Box Sled Romance In a Snowbound Prairie Tale
A winter prairie scene follows Lizzie Stanton and her sister Mary as Allen Goodrich proposes a sleigh ride to singing school. Lizzie’s kiss arrives with a stumble when a stump causes a spill, but the romance endures amid family teasing and a fond memory of a star in life’s ocean.
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Lizzie Stanton
Grandmother Stanton
Lizzie
Allen Goodrich
Farmer Stanton’s
Grandmother
Allen
Four Corners
Mary Hodgers
Stanton
Farmer Stanton
Hodgers
Harry Stanton
Mason
John
Blythe
Mary
Nature
Grandma
Jane
Irene
Uncle Mason
Trene
Daughters of the Sun
Harry
Grandma Stanton
Lizzie Shan
Cleveland
Michigan
St. Louis
Missouri
Chicago
Bridwell
Quotations and curious notoriety provoke wary watchfulness
A man known for his sharp remarks often endures scrutiny from multiple observers, like spectators peering into a rat hole, awaiting the next remark. The scene captures public attention and the pressure of verbal wit under constant surveillance.
Farmer and Vermonter Log Cutting Tale
A Vermonter helps a farmer draw logs. The Yankee tries to take the smallest end but is rebuked to take the butt end. Dinner includes a sugar loaf Indian pudding. Johnathan slices the largest portion and winks, declaring the same advise to always take the butt end.
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Johnathan
A Pledge in Wine and Water Tale at table
A story recounts Mr Clay offering wine to Mr Dodge as a toast while the temperance advocate declines and requests water. Clay honors Dodge’s principles but quips about taste. The exchange evokes laughter and a moral about principles over pleasures. The page also includes brisk quips about doctors and a joke on portraits and self-portraits.
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Mr. Clay
Mr. Dodge
Charles
That baby named as the sun flower of the family
A mother joyfully proclaims her infant son the flower of the family in a playful quip. She notes his yellow flannel outfit and humorously suggests he should have been called the sun flower.
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Annie G
Weights for staple goods and a Lamartine interview
Farmers receive a practical table listing pounds per bushel for crops and seeds including wheat corn oats potatoes and beans. The column also recounts Mrs. Lewis's Paris letter recounting Lamartine’s sharp critique of Americans noting their focus on money and the poet’s strained relations with U.S. publishers and readers.
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Lamarrian
America
New York
de Place
Mademoiselle
Americas
Monsieur Appleton
Monsieur Lamartine
Grenius
Bryant
Halleck
Longfellow
Willis
Holmes
Morris
Sprague
Boy on Borrowed Horse Freezes Near Town
A man encounters a boy on horseback crying from cold a mile from town. The man urges the boy to lead the horse to warm up, but the boy resists, insisting it is a borrowed mount and he will ride rather than walk.
Remembering home bargains and the small comforts of daily life
The text reflects on negotiating for a house with modern improvements and the value of small pleasures. It advises against letting trifles vex, suggesting cultivating an undergrowth of small joys as long leases are scarce.
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R. D. Bennett
Water Street
Warren
F. A. Long
Pittsfield
Warren Co
P. & W. Martin Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants
Jourtlandt Street
Greenwich
Washington Streets
J.T. A. Jewett
Randall & Mead’s
Abijah Morrison
North West
Bank
Warren Pa
Pittsfield House
S. & E.R. R. Depot
L. ©. Pendleton
Pittsfield, Warren Co
Brown Brothers
W. Brown
John Brown
A. M. Guild
Warren, Pa
Europe
Hinton and Davis
Foreman’s Hotel
Youngsville
Warren County
O. L. Elliott
South Park Row
Eric, Pa
G. Loomis
State Street
Fifth
Public Square
Erie
J.D. Patterson
Irvine
Warreng
Caughey and Clark
Moffat’s Ass
Bonwell Block
M. Caveury
N. J. Clark
Mc Conkey and Shannon
Barney & M'Conkey
Reed House
French Street
Thos. M’conkey
J. W. Shannon
B. G. Keyes
Hickory and
Third Streets
Brown’s Hotel
M. Shaffer & Co
Yankee Nations, &c
Bysecker Block
Rew County
Curtis and Guthrie
Warren, Warren Co
Poly
War A
Mcfean, Potter and Elk
Captis
F. B. Guthrir
Lewis Arnett, & Co
Exchange
War Warren Co
Arnett
B. Nesmith
Lewis W. Arnett
L. A. Rogers
Carver House
Hazeltine & Co
Variety Hall
Johnson’s Exse
Hazeltine
P. Johnson
Big Bend
Chain Ferry Tertainment
Kinzua
Smethport
Olean
D. Green
Carver
Hull
Hackney House
Second and
Liberty Streets
Richard
Barbour
Wetmore and Clark
Second Street
Johnson & Brown's
Wremore
Junius R. Clark
Scofield and Brown
Offic
Liberty Street
W. Scofield
WM. D. Brown
J. A. Morrison
Front Street
E. M. Pierce
Hickory Streets
Nesmith
R. D. Bar Bartlett
Orr & Henry’s
A. Fingers
Anaker
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Duda
W. Rathbun, & Co., Srs
Point Bos
Waynen
J. D. Crandall
Arch Dean
Congress
van Buren
Gen
Harrison
Cookman
John Quincy Adams
Mr. Cookman
Bethlehem
Massillon
France
Paris
Betsey
Betsey Green
Reuben
Lucy Jane
Legislator
Lizy Jane
Joshua
Lizzy Jane
Miss Mary
Raphael
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