Rosy Nell and Charlie Baxter in the Lane
In a village, Rosy Nell Cortelyou and Charlie Baxter share childhood friendship turning to love. Her father, a respected farmer and justice of the peace, dominates local life while Widow Baxter struggles. As Charlie grows tall and strong, their bond deepens amid village plans for a new railway.
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Charlie
Charlie Baxter
Rabtt
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de Poor
Red
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Swinging in the Lane Ends in a Christmas Union
Rosy Nell learns of Charlie’s love and resists a wealthy suit, while Jennie Cortelyou guides a plan to unite Charlie and Rosy Nell. Frank Barton, admired by Rosy Nell, is revealed to be courting Jennie, and by Christmas Charlie and Rosy Nell wed, with Jennie joining Barton and Rosy Nell singing the swing tune.
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Yatha
Ron Nell
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Helen Cortelyou
Charles Baxter
Jennié Cortelyou
Editor Quarrel Over Woman and Broom Handling
An Ax editor notes matrigony caught by a pretty girl wielding a broom provoking a brother editor to remark that his wife handling a broom is less agreeable. The exchange highlights partisan sniping and domestic quips in the press.
Remark on Faith in Food and Trouble Rising
A reflective line extols food as supreme and troubles as ever below its reach, suggesting a moral about abundance and resilience and the human spirit.
Humor and Voice in Sermons Stir Edinburgh Clergy
The Advance defends humor in preaching as a tool for outreach. A tale from Edinburgh recalls Dion Boucicault on the human voice noting how clear articulation and proper breathing expand reach, while multiple voices lose individual impact. The piece argues prayer meetings benefit from brevity and varied exercises to reach hearts and minds.
Saturday Night Holds The World To The Homebound Man
A vivid portrait celebrates Saturday night as a reclaiming of humanity from a war shaken week. The piece contrasts iron vaults and the world outside with the quiet home, vows, and a simple sofa where a man and his wife find solace and courage.
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Gentle Affection Described as Love in Society
A reflective piece defines gentleness as affectionate love in society. It frames gentleness as cordiality of speech and warmth of feeling that lightens homes, calms sickness, comforts the dying, and embodies the Christlike grace of mercy and sympathy.
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Christ
Remembering and Forgetting in Human Memory
A reflection on memory and forgetfulness discusses how some bury cares in oblivion while others cling to pleasant events. It contrasts those who remember only harms with those who recall moral examples, noting memory’s varied powers and failings across people.
Pastor Receives Advice On Public Attacks
A Western pastor writes a reply to malicious newspaper attacks and sends it to Dr. Waylard for counsel. The doctor urges silence, saying character sustains reputation and public vindication rarely helps those who truly know or care about the man. The minister expresses gratitude for the guidance.
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Waylard
The Piping Shepherd Boy and Gentle Sheep
A reminiscence links Giotto Bondone to Italian shepherd life and sheep music. The text recalls sheep following a drover and notes Haydn’s flute inspiring sheep, then declares mercy to animals marks a good man while cruelty marks a wicked one.
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Giotto Bondone
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Dangers of Benzine Warned for Indy Readers
The note cautions Indy readers about benzine a highly flammable petroleum distillate used to remove grease. Even a small spill vapor can render a room explosive or ignite causing severe burns. Keep away from flames and uncorked vials, as vapors can travel and ignite from several feet.
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Glass drilling with acid among Lange's tools
A foreign journal reports Dr Lange uses diluted sulphuric acid to drill glass bottles. He sends the bottle to a blacksmith to bore a quarter inch hole, then widens it with a file dipped in acid. The acid aids gradations on litre flasks. tools show little wear due to temper, with immediate washing and drying after use.
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Jamestown Clears Common by One Stump per Drunk Citizen
When Jamestown New York was settled in 1808 the village common was cleared of stumps by fines equal to one stump for each time a citizen got drunk. The wording says no more than a small stump for tipsy and the removal took two weeks to finish.
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Jamestown
New York
Grotesque Timiles and 19th Century Similes Lingo
A dense excerpt surveys grotesque timiles and wild similes used by Western orators and popular speech. It cites Daniel Webster Rufus Choate and Lady Montague, tracing exaggerated comparisons such as a rat peeping from oakum and a sun thawing ice as futile.
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Distinct Wall Positions Identify Three Flies in Nation’s Economy
A naturalist reduces flies to three kinds in household economy: the house fly which rests head down, biting flies which rest head up like mosquitoes, and blue bottle flies. An observed Russian serf noted the head up flies bite while the others do not, a generalization later confirmed by an entomologist.
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