Diamonds and imposters spark seaside intrigue
In Newport a fashionable tale unfolds of a mysterious diamond heir with a lush past. Grace Ripley and cousins chase wealth and romance, testing gems and trust as a suitor reveals paste stones. Grace ultimately marries Edmonds after proving his honesty amid social scrutiny. The saga contrasts glittering illusion with genuine value.
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Caarmer
Sway
Newport
Maud
Roger
Charles
EE Edmonds
Grace
Young Edmounts
Elio
Mawkey
Cash
Mr. Edmonds
Edmonds
Aire
Misa Gracie
Gracie
Grace Ripley
Robert Baamonde
Anch
Nough of Politics: Biography of Albert J. Brown
A nineteenth century profile of Mississippi figure Albert J. Brown, detailing early rise to brigadier general at nineteen, service in Legislature at twenty-two, Congress at twenty-six, Circuit Judge at twenty-eight, Governor at thirty, and later Senior status. Brown notes in a letter that farming might have suited him better than politics, condemning vanity professions while praising skilled trades over hollow seeking of office.
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Pone Retkiavik
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Nough
Albert J. Brown
Mississippi
Congress
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Sennior
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Grant Party
Venmare
Ihemocrats
Nevsrethh
Porawn
Montpelinr
Rutland
Marlington
Northfield
Bellows Walls
Vermont
Almer
Green Mountain
Lesson In Four Adjective Recitation Gone Awry
An irate father disrupted his child’s spelling drill with a boot-jack after the boy recited a string of adjectives aloud. The exchange included mispronunciations and scattered phrases as the parent sought proper grammar and usage.
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Territory
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Missouri
Gulf
Columbia
Pacific
Colorado
Gulf of California
Tess
Gemini
How to Rid Gardens of Rats and Mice in 18th Century Style
A local New Haven column describes using potash in rat holes to deter rats, causing burns that repel them as they encounter the taste. For mice, a mixture of tartar emetic with food is ingested and causes departure, effectively clearing infestations.
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Io Snall
Teeland
Iceland
New Haven
United States
New York
New
England
New Land
Great Britain
Sizes of countries and tariff politics in old notes
The piece surveys global sizes lik e Greece and Britain, then shifts to U S tariff debates. It critiques Republican protectionism and Democratic revenue tariffs, cites legal quibblings in Cincinnati cases, bank failures harming African American communities, and mentions Grant era acts and wheat production concerns. It blends editorials with scattered reads from various papers, noting political tensions and economic issues of the era.
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