Humorous Fragments and Local Notes From The Leader
A cluster of humorous observations and social witticisms appears, including playful jibes about bachelor life and a quip about English views of Warren at Bunker Hill. The page also notes Mrs. Stowe’s authority in Beecher lore, local manners, and a banking tidbit: Portland banks refusing $12,000 in silver dollars due to inventory limits and shipment costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis
Boston
Bunker Hill
Mr. Adams
Warren
Harper’s Weekly
Beecher
Portland
First National
United States
San Francisco
Gastoms
Giants fall to fate and the cost of justice
A reflective note on life and effort. evil enters when the strong fail and the just quarrel faces harm. The text links courage with consequence and warns that those who pursue a righteous cause may yet suffer wounds from unforeseen powers.
Women enter new trades and professions in town
The piece celebrates women entering avocations and business while urging balance with domestic roles. It cautions against factionalism and stresses mutual prosperity, noting progress and struggle shape a town’s growth.
Noble self-possession and duty in daily conduct
A fragment stressing that calm self-possession is a noble virtue only gained by continual practice. It warns that without consistent exercise in all occasions toward all persons the virtue will not become part of one's character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman Company
Wayfarer
la Fontaine
Kansas City
Brookfield
Les
Browning
Love and Marriage Bind in Loose Figurative Lines
A reflective slice notes that marriage arises from contagion of romance and social weaving rather than singleness. It suggests some wed for companionship and the inability to remain apart once love takes hold.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gulbent S. Kays
Editor
Publishen
Ezra
Ace
Ted
Eagle and
Pele
Ayer
L W. Hummel
Jas. News
L. Guison
Cashier
Jeb. Vasp
Missouri
Exchange Hoys
J. G. Watson
Neet
Frank Packer
Benjamin Mairs
Jas, Neet, J.J. VanFossen
W. E. Duckworth
Furnitur
Morris
L. W. Humm
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