Hair for Rent and Heartache in a Struggling Home
Ariel King, an impoverished orphan, sells her long gold hair to pay off rent arrears for Harry Becker a dying soldier and Marian Becker. A courtly Col. Tylney looms as a hinge of affections while Ariel contemplates loss and sacrifice amid wartime hardship.
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Harry
Ariel
Ariel King
Martian Becker
Keene
Marian
Misa Ariel
jAriel
H Im
Booker
Fanchette
Col. Tylney
Mademoiselle
Franchette
Iself
Mrs Becker
Priscilla Maigre
Miss King
Tylney
Washington
Fancy
Frank Tylney
Arry Becker
Hisgiment
Becker
Cker
Raits
Pir
Crewe
Wolman
Assiat
Aric
Anal
Anel
South Carolina
Virginia
Connecticut
New Sais
America
Kent
Mississippi
Tnt
Almeri¢s
Plains of Georgia
John Brough
Maryland
Tennessee
Georgia
Missouri
Polk
Old Orlde
Beauregard
Dio
A Sailor Irishman and the Shirt That Shook Charity
Rev Mingins recounts a tale from Saratoga where a hard old Irish veteran refused charity yet later accepted a shirt and drawers after a nurse's care for a dying New England soldier. The episode illustrates disinterested devotion of a mission visitor and the broader war charity effort.
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Mr. Mingins
John B. Gough
Christian Commission
Saratoga
New York Observer
Mexico
Teré
New Engand
Thetzoldiers
New England
Old Democrat Returns Flying Dealer Paper To Post Office
A Brooklyn voter known for loyalty to the Democratic party rejects a partisan paper calling Vallandigham a humbug. He refused unsolicited issues, telling the postmaster to stop delivering the Flying Dealer until his subscription ends. He plans to reclaim the papers afterward.
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Brooklyn
Waldigham
Opal
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Old Democrat
Friday omens and American history in Puritan Recorder
The Puritan Recorder notes Friday as historically significant in American events, citing voyages and key dates from 1492 to 1781 while contrasting superstition with documented milestones. It links Friday occurrences to founding moments and national milestones, urging reflection on belief versus fact.
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Christopher En
Sriday
Palos
Hispaniola
America
Henry VII
England
John Cabot Bia
Mplendez
St. Augustine
United States
Barthe
Provincetown
Plymouth
Ged
Washington
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
France
Arnold
Yorktown
Congress
John Adams
Richard Henry Lee
Creed el Ser
Patione
Andy Victttle
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Isaac N. Jones
Change
Liberty Street
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J. H. Saumgardner & CO
24. &O. Arcademe
East Liberty Street
George Plumber & CO
Merchant's Emporium
A. H. Pipeson
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BR. B. Donnelly
Holesale Asm
Sash. &C.j&o
Sign of Mammoth
Nord Merchants Emporium
Oto
Mechanics
SEN EY Serowh & Brother
Mporters and Deralerk
Louis Sheible
Opposlte Exchange Botel, & Doors
Kauke
Lindol Sprague
Regleeale
Washington Corner
West Liberty Street
Wcdonald, Laughlin & CO
West Liberty Atrogt
William Spear
J. H. Downing
Aero of Executore
Pappard
Atto
U. 8
Rodett’s Block
Fredericksburg
Wayne Co
JOR
Jepuries
Martin Weleer
Offri & Welebe
Will Ory
Wayne
Holmes
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Stark
AJ & Rowanne
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Sidd Public Square
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Henry Lehman
Wayne Aland
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Jean Sweet
Bliss & McSweeny
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Waynes Olning
West Liberty Treet
Woostes Exchange
WH. M. Ory
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Attornays AT Law
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R. Bonhwitz
Attornee
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Philadelphia
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W. C. Moore
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Firestone & Moore
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Longfallow
Ming
Ailaniie Monthly
Tiel
Mir. Beecher
Exeter Hall
London
Henry Ward Beecher
Daily News
Spence
Strand
Burleigh Street
Mr. Beecher
Weed
Gerrit Smith
Dr. Leavitt
William Lloyd Garrison
Manchester
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Liverpool
Baer
Professor Newman
Newman
George Thomps
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Lincop
Garfield
Baltimore Union
Army of the Cumberland
Baltimore
Old Abe
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