A Poet's Selection by Edwin Markham on Carlyle's Sartor Resartus
Markham surveys great English prose passages from Ruskin De Quincey Pater Swinburne Le Gallienne Hugo Lincoln Emerson Poe Thoreau Hawthorne and more. He selects Carlyle's Sartor Resartus as his favorite in any mood, praising its vast mystery and the thunderous vision of history.
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Markham
Uke
Eelope
Ruskin
Titner
de Quincey
Pater
Hercules
Swinburne
Thossett
le Gallienne
Victor Hugo
Lincoln
Nin
Emerson
Poe
Thoreau
Hawthorne
Lake Tharple
Jeremy Taylor
St. Matthew
St Jolin
Eikih
Jol
Carlyle
Eice
Brandon
Moystery
Edwin Markham
Sinister Ward Reflections On Poetry And Sleep
In a Puarsons Weekly piece a preacher notes oppressive weather and many listeners sleeping during a sermon. He quips that sleepiness is unsurprising in heat and fatigue, urging patience while voices debate the era of poetry and truth.
Chaotic exchange quoted by Philadelphia Press
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press records a playful exchange about Miss Passay and a man named Gayman. The dialogue hints at jealousy and rash behavior, reflecting social chatter of the time.
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Choasht
Passay
Gayman
Philadelphia Press
Wood Rat Tyranny of the Sticks and Selfishness
A Montreal Sun excerpt critiques a wood rat fable used as social allegory. It notes the wood rat’s insatiable pile building and theft of others’ sticks, likening it to human greed and ambition. The piece warns that larger piles invite greater danger as fires loom, urging reflection on collective behavior.
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Oregon
Man
Mitlon
Tiig
Silk
Noras
Montreal
Facts About Yourself From A Quirky Anatomy Note
The text lists odd averages and figures about humans and animals including teeth, weight, blood, brain size, respiration, and lung cell counts. It mixes inconsistent measurements and language, offering a scattered collection of biological trivia such as average teeth, body weights, blood volume, brain weights, breath rate, and heights in various nationalities.
Fishermen's Weather Prophecy From Fishes
An aged fisher laments that fish act as barometers predicting storms and cold snaps. He notes fish move to deeper water hours before cold weather, signaling fishermen and farmers to expect tough conditions as surface waters cool, reflecting local wisdom on changing winds and skies.
Fragmented Textile Process Description From Historic Script
A garbled excerpt describes a workshop where flannels are layered between wet sheets and pressed by steam apparatus. Workers and machines apply time and heat to achieve specific fabric thickness. The text hints at expert cloth workers and extended processing times in a historic setting.
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Higdeaulie
The Telegraph Opposition to Morse Telegraph Invention
The piece recounts early opposition and misgivings about Morse’s telegraph, noting capitalists and skeptics who mocked it and calling out proposals to communicate with the moon. It mentions congressional delays, test funding, and doubts about overland lines, plus humorous digs about Digg er Indians and rivers.
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Morse
Congress
Iurlesque Bis
Matt
Washington
Baltimore
Silas Wright
Overland Telegraph
Benton
Bulliot's Bet on St Swithin Day Rain Folklore
A seventeenth century legend tells how banker Bulliot wagered on St Swithin's Day rain lasting forty days. He opened a pool inviting bets if rain would continue. rain persisted for days, then stopped on the twenty second day, leaving Bulliot ruined after heavy stakes.
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England
Bulliot
Swithin
Becsame
Brave Maricopa guide saves emigrants in 1866 desert pass
During the Arizona Apache War of 1866 a Maricopa Indian rode a hundred miles to warn emigrants of a planned ambush at a pass. He guided wagons along a safer route and, when thanked, declined any price, saying his only aim was to help. He rode away proudly after his deed.
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Arizona
Hove
Marlecpa
Slying
Dest Beloved Willian Stitt Durrisdeer figure described
An obscure 19th century note recalls Willian Stitt of Durrisdeer by Withsdale Sealand as a tall man of about six feet two with heavy shoulders. A Blackwood’s Magazine excerpt mentions numerous administrators in his career and quotes a parish carrier about his service. The fragment ends with Stitt replying briefly to a question about ministers.
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Willian Stitt
Durrisdeer
Withsdale
Sealand
Blackwood
Te Morrison
Trenchurch
Whitbursh
Uesidiy
Will
Oil, Vessels, and Year Round Cheer In Houston Post
A garbled OCR passage from the Houston Post praises abundant oil profits and steady supplies for vessels, families, and holiday cheer. It mentions livestock and fowl such as chickens and geese, fruit seasonality, and a promise of low prices, with a festive tone signaling prosperity and steady abundance throughout the year.
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Hite
Lend Tife
Tori Lin Abiuwkiues
Houston
Tex
Miss Short Says She's Thirty But Seventy Six Years Old
A witty exchange notes Miss Short claims to be thirty while another asserts she is sixty six and has aged a year with each try to count. The dialogue hints at playful humor about aging and estimation.
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Miss Short
Birth of a Hymn In the Sweet By and By origin tale
A Wisconsin origin story says the hymn In the Sweet By and By was born in a country store when J Webster, discouraged, and Willmore Bennett quickly wrote and composed the hymn and notes. Bennett recalls finishing the words and the melody within about thirty minutes. The quartet sang it soon after and it spread worldwide.
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Willmore Bennett
Elkhorn
Wis
Mr. Bennett
Wisconsin
J. , Webster
Wisconainimons
Webster
Mr. Webster
Chrivel
Mrr
Naval rebuke aboard Dewey era ships in Manila Bay report
Reading from Farper's Weekly, a debrief on a tense Manila Bay incident recounts how Admiral Diedrichs demanded orders from Captain Chichester after a ship acted without notice. Chichester downplayed, recalling Dewey's earlier clash and questioning the wisdom of a captain left without clear directives.
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X Foot
Maanila Bay
Dewey
Manila
Chichester
Diedrichs
Gernitu
Irene
Thavey
Admiral Wieilrichs
Chiches U
Trone
Tiedrichs
Rush of Noams She-Were Street Car Crash Reflected
A clipped report from Clicaga News recounts a street car collision where the vehicle was severely wrecked yet passengers were densely packed, limiting injuries to the outer layer. The fragmentary account notes none of the riders sustained severe harm despite the chaotic scene.
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Clicaga News
Overworked Horse and Humane Impulses Mention Digestive Aid
A fragmented note considers cruelty to animals and the need for humane impulses when horses fail from overwork. It contrasts compassion with self interest and mentions a digestive aid called Endel for dyspepsia held by Sehales as a possible remedy.
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Sehales
Subscriptions and Labels Remain on The Larrl-Te Item
The notice describes a yellow label with a hand graphic and a mouth and ear motif on the Larrl-Te item. It mentions a subscription tone and paid status detail, implying a renewal reminder or payment verification unreadable in parts.
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