How Harry Came Home on a Stormy Anniversary Night
Maud Merlin mourns six years since her husband Harry Merlin vanished on an overland expedition after his brother’s death. A neighbor brings news of murder by Indians. Harry returns unseen, his spirit crossing from peril to rejoin Maud and their sleeping child on a stormy anniversary night.
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Maud Merlin
Woodbine
Harry
Maud
California
Harry Merlin
Mr. Rutherford
Quaker Refuses to Fight in Civil War Guts Vestel Narrative
A Tennessee Quaker Tilgham R. Vestel refused all military duty when conscripted by Bragg’s forces. He stood firm against police duty, hospital work, or any role tied to war, insisting his religious beliefs barred participation. The tale, recounted by a prominent state lawyer, highlights Vestel’s moral courage and repeated punishments before the war’s end.
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Gov. Foote
Tilgham R. Vestel
Columbia, Tenn
Bragg
Shelbyville
Tenn
Vestel
Tennessee
Col. McMurray
Nashville
Vestolo
Columbia
Fleming
Gen. Bragg
Chattanooga
Brigade
Georgia
Gen. Maney
Foote
Confederate Congress
Col. Savage
Christ
Caesar
Janus
Davis
Virginia
Seventeenth Tennessee
Rebs
Castle Thunder
Richmond
North Carolina
Miscellany Quote on Christian Life and Belief
A reflective aphorism asserts that true Christianity depends on devotion not location. It proclaims if a man cannot be a Christian where he is he cannot be one anywhere.
The Hour of the Drunkard’s Rule and the Shipwrecked Vessel
A warning passage declares that surrender to intoxication for a single hour turns a man into a maniac or devil. In that hour a reckless choice wrecks a life, steering the helm to a maddened fool and sinking a noble ship as waves and rocks claim the cargo.
Time Divides Itself Into Three Continents
The passage speaks of Time as three realms yesterday today and tomorrow with distinct personifications. Hope governs tomorrow memory rules yesterday and the present lacks a guardian. It notes the incomparable beauty and influence of each period and the overwhelming weight of reflecting on past and future.
A Beginning Moves All Through Small First Steps
A reflection on starting virtues: the first weed, the first seed, the first dollar, and the first mile mark a beginning. It urges those who delay reform to act now and make a early start toward industry and improvement.
Silent Influence in Home and Community
Discussion on how unseen thoughts words and actions affect others around us. The author argues every person silently shapes the atmosphere and lives of family and community, for better or worse, by what we are and what we do.
Perception of Character as a Leadership Gift
A reflection on character as a rare gift guiding leaders to choose fit instruments for public purpose. Describes how campaigns and councils hinge on discerning ability, noting scholars miss this skill unless a pupil aligns with established expertise.
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Disraeli
Inscription Survives in Damascus Mosque Church
On the Damascus mosque door once a Christian church, the line Thy kingdom O Christ is an everlasting kingdom remains intact after twelve hundred years of Mohammedan rule. The relic, erased in controversy, resurfaced when missionaries founded a Christian church there, aiding their faith and outreach.
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Damascus
Christ
Memory and Faces in Public Life
The piece discusses memory for faces as a social asset, citing Macaulay who remembered faces and the associated facts. It contrasts public figures’ recall with a Russian baron’s view that republican institutions reduce this trait, while monarchies grant apparent grace through recognition.
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Macaulay
Carl Benson
Galaxy
Brep PanTinG In England And German Women Burden
A London Graphic excerpt reports bird traders selling canaries and jackdaws and a curious tale of a talking swearing bird sold from a Strand hotel. It also quotes a Boston Globe view on German women bearing heavy loads, toiling at market, water carrying, drudgery, and subsistence wages.
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England
Seven Dials
R. A
Strand
St. Martin’s Lane
London Graphic
Boston Globe
The Pook Devil Author in Literary London Eyes
Joaquin Miller laments the cold hard truth of literary London for unknown writers with no money or patron. He contrasts Paris and continental cities where outsiders may find fellow aspirants, noting English editors are aloof and hard to approach unless one has a name or wealth.
