Remembering Ben Bolt and Sweet Alice in the Valley
A nostalgic tale recalls Ben Bolt and Alice May the sweet Alice of old school days. Ben’s return from sea uncovers a deep, fading love, and Alice’s quiet courage ends in a churchyard farewell. Time passes and memories linger of youthful vows and the noble lost.
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den Bolt von
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Jade
Kate
Sophie Dale
Eizabeth
Bella
England
Thain
Bun
Abe
Alice
Ben
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Jen Dolt
Ben Holt
Pyramid
Snow House
Kate Ashley
Ben Hult
Cap
Shirley
Generoud
Limander
Apelleton
Promina
Beu
Hen
Mrs, May
Leslie
Charita Allin
Belle Archer
Church Yard
Anan Jy
Ben Lolt
Ben Bolt
Reat
Earth
Alice May
Cluso
Eden Land
Tully
Sweet Alice
Growth of cotton mills shifts South toward manufacturing
A Southern Industry from the New York Moral notes cotton factories rising in Georgia and other states, with Grannaville Cotton Co. near Augusta reporting over 22 percent annual return. It argues water power, lower export costs, and local mills could rival New England, urging tax exemptions to attract capital and speed regional mill development.
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New York
Georgia
Aloha
Toston
Europe
New England
Grannavils Cotton Company
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Civorgia
Mt Tinable
New Baylin
I Industriana
Shirt Wardrobe Sparks Domestic Tiff in Greenfeld
A man named William in Greenfeld mocks his wife as she finishes a shirt she made with a new pattern. Anxious about the fit and front, he complains while his wife glances at the mirror and neighbors at the front. The scene ends with William boasting his shirt and joking about patterns.
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Greenfeld
Willian
Ant
Bat
Sink
Bridget
William
Tom
Lizzie
Bald Colonel Boutwell Story Told In Witty Restroom Tale
In Montpelier Vermont a humorous reminiscence of Colonel Boutwell recounts him being bald with only a light wig. A red haired young man teases him in the washroom, and the Colonel responds with a sharp quip about hair being saved for impudent youths.
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Agiooo
Boutwell
Montpelier
Sirgee
Heat Bends Dome Statue Four and a Half Inches
A report attributes the tilt of the colossal statue atop the Capitol dome to heat and expansion. Morning sun on the east side caused four and a half inches of westward shift, while afternoon heating on the west side pushed it back east by a similar amount.
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Nae Nona
Western woman and the vile talk she spread
A Western woman's confession describes how she used her tongue to scandalize others. A priest prescribes a punitive task involving a peppering of thorn seeds, then instructs her to gather and destroy the evil reports she circulated, highlighting the futility of gossip.
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Hense
Mrs J A Duniway Seer of Woman's Rights on Northwest Paper
Mrs J A Duniway, renowned on the Pacific Coast for advocacy of women's rights, edits a weekly Northwest publication in Oakland Oregon. She supported herself with a sewing machine to buy the printer and numbers, and she and her son administer the editing duties, facing frequent interruptions with notable ability.
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J. A. Duniway
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Northwest
Vokland
Oregon
Western Chattanooga men forecast regional industrial growth
Western men in Chattanooga express confidence that in a few years the city will rival Pittsburgh in growth. They claim they can achieve higher production value around ten to twelve dollars per ton more than anywhere else due to the United States market and conditions.
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Chattanooga
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