Agathas West Wing Romance Ends in Marriage
Agatha Moore refuses to rent her west wing to Mrs Pederman and jokes with cousin Phoebe West about a mysterious tenant. Gossip erupts as Simeon Fenlow, builder of the new church, becomes her tenant and later suitor. Agatha confesses, Fenlow proposes a real tenancy, and the pair marry, deflating local rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agatha
Phoebe
Phoebe West
Mrs. West
Agatha Moore
Tibet
Millliner
Fenton
Mr. Fenlow
Jabez
Agaths
Maplea
Fenlow
West Wing
Gosid
Bettle Garden
Mrs. Pederson
Simeon Fenlow
Misa Moore
James
Maria Pederson
Lumber and Timber Names Across US and England
The New York Sun explains differences in forest industry terms between the United States and England. It notes timber merchants versus lumber dealers, timber meaning standing trees or whole logs, and distinctions like joist, planks, and deals versus boards. It also contrasts shingle makers with lath render, highlighting regional usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New England
New York Sun
Throwing the Dice in Ancient German Gambling
A London Telegraph excerpt surveys dice history from Palamedes and Alea to Herodotus. It notes Germanic gamblers risking liberty, Saxons Danes Normans' fondness, Latins naming the single point unus, and early uses cited by John of Salisbury and Stow in 12th century London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palamedes
Nauplius
Euboes
Alea
Herodotus
Fox Talbot
Stow
London
Telegraph
Suggestive Sermon on Patience and Payment Delays
The Rev Dr Howard, chaplain to Princess Augusta, amid debt trouble with parish tradesmen, preached on patience and promised to pay all later. He extended the discourse to defer payment to a future occasion, per the London Standard report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Princess Augusta
London Standard
Standard of Musical Value
An archaic phrasing ponders a musical instrument's worth and quality with playful confusion about violin and bass drums. The text reads as a cryptic, garbled aside on value and merit, mixing foreign exclamations and fragmented questions about musical skill.
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Bottineau
H. M. Trent
the Courant
Bottineau County
THE
Courant
Emerson
John Deere
Case
Moline
Sattley
Diamond
Canton
the Bottineau Iron Works
C. W. Beyer
Turtle Cafe
P. McMillan
George Belyea
Wonder
China
Wonder Store
Louise Hilpert
Mikkelson Bros
Bottineau, North Dakota
Lumber and Timber
Woodward
F. M. Woodward
Attinesu, Herth Dahets
Bottineau, N. D
A. GC. Erickson the Tailor
Jettinesu
North Dakota
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