My Brother Tom a Humble Tale of Pride and Frail Pride
A narrative recounts a young wife in Beaver Dam facing social vanity, an ill fated dinner with her husband’s deaf brother, and a failed display of wealth. She learns from her husband’s quiet firmness and her missteps the value of plain living over showy possession. The piece blends personal reflection with short vignettes from other anecdotes.
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Betty
Lin
Tom
Seaturdas
Mary
White hairs and memories of youth in autumnal life
A reflective meditation on aging, memory, and the lesson of white hairs. The author recalls childhood at the old homestead near a river, links aging to beauty in old age, and urges patient endurance as life’s sun sets. Included are notes on science from Smithsonian Institute and a quip about a fiancée.
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Corgesraspest
London
Afke- Ageum
August Schlast
Pompeiii
Wera House
Buryrus Journal
Bangor
Giorge
Wu Snow
Ral, Snow
Etta
Ettie
Goop Bor
Hurk
Lake Shetck
Minnesota
New’ Ulm
Ment
Png
Weill
Mary
Gale
A. Poetis
Si. B. Pertis
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Lieut. Berryman
Gill
Sallie
Mark
Jack Robinson
Angouleme
France
Barrier
Log Cabin Courtship and Astral Visitor Tale
A long fragment recalls a log cabin romance and a bold, failed pursuit ending with a hasty retreat after a clash. Other items describe an Arkansas tale, an aerolite sighting in Montana, and early 19th century medical and sleep studies with somnambulism and a Washington hotel anecdote.
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van Notary Peblies
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Jones
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Lochaber
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Donad
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Young Indy
Crabbe
Glasgow
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Norway
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Parry
Eilinburg
Poohl
Henry Esskin
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