Esther Braddon and John Olmstead Nephew Plot for a Marriage
Esther Braddon confronts Thaddeus Braddon with a plan to punish Richard Raymond and aid John Olmstead's nephew, who shadows their lives as the rumored heir and strategist. Braddon warns and guides Esther toward securing the nephew's help, while Stanton faces a moral crisis over his entanglements, leading to a dramatic Family of wealth and romance under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrixvon
Asther
Tie
Esther
Braddon
John Olmstead
Robert
Olmstead
Jack
Stanton
Thaddeus Braddon
Braddon & Burridge
Richard Raymond
Iiless
Reform Club
Teanard
Crimale
Secre
Malcolm
John Olmsterd
Noriety
Merald
Malaglia
Addellayd
Esther Thorndike Braddon
Richard Maymond
John Almatead
Papa
Mr. Raymond
Staymond
Raymond
Europe
Cardinal Gibbons Saluted by a Scrubwoman in Little Newport
During a visit to Southampton, Cardinal Gibbons was greeted in a hotel hall by a scrubbing woman who paused from her work to give him a precise military salute. The scene, witnessed after sermons and dinners, left the cardinal both amused and moved by the unexpected tribute from a harshly tested cleaner.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Southampton
Newport
Indy
Montauk
Theodore
In Early Eastern Homes Advice on Winter Provisions
The piece recalls a colonial tip to buy codfish in winter from Boston with oysters and molasses, noting frozen cod lasts weeks and can be salted later. It also records home traditions of greeting visitors with gingerbread and cakes and keeping a loaf of rich cake for unexpected guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doston
W. ¥. Post
Humorous Anecdotes Mix in Court and Public Life
A Texas jury clears a man in a horse theft case while a St Louis woman jokes about managing her husband. The piece recalls Jerome K Jerome, a Baltimore bookseller miscue about Churchill, and quirky acts of Wild Bill Wall and Lord Ludlow. It ends with a comic bench exchange about intoxication.
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Texas
St. Louis
Jerome K. Jerome
Cannon Chase
England
Winston Churchill
Baltimore
Churchill
Itishaian
Missouri
Wild Bill Wall
Lancaster
John Lubbock
Spain
Lord Ludlow
The Retired Burglar Encounters a Blind Home Guard
A veteran thief recounts entering a quiet farmhouse and discovering a sleeping child in a mother’s bed. A blind man in Willie’s room probes the house, divining the sleeping boy and later inching toward the stairs, while the intruder contends with the risk of discovery and slips away without confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Hin
Mira
Sien
Poor man’s view of moving to Western Canada
W H Kinkade writes from Minnesota about 21 months in Western Canada describing his finances and homestead experience. He left March 1893 with 4.55 and, after family arrival, earned 478.10 in wages plus 70.19 from crops on 12 acres. Net homestead cost near 100, with 32 acres ready by 1900, praising Canada as a better option than high rents in Minnesota.
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Amanda
N.W. T
Canada
C. Davies
St. Paul
Minn
Western Canada
Traverse Country
Alameda
Homestead
MDOP
NBA
Minnesota
W. H. Kinkade
Women with Back Aches Seek Cause Revealed
Readable fragments show women experiencing persistent back pain and seeking medical explanation. The text hints at possible underlying conditions but lacks clear details or definitive diagnosis.
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J. F
Mary
Duck
Thaddeus Draddon
San Francisco
California
Dr. Borden
Iluelor
de. Borden
Robert Stanton
Dr. Horden
Japan
Serulwormen
Heretta
Mom
Samoa
Chambers
United States
Peruna Medicine Co
W. L. Chambers
Lydia E Pinkheen
Aina Dient
Ible
Uite Aultary
Talohins
Hato Bote
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Mt Storm Puy
A.J. Tower
Boston
Mas
L. Douglas
Srraxe
Salzer
Ier Warre
Oni
LA Crosse Wis A
Servasthe ‘and
Wow Vga Arale
Pola Oi
Pat Eas
Anspor
Adda
Jackson
Pall, Mim
Jamvon Ave
Coley Til
Western
Manitoba
Eatenewan'end
Alveria
Fprdes
Pleraign
Staneaspometiien
Ogee
Mamas
Bop Santana
Advanse
Iron Mountain
Rsute Sond
Serra Ood
Veraeund Freee —— Ee
Iavem
Powerse Gil Fess
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Yoo
Winchester Avenue
New Haven
Cone
sAanamene
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