Mrs. Morrison Delights Pella Audience With Homey Charm
The Pella Chronicle recalls Bess Gearhart Morrison’s Lyceum engagement in March 2016 praising her natural, unpretentious style. She performed selections from magazines and newspapers, including James Whitcomb Riley’s Old Glory, and impressed with scenes of genuine people. The review hopes for another appearance.
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Pella la Chronicle
Iowa
Star
Panama Canal
Colonel Goethals
Law of the Medes and Persians A Timeless Proverb
The ancients viewed the law of the Medes and Persians as unalterable and irrevocable, a standard saying meaning a permanent decree. The phrase appears in Daniel 6 15 where it notes no statute by the king can be changed.
St Denis Name Confusion Mentioned in Springfield Remark
The Springfield Republican notes the misrendering of St Denis as St Dennis or Dennis, arguing the correct form honors the French saint in Roman hagiography. The piece contrasts spellings and calls St Denis a creditable name with one ni.
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St. Dennis
St. Denis
Trish Dennis
Springfeld
Testimony and Argument Compared in Historic Debate
The passage compares testimony to a longbow arrow whose force depends on the hand length, while arguing is likened to a crossbow arrow that yields equal force whether drawn by a child or Dan Boyle.
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Dan— Boyle
Three Part Sermon Divides Flock With Warm Jest
A mountaineer preacher jokes that his sermon will be in three parts and predicts the congregation will not understand parts one and two. He quips that no one will grasp the third, delivering a humorous note on preaching.
Worth While Quotations and a Spelling Joke
A collection of witty quotations followed by a classroom spelling anecdote. A teacher asks a curly-haired boy to spell a word, and Thomas replies with a humorous definition about looking in the back part of the book. The quotes touch on virtue, manners, and self-denial.
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Thomas
Christian Register
Gloom on Doctor Sigree After Moneybaggs Visit
Mrs Nexdoor and Mrs Sharpeye discuss Doctor Sigree leaving the Moneybaggs residence. They remark that he appeared gloomy, suggesting concern over the elderly man's health as neighbors speculate on his recovery.
Twobble and the Mystery of Appointments
A Birmingham Age Herald fragment questions why Twobble is never appointed to office. The narrator suspects his friends wish him well but do not actively push his career or ensure his wishes are fulfilled.
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Twobble
Birmingham Age Herald
Happiest Man Says Self-Reliance Grounds True Happiness
A quotation attributes happiness to self-reliance and moderation. It defines the ideal man as prudent, balanced, and wise, encouraging independence over dependence on others. The proffered view emphasizes personal discipline and inner strength as keys to a content life.
First Great Sorrow and Recovery in George Eliot Text
A reflective passage by George Eliot on the onset of sorrow and the process of healing. The speaker notes that despair feels absolute at first, yet recovery of hope follows experience of suffering and resilience. The text explores emotional trajectory from grief to renewed outlook.
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George Eliot
Sugar From Raisins in Southern Europe and Asia
Sugar is made from raisin in many southern European and western Asian countries. Two forms of raisin sugar are imported into New York: one mainly from Asia Minor and the other from Spain.
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Europe
Asia
New York
Asia Minor
Spain
Explorers Seek Vast Paraguan Gran Chaco Lands
Work for Explorers describes vast grazing lands and forests in Paraguay's Gran Chaco. It notes the region in the northwest and mentions Paraguay's population estimated at about 1,000,000, with nomadic Indigenous tribes in the area.
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Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Weather Bureau Credited for Storm Predictions
A weather bureau comment notes that forecasts often match actual storms and jokes that critics blame the agency head for prophetic bunions when predictions align with outcomes. The piece mocks the idea of perfect forecasting and highlights public expectations of accuracy.
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Weather Bureau
Fair Part of Income Saved Across United States
The article states that the total annual income of all U S residents is about 35 billion dollars and that about 7 billion dollars is saved from that income.
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United States
Gays the Cronk Disbeliever
A fragment remarks on male vanity preferring flattery from a woman about love over harsh truth, reflecting social attitudes of self perception and romance.
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