Homecoming of a lost father and a cherished family
After a long separation Chester Carrington regains memory and returns home as his family joins in a bittersweet reunion. Isabel and Major Carrington face sorrow and hope as healing begins, with Alicia’s child and a cradle symbolizing new happiness.
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May Carrington
Major Carrington
Isabel
Mrs. Pembroke
Chester
Tyabel
Chi
Conroy
Aticia
Alicia
Dr. Conroy
Chester Carrington
Floating Islands Ring Cajah Pond Mystery Near Honesdale
A New York report from Minnesota claims a floating island with trees exists in Cajah Pond near Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Locals note several moving islets, some twenty feet high, shifting with winds as fishermen use them to cast for pickerel.
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New York
Minnesota
Honesdale
Cajah
The Happy Home She Built Becomes A Great Thing
A poetic reflection on a woman who governs comfort and order in a home. Whales of childhood linger in memory while manhood grows stronger through her influence. Some feared her sphere was limited yet her home stands as something grand and lasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie
Farmer Boy Calls for Staying Home
A rural youth urges a farmer boy to stay rooted, questioning city life and its dangers. He praises peaceful, honest work at home and warns against wandering for false joys. The verse extols simple rural virtue over urban strife.
Fables of the Stars and Ancient Sky Legends
The article surveys how different cultures from Greece to China and Australia framed constellations as myths. It recounts Mr. Moore’s dialogue with an Australian Aboriginal man describing stars like Julagoling Direm and Diram, linking stars to magic, family and tragedy in native lore.
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Moore
Western Australia
Deenay
Venus
Julagoling
Diram
Breckenridge and Benjamin Escape Through Florida in 1865
A Philadelphia Times correspondent recalls a sensational 1865 flight of General John C. Breckenridge and Judah P. Benjamin through Florida. Breckenridge describes splitting from Davis, evading Federal troops, and sailing to Cuba before reaching Paris and Canada. Benjamin traveled as a multilingual Jewish merchant, remaining with Breckenridge briefly before differences arose.
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John C. Breckenridge
Judah P. Benjamin
Florida
Philadelphia Times
General Breckenridge
Richmond
Mr. Davis
Federal Army
Kentucky
J. Taylor Wood
Cuba
Charleston
The Queen of Utah Decline of Mormon Power Told
A Salt Lake correspondent reports that polygamy is doomed and the Mormon church is near collapse. European proselytizing continues, tithing wanes, and federal actions seize church property including the Desert News. Temple completion stalls as the church loses influence, while Salt Lake real estate booms under Gentile control.
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Congressman Burrows
Michigan
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Cannon
Mormon Church
Salt Lake
Philadelphia
Europe
Desert News
Great Temple
United States
Rome
Roman Empire
Temple
Tabernacle
Assembly Hall
Utah City
Bowing Dispute Between Odessa Parents and Daughter
An Odessa judge is petitioned to compel a daughter to leave the home after she refuses to bow properly to her parents. The daughter agrees to pardon and obeisance but insists the bow not go below the girdle. The father finally relents and bows, prompting the daughter to stay. A separate note clarifies a fisherman’s claim about a supposed two ton man-eating shark being a basking or ground shark. The letter argues that true man eaters are lighter and liver weight is extreme, and ends with a reflection on intellectual virtue.
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Father
Pompey
Grace
Tia
Mr. Falconer
Isabel
Philsolony
Odessa
Santa Crus
Cal
San Francisco
Disherman
Justice Stephen's teatiness amuses London Star readers
The London Star recounts Mr. Justice Stephen’s humorous courtroom conduct during a poaching case. The judge interrupts the defending barrister and mocks the confusion between parties, noting the night’s darkness and the jury’s mistake between plaintiff and prisoner. The tale highlights the judge’s aversion to poachers and his sharp wit.
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London
Justice Stephen
Therisoner
Udge
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