Dreamlike Hymns and Frontier Courage Tales From Van Buren
A long readable extract blends a devotional recollection of worship with a vivid Arkansas frontier tale. The Van Buren narrative centers on Thomas A. Myers, a fearless grocerykeeper who defeats a clan of half breed raiders and a notorious duelist, rising to political prominence after avenging his wife’s death. Also included are curiosities about dream work and legends on coffee and sleep inspired creativity.
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van Buren
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Wey
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Jack
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Gen. Cole
Bill Green
G. W. Pescbal
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Adirest
Geo. Cole
Revord
Congress
Amusing tale backfires as party guests hunt for word
The scene at Boddley's dinner party centers on a humorous long joke about a woman named Kuma. Nearly everyone tries to recall a single word that would resolve the tale while a stretch of dialogue highlights misremembered terms. The story segues into scientific note on brain speech centers and trepanation.
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Mr. Snuzen
Boddley's
Suiffen
Pencader
Emma
Bod Asley
Miss Gridley
Dr. Potts
Butterwick
Peter Amb
Mrs. Boddlay
Mr. Sniffer
Boddley
Mr. Sniffen
Mra. Potts
Sniffen
Kuma
Arman
Oma
Broca
Fritx
Hitzig
Ferrier
Carvillet
Duret
London Royal
Brum
Hospital St. Antoine
Archbishops Health and Peanuts Drive Dinner Anecdotes
A Dublin dinner tale describes the Archbishop of Dublin announcing a paralytic stroke, claiming years of expectation. The Duchess of Abercorn jokes she has pinched him. The note then shifts to peanut cultivation, noting two million bushels produced last season worth three million dollars and its growing use as oil.
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Dublin
Ireland
Duchess of Abercorn
Hio
Harper's Magazine
Ndt
Mathie
Ferd Nasmiedt
Agaunell
Fashionable Wigs and Widows Marriage Jokes in Paris Gossip
A collage of social quips and witticisms on fashion and manners from a late nineteenth century column. Topics include Paris wigs, weddings of widows, school voting limits, price jokes about stockings, female traders, a Montan a lawyer, and sly quips about husbands, bohemian theater, and common scenes in shops and churches. The tone is light and satirical, with numerous one liners and social observations.
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Minnesota
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My A. Camphall
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