Broken Bridge Near Abermaw Spells Delay for Pedestrian
A Welsh traveler in autumn reaches Abermaw near the Maw estuary where a large bridge is under construction. After a failed attempt to hire transport, he plans to walk the remaining distance to Dolbadarn, noting limited local conveyances and a terse innkeeper in Aberman.
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Abermiaw
Abermnaw
Maw
Aberwaw
Abermaw
Dolbadarn
Dobadarn
Daetour
Thad
Aberman
Evan Rowlands
Dolbadarn, Tonight, Not Unless You Take An Ear From Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
Evan
Crossing the Night Bridge to Escape the Gale
A man climbs a dangerous partial railway bridge to reach safety during a storm. After narrowly surviving a fall, he is rescued by the bridge crew and the chief engineer arrives with rescue gear, enabling a rapid return home.
Charity and Trust Breach Reminder in Miscellany
A reflective note declares that lacking charity earns no mercy and betraying a friend's secret due to quarrel shows unworthy character. It warns that a breach of kindness cannot excuse a breach of trust.
Moral ascent over mist helps moral improvement
A short reflection asserts that persistent effort cannot erase foggy moral habit without rising to a higher ethical plane. The author likens struggle to scale and persistence to overcome vice, implying greater virtue comes from elevated mindset beyond struggle alone.
Prayer’s Role in Humility Hope and Providence
The quote argues that if bounties from heaven came without prayer they would lack acknowledgment. Prayer teaches humility hope and love and links us to Providence through daily benefits. It leaves hearts with a constant remembrance of the God of all and binds us to heavenly care.
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Croly
Afterlife Reflections On Death And Eternal Form
The passage contemplates the awe of death and childhood images of the afterlife as a perfect copy of earthly joy. It suggests in the afterlife we seek a higher form of beauty though the material world decays, asserting that a soul remains within perishability and will rise again.
Self Discipline and the Mind's Ownership
The thinker asserts that costly tools cannot educate. real growth comes from self effort. Education is self-driven, with books and teachers aiding but not replacing personal will. A true learner summons all mental powers in emergencies to achieve purpose, not merely possess knowledge.
Domestic Comfort and Ener gy in Married Life
The passage argues that energy and practical drive from a mistress or mother are crucial for domestic happiness. It warns that beauty and charm alone cannot meet the duties of marriage, urging self-examination of virtues that justify entry into married life and support social harmony amidst demanding husbands.
A Grru s House Cleanrxe and Adams in the House
Readable passages describe a girl helping with housework, then a vivid Harper's Magazine portrait of John Adams in debate. The piece contrasts domestic scenes with political oratory and the underground London drainage system as a separate vignette.
Dark deeds in Williamson County Illinois spark mystery
A Chicago Inter Ocean report details a reign of terror in Williamson County with murders and abductions. Hunters witness a body carried by a rival group, a cave hideout is found, and four masked men force an oath of secrecy while the discoverers fear for their lives.
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Williamson County
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Joking About Wish Bone Superstition at Cornell
A Utica Herald summary notes Cornell professor Adler discussed myths and superstitions in Oriental philosophy. He linked lightning and forked light to divine goodwill and the wish bone belief, calling the wish for luck a foul superstition.
Women and Men and the Ties That Bind
A satirical piece argues gender roles are natural and unchangeable. It compares relationships to vines and steel and asserts that even reformers cannot alter divine regulations, claiming women cannot sever ties with men.
Illinois farmer questions Grange dues value and benefits
A Illinois farmer analyzes the Grange organization noting 12 000 granges with about fifty members each and estimating initiation fees and dues totaling two and a half million dollars. He questions what tangible benefits the Grange provides for that expenditure.
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Hlinois
Adams
Manners Call by Railroad Company for Staff Behavior
A Houston Texas circular from the general superintendent of the International and Great Northern Railroad urges courteous treatment of customers. It requires civil answers to questions, ready ticket offices, assistance to the aged and infirm, clean cars, and careful handling of baggage. Intoxication or rude language on duty will lead to dismissal. the note ends with a skeptical remark about Texas bien pensant behavior and pistols among the aged and infirm.
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New International and Great Northern Railroad Company
Houston
Texas
Want or Sympathy and the Call for More Love
A reflective op ed argues that people trapped by rigid professional or social shells miss wider vitality. The octogenarian poet Gasthe cries for More light and the author urges daily More love to transform cleverness into purpose and extend universal sympathy.
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Gasthe
Shakspeare
The Christian Life: Small deeds, steady light
Dillwyn argues that true Christian life is shown by quiet, steady acts rather than grand sermons or miracles. Like a lighthouse beacon, humble deeds illuminate faith more than dramatic displays.
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Dillwyn
Incremation and Burial Debates Across Faiths
Prof Brinetti shows a chemical cremation at Vienna yielding fine white ashes in hours at low cost. The article notes Jewish and Catholic burial traditions, interfaith burial questions, and Belgium’s law granting congregations control of burial grounds.
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Brinetti
University
Pandna
Vienna
Belgium
Amputation by Sawing: A Leathered Leg Story in St. Lawrence County
A New York tale recounts a drunken man visiting a sweetheart’s home in St. Lawrence County. After the door broke, a female associate aided in amputating the man’s leg with a saw. the leg turned out to be wooden, and the man later recovered.
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St. Lawrence County
New York
Belieger
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