Behold Thy Mother and Thy Brother in Treasury Tale
In a Treasury Building, clerk David Burtis faces a moral crucible as a missing pair of sleeve buttons triggers distrust toward his mother, the janitress, and himself. His quiet integrity, loyalty, and a climactic confession expose the truth, restore honor, and win peers over in a tense office drama.
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Stopp
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Smith
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Harkness
Wood
Abeel
Habit the Key to Virtue Says Lord Brougham
Lord Brougham argues habits shape character in youth urging sobriety prudence honesty and respect for others. He warns that steady practice in virtuous acts will deter intemperance reckless behavior and dishonest acts, shaping a child toward truthfulness and care for property.
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Lord Brougham
Kansas Legislature Act Claims Mother Child Control
An asserted Kansas law would give mothers absolute control of their children, seen as a means for the state to influence families. Critics argue it could invert family dynamics, while others warn it could empower mothers beyond reasonable bounds.
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Kansas
Miscellany Wit on Power and Sin
In this terse moral reflection the author argues hatred for those we abuse is a vice, while true power is fleeting and permanent power is illusory. The piece contemplates political theory and human behavior through concise aphorisms.
Wise man bears temper in extremities
To be angry is to revenge the faults of others upon ourselves. A wise man stands firm in all extremities and bears the lot of his humanity with a divine temper.
Virtue Not So Versatile in Any Condition of Life
A reflective prose fragment notes virtue cannot be practical in all human life. It contrasts shrinking from inner solitudes with the unique path each person must tread, suggesting individual responsibility and self reliance. The tone is earnest, urging personal discipline and endurance.
Proverbs on Money and Vanity
A brief moral note contrasts money in the purse with wisdom in the head, asserting both aid in necessity while warning that vanity behaves like laudanum, offering benefit in small doses but harm in large quantities.
Reflections on Money Time and Wise Leadership
A philosophical musing compares money and time, noting both have value and the danger of misusing either. It asserts that poor use of money or time prevents better use of the other, and casts wisdom and authority as guiding forces behind appearances and conduct.
Patience and attention stop the mouse from escaping
A proverb-like note asserts patience and steady watchfulness can trap the mouse. It suggests persistent observation yields control and success in catching or restraining a desired target. The saying uses a cat as the vigilant observer and emphasizes calm, focused effort.
Tidal Honor Through Charity Not Personal Power
A reflective line likening value to virtue, urging that respect comes from philanthropy, not wealth or status, and that worth rests in deeds rather than mere status or prowess.
Friendship Cordial of Life Prompts Joy and Sorrows
The word Friendship is described as the cordial of life, softening sorrows and multiplying joys, a source of both energy and rest. It highlights friendship as essential to feeling animated and at ease amid daily challenges.
Time in the cradle of hope and the grave of existence
A reflective meditation on beauty, its loss, and its transformation into art as time unsettles life. The speaker links fragile hope and mortality, suggesting beauty survives by being rendered onto the artist’s canvas rather than kept in life.
If a man is gracious to strangers and shows world citizenship
The quote asserts that kindness to outsiders marks a global mindset, proving a heart open beyond borders. It describes a person as a continent connecting diverse islands, not an isolated heart.
Deserted life mirrors wavering visions in poetic minds
To men of a poetical nature, life is apt to become a desert, in whose undulating air, as in that of other deserts, objects appear both wavering and gigantic.
Indifferent Actions Leave Lasting Impression
A reflective line notes that small deeds and words can leave a durable mark, shaping how others remember us for years. It emphasizes the power of restraint and thoughtful behavior over impulsive, careless talk or deeds.
Childhood joys not the greatest bloom of life
The passage argues that childhood joys are not the greatest pleasures, likening them to spring crocuses that are tiny and scentless. True richness comes in adulthood, when flowers of maturity display fuller splendor and fragrance.
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Groening
One Hour Meeting Hearts Bright With Love
A reflective line expresses deep affection during a brief meeting and sorrow at parting. The imagery compares stars rising and setting to the mood, noting how the night sky seems gentler and lovelier in those moments. The passage centers on intimate emotional contrast.
We Should Not Deride Mental Misfortune Or Injury
A philosophical statement argues humanity should pity those with mental afflictions as we would pity someone with a broken head, since mind and body misfortune are inescapable through no fault of the individual. It urges compassion over ridicule for involuntary conditions of the mind.
A Test of Love in Russian Marital Customs
In past ages Russians were famed for wife beating as a test of love. A modern anecdote from Mrs. Atchison notes a housemaid who sued her husband, who asked how she knew he loved her. She answered that he never whipped her, implying affection through harsh attentions.
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Muscovy
How To Do Business Thoroughly and Successfully
A practical guide urges methodical, complete attention to any task or bargain. It advises recapping all essential points at contract close, ensuring mutual understanding, and having orders repeated to avoid miscommunication. Thorough, faithful execution leads to fewer mistakes and lasting success.
Powder that Fueled Bunker Hill Siege Revealed
A St Nicholas article recounts how colonial powder from Fort William and Mary at Newcastle helped New Hampshire troops at Bunker Hill. Major Langdon and Captain Pickering led a December 1774 raid to seize arms and 97 barrels of powder, enabling Patriot defense at Charleston Heights in June 1775.
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Bunker Hill
Great Britain
St. Nicholas
Rye
New Hampshire
Newcastle
Fort Constitution
Fort William and Mary
King George
Wentworth
Gage
Boston
Paul Revere
John Langdon
Govenor
Thomas Pickering
Langdon
Pickering
Scarborough
Cauceaux
Gov. Wentworth
Portsmouth
Captain Pickering
Bunker Hill Monument
Charleston
Stark
Reed
Providential stock supplied troops from certain state
A fragment notes that on that day fire and probably other troops were provided from a providential stock, as stated by Geo. J. Varney in St. Nicholas for April, referencing Granite State troops.
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Granite State
Geo. J. Varney
St. Nicholas
The Wonders of a Hen's Eye Incubation Chronicle
From Saturn's Reflections comes a detailed hour by hour account of chick development in a hen egg. It tracks heartbeats vessels, auricles lungs and liver forming by day and hour, noting when wings eyes ribs and bill appear and ends with the chick breaking free on the eighteenth day.
I Killed Ninety Nine Pigeons in One Shot
A fowler boasts of killing ninety nine pigeons this morning. His friend teases him about making it a hundred, and the fowler replies that he would not lie for one pigeon.
Work and Hardness Carlyle Quotation
A compact meditation on happiness and command of work by Carlyle. The speaker argues that true fulfillment lies in achieving one’s destiny through labor, warning that happiness fades and only the results of effort endure. The day passes. the night comes. what remains is work or its absence.
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Carlyle
Lobster becomes unlikely pet after kitchen escape
A French journalist meets a strange pet on a visit and discovers a gray spotted lobster living in a house. The owner explains the lobster was saved after a cook abandoned it in water during a ball night, guarding its basin and showing a fondness for music.
Rural Blessings Worth Recalling in Farm Life
A compact reflection extols rustic abundance and wholesome rural life. It notes pure milk and butter, ripe fruit, horse and carriage, ample door yards, birds, fresh air, and tranquil retirement as luxuries cherished by farmers and often overlooked by others.
TaERE the Milwaukee seer aids minds seeking guidance
TaERE, a man in Milwaukee, runs a psychic service helping people unsure of their own minds. Clients travel from the city and beyond to seek his insights on decisions and future possibilities. The article notes his reputation draws diverse visitors seeking clarity.
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Taere
Milwaukee
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