Ch letty or The Old Grudge Chapter XVIII
John Cameron drifts toward a puddler’s life in Pittsburg’s iron and glass mills while caring for Billy the Barker. He befriends the ill glass blower, learns the craft, faces Jem Hodges, and supports Billy as a brother. He resolves to clear his name and return home to Hetty, planning a trip with Uncle David.
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David
Coal Hill
John
Big Head
Joln
Recen
Bolh
John Cameron
Billy the Barker
Billy
Chep
Mabel
Sen
Temperanceville
Hetty Mulveil
Bone
Sim
Rufus Goldie
Goldie
Simeon
Uncle Devil
Hetty
Cameron Farm
Pittsburg
David Henderson
Galt
Jobo
Island plant study on Samoa bena follies and Tultui
The text surveys Robert Louis Stevenson remarks on Samoa and the island’s sensitive plant. It recounts his attempts to clear paths, the plant’s stubborn growth, and its aggressive spread. It notes variations in alarm propagation, the plant’s bite like a weasel, and a view that Rome had virtue and knowledge while Rome perishes.
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Tultui
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Rome
Lincoln joke in Rushville canvass noted by wife
In 1858 during a Lincoln canvass in Rushville a young woman writer for the Schuyler Citizen described him as handsome after hearing him speak. She sent the paper to Lincoln who joked with his wife Mary that he now knew another person who considered him handsome, beside her.
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Lincoln
Ulinois
Rushville
Schuyler Citizen
Illinois
Mr. Lincoln
Mary
A Naval Ichthyologist Visits Natural History Museum
The King of Portugal paid a lengthened visit to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington to inspect the unrivaled collection of fishes. He is an expert in ichthyology and has written several memoirs on the subject, fond of fishing off Portugal where deep waters yield diverse forms of scientific interest.
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Portugal
Natural History Ma‘sown
South Kensington
Birmingham Post
Odd Way to Cross Rivers by Improvised Russian Bridge
Russian Don Cossack regiments drill crossing rivers with a novel raft bridge built from lances and cooking kettles. Seven or eight lances weave through the kettle handles and are bound by ropes. A dozen bundles form a raft that supports half a ton. A section assembles in twenty five minutes.
Ginseng Cultivation Claim Reported By Kentucky Farmer
A Kentucky farmer asserts success in cultivating ginseng. Historical notes describe ginseng as once abundant in Indiana forests and widely exported to China for medicinal use, now found only in small quantities with cultivation considered difficult.
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Kentucky
Indiana
China
Summer gowns in the shop windows attractively displayed
The article notes summer gowns show best when worn, praising black lace inserts and white mull, dotted nets, and embroidered beading. It highlights new uses of sage green linen, mercerized linens, and lace trims, with gowns featuring duchess lace, Valenciennes, and velvet ribbons.
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Zowne O Mnale
Accompanying Ivory White Dress Description Fragment
A fragment describes accompanying initial picture wardrobe details with an ivory white face trim and milky bolero embroidery. It mentions pink accents and a gown design motif highlighted by black silvery trims.
Genesis Creation Accounts and Adam Story in Genesis
The article compares Genesis creation narratives with the Adam and Eve story, noting the refined non-anthropomorphic creation account and the vivid, detailed Garden of Eden tale. It discusses the nature of sin, the serpent as a crafty tempter, and the early Messianic promise embedded in the narrative, while contrasting primitive humanity with theological readings.
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Mont Wich
God
Misn
Jehovah
Adams
Adam
Goodneas Nms
Contessi
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cHletty
J. H. Connelly
Jem Hodges
Jem
Liverpool
Jom
Jen
Ensland
New York
Detroit Journal
Maine
Grace
Israel
Judah
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