Will Loftus and Elizabeth Resolve in Moonlit Courtship
Elizabeth Whittaker, a self described old maid of thirty five, watches Connie and Lottie pursue happiness while a former beloved, Will Loftus, returns. He asks Elizabeth’s permission to marry Connie, her surrogate daughter, leaving Elizabeth with mixed sorrow and maternal pride as Connie weds the man she once loved.
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Mit
John
Snow Cottage
Lostie
Connie Whittaker
Lottie
Connie
Elizabeth
Will
Harry Mills
Lizzie
Misses Whittaker
Elizabeth Whittaker
Mr. Loftus
Will Loftus
Cornie
Foot Wearines in the Workplace
A old counsel on reducing foot fatigue by adding soft floor coverings or erecting simple standing platforms. It cites carpet, tanbark, sawdust, or boards, plus thick felt insoles and matting to ease long hours on hard floors. The piece urges small daily adjustments to boost worker endurance and productivity.
Dusty Dick-Say Haggles Over Half Price in New York
In a comic exchange, Dusty Dick attempts to strike a deal offering half price for a blind man. The Old Gentleman notes the man is only blind in one eye. Dusty Dick counters with 25 cents as the price in New York.
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Dusty Dick
New York
Tribune
Quotable Exchange on Pianos from the Queen and a Woman
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune item presents a humorous exchange mentioning the Queen of England allegedly owning sixty pianos with none played and a woman who owns a single piano yet plays it. The brief joke contrasts abundance with skill.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
England
Marco Polo's Africa Portrayed In St Nicholas Text
The excerpt describes eastern Africa as seen by Marco Polo, noting Madagascar and Zanzibar, and detailing racial features and animals. It praises discoveries of black peoples with frizzy hair, large mouths and noses, lions, white-bodied sheep with black heads, and long-necked giraffes, while mentioning trade, island women, and island diets of rice, meat, milk, dates, and wine.
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Africa
Marco Polo
Asia
Mediterranean Sea
St. Nicholas
Madagascar
Zanzibar
Zanghibar
India
Marco
Beecher's First Church Remembered Before Demolition
The Chicago Chronicle recalls Henry Ward Beecher leading his Indiana church, noting its then status as the region’s finest. Beecher earned 800 dollars while Indiana’s governor received 1300, and his witty sociability shaped his eight-year pastorate before he moved to Brooklyn in 1847.
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Beecher
Chicago Chronicle
Henry Ward Beecher
Terre Haute
Pneumatic tire bursts as trainer hurt in Selma sprint
Ed Geers, a horse trainer, was driving a spirited filly at Selma Alabama when a sulky tire exploded. The filly bolted and Geers was seriously injured with a broken arm, cut face and scalp, and a seriously injured ankle.
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Ed Geers
Selma
Ala
New Hampshire Railroad Law Excess Profits StateTake
A brief note states New Hampshire enacted a railroad law that turns over to the state all profits exceeding ten percent earned by railways that were re chartered or chartered by the state.
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New Hampshire
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