Waited for Jack. Sweet Kate of seppeenats dairy and Jack of Oldham Mil ch
The poem recalls Katie and Jack delaying marriage for twenty years due to poverty and war. England's wars pull Jack from Spain to Waterloo as Katie stays faithful. A stump returns with twenty pounds, and the town hears bells welcoming their steadfast love.
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Kate
Seppeenats Dairy
Jack
Oldham Milch
Jill
Jlass
Jad
Katie
England
Jackey
Spain
Mossoo
Waterloo
The Mines at Frazer River Gold Rush
Joseph Saylor and Harry Cleave push through 1858 Fraser River goldfields in Victoria to British Columbia. After months of hardship, a bully named Bob Riley confronts Saylor in camp. later Saylor and partner amass about $20,000 each before thefts by Riley and Jem Langley are discovered and stopped by a patrol.
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Frazer River
British Columbia
Victoria
Land of Promise
Joseph Saylor
Harry Cleave
Harry
Bob Riley
Harkee
Bob
Jem Langley
A Dying Man Confesses As Robbery Slays Riley
The narrator recalls a deadly confrontation at the mines when Bob Riley was killed by Langley. Harry, mortally wounded, names Joe as heir to his money and urges aid to the poor before dying. The body is later buried beside the Quesnelle River after a coffin is prepared.
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Harry
Riley
Langley
Joe
Quesnelle River
Javanese Wedding Procession and Festivities Described
A narrator recounts a multi day Javanese wedding on Java piazzas with processions, bamboo platforms, and a nightlong feast. The bride and groom are central figures with elaborate dress and ceremonial acts, including marionette shows and tamtams, followed by a dawn departure to the couple’s home. The account notes lavish spending and humble incomes among the participants.
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Java
Washington life and Jackson’s courteous bearing noted
T. W. Higginson recalls Washington society during Andrew Jackson’s presidency highlighting his unexpected charm. Daniel Webster praised his manners before Adams’s election. Josiah Quincy notes Jackson’s knightly, considerate conduct in Boston 1833 and even old foes warmed to him as he rode with dignity, entertaining crowds with a mischievous charm. He enjoyed Jack Downing letters and joked about Van Buren as a disguise.
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Washington
Adams
Daniel Webster
Gen. Jackson
Boston
Josiah Quincy
Quincy
Lincoln
Jackson
Jack Downing
van Buren
T. W. Higginson
Harper's
Costly tile drainage proves worthwhile on prairie farms
A Illinois farmer describes draining 160 acres with 1,047 rods of tile at three feet depth for under $800 and notes major yield gains. He explains tile costs, outlet choices, and recommends starting with main drains and straightening channels. The piece also discusses fruit tree practices and the heat benefits of fruit near ground level.
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Illinois
Wealthy Homes Turn To Farming For Pleasure Across Cities
The article notes that many rich individuals in cities and abroad retire to the country to enjoy farming, fruit growing, and stock-raising as recreation rather than profit. Lawyers ministers merchants and manufacturers also pursue farming for happiness, preferring leisure and personal satisfaction over cash returns.
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Great Britain
London
New York
Philadelphia
Height obsession in fruit cultivation noted in early horticulture
The article describes growers seeking fruit high off the ground by raising trunks and trimming lower limbs. It says buyers prefer tall trees from nurseries and dealers, train grave vines high, and construct trellises six feet or more high. It mentions letting laterals reach into branches and placing vines on the highest supports.
How to preserve June butter for winter use in De Kalb County
A Rural New Yorker correspondent explains a method to store butter made in June by packing it in stone cracks with salt and muslin, burying the crock deep in the ground, and shading with a tomato vine or beans. The process claims to keep butter sweet until winter and also offers a way to store canned fruit by burying boxes or glass jars.
Judge seeks fifty while Smalls enforces lending rule
An ex judge, a familiar figure in Washington since the star route trials, visits South Carolina delegates in Chicago seeking a $50 loan. Robert Smalls rejects him with a strict rule he never laps loans, prompting the judge to seek another potential lender.
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Chicago
Washington
South Carolina
Robert Smalls
Smalls
Robert
Banded mongoose as a domestic animal in South Africa
The London Field notes that domesticated banded mongooses in South Africa are lively house pets. They are slightly larger than a guinea pig with a grizzled chestnut coat and bright eyes. They mimic handling, eat scraps, chase eggs, and show notable jumping and restless behavior.
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South Africa
Durban
London Field
Indian buys squaw two papooses in wild exchange
Report from Almy describes Thomas Kirby selling his wife and three children to a traveling Native man. The scene unfolds as the Indian, after forcing entry, details the exact family and count offered for ponies, with settlement halted by local teamster intervention.
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Thomas Kirby
Almy
Kirby
Evanston
Beckwith, Dunn & Co
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the County
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Time
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Pass
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Burlington, Vt
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Water Street
H. Hallett & Co
Portland
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