Domestic farce ends as tomato mishap saves wedding plan
In a sultry September farm kitchen Jennie Kerr frets as canning chaos sparks midnight chaos. A false alarm of gunfire drives Tom Maxwell to rescue Jennie while a burst tomato can explains the scare. laughter follows and plans turn to a simple three month countdown to marriage.
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John Kerr
Jumiper
John
Jennie
Sadie Cooper
Tom Maxwell
Mrs. Cooper
Jenni
Teror
Sadie
Mr. Maxwell
Kerr Farm
Oeanneard
Esco
Tree Planting in the United States
From a Century Magazine piece by J. E. Chamberlin a call for forest preservation and new plantations. He argues no major eastern danger from forest loss but urges government action to study forest value, location, and private land shares, with a possible halt to selling government woods in the West.
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J. E. Chamberlin
South Australia
New Zealand
New South Wales
Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Tasmania
Fiji
Queensland
United Colonies
New York
Pennsylvania Superintendent of
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France
St. Louis
Tattooist's tale reveals diverse clients and eerie encounters
A Boston tattoo artist describes client variety from sailors and travelers to women and children seeking marks for identification or romance. He recalls cases from marking a child’s hand to a bride’s initials and a mysterious midnight meeting with a woman, plus other anecdotes reflecting social expectations and fears.
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New York Sun
Boston
India
Fred Padley
Dime Museum
Nantes
Sudde
German Census Shows Germany’s Growing City Populations
The quinquennial census of Germany as of December 1 last shows 45 towns over 50 000 inhabitants, 21 above 100 000. Major gains include Dusseldorf Berlin Magdeburg Chemnitz Nurnberg Hamburg Leipsic with over 14 percent growth. Kiel Dortmund Marineheim and Carisrine over 15 percent. Dantsie up 5 percent and Memel down about 4 12 percent.
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London Times
Germany
Dusseldorf
Berlin
Magdeburg
Chemnitz
Nurnberg
Hamburg
Leipsic
Crefeld
Kiel
Dortmund
Marineheim
Carisrine
Dantsie
Memel
Egyptian women valued by law and contract not marriage
Lysander Dickerson notes in Boston lectures that Egyptian women enjoyed property and social rights through contracts though no marriage ceremony existed. He cites a 181 B.C. decree by Philopater restricting a wife’s control of property, marking a decline in women’s rights, with monogamy the norm and marriages between siblings once lawful.
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Lysander Dickerson
Boston
B.C
Philopater
Isis
Osiris
No Chance for the Presidency in Elmira Gazette
A Fifth Ward boy laments he cannot be president because he lacks the traditional upbringings of Lincoln era men. His mother responds that all boys have the same chance, while the piece notes how the idea of presidential hardship shapes juvenile views.
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Paul
Bashford
Mortimer
Beethoven
Boston and Albany
Elmira Gazette
Fifth Ward
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