Nearer My God to Thee in a Prairie Tale
A solitary rider discovers a deserted farmhouse where a dying physician recalls a tragedy. Mary Atherton, driven by jealousy and a prone mind, attempts poison in two dinners, while Katy Atherton battles somnolence and fate. The ending echoes a hymn and a graveyard inscription.
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Oung
Katy
Mary Atherton
Hese
Mary
Frank
Tothe
Mrs. Gray
Mrs. Marston
Miss Mary
A Vaniep Diet for Fowls and the Need for Variety
The article argues fowls are omnivorous and crave variety beyond meat or grain. It asserts variety reflects real nutritional needs driven by weather and activity, urging farmers to feed poultry with a mix of fresh vegetables grain and animal food to keep them thrifty and profitable.
Gentleman at table injured by slipped knife crust mishap
A gentleman, eager to answer at table, slipped on the edge of a dish. His knuckles buried in the crust as a wag across the table calmly requested he refrain from moving his hand. The moment underscores the lighthearted yet awkward dining mishap.
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David
No man can go to heaven without a lifetimes heart
A pithy moral note asserts that one cannot reach heaven after death unless their heart and deeds align during life, emphasizing spiritual focus over final prayers.
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Heaven
True wisdom as knowing what is worth knowing
A concise reflection on choosing valuable knowledge and actions, emphasizing discernment in both learning and doing what truly matters.
A Call for Steady Faith Amid Church Disputes
The text argues that pride policy and power drive church disturbances and urges commending to those who defend their faith with courage and truth. It laments religion kept for Sundays and funerals and calls for a living bright faith used constantly as the genuine article.
Deliver Us From The Conscientiously Perfect Person
The speaker decries a flawless self assured person who never errs and keeps score of mistakes. They warn that such self righteousness provokes sinners and despises the sense of moral vanity that comes with perfect conduct.
Forgiveness as Essential Duty and Mercy
The text asserts that forgiveness is indispensably required for those who seek forgiveness. It states that without practicing forgiveness, mercy is inaccessible and the Savior's birth is in vain, elevating forgiveness to a fundamental duty with eternal stakes.
A Just Man Balances Mercy and Justice in Sin
A just man treats every person with fairness and, if wise, understands a debt of mercy owed to human infirmity. Cruelty toward a sinning person worsens the debt, and such a harsh, unkind act ultimately dies in injustice.
Conceit of Social Position Against Labor
A critique of those who scorn manual work while advantaged by ancestry. The author argues dignity in labor, noting ancestors earned status through honest toil and that privilege does not excuse avoiding work. Manual drudgery, done with the right spirit, is as honorable as higher tasks.
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Solomon
Self Made Minds Inspire Lifelong Learning
The piece argues that progress comes from self made thinkers and writers rather than formal schooling. It cites Howells Hugh Miller Faraday Washington and Lincoln to show intellect and achievement arise from innate drive and disciplined study. It champions the burn ing thirst for knowledge and the will to overcome obstacles as the true marks of greatness.
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Temple of Fame
Howells
Hugh Miller
Faraday
Washington
Lincoln
Chatham
Brougham
Jefferson
Webster
Everett
Phrenological Journal
Let Us Help One Another Inspire Kindness Worldwide
A short moral urging universal charity. The piece extols helping others as a duty that removes hardship, eases minds, and creates hope. It emphasizes encouraging words and supportive gestures as beneficial to giver and receiver, promising rewards after effort.
Remarkable adipose development in Irish O'Neal family study
A Medico-Chirurgical Review reports extraordinary obesity in the O'Neal family from Queen's County Ireland. Details include weights from 21 to 39 stone, large frames, and vaccination marks, noting limited ailments aside from mobility issues in the eldest daughter Lily.
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Europe
O’neal
Ireland
Queen’s County
Dublin
Ann O'Neal
Lily
Propositions on Smallpox and Vaccination Explained
A Boston Medical and Surgical Journal summary presents a list of propositions on smallpox, varioloid, and vaccination. It addresses efficacy, mortality without vaccination, and comparative protection, noting varying physician opinions and the nuances of vaccinia versus cowpox.
