Minister Marries Deacon's Help in Lynton Surprise
In Lynton readers learn of a shock when Pastor Ridgely announces he will wed Melissa Perry, Deacon Osgood's former bound girl. The community builds a parsonage as the couple wed Christmas day, while evangelists Moody and Sankey boost Sheffield and Birmingham outreach and plan a Paris visit.
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Deacon Osgood
Lynton
Judson
Melissa
Johnny
Martha Jamson
Amarantha Peabody
Fannie Gauss
Melissa Perry
Johnny Osgood
Widow’s
Della
Tom Higgs
Mr. Ridgely
Miss Perry
Melissa 2
Ridgely
Deacon
Helf
Maxwell Perry
Bloomington
Lyntonians
Judson Ridgely
Sheffield
Messrs. Moody and
Sankey
Mr. Moody
Birmingham
Bingley Hall
Messrs. Moody and Sankey
Paris
America
England
France
London
Christian World
Ohio urged to adopt state fish culture plan and funds
Ohio urged to mimic Michigan and other states in establishing a comprehensive fish culture program. The piece contrasts Ohio’s limited action with New York and other states restoring salmon trout and shad, noting Ohio has suitable rivers and reservoirs and urging legislative action to create a funded system.
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New York City
American Fish Culturists’ Association
Canada
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Main
Massachusetts
Cleveland Leader
Maggie Receives Valentine From Newsboy Tim
Poor and hungry Maggie is cheered by a verse written by Tim the newsboy who bought a gift with his pennies and left it at her door. The poem shows her as pale and hungry yet a blush lights her cheeks as she is called love and dear.
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Deacon Osgood
Lynton
Pennsylvania
Della Osgood
Mrs. Osgood
Johnny Osgood
Johnny
Della
Melissa
Pop
Ridgely
John
Mr. Ridgely
Melissa Perry
Widdow
Maggie
Valentine
Tim
Decline of Black Walnut Backdrops Indiana Prestige
The piece notes Indiana once hosted extensive, high quality black walnut forests now largely depleted. It cites shelter and furniture use shifting to other woods, with remaining stock in Kentucky Missouri and Ohio inferior. Chicago's annual walnut consumption reaches 14.5 million feet, much sourced directly from mills in walnut districts.
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United States
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Ohio
West Virginia
Chicago
Walnut District
Lruamberman
S Gazette
Ducks Counted As Dead Ducks After Island Storm
Dr F recalls a Casco Bay island storm that drove all ducks into a one acre pond near his house. He fired his double barrel shotgun and when the ducks rose they carried dead birds into the air, yielding 29 barrels of ducks despite a poor season.
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Dr. F
Casco Bay
Sho
Smith
Domestic pets spread fever warns sanitary record
The Sanitary Record notes dogs and even cats can spread infectious disease, citing scarlet fever cases passed from a dog to children. While acknowledging some uncertainty, the piece urges removing pets from homes where fever prevails, comparing animal transmission to contaminated books from libraries.
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Scarlatina
Pall Mall Gazette
New Year Gift Hassles in European Homes
A cor respondent notes the burdens of New Year gifts and obligatory tips across Europe. Servants, tradespeople, postmen, and concierges expect presents. in rental buildings concierges may take one percent of rent. An American industrialist estimates annual gifts far exceed four hundred dollars.
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Europe
Etrennes
Carner
Englishman Demands Change in Blaring Denver Town
A fresh English arrival hires a man to carry his trunk, pays four shillings and asks for change. The driver cannot locate it, leading to a comic exchange about who sees the money. The Englishman decries the town as blarsted and ill suited for strangers, while the Denver News notes he is right.
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Brown
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Ife
Georgia
Louisville
Wright
Wisconsin
Lookout Mountain
Darkey
Hartford
Conn
Denver News
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