Remembering the Unforgotten Dead at the Old Hearth
A memorial poem reflecting on long-gone friends and kin, recalling shared times around an old hearth. The verses speak of memory, heaven, and the enduring bond of friendship across distance and death, urging readers to greet the unseen departed with reverent remembrance. The piece is annotated as a Christian Advocate blessing by Eben E. Rexford.
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Binee Mae
Heaven
Eben
Rexford
Christian Ad
William's Generous Outing Ends in Quiet Return
William Plumber, frugal village clerk, buys a round of treats for friends at Hull's with his week's savings. His wife Melissa fears the expense as the group enjoys ice cream and sodas. William settles the bill later, vowing to pay, and returns home proud yet humbled by the evening's expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illiam
Melissa
Tlis
William
Vail's
Centreville
Hull's
Doge's Palace
Bob Fiske
Willisan
Fiske
Ebenezer
Charley Ludlow
Bob
Wil- Ham
Enid
Willem
Melinen
Obenezer
Fiskes
Joe
Will Connell
Stu Wilson
Billy Scott
Lippincott’s
Wiliam
Svenezer
Corpor
Meliana
Willam
Hull
Apd
Coonel
Leon
Barry
Old Mexico A Country Of Riches And Racial Mix
A historical view describes Mexico as a land of fertile soil and vast mineral wealth, noting rapid railway growth and strong investment from foreign capital. It details a diverse population, with Mestizos forming the majority, varied tribes, and a mix of industrious yet turbulent traits. The piece highlights Morfi a as a strong ruler, economic expansion, and the country’s climate and flora, including agave and tropical provinces, painting Mexico as a nearly earthly paradise despite hazards like venomous wildlife.
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Mexico
United States
Sven Goul
Hierman
Mesion
Morfiria Disa
Opewer
Thas
Republic
Paper garments and future fashion spark debate on dress
In a future dress dialogue, Edith explains clothes made of paper that resist rain, are disposable after soil, and require no washing. The old washing habit vanishes as garments are burned and repurposed at mills. The piece surveys fashions, fabrics, and comfort, noting lighter, warm paper layers and varied sleeve and waist trends alongside a historical note on Galen Clark departing Yosemite guardianship.
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Edward Bellamy
Edith
Galen Clark
Yosemite Valley
Mussio
Organdie
Batista
Fragmented historical notes and anecdotes from old papers
A collage of disparate 17th to 19th century references includes Vassar College's naming, Dare County on Roanoke Island, the Fast Draintree church fire and meetinghouse history, revival of Bradford manuscript arguments on Mayflower, Beethoven anecdotes about dinner, a dramatic shipboard scene, a wealthy heiress marrying after a promenade, and a quotation about courage and need for appreciation.
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Veesar College
Vassar Female College
Breent
Vassar College
Virginia
Dare
America
England
Roanoke Island
Dare County
Union Congregational Church
Fast Draintree
Hollis Street
Boston
East Braintree
Daniel Clark
Cuthbert Blaxland
London
Bradford
Higginson
Salem
John Winthrop
Fragmented reminiscence and stray phrases from a historic page
A garbled OCR passage blends stray quotes about weather feelings and a court scene with references to medicine and newspapers. The text mixes jumbled dialogue about daily trials with ad-like lines for stomach bitters and vague mentions of a court and a loafer.
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Roontin
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Beya
Scott
Willian
Crins
Opportunity For Architects
Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
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Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Camden
N. J
Norfolk
St. Charles Avenue
Marie
Beauty
N.O
Jowett
Prof
Tewksbury
Daughters of the
Maine
Massapha
Siye
Mexiro
Central and
South America
West
Cuba
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Chiapas
Mexico City
Chapultepec
Military College
Tarracks
Diaz
National Museum
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Brutario
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New York
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Democrats
Iowa
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Old Mexico
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Philip
Maxom
General Markets
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Pee Beere
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Omee
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Atchison Globe
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