Simplicity and Humility in Chief Justice Marshall
A reflection on true greatness and simplicity, citing Chief Justice Marshall as an exemplar. It recalls a Virginia quoit game where Marshall, at sixty, joined players with childlike grace, judged a pivotal near ring measurement, and valued humility over exalted status as evidence of genius.
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Ife
Marshal
Quoit
Virginia
Quoit Club
Richmond
Jarvis
Wy Haxall
Mr. Haxall
Tose
Chance
Palaca
Great Eaters and Health Misreadings from Hall's Journal
A passage warns that voracious appetite signals disease, not health, noting many misread increased weight as healthful. It describes dyopeptica sufferers who feel hungry yet suffer after meals, and asserts healthy hunger is moderate with satisfaction leaving no ailments. It contrasts wealth and adversity with virtue through a Latin-like aphorism.
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Hall
Journal of Health
Music Teacher Fails to Beat Time Set by Derter
A music teacher attempted to beat the time set by Derter and miserably failed, leaving observers surprised at the miscue during the session.
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Derter
The Silent Cells of Holloway Model Prison
London author James Greenwood reports on Holloway Model Prison where prisoners may not speak or be seen by others. Solitary cells, whisper-only addresses, forced isolation, and brutal routines drive inmates to desperation as wardens enforce rigid movement, silence, and devotional worship under harsh discipline.
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Mr. Greenwood
Torre
Arill
Potions and Folly in Love Tales from the War Era
A New Orleans Times report reviews beliefs in love potions and supernatural aid. It recounts three tales: a gallant officer seduced by a fading mistress who marries after a mild potion. an orchestra musician bewitched by a stage beauty who fails to charm him. and a Mexican lover who drinks a charm and vanishes toward Vera Cruz.
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Vris
Daphne
Jim
Vera Cruz
New Orleans Times
What Am I Fit For
The passage argues a young man must try to discover his proper place in life through trial. It states individuals may be suited for planning leadership or hands on execution, and cautions against pursuing wealth dreams beyond one’s true capacity. It emphasizes balancing skill with responsibility across industry and labor.
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Poverrty
Maine
California
Dr. Hedge
TypocratAican Errons and Morbid Verse Printing
A humorous old bachelor wrote poems for the village paper hoping to rest in a shroud. The print misprinted the line as a shroud became a shawl and a widow appears beside him, eliciting horror. The item notes a comic misprint in a local verse.
Youth seeks hall admission to prove folly of balls
A youth asks his mother for permission to attend a hall. She calls it not a proper place for little boys. He cites her and his father going to balls in youth. She says they learned folly from it, and he replies to see the folly himself.
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Sreina
Romantic tale of a Massachusetts boy in blue and Southern heiress
Boston Herald correspondent recites a romance from the rebellion era. A Massachusetts driver, serving with a Union battery, courts a wealthy Southern heiress who travels in disguise. She enlists as a clerk after losing him, wanders for years, and learns he married elsewhere. She now travels seeking the tale’s end, amid chatter of a sensational wedding.
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Lynn
Boston Herald
Bing
Massachusetts
Boston
Boy
Tim Nene
Jess
Cupid
Horse Punishment Scene Shocks French Stable
A French paper reports a brutal act where a master, drunk after Monamant, bound a horse and beat it with a lever until it collapsed. The horse later survived, but the man was attacked by another horse in the stable, who knocked him down and ended the assault with his cries drawing aid. Also a sketch called The Little Ones reflects on a child's daily labor and energy.
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An Mal
A Cure for Earning Earache Remedy Described
The article explains a home remedy for earache using cotton batting and black pepper tied and dipped in sweet oil, placed in the ear and covered with a flannel headband to provide immediate relief. It portrays earache as easily treated with this simple method and urges immediate relief.
Sea birds drink rain water in storm clouds
An old skipper recalls seabirds hovering under storm clouds and drinking rain as it falls, seeking fresh water far from land. He notes they can go without water for days or weeks, guessing their thirst endurance is enhanced by habit.
Fear of the Lord Drives Young Men to Sunday Hunts
A clergyman encounters two parishioner sons heading to the woods for a hunt. He asks why they are not brought up in the fear of the Lord, replying that they now fear Him so much they do not step out Sunday without loaded shotguns on their shoulders.
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Theresa
Billy
Sammy
Loraarson
Fragmented Quote About Gloves and Kisses
A literary line compares kisses between women to gloves that are handsome but unmatched and useless in that regard.
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