Reuben Comes Home and Plans for a Will at Sedge Hill
In the Worcester manor of Sedge Hill, Reuben Culwick returns to find Sarah Eastbell and Mary Holland grappling with fear and romance. He helps arrange a will with Mrs. Eastbell, pledging to marry Sarah and place the fortune under her sole legacy while navigating the aunt’s resistance and family loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Holland
Sarah Hastbell
Sarah
Reuben Culwick
London
Reuben
Garah
Sedge Hill
Thomas Easthell
Captain Peterson
Sarah Enstbell
Mary Holdand
Reuben Oulwick
Tom
Sanh
Mealdes
Sarah Eastbell
Drury Line
Mr. Culwick
Bigs Baatbell
Sarah Brantbell
Mra. Bastbell
Sally
Iyleg
Almahouse
St. Oswald's
Worcester
Nome
Edli
Sarah Waetbell
Helen
Worcestershire
Mrs. Hastbell
Mrs. Bastbell
Grandmammat
Sarah Finatbell
Mrs. Hlastbell
Sarah Bestbell
Sarsh
Young Doctor’s Grip Remedy Misread by Mrs Luther
A Chicago News account recounts a young doctor’s grip remedy trial on Mrs Luther. He boasts success to colleagues, but the patient reveals she used only one dose and prefers her own yard tea for her husband’s illness, ending with light laughter and a twist on medical pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Saga the
Chicago News
Luther
Hlin
Unwilling Trip to Cuba Sparks a Childs Escape
Nellie Price hides in a laundry hamper to avoid going to Cuba with her parents. The basket is loaded onto the steamer with the family, and Nellie survives the journey unseen until her mother discovers the child amid cushions and bananas. The mishap leads to a memorable voyage and a stern, loving reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelila Price
Cuba
Nellie
Aunt Gertrude
Mrs. Price
Mother
Father
Springhurst
Gertrude
Ale
Nelle
Mamma
Mary
Jane
Belinda Ann
Guba
Mr. Price
Nellie Price
New York
Mal and Express
Croquet in Winter at Home by Marrin Children
Two siblings Ted and Mary conflict indoors during a rainstorm until Mother improvises a winter croquet with carpet pins balls marbles umbrellas and a jack hammer. Their mood shifts from irritation to cheer as they play a makeshift game from Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Mary
Mother
Laura
Hazing Tale From Yale Stirs The Press
Frank Hinkey recalls a 1892 Yale hazing incident where sophomores moved two impoverished freshmen into a lavish room with new furnishings and provisions, after a night of coercion. He calls it hazing to a blessed purpose, noting its unmatched nature. An ostrich analogy follows, about how natives preserve strains of the alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hinkey
Yale
Hinkey
Emigration to Canada Sparks Business-Led Opposition
The United States emigration to Western Canada prompts organized resistance from railway and real estate interests. They argue losses from vacant lands and commissions, publish biased letters from alleged emigrants, and accuse opponents of selfish profit motives. Since 1897, about 87,000 Americans have settled in the Canadian West, a figure cited to defend the move and counter critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Canadian Northwest
United
St. Louis
American Northwest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nell
Lydia Lee
Marla McKee
Fizzleferee
Maria Mc- Kee
Figzleteree
Maria McKee
Puck
San Francisco
Liverpool
Wade
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!