When Margaret Ran Away in a Railcar Romance
Merivale travels toward Chicago after a bitter quarrel with Margaret Ripley. He tries to win her back as fate nudges them toward an elopement which she finally accepts, changing their plans and lives aboard the train.
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Merivvale
Vance
Merivale
Margaret Ripley
Andly
Chicago
Margaret
Margie
Grigg
New York
Saweetheart
Nery
Tention
George
Yassir
Dickens in Rome A Portrait of the City and Its Literary Ties
The account recalls Dickens arriving in Rome January 1845, his later return in 1853, and encounters with Lockhart, David Roberts, and Browning. It notes the Pantheon, San Lorenzo church, and a murder trial influencing Ring and the Book, with the Brownings staying at 28 Via del Tritone.
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Charles Dickens
Rome
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London
Italy
J. G. Lockhart
David Roberts
Scottish National Gallery
Pantheon
San Lorenzo Square
Florence
Robert Browning
Corso
Pompilla
Brownings
Via del Tritone
Chambers’ Journal
Cows in Holland Care Like Family Members
The passage notes Dutch cows receive family style treatment, with one member sleeping in the stable to watch. The cow stable is a large brick-paved building with a central brick passage, a fireplace at one end, and windows dressed with dainty white curtains, reflecting the special household regard.
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Holland
Food Value of Bananas and Digestive Qualities
A Pall Mall Gazette summary notes bananas are more than flavor, providing real nourishment. It highlights fresh fruit as highly digestible with attractive aroma and sapor aiding digestion, compares dried banana nutrition to rice, and remarks on its gentle energy without heaviness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Tailor Credits Suit as Credit and Debit
A Philadelphia Ledger item records a quip where Slopay praises a suit as a credit to the wearer while the tailor retorts it is a debit to him. The exchange highlights wordplay on finances within a tailor shop remark.
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Slopay
Philadelphia Ledger
Mason and Dixon Line Survey History and Significance
The Mason Dixon line surveyed by Mason and Dixon between 1703 and 1767 marks the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Revisions in 1849 and later confirmed the original line’s accuracy. The line, often linked to debates over free and slave states, gained prominence during the Missouri Compromise era.
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Mason and Dixon
Forth
Missouri. Com
John Trandolph
Congress
Handkerchiefs pose grave danger to washerwomen tools
American Medicine notes tuberculous matter on handkerchiefs and cloth items poses serious risk to washerwomen. It urges antiseptic soaking and boiling before laundering to curb infection and extend protection to overworked, underfed poor. It cites handkerchiefs as the most dangerous item and suggests adopting a paper handkerchief habit similar to Chinese practice.
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Fate
Dickens III
Marveline CO
Leoreseertt
Insel
Pharmags
Miss L. ©. Ballard
Edward B. Grossman & Co
J. Monroe Davis
Fivet National Bank
Fairbury
Neb
All Newsdeslere
Junce
Washington, D. C
Credit and Denit
Son
Bianca
Sherwin-Williams
Ioll BY
Thos. Nelson
Diller, Nebr
Edwin L. Feese
Diller
Brock
Neely
Bixby’e
Bank of Otel
J. 7. Diller
Brothers
Frank WT. Pearce
Nebraska
3. G. Neely
Dilfer
LL. P. Raymond
A. J. Sheldon
Willie Ke Herhess
Dore
Debell
JC. W. Beggs, Sons & CO
Union Park Place
D&bell
Inname
Post Office
Istreet
Neely’s Phartiacy, Diller, Neb
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