Going Alone A Poem By Katherine C Ackerman
The poem portrays a child who learns to walk alone despite parental aid. It contrasts self reliance with guidance from a higher power, urging warmth for the true and best while preserving independence forged through past sorrow. The speaker cites Banner of Gold as the source.
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Mystery in Twineburgh Deepens as Wall Seals Hidden Room
Nel son discovers a sealed cellar behind a wall in Twineburgh with limestone doorways and possible sandstone from an old mountain school. Lawyer Sonntag aids the search, noting electrical raps and a dangerous storm as they test noises, while suspect memories link Sonntag to past Philadelphia and a bank. Two coded notes reveal threats to a hidden property and potential theft “tonight,” as a shock from lightning exposes a charred nail and a ruined coat.
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Spurgeon Rule Emphasizes Learning From Every Encounter
The piece recounts how the preacher Spurgeon and Admiral Sir George Tryon gathered knowledge by seeking information from all they met. It notes Spurgeon’s habit of “sucking a sermon” from others and Tryon’s selective dining to meet informants useful to his profession.
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Charles H. Spurgeon
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Glebe Rent Wish Taught By Isle Parson Visit
When Wilberforce became Brightstone rector on the Isle of Wight an old farmer sought to rent the glebe land. He recalled the former parson who farmed it and, in a shrewd remark, used to claim the bag before others then pray for rain.
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Brightstone
Isle of Wight
San Francisco
Buttonless shirt invention shocks Birmingham
An old Bits item notes a Birmingham inventor creating a buttonless shirt. The jokey dialogue contrasts with everyday life as Billy jokes about riding bikes and fashion trends, reflecting humorous social commentary.
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Infant Class The Plural of Child Shine With L'Illustre
A quirk of language appears in a line from The Infant Clasa where Bobby Longears is urged to pluralize the word child as Tw us. The remark echoes playful linguistic slang and showcases classroom wordplay.
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Bobby Longears
Teachers to Gather for Trans Mississippian Convention in Omaha
Omaha notes the Trans MississippI teachers convention to be held June 25 29 and 30 with speeches by renowned educators. The article cites 126 450 teachers across 19 states directing 3 854 085 pupils and notes Nebraska has 9 491 teachers with 16 580 pupils in Omaha and school property valued around 1 5 million.
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Noted Physician John A. Larrabee Dies in Louisville
Dr. John A. Larrabee a leading Louisville physician died at his home from Brights disease aged 58. A Maine native he was widely known in his profession, contributed to medical journals and authored many treatises on diseases of children.
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John A. Larrabee
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