Change of Heart Sways Perry Township School Board
District No. 19 directors grapple with hiring Molly Sanborn daughter of John Sanborn. Steve Tenney opposes her due to family stigma but softens after she earns his respect and his concern for the pupils grows. Molly's dismissal in the term ends with marriage to the new chair.
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Steve Tenney
Lyme
Olly Sanborn
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Steve Tenpy
Mr. Larkin
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Mixed Meditations on Work Faith and Charity
A compact essay collection notes the value of labor for rest and the dangers of idle thinking. It recounts Gutenberg’s two voices urging creation over destruction and urges Christian charity over judgment toward the fallen, urging restoration rather than scorn.
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Christian Union
Gutenberg
St. Abersgot
Imressed
New York doctor warns coffee as strong drug risks
A New York base doctor and essayist argues coffee is a powerful drug, used as an antidote to poisons and linked to heart and nervous system maladies. He urges readers to quit coffee temporarily, advocate simpler evening beverages, and consider cocoa to avoid heart disease and related woes.
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New York
Dash the dogs scent clue yields lost watch recovered
A party of summer visitors lost a $60 gold watch while berry picking. After a hunt failed, Dash the setter located the watch in a tuft of grass by following his master Cash’s scent test. Dash also retrieves his master’s handkerchiefs by scent, demonstrating remarkable tracking skill.
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Park
Boston
Harvest Machine Incident Sparks Debate on Safety
A Pike County Indiana story describes a harvest machine grabbing a young woman during work. She remained unharmed though frightened as hands caught her and the machine discharged flour while she wore a waist binding. The narrator mocks sensational reporting while arguing for more complete, balanced storytelling.
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An Unlikely Lineup in a Curious Sketch
A dentist with a toothache and a doctor acting as his own medicine, a coal dealer buying coal at regular retail price, and a boarding house that meets rations. Also listed are a deaf amateur vocalist, a paralysed comic-recitationist, a college student learning limits, a small boy who seeks attention, and a self critical woman admitting another is better looking.
Life's fleeting pleasure vs lasting happiness examined
A reflective musing weighs whether Mia gains more happiness from brief agreeable tours and time with pleasant people or from a longer span of innocent enjoyment. The fragment debates whether present moment joy or extended experience yields greater contentment.
Eccentric Cape Cod station master Uncle Abe described
An entertaining reminiscence recalls Uncle Abe the Cape Cod station master described as among the oddest men met. He ran telegraph and baggage services, knew locals well, and famously corrected a visiting girl’s telegraph orders and a mistaken letter for Sister Margaret Smith.
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Drimmer
Hoffman
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New London
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Yale
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Arab Horse Trade and Price Bargain Dialogue
An Arab seller refuses to name a price, inviting a bidding exchange. The buyer and seller push for terms and a final offer of ten houros over the previous bid. The seller promises a warranty-free sale and departs, saying the buyer does not know him. This excerpt from Gilbert Sage's Reminiscences portrays barter and trust in horse trading.
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Gilbert Sage
Uncle Esau's Step Corn Folklore Proverbs
A Detroit Free Press fragment presents a rural dialect patch of proverbs about work ethic honesty and social caution. The text warns against careless neighbors and lazy landowners and remarks on drinking affecting behavior. It frames moral lessons in folksy metaphor.
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Esau
Loryes de Nes
Detroit
Little girl cured by Dr Arnold's Cough Killer
A Bolivar reader reports a severe cough and bowel trouble for a young girl. After two doctors failed, the neighbor recommended Dr Arnold's Cough Killer. The medicine allegedly revived the child, prompting thanks and a claim of its wonders.
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Bolivar
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Lost in Thought The Three Superfluous Letters
A fragment notes the perplexing phrase about three superfluous letters and pondering its meaning. The text hints at boredom or distraction while musing on wording and emphasis.
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Ugh
SavED His Life. Electric Bitters Cure
Mr D I Wilcox of Horse Cave Kentucky credits Electric Bitters with curing his long battle with phthisis and diabetes after months of suffering. He says the first bottle brought relief and eighteen pounds of weight gain followed. he believes he would have died without the remedy. Sold at fifty Santes per bottle by all druggists.
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D. I. Wilcox
Horse Cave
Bris and Gold Value Compared in Social Commentary
A compact observation notes that Bris, while not as valuable as gold, still supports social balance for some people, suggesting differing values and adjustments in daily life.
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Relief for Cold in Head
Medical authorities explain a cold in the head arises from atmospheric germs and body factors. Ely's Cream Balm claims superiority, advising sufferers to use it early to prevent progression to catarrh and persistent nasal inflammation.
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Ely
French Priests and Politics Shape Rural Life in France
An American visitor records that in France rural areas shun churchgoing due to ministerial hostility to religion. Prefects risk removal for church attendance, soldiers no longer enter churches, and public life centers on home prayer amid a broader anti church policy.
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de Froycinet
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Times
Woonsocket Valley
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