Esther Talbot A Lancashire Story Portrait of a selfish girl
Esther Talbot lives in Brenton Lancashire with a loving mother and siblings. On Whit Monday her vanity and reluctance to help her ill mother lead to tragic consequences as Esther's mother dies and she learns remorse. The tale shows a changed daughter devoted to family and memory of the dying parent.
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Newton
Talbot
Esther
Maggie
Lancashire
Albot
Bey
Dr. Roberts
Mrs. Talbot
Andy
Mamma
Amar
Diocese of
Manchester
Albert Square
Esther Talbot
Mr. Newton
Rocks
Rosie
Uncle Newton
Lement
Aron
Mr. Talbot
Houses that Great Men Lived In
The Pall Mall Gazette notes inscriptions in Paris and other cities marking where notable figures lived. It contrasts foreign towns’ plaques with London’s few records of both foreign residents and British greats, suggesting many homes will fade from memory.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Committee On Inscriptions
Paris
Chaussee d’Antin
Rossini
Germany
Italy
Dante
Florence
Frankfort
Mozart
Zeil
O’connell
Trombetta
Genoa
London
Haydn
Handel
Mendelsshon
Vandyck
Rubens
Kaufmann
Voltaire
Goldsmith
Thackery
Vanity Fair
Charles Dickens
Edwin Drood
France
Austria
A Rich Man’s Dining-room Costs Cited by Philadelphia Dealer
A Philadelphia Press furniture dealer estimates dining-room costs for a millionaire, noting chairs range from 15 to 60 dollars, arm-chairs 25 to 100, tables from 50 to 250, with an eighteen to twenty foot extension. A carved oak set with embossed leather chairs could reach about 1200 dollars plus side boards.
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Philadelphia Press
Confession and Restitution in a Treasury Conscience Fund
A letter accompanies a worn ten dollar bill to the national treasury detailing a confession of theft associated with a Confederate era mule. The writer ANN Gray Higes expresses remorse and returns the money as restitution, noting the war era theft by her father and its end.
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Conscience Fund
The
National Treasury
Treasury
Five of the Five Hundred at the Flag
A Civil War reminiscence recalls five of 500 men who held the line and clung to the flag amid a fierce Confederate assault. The speaker narrates the moment, the courage of the five, and the lasting memory of the heroic gambit. Four of the five survived the war, though they never met again.
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Chicago
Inter-Ocean
In The Name Mary From The Chicago News
Mary as a name is celebrated for its wide appeal and timeless resonance across cultures. The piece muses on its religious, literary, and domestic associations, noting prominent bearers and the emotional warmth tied to phrases like My mother's name was Mary and sister Mary who is dead.
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The
Chicago News
Mary
Asia
Europe
Egypt
France
New England
Mary Worthy Montague
Mary O’brien
Scotland
Russia
Mediterranean
Who May Bear Arms
Supreme Court upholds Illinois law restricting military organizations and parades under arms. The decision notes militias and drill are under state control and rights are not guaranteed without specific legislation.
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Dubuque Herald
United States Supreme Court
Illinois
United States
United
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