Old bachelor contemplates love as old friends reunite
Harry Wade, a cynical bachelor, recalls past loves while visiting his friend Bob Jones. A chance reunion with Mattie Jones exposes Wade to Agnes West Noyes, the woman who once loved him but chose another path. Evening social bonds illuminate shared histories and softened regrets.
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Quotations on Truth and Reading from 19th Century Thinkers
A miscellany excerpt quotes Emerson on truth and Sydney Smith on surrounding the mind with the best books. The notes reflect a Victorian-era preference for moral improvement through literature.
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Sydney Smith
Wealth as a five story pursuit not faith alone
A quotation notes that many seek wealth not just skill but a five story competition. Everything serves this goal and they view religion as a lightning rod for protection from divine wrath. The speaker cites Beecher to frame greed and religious expedience.
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Beecher
Time's Messengers Carry News Of Our Usage
A reflective, religiously toned meditation on time as swift messengers, prayer, and trust in the Lord. It contrasts how small faults in good men attract more notice than great offenses in wicked men.
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Coorce
The Pursuit of Virtue by C C Colton
Rev C C Colton urges living for virtue as the sole attainable pursuit. Perseverance turns difficulties into progress and contests into victories. Early pursuit yields reward and a virtuous heart brings a personal heaven on earth.
Kindly words brighten mornings and unite a virtuous pair
Emerson reflects that speaking kindly at dawn eases daily duties and that evening kindness can preserve forgiveness before loss. He praises the deep understanding between two virtuous men as happiness that makes politics and commerce seem cheap when mutual benefactors meet.
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R. W. Emerson
Solitude and the contrast between space isolation and soul loneliness
The piece contrasts two solitudes: spatial isolation and spiritual loneliness. It argues true solitude involves soul-to-soul connection, while mere presence without empathy leaves one in a cold, unresponsive void. Robertson reflects on uncommunicated inner reach and the need for sincere sympathy.
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Christ
Robertson
Went to Sleep in the Cold Metaphor in Sunday School World
A reader recalls a child's curious ice story to critique church leaders who resist evangelizing and youth instruction. The piece likens neglectful pastors and teachers to water that freezes in cold, urging prayer for spiritual awakening and humanitarian effort.
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Annie
Papa
Lucy
Sunday School World
Chinese Method of Raising Money for Temple Repairs
Mr. W. Simpson described in a lecture a Beijing practice where a monk sits in a wooden box with nails as donations. Each nail signifies a paid sum, and names are added as nails are pulled out when contributions arrive. The monk rings a bell to advertise the fundraising until release after the target repairs are funded.
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W. Simpson
Peking
How Many Words We Use
The passage cites Max Muller noting a well educated English person uses three to four thousand words in conversation while eloquent speakers may rise to ten thousand. It compares Milton’s eight thousand words and the Old Testament’s five thousand six hundred forty two to illustrate vocabulary power.
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Max Muller
England
Shakespeare
London Times
Mudie
National Bureau of Education
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Purest Joys in Christian Experience
The text speaks of a divine good beyond outward conditions, enduring bereavement and affliction. It describes a soul holds this unseen good despite death fear, immortality cravings met, and worldly prizes fading. It remains undiminished, a pearl of great price guiding the immortal nature.
Denver mother’s washboard crime shocks city
A Denver editor, likened to a biblical figure, reports a gruesome domestic scene. A mother washes her baby while her daughter, bloodied, declares she killed Johnny. The mother slaps the girl with a washboard, then yanks the baby into scalding water before fleeing, driving Denver to heed caution about washing babies.
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Denver
Jerusalem
Ananias
Johnny
New England Born Bringers in Canadian Parliament
The Dominion Parliament includes six representatives born in the New England States who moved to Canada and entered politics. Canadian journals praise these American legislators, yet they note Americans have not achieved back pay gains nor involvement in Credit Mobilier, nor pursued Presidential aspirations.
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Dominion
New England
Credit Mobilier
Pinkney Quote Misattribution Clarified by Charleston Citizen
A Charleston citizen challenges the long credit given to General Pinkney as originator of the phrase Millions for defense, and not one cent for tribute. The man states Pinkney denied the flourish and said Not a penny, not a penny when asked about paying tribute to settle disputes with France.
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Pinkney
France
Charleston
S. C
Hungarian Nobleman Renews Hope Through Mara's Messiah
A grieving Hungarian nobleman, desolate after losing a beloved daughter, finds relief when Mara’s singing during Handel's Messiah moves him from despair to tears and eventual spiritual renewal as the chorus redoubles his faith.
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Mara
Shaw’s magnificent garden draws crowds in St Louis
Henry Shaw, a Scotch millionaire aged around seventy five, built the world’s finest garden. Covering 350 acres, it features million flowers, exotic conservatories, and hundreds of gardeners. He willed it to the city for public use, and visitors flock, with no guards or thefts reported. The estate is known as Shaw’s garden and reflects his lasting legacy.
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Bristol
Charles W. Davis
John F Davis
Philip Bourn
Bristol Phenix
Peter Gladding
Henry Shaw
St. Louis
Shaw
The Difficulty Monger in Domestic and Business Life
An essay by Arthur Helps argues that the most intolerable people are not only those ruled by malice but those who habitually create obstacles. They sap vitality by turning every proposal into a list of difficulties, affecting home, social, and business relations.
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Arthur
Nebraska City Ladies Card Calls Out Clergy Gambling Interference
The indignant ladies of Nebraska City publish a card denouncing interference by Reverends Lemon Green Taylor Kerr and Warren in their charitable gambling efforts. The note accuses two of the clergymen of accepting silver gained through gamble proceeds and counsels them to keep silent.
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Nebraska City
Childrens Winter Clothing Shortage Warns of Tough Season
A report notes many Lapies will wear last year’s clothes again this winter due to limited buying options. Families face budget strains as stores run low on affordable coats, boots, and sweaters.
Three Cent Buckles and a Fateful Auction Tale
A Boston auction story recalls giant pearl buckles selling at three cents each to a dealer who anticipated quick profit. A clerk, left in charge, hid the marked price and sold pieces at four cents apiece, yielding thirty three percent profit, nearly risking partners’ fortunes.
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Boston
Isaac
Murdock the Actor Sells Calf Skins in Witty Twist
Mr. Murdock from near Lebanon Ohio carried calf skins to a tanyard. After a clash over payment he performed a Shakespearean tirade that astonished the tanner. The improvised speech won a bid of a dollar per pound for the hides and both men shared a laugh.
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Murdock
Lebanon
Tanyard
Shakespeare
Folto
Verdict on Lancaster Jury Hangs Self in Mountjoy Woods
A Lancaster jury declares Henry Walters died by self strangulation in Mountjoy Township using hempen rope and an oak bough. The verdict states he acted feloniously with malice aforethought by hanging himself in the woods, contrary to the Commonwealth.
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Lancaster
Henry Walters
Mountjoy Township
London Conference Debates Calamity Aid for Bengal Famine
A Mansion House meeting of the Lord Mayor and Indian interests debated public subscriptions to mitigate Bengal famine risk. They decided not to start fundraising now, leaving action to the Secretary of State for India and the Lord Mayor.
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Bengal
India
Mansion House
London
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