketch for Home Use
A Chicago Daily News description outlines a sturdy cozy corner design for libraries or rooms with built in shelves above a seat. It suggests five small cupboards outside each arm, glass cupboards at the ends for curios, and optional enamel finish for amateur builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jook Dent
Chicago Daily Newa
Diet advice praises salad oil and mayonnaise for delicate stomachs
A fragment offers guidance on using salad oil and mayonnaise to aid weak digestion and debility. It suggests small oil doses can reduce reliance on medicines, may combine with dessert or claret, and notes nursery use to soothe weakness. It references Cod liver oil avoidance and general dietary tips.
Riots at Lemberg Amid Strike Turn Deadly
Vienna reports another strike riot in Lemberg Galicia Monday night as hurzars charged the mob. Several children reportedly killed during the unrest. In Stroma Town building booms with carpenters in demand and more workers needed amid a broad build up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Lemberg
Galicia
Hurzars
G'Mob
Untidy OCR Brief on Infant Illness and Death
Fragmented text notes a baby’s illness with whooping cough and bronchitis and mentions a family member in Armonk New York. The garbled lines reference a physician and a memorial context but lack clear facts.
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Diersucce
Slivia
Bartonstrom
the Forge
Jourseyman
Elvan Fulek
Fist National Ban
Bottineau
Merchants Bank OF
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
W. H. McIntosh
F. W. Cathro
Cashier
Bottineau Meat Market
Crity
Dray Line
Neil McKinnon
Prop
McBrayen's
C. W. Beyer
Bottineau Machine
Fifth Street
Smith Shop
Bottineau, N. D
West Indies
Barak
Martinique
Galties
Mont Pelee
Saya
New Yorke
Baron de Fontenillat
Fort de France
Manhattan
New York
Guadeloupe
Antigua
St. Croix
St. Lucia
St. Thomas
Barbados
France
St Thomas
Guiana
Rt Ene
Mikacurt
Aa County
Mien
W. Ke Bayh
Armonk
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