New Year’s Surprise Heals a Proud Aunt’s Grudge
In Hampden a mill superintendent Philip Barrow secretly marries Sylvia Gray, angering his aunt Mrs Nedley who plans to disapprove. A New Year’s letter reveals the match, ending with Aunt Nedley visiting Hampden, meeting Sylvia, and embracing the couple.
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Hampden
Hemlock
Jookeron
Mrs. Netiey
Phebe
Mrs. Nedley
Aunt Nedley
Phil
Mr. Nedley
Philip
Concord
Phebe Barrow
Mrs. Phil
Phil Barrow
Nedley
Mrs
Jon
Betsy
Betsey
Mrs.Nedley
Solomon
Jane
Sylvia Grey
Batsy
Philip Barrow
Aunt Netley
Sylvia Gray
Denver
Sylvia
Men of Many Millions Wealth Totals Across Era Notable Magnates
The article lists several American magnates and their estimated fortunes. Armour, Mackay, Fair, and Abell are cited with billions of pounds and dollars. Spreckels earns sugar revenue, Baldwin and Weightman show sizable fortunes, Carnegie and Stanford appear with multi‑million nets, Williamson and Rockefeller are noted for dry goods and oil wealth.
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Armour
Mackay and
Fair
Abell
Baltimore Sun
Claus Spreckels
Lucky Baldwin
Connecticut Black Population Noted For Large Harvest Yields
In a wartime era target framing, Connecticut and neighboring regions are described as yielding unusually high numbers of Black people during hunts. The piece notes ubiquitous presence of hunters and uses graphic language to describe hunting success across areas including Salem, the Lymes, and East Haddam, with references to dogs and賞masters.
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New York
Salem
Lymes
Eist Haddam
Education figures and gifts cited in various states
Colorado reports highest average pay to women teachers. New Jersey’s reading circle has 1955 members. West Virginia pays women and men teachers equally. The National Education Association plans a Washington meeting on February 146. Harvard College receives 3 million dollars in gifts over five months. Most near sightedness cases originate in school years. Miss Alice M Longfellow joins Cambridge school board. Ramona Indian School Santa Fe will cost 59000 and serve 150 students. University of Pennsylvania receives Brewster law library of 8000 volumes.
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Colorado
New Jersey
West Virginia
National Education Association
Washington
Harvard College
Alice M. Longfellow
Cambridge
Mass
Ramona Indian Girls’ School
Santa Fe
N. M
Helen Hunt Jackson
University of Pennsyvania
Benjamin H. Brewster
Boston Lady Surprised by Black Silk Dress Code
A Boston American visiting London for a day or two refused dinner invites for lack of appropriate attire. The hostess urged wearing black silk, promising a matching gown. Entering the drawing room, the guest discovered all invited ladies wore black silk gowns at the request of Lady Dash.
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Boston
London
Dash
Very Welcome Indeed. Fair Hostess-Now Mr. Borem
The text records a social exchange where a hostess invites Mr. Borem to spend another evening before moving to a new house. Mr. Borem agrees graciously and asks when they move. The hostess hesitantly notes uncertainty, stating a move will not be for a year or two at the least.
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Mr. Borem
Fair Hoxtees
Indiana News Roundup Highlights City Hall Levy and Mines
Goshen to build a 30000 dollar city hall. Henryville coal to be developed. Fatal mine accident reports rise with five deaths in one week. Delphi loco accident victims die. Evansville seeks telegraph control petition. Montpelier hunts abundant squirrels. Descriptions of multiple civic and legal matters across Indiana.
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Goshen
Wells County
Henryville
John Q. Beam
Reynolds
Evansville
Congress
Elkhart County
John Glaser
Jeffersonville
Montpelier
David Hilderbrand
Fred
Delphi
Shane
Ohio
Indiana
Washington
Knightstown
Union County
Percy Leviston
Liberty
Samuel Crist
W. A. Cover
Birmingham
Lewis Berry
Coal Buff
Fontanet
Elwood
Huntington
Chris Beeen
Freigi
Chese& Atlantic Railway
Kenton
United State
Toledo
Marion
Soldiers Monument
Gray
John H. Stotsenberg
New Albany
Virginia
Patrick Henry
George Rogers Clark
Kaskaskia
Indiana State Grange
Greensburg
D. W. Minshall
Terre Haute
Hayes
Cleveland
Blaine
Cyrus Rodgers
Corydon
Kenzie Dooley
Dooley
Buck Shoals
Magdaline Boggs
Milton
Wayne County
Bouge
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Oxford
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South- Scontinental Chain of Steel
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Winterset
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Kansas
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Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
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Hutchinson
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E. A. Holbrook
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E. ST. John
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TLL
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Murray St
Maple City Bakery
Stephen Zeltner
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J. S. Fletcher
Chambers’ Journal
Weightman
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Isaiah Williamson
Rockafeller
Coons
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