Emperors, Esquimaux, and a Widow’s Wish in Warped Tales
The article blends anecdotes on Napoleon III and a jewel-like miniature, a La Crosse turtle tale, spiritual discourse on the tangible spirit world, and a London Quarterly Review sketch on Esquimaux origins. It then shifts to a Lynchburg News tale of a dying wife urging marriage to her orphan ward’s father, and closes with slang about a mother-in-law and funny men.
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W. HL
Murray
Esquimaux
Europe
Ingland
Jrance
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Spain
Asia
America
Bohring’s Straits
London
London Quarterly Review
Lynchburg
Richmond
Sam
New Year's Day Prayer for 1877 Blessings
The piece calls for united, earnest effort to honor New Year’s Day through church work and cheerful acts toward poorer neighbors. It envisions the old year vanishing, a baby year beginning, and asks God’s blessing for 1877 with comfort and happiness for all readers.
The Herils of Beacon Cliffs at Raquette House
At Raquette House a summer morning unfolds a social drama around Miss Agnew who confides to Joseph Brent her hidden past and a request for aid. He agrees to protect her secret as she recalls a childhood rival and looming marriage that could reshape fortunes. The scene blends privilege, secrecy, and impending reckoning.
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Queen Victoria
Mendelssohn
Raquette House
Oriel
Mr. Brent
Miss Agnew
Honorta
Gill
Agate Agnew
Aphrodite
Brent
Beacon Cliffs Heir Plot and Burglary at the Old House
Miss Honoria's companion explains a forged will and a plan to seize rights to beacon cliffs estate. Joseph Brent agrees to a daring midnight burglary with Agate aiding in the retrieval of a second, later will that upends a supposed inheritance and exposes a cruel guardian and schemer.
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Fats
Beacon Cliffs
Mr. Brent
Tom
Agate Agnew Roslyn
Jerome Flaval
Miss Honoria
Joseph Brent
Brent
Jerome Flava
Agate
Saul Roslyn
Heiress of Beacon Cliffs Marries Joseph Brent
Agate Roslyn discovers her fortune and plans a quiet future with Joseph Brent. After Flaval flees Beacon Cliffs with his wealth, Brent confesses his love and urges haste. The pair marry at a country church as Raquette society debates the scandalous romance.
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Mr. Brent
Misa Roslyn
Raquette Mouse
Great West Parlor
Joseph Brent
Ehair
Jerome Flaval
Beacon Clifts
Interes
Brent
Miss Lenoris
Beacon Cliffs
Stone
Highland
Agate Agnew Roslyn
Joseph
Hold the Fort How the Famous Song Originated
Sherman marched toward Atlanta as Federal forces under Brigadier General John M. Corse held a vital mountain pass. Messages from the summit at Kenesaw signaled Hold the fort we are coming while redoubts fell and Union troops paid with their lives to defend the position. The scene ties to the song origin and Corse’s role in the defensive stand.
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Sherman
Atlanta
Altoo- la Pass
Ile
Kenesaw
Llood
Shermain
John M. Corse
Fork
Respect the Name of Woman And Guard Your Words
An exhortation on resisting slander against women urging readers to avoid speaking ill in any context. It warns that thoughtless remarks harm mothers sisters and wives and urges men to shun those who use women's names recklessly while stressing the lasting damage of false rumors.
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Newspaper Enders and Folksy Household Notions Parade
A patchwork of clipped observations on newspapers theft unsubscribing and pay habits. A Moody room talk converts drunks. Jennie June on cooking for the poor. Reflections on mothers, children, and the charms of baby talk. A marriage cure for eye-opening eyes and a wry nod to domestic life.
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Chicago
Moody
Jennie June
Political ruminations and election notes from a reader
A reflective column blends commentary on women in politics and social habits in France with brief observations on Longfellow Longworth exchange and a crowd near a burglary incident. It notes Vanderbilt's health, calls for honest reporting, and cites the recent national election totals 9,489,150 with Tilden leading Hayes by 241,022 votes.
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Tilden
Hayes
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