Shipwreck tale of rescue and a child's return at Etna
A narrator recounts sheltering a golden haired child Emma Harding during an Etna eruption. He crosses a fiery chasm, carries the child to safety, and is aided by Mr. Harding at Cantania. The rescued girl is reunited with her grateful family at an Albergo Reale, and the narrator earns lifelong gratitude and a new life.
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Cantania
Salely
Emma Harding
Sea
Albergo Reale
Mr. Harding
Clemente
Emme
Etna
Mersey
Caswell’s
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Eye and Ear Infirmary
New York City
Ile
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
O. Resipesce
Wilson Avenue
Ravenna
Joan Goucter
M. D
Etna’s Sulphur Works and a Captain’s Fall from Grace
George Clements recalls a perilous tenure as subinspector at Mount Etna’s sulphur mines and a shipwreck that left him penniless except for a sailor’s suit. He narrates encounters with Assunta the charcoal widow and a rough crew of Sicilian sulphur gatherers, hinting at crime, poaching, and superstition amid volatile lava country and a stern Maltese skipper.
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Ingleese
Old Assunta
Garabeldi
Naples
Gaeta
Christian
Beppo
Totti
George Clements
Royal Sulphur Works
Mount Etna
Antonia
Mediterranean
Sicily
Catlins
Malta
Bomba
England
Assunta
Assante
Mount Etna Sulphur Mine Visit and Tense Cast
The narrator, an overseer at an Etna sulphur mine, gains limited authority over rough workers and faces danger as volcanic activity increases. Pay day brings the inspector and a party of English travelers, including elegant ladies, who tour the mine's glowing sulphur crusts while the crew contends with harsh conditions and looming relocation.
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Secarcely
Assunta
Gazza
Cantana
Gulf
Gulf of Fire
Signor
Barlata
Aave
Etna
Agsunta
Illustrissimi Englesi
Nothing Loth
Hotel Reale
Cantania
Gray-haired slave recounts runaway past and reunion
A St Louis correspondent details Bev Strother and his half-brother Jeff Murray, runaway slaves in 1860, who later found their former master and mother, and secured livelihoods in Indiana and Canada before reunion with family. The tale blends memory, pursuit, and lasting ties to Missouri land and masters.
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Murmance
Darkey
Bev Strother
Jeff Murray
Bey
Jeff
Bev
Travis Murphy
J. T. Overall
St. Charles County
de Riber
Darkies
Joi
St. Charles
Ronsway
Dixie
Dr. Overall
King
St. Charles Circuit Court
Lafayette
Ind
United States
Emily Murray
Missouri
St. Louis
Chicago Tribune
Mixed Grapes From Bee Action In Kentucky
A Courier Journal clipping reports a curious grape anomaly from Jefferson county where Virginia seedlings mostly black grapes carried five white Catawba berries due to bee pollination. Also recounted is a South Bend woman whose daughter died in poverty after a fight over her child’s support and burial arrangements.
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Courier-Journal
Durrett
Jefferson County
Virginia
South Bend
Ind
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