One of the Family Brings Old Affection Back
Farmer Kimball contemplates Lucy Keene as a long dormant romance resurfaces. He hopes to marry but discovers Lucy may wed Charley, altering years of desire. A tea visit, strawberry exchange, and a housekeeper plan unfold revealing a stubborn longing and communal resolve.
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Farmer Kimball
Lucy Keene
Hester Mason
Robert Keene
Mary
Hester
Lucy
Charley
Mr. Kimball
Bert Reoies
Indy and
Entaras
Gladstone’s Liverpool Echoes On Breath And Time
In Liverpool, Mr. Gladstone spoke of drawing breath since birth and facing the future with the note that this may be his last words in the city. He quoted from the ballad Chevy Chase as part of his eloquent remarks.
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Mr. Gladstone
Liverpool
Chevy Chese
A Belle's Lament and Photographic Advances
The piece reprints a letter from the Boston Globe where a 24 year old woman laments years of flirtation without marriage and questions flattery versus commitment. It also reports on Arthur H Elliott discussing advances in photography including the dry plate and paper negative and their impact on amateur photography.
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Boston Globe
Globe
Fair Unknown
Louvre
New York Post
Arthur H. Elliott
Managit
Evening Post Ag
Elliot
Fox Talbot
How General Lee Courted Death Washington Letter
A Washington letter relays a Reagan claim that Confederate leaders believed General Lee sought death on the field near Cold Harbor. It cites Lee's perilous stance as shells rained and officers urged retreat. Reagan asserts Lee repeatedly sought to die in battle, a view once held by southern leaders and still believed by many.
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Washington
Reagan
Lee
North
Loonever
Richmond
Cold Harbor
Mr. Engan
Mr. Reagan
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U. S. Cavalry Service
St. Louis
Chicago
Platte
Dakota
Missouri
Texas
Great West
Ireland
England
Poland
Hugland
Gladstone
General Lee
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