At His Wits End and a Mother’s Silver Lining
Stephen, a steady iron worker, is sacked for refusing Sunday work. Facing poverty and despair, he and Mary endure, then he invents a safe pin that saves them. A chance idea, born from hardship, builds a new factory empire and secures a future for their family. The tale ends with faith guiding a prospering household.
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Stephen
Mary
Agron
Steve
Hanworth
Mr. Wilson
Aaron
Wireseller
Bairn
Mother
Bridegrooms insult thwarted by trousers gift misread
A Green Bay Wisconsin wedding tale unfolds as a friend sends trousers with a note Loaned for the part you are to play prompting mock offense. The groom prizes a larger miscommunication but the messenger accepts blame while guests mock the ruse.
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Green Bay
Wis
Motive and Courage in Moral Life
A compact reflection on motive and virtue exploring how inaction in the face of right shows lack of courage. It notes reputation is earned or lost by personal deeds and warns that hatred harms one’s own heart and social ties. It observes forgiveness, kindness, and wonder as remedies.
Fleeting Pleasure Versus Enduring Wealth Sayings
A reflective maxim contrasts usefulness of water with wealth and warns that roses of pleasure fade quickly. It likens the good to well water nourishing all, while selfish wealth quenches none like seawater. The piece notes pleasure roses do not keep their sweetness after beauty fades.
Virtues in Daily Life and Patience
A meditation on strength and gentleness. Women admire resilience without imitation while men show gentleness with reciprocity. Patience is strength and impatience weakness. Quiet endurance can yield rewards as buds mature into flowers. Do not flee from where you stand.
A Reflection on Music and Life in a Silent Organ
A meditation compares the grand concert organ to human existence, noting music lies between its two physical ends and people likewise shape life. Etiquette of Conversation advises restraint, and a moral Warp to Boys warns youths to avoid alcohol, urging complete abstinence with a stark plan.
A Plea For Boys From Household
A writer advocates understanding and trust for boys, urging parents to honor their curiosity, offer good books, and provide a safe, supportive environment. The piece critiques sensational bedtime stories and argues for nurturing boys with positive, imaginative outlets and respect for their honor.
Pat Leonard's Patience at a Public Speech
A lively anecdote recalls Col. William C Preston of South Carolina famed for eloquence. At a Palmetto Regiment homecoming after the Mexican War, Irishman Pat Leonard offered a witty aside that crowned the event, with Leonard joking that Preston should speak and he would hold the hat. The crowd roared. A second item explains egg tests for freshness, including shell quality and light candling. It notes fresh eggs have limey shells while stale ones are glossy, and details methods to test with light or sound. Also included is a quip about a telephone pitch and a jab at utilities, plus medical notes on asparagus effects and a Malt Bitters claim linked to liver and kidney health.
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Pat
William C. Preston
South Carolina
Palmetto Regiment
Columbia
Patrick Leonard
Churubusco
Pat Leonard
Col. Preston
Self-control not vows govern true conduct says English Journal
An English Journal entry argues self control should be the basis of action not vows or oaths. It contends promises are mere records of prior judgment and that reliance on pledges weakens will. The page advertises Carter's Little Nerve Pills claiming to ease nervousness and dyspepsia sold by J H Young & Co.
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Carter
Ely
Elys' Cream Balm CO
Owego
N.Y
Bristol Druggists
J. H. Young & Co
J. H.oung & Co
Carter Medicine CO
Park Place
New York City
To Be Agreeable in Society
A reflective aphorism about social ease urging restraint in memory and perception. It notes that politeness often favors not seeing or recalling many matters to maintain harmony and civility in daily interactions.
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Phenix
Hope Street
Eace
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall-st
N. Y
Ané Ly
Carter L
Iver Pills
Rick Teadach
Catarrh
J. G. Sparks
Icave
Ist
John G. Sparks
Bristol County
Bristol
Jerry
Mr. Hanworth
Sam
Hanworth’s
Elega
Stepine
New Haven
J. Corrrrr
Broad St
Elixabeth
N. J
Messrs
Wire & Burpiox
Ithaca
Sterpnexs
U. S
Colonel Bacchus
Mamma
Bunsen
William
Malt Bitters
Palestine
Earl of Shaftesbury
K. G
Victoria Philosophical Institute of Great Britain
London
F. Petrie
Pasteur
Trelawney Saunders
Survey of Palestine
A. S. Eon
Adelaide
Elson
Victoria Philosophical Institute
England
Stern
J. F. Bateman
I.R.S
Doward
Institute of Chemistry of England
Hoop
Hood
Haood
Sanga
Hoods
Howard Syreer
Lowell
Massig
C. I.oPlogo & Co
Coburn Shuttle Co
C. C. Pickering
C. I. Hood * CO
Mass
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