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London
Paris
Mount Shasta
Joaquin Miller
American Women in Europe Warns Husbands of Expense
Quote from Prentice Mulford warned husbands and bridegrooms traveling to Europe to leave their wives at home to avoid financial ruin. He claimed women lose financial restraint in London or Paris, spending lavishly and even adopting English infants, leading to chaos and charity.
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Europe
London
Paris
Regent
Oxford
Prentice Mulford
The Impudent Man A Portrait of Social Facade
In this essay the impudent man is seen as outwardly graceful and at ease while masking inner fear and insecurity. He confuses tact with vanity, overcompensates through constant chatter, and thrusts himself to the forefront to avoid being left behind.
A Dreaming Cat Pursues Vanished Object
A cat acts as if chasing an object it clearly saw and grasped then sinks through the floor. The animal searches the spot, reads the imaginary disappearance with puzzled expressions, and returns repeatedly to confirm the illusion.
Mystery of Beauty and Mystery in Nature
The author reflects on beauty residing in hidden forms whether in nature or moral character. Secrecy heightens aspiration and softens the radiance of creation as lids temper light. Valleys and mist symbolize the unseen depths that mystery cloaks, elevating perception and feeling.
Cure for Rheumatism with Glass Insulators
An Englishman with rheumatic gout reports a cure after insulating his bedstead from the floor with broken glass bottle bottoms placed under each post. He claims rapid improvement after the insulators were applied and notes a 15 year ailment prior. The Scientific American recalls a past patent for glass cups under bedposts claimed to cause remarkable cures.
Ruskin on imagination and sarcasm hindering great deeds
The passage argues that society’s shallow love of rest and relentless sarcasm derail high achievements. It warns that flaws in noble work are fixated on, turning intent against progress and chilling honest expression.
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John Ruskin
Poacher Intervenes on Estate Morning Etiquette
An Irishman on a gentleman’s estate meets the owner who questions his early outing. The poacher replies with a playful exchange about seeking an appetite for breakfast and a breakfast for his appetite.
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Paddy
Costs of vengeance outweigh bearing wrongs
A proverb notes that pursuing revenge incurs greater costs than silently enduring injustices. It reflects on the moral and practical balance between action and restraint.
Barnum Buys Sanger Pageant Equipment For 33000 Pounds
London report details P T Barnum entering a contract with John and George Sanger for 33000 pounds to acquire duplicates of chariots costumes and paraphernalia from the Congress of Monarchs pageant. Delivery to Barnum by February 22 1874 with 13000 pounds paid at signing and 20000 on completion.
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P. T. Barnum
Messrs. Sanger
Astley
Agricultural Hall
City of London
Messrs
John and
George Sanger
London
England
P.‘J. Barnum
New York
United States of America
G. Sanger
Congress of Monarch
John
Messrs. J. and
George Santer
Robert Fillingham
Sanger
Royal National Ambliostheatre
Barcum
London Times
The Spirit of Discontent in a Sweltering City
A chorus of tradesmen from cropeer to lawyer voices grumbling about their toil. Each laments unsatisfactory duties and harsh conditions, wishing for a different life while noting others face similar discontent. The piece ends with a universal refrain that people crave change yet accept their lot.
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Grace Banks
Emotions as Health Influencers Highlighted by Boston Journal
The Boston Journal of Chemistry argues emotions govern health and longevity. Pleasant emotions aid recovery, while distressing feelings worsen ailments, challenging the view that most diseases stem from chemical imbalances.
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Boston Journal of Chemistry
Hot Sand Baths Arrive in London for Therapeutic Use
London introduces hot sand bath establishments from the continent as a remedy for rheumatism nervous disorders kidney ailments and other heat dependent conditions. Proponents claim these baths do not impede respiration as hot water or steam baths do and allow longer exposure at higher temperatures.
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London
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