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Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Explorer M Pavy reports possible polar continent near Wrangel Land
Despatches from Octave Pavy dated late August describe a voyage from San Francisco to Wrangel's Land. He notes a great river flowing northwest and fossil mastodons along its banks, suggesting a polar continent and aiming to winter at latitude 75 degrees.
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North Pole
Dr. Kane
Nothern
Atlantic
Melville Strait
Baffin’s Bay
Davis’s Strait
Northwest Passage
How to treat fowl lice with sulfur and water
The method suggests dampening the skin under the feathers with water and sprinkling sulfur on the skin. The lice are claimed to disappear within about twelve hours.
Anecdote of Handel and the church playing incident
The anecdote recalls Handel’s humor and irritability during a provincial oratorio trial. He tests a makeshift orchestra by asking performers to read manuscripts while he mocks their mistakes. When a violoncello player mocks him, Handel yells you blay in de church and storms out with his papers.
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Handel
England
Viollncello
CAREFULNESS IN OLD AGE
An old man is like an old wagon with light loading it lasts longer but heavy strain breaks it. Many reach fifty to seventy free from pains and still useful but must be careful. An old constitution is like an old bone broken easily mended slowly. A single hard lift or chill can end a life and ruin hopes of usefulness.
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Reunnon
All Seeing Eye
Frank
Miss Atherton
Mary
Mary Atherton
Katy Atherton
Gray Mansion
Renercor
Mrs. {Arston
Mrs. Gray
Ducer
Mrs. Marston
Katy
A Valuable Friend For A Doc In Virginia City
A cow and its dog companion chased by a hoodlum in a street scuffle on B street. The cow charged the assailant, lifting him ten feet, then threw him into packing cases. The pair then moved on together as the hoodlum recovered.
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R. N. Graves
B Street
Virginia City
Nev
Enterprise
Distinguishing Print and Publish Quip Sparks Discussion
A young woman told a printer that printing and publishing differ, noting you may print a kiss on her cheek but cannot publish it. The remark highlights the boundary between mere reproduction and broader dissemination in media.
A Bachelor Compares Life To A Shirt Button
A bachelor likens life to a shirt button, noting it hangs by a thread and can pop open with strain. He reflects on dependence, fragility, and the need for care to keep things intact.
Bear and mule die after rootin uproar tale
A Memphis traveler reports a farmer near Madison Station on the Memphis and Little Rock road encountering a large black bear. The bear climbed a tree while the mule stood beneath. the farmer returned with a rifle and killed the bear. The mule died of fright, the bear of the shot. Both lay dying beside each other.
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Memphis
Madison Station
Little Rock
Balaam
Tekin
Bruin
Erebus
Tue Physician's Cane Plan to Prevent Infection
The article describes a historic practice where physicians carried a cane with a hollow gold head filled with aromatic powder or snuff. Upon entering infected rooms they struck the cane on the floor to agitate the powder, then sniffed it to guard against contagion, explaining old prints showing doctors with a cane near their nose.
Descendants of Solomon Quote on Lawsuits for Damages
A pithy historical remark notes that those who seek damages through legal action are certain to obtain them, reflecting a cautious view of litigation.
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Solomon
Public Laws of Rhode Island 1873 General Assembly Act
An 1873 Rhode Island act confirms the validity of certain May 1872 acts including liquors assay and public printing. It provides that these acts operate with the same effect as if General Statutes were in force earlier and states the act takes effect upon passage.
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Rhode Island
General Assembly
Woonsocket Jury Reform Move Seeks Two Class System
An act amends Title 25 Chapter 189 to divide six Woonsocket petit jurors into two classes of three. The measure repeals inconsistent previous acts upon its passage.
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General Assembly
Woonsocket
Act to Remove Insane Persons to State Asylum
An act amends Chapter 68 to require the Supreme Court or justices to order removal of any idiotic lunatic or insane person not properly cared for or confined. If true, they shall issue warrants to sheriffs to transfer to the State Asylum for the Insane. Immediate effect upon passage.
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General Assembly
State Charities and Corrections
Supreme Court
Joshua M. Addeman
Scop
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