Stonewall Jackson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in History
The piece reflects on Stonewall Jackson as a Virginian Confederate icon, his battlefield faith, and Lee's praise after Chancellorsville. It also praises Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, noting his translations, epic verses, and status as a popular American poet whose work shaped American literature.
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Hougil
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Bee
Bull Run
Manassas
Jackson
Virginia Mude
South
Lee
Virginia
Chancelorsville
Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hiawatha
Springfields
America
Harvard
Atlantic
Sea
Critics and Friends Debate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Robetus Love notes varied reactions to Longfellow being labeled the poet of the commonplace. Some friends resent the tag while others accept it as fitting praise from admirers and critics alike.
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Ongeellow
Silly Christmas Exchange Cards and Debt Warnings
A humorous excerpt contrasts costly gifts for rich relatives with the burden of debt and forgotten Christmas cards. It includes a Harper's Weekly line by J Adair Strawson and a New York Times quip where a judge counsels a debtor to give banks notice rather than cash, reflecting clever social commentary.
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J. Adair Strawson
Harper's Weekly
New York Times
Fly Crawls Face of Sleeper in Quiet Observation
A line from Lippincott's ponders why a fly chooses to crawl on the face of someone attempting sleep, contrasting a serene dell stroll with the insect's unsettling choice. The verse reflects curious attention to small, intimate moment.
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Lippincott’s
What He Deserved
A brief exchange from a Philadelphia Press note contrasts two views of a poet in the act of creation with one saying the poet is rapt and another retorting he ought to be rapped.
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Rimer
Philadelphia Press
Speed of the Earth Through Space Noted
Washington Star remarks on the swift rate of Earth's movement through space, noting how it makes our planet seem slow at times and prompting reflection on celestial motion.
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Earth
Young Girl Learns Balance on Seventh Avenue Car Strap
A New Yorker, about three years old, rides with her father in a Sixth Avenue I car. She stands in the aisle, grips a strap held two to three feet above, and the father encourages practice saying to get used to it. The exchange reflects parenting on public transit.
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New York Tribune
Barred All Around
Mrs Newpop shushes her husband as he plans to speak when their baby sleeps, attempting a quiet room. The scene captures a domestic moment of hush and tension within a home.
The Turning Trees Illuminate Fall Scars of Nature
In a Harper's Weekly style remark, the piece notes scar leaves falling as Dame Nature discards and draws a flush of autumnal change.
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Harper's Weekly
The Interest She Aroused
Gossip topic stirs chatter as readers note the subject of conversation, with remarks about conversation and propriety cited in Philadelphia Press commentary.
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Philadelphia Press
Bent pretzels and crullers spark mild mischief
A playful note mentions pretzels causing woes while crullers misbehave in a lighthearted, whimsical tone. The speaker assigns no malice, only quirky character, ending with a puckish flourish.
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Crullers
Bryan's Commoner and The News Yearly Charges
The source notes two publications, Bryan's Commoner and The News, each listed as one year subscriptions priced at 31.75. It records pricing for both items in a simple rate quote.
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Bryan
Do Not Rehearse Work Before It Begins
A Success Magazine excerpt argues against pre writing or mental rehearsal of tasks. It claims repeated mental planning fatigues the mind, reduces creativity, and lowers efficiency, urging businessmen to leave work thoughts behind after hours to preserve alertness and productivity.
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Beecher
Success Magazine
Circumstances Alter Cases in Letter Delays
A young woman questions when her lover will answer a letter as the post office clerk lists delays. He notes conditions such as jail time, poverty, illness, smallpox bans, and new romance, then the woman interrupts with a quick exit.
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Liverpool Mercury
A Lac of Rupees Provokes Laugh in Parliament
In a historic parliament moment, Mr Curzon faced a sharp question from an opposition member asking the exact value of a lac of rupees. He admitted he did not know, triggering laughter across England and effectively derailing a government measure.
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England
Curzon
India
Mr. Curzon
Lightning and Thunder Distances in the Atmosphere
The article notes lightning can be seen from about 200 miles away when clouds are high, while thunder is rarely heard beyond ten miles. Thunder may be muffled by atmospheric layers and sound shadows from terrain, explaining the phenomenon of sheet or summer lightning without thunder.
Tolerant patience in a restless world
A fragment of verse noting the busy world pushing aside the man who holds himself firm until circumstances require action. The lines evoke steadfast posture in the face of pressure and delay.
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Toll
James Russall Lowell
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