Grace Ogden's schooling and grace redeem a stern benefactor
Grace Ogden, an orphan in Hugh Forester's mansion, seeks education and independence. Forester funds two years of schooling, Grace graduates with honors, clears debt, and later becomes a teacher. She forgives the old man who becomes devoted, they marry after Grace refuses to marry while caring for him, and Forester destroys his old will, altering fortunes for local institutions.
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John
New York
Alice Emerson
Alice
Alice Ogden
Hugh Forester
Eick
Grace Ogden
Mr. Forester
Tam Grace Ogden
Miss Grace Ogden
Grace
Mrs. Fanshaw
Alia
Fanshaw
Gracie
Uswal
Thora
Arthur Stuart
Dias
Love
Chace
Arthur
Controlling the Inclination and The Price of Silence
A compact reflective piece cites Charlotte Bronte on shaping fate and feeding the mind with new nourishment when desire is blocked. It contrasts abuse as a service to insight and notes Dr Johnson on silence as dangerous to authors, arguing speech keeps work alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Bronte
Johnson
Portraits on Gossip and Self-Made Men in Hood’s View
The piece notes Thomas Hood warning a gossiping Christian that piety may prove merely mag-piety. It observes that many are self-made, yet many become unmade after significant effort, reflecting on character and merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hood
Night Air and the Case for Open Windows
Florence Nightingale argues that night air is beneficial for patients, claiming open windows outside air provides the cleanest, coolest healthful environment in cities. She notes the dangers of closed rooms, cites London air after ten at night as superior, and urges airing rooms from outside with minimal internal passages.
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DeWolf
Bristol
R. I
Georg de Wouil
Wm. H. DeWolf
Kepw
Vars & Bon
London
Florence Nightingale
Cautious Men Use Words as Bullets in Constrained Speech
The speaker compares cautious men to riflemen using few words to pierce to the core. They let others talk, then deliver a precise sentence that lands and ends the discussion. Such communicators remain unpredictable, silent before reloading, while their concise comments counter laziness as an efficient labor-saving invention.
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Bradford Street
W. H. S Bay
Phiente, Ley
Terus
Advertisimenta
Josephous Gooding
Musical Instruments Corner OF
Hope and State
Otis Munro
Thames St
Hasjest
Java
Rio
San Domingo
New Orleans
W. I. Greene
Delwolf
Hope Street
B. Tilley
Hope &Treet
Mutual Fire Insurance CO
Providence
R. Taylor
UW. WA
Pierce, Jr
Mason Wo Pierch
Jim
Grocery and Provision Store
Marcus Franklin
Thames Street
Bolted Co
John W. Pearse
Blyson
Havana
Excelsior
Webb & Twombly
Worcester
Nathan
WM. R. Taylor
Axm
Ciubapest
Spectacle Depot
Westminster Street
B. IL. Goodhue & Son
Opticians and Jewelers
D.T. Goodhue
G. B. Goodhue
Jos Burnett & C
J. B. Munro
Pullanta
Laura Curtis Bullard
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