Poem Echoes Sacred Shelter at Old St David's Radnor
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow reflects on Old St. David's at Radnor, praising its spiritual power over brick and stone. He contrasts it with brick churches, arguing the soul's light and faith surpass mere architecture. storms cannot unsettle a devoted heart.
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The Doctor and the Night Watchman and a Mysterious Room
A New York doctor relies on a silent night watchman to guard a locked room rumored to hide secrets. Harry Everett suspects a new servant called Badger Bill, while a staged burglary ends with a chaotic but successful rescue, revealing the room’s harmless but theatrical lab imagery and the doctor’s calm confidence.
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Tea issues and social ills mix in late 19th century notes
The piece surveys Indian tea exports rising from 97,814,000 to 35,420,000 pounds between 1876 and 1878, praising stronger flavor and purity under English adulteration laws. It shifts to Leadville’s vice district along State street, detailing gambling dens, diners, and deadly scenes, then recalls Peter Grub’s iron mine legacy and a long court fight over furnace ore supply. It closes with coffee’s therapeutic claims for typhoid, and a Paris crime budget showing France’s crime patterns, including murder and infanticide rates, amid steady British census figures.
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Lafayette and Carey greet liberal aid in exile and fame
The article recounts Lafayette aiding Matthew Carey, an Irish patriot turned Philadelphia reporter, with funds and recommendations after Carey fled Ireland for treasonable writings. It notes Lafayette’s generosity as a civic benefactor and details Carey’s later success and returns of gifts, alongside reflections on forms of salutation and global customs.
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