The Boy and the Man in a Soldier’s Path of Right
An elderly mother and her son Frank discuss bravery and virtue. She frames boyhood as a path to noble deeds, citing Washington and moral courage. A long tale follows of John Grout, a truthful boy guided by Granny Lee and Uncle Blake into honest work, integrity, and duty, culminating in a Christian soldier’s example and inspiring life lessons.
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Yavich
Frank Gage
Frank
Attlefield
Privatona
Greene
Knox
Gage
Rank
Gen Gage
Brank
Yonder Yard
Cousin
Uncle B
John Grout
Granny Lee
Johnny Grout
Uncle
Johnny
Granny
Elisha
Blake, Stewart & Co
John
Charles Day
Day
Juin Grout
Blake
Aidn Roe
Fred
Carrie Morton
Ander
Alvrton
Europe
Hell
Morton
Washington
Army of Christ
Lfe
Anon
Darrer
Jesus
Hus
Owsdon
Sensibility and Temper in Human Experience
Fragmentary essay discusses sensibility as key to virtue and happiness, contrasting refined feeling with vulgar sensuality. It links spring, nature, and noble actions to elevated emotion, while warning depraved sensualists ignore tender affections and poetic beauty.
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Mu Ae
Iron Shoe to Cherries Tale of a Father and Son
A rural walk tale shows a father finding a horse shoe, selling it for three farthings to buy cherries. His thirsty son Thomas grows tired, scavenges cherries from the ground, and the father remarks that stooping for metal would have saved him from tiring cherries gathered later.
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Thomas
Lies with our Love and the Cold Dignity of Families
A meditation on affection and the perils of emotional restraint in families. The speaker criticizes distant, icebound parenting and urges church and heart to value tenderness over rigid social decorum.
Pursuit of Knowledge Across Classes and Disciplines
The essay extols knowledge as universal and unaffiliated with class. It cites Locke on curiosity and dialogue across professions, noting understanding comes from clear ideas, not mere words, and warns that obscure speech signals self ignorance or unreadiness to be understood.
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Alcibiades
Mr. Locke
Stevens Worms a Rebel Attack at Centreville
An army retreating from Centreville engages a rebel force two miles nearer Washington. General Stevens leads Reno’s corps on the left and orders an immediate attack to stop a potential night stampede of wagons. Highlanders and other units press the line while casualties mount.
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Greven
Stevens
Centreville
Washington
Reno
Ile
Tle
Tygieg
Soaty Canoodha Anaved
Hem
Dhem Hin
Phoghlander
Giod
Cewais
Wird
Ebobbanders Teo Pfridandera
Bart
Tas
Pie
Semaine
Tiz
Sovones
Higzaet
Corporal Thompson
Lincoln Faith Speech on Unity and Slavery Beliefs
A fragmentary quotation places Lincoln discussing God’s hand in the conflict and condemning injustice and slavery. He says a house divided cannot stand and asserts he will be vindicated. He contrasts his faith with Douglas’s indifferent stance toward slavery’s fate.
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Lincounn
Lincoln
Ibert
Carnt
Christ
Reason
Douglas
God
Napoleon Observes Mourning After Battle Beside Silent Moon
Passage recounts Napoleon pausing at midnight after Bassane as a dog mourns over a dead comrade. He reflects on human mystery and recalls orders that caused mass deaths while noting the dog’s mournful howling moved him deeply. He contrasts war’s indifference with a lone animal’s plea for aid.
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Bassane
Napoleon
Agai
Petroleum Origin from Marine Vegetation Hypothesis
Prof Wilbur of Hamilton proposes that petroleum formed from marine vegetation like coal from land plants. Seaweed died in ocean hollows, packed under layers, and transformed into liquid hydrocarbons through geological processes. He argues oil shares properties with coal and derives from similar vegetal sources.
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Petro Zum
Wilbur ofTamilton
Canada West
North American
Curious Mechanical Watch For Parliament Member
London reports a remarkable pocket chronometer made for a British MP by James Ferguson Cole. It features nine hands, self winds with motion, lunar phase, year display, and dark time indicator, all in a five-circle arrangement. The piece showcases intricate automations and portable design for everyday wear.
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Tvarniots Mechanina
London
James Ferguson Cole
Sherman as a figure in popular lore amid wartime ruin
A Georgia correspondent recalls how locals caricature General Sherman during the war, mixing myth and fear. They describe him as a blend of Hector and a harlequin whose brandy fueled rage yet unmatched will, while property losses and ruined homes frame reactions to his march.
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Suenmay
Georgia
Sherman
Hector
Folker
Grant
Amusing Vint Scene Explores Army Romance Taboos
A quirky excerpt from the Vint Theatre sketches shows soldiers and lovers in comic dialogue. Corporal maneuvers with a muse and a wary sergeant provoke laughter as a woman near a work table questions love and duty.
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Rochelle
Lesa
Racy reminiscence of a boyhood horse race tale
A narrator recalls a boyhood horse race in Tomkine Lane. He describes riding a governor's mare with comical errors, cobblestones, a stumble, and a wreck, yet wins the race by a neck after a stretchered finish and a narrow escape.
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Tomkine’ Lane
Canal Horse
Neghbor
Missouri Larger Than Several Nations and Regions
The passage claims Missouri exceeds or equals the combined size of multiple countries and regions. It states Missouri is larger than New England, Rhode Island, and Minnesota in various comparisons, and larger than Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland. It also asserts Missouri and Illinois together surpass England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in area.
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Mussour
New England
Ilnois
Minnesota
Rhode Island
Ohio
Ireland
Scotland
Portugal
Belaum
Switzerland
Mussouri
Denmark
Holand
Belgium
Missouri
Illinois
England
Wales
Chamomile Plants Boost Garden Health and Pest Control
A note urges using chamomile leaves to destroy insect species and promote garden health. It claims chamomile dispersed through beds is highly beneficial, warns against housing it near greenhouses or bat houses, and notes a drooping plant may recover if chamomile is planted nearby.
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Phenix
Hope Street
Bristol
R. L . C. A. Greene
Song of the Decanter
Low Wath
Andy
Aueh
Tan
von Canteen
Cate
Edie
Dave
Seluey Smith
James Macintosh
Learms
Cary
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