Molly McDonald a Tale of the Frontier
An adventuring man named Hamlin leads a perilous escape with a wounded girl through a desert gully and riverbank. They dodge pursuers and dangerous quicksand as dawn nears, weighing safety against pursuit and the risk of capture. The scene blends frontier daring with looming threats and the couple’s tense dependence.
Across the River Rescue Test Deep in Quicksand
Sergeant carries Molly McDonald through a perilous river crossing by night as they fight the current and avoid hidden holes. He reveals he recognized her from a photograph and explains how her father trusted him with the dispatches that brought him north to intercept her.
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Stronges Hamtin
Molly McDonald
Fort Union
Vimarron
Claim
Language shifts and maternal instinct in nature essay
A 19th century style reflection by Duallas Lore Sharp contrasts language diversity in the Malay archipelago with a law of life, noting mother instinct as strong and variable across species. The piece likens animal motherhood to persistent, individual traits, citing a neighbor's cow and a personal herd example.
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Far
Pacific
Lowing
Atlantic Monthly
Lump on the bank fuels standoff with bystander and constable
In a terse exchange a bystander questions a woman about a lump on the bank while a snarling voice, claiming to be the constable, vows to arrest Gosh-durney joy riders if alive. The judge presides over the tense scene as the confrontation unfolds.
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Bones
Daily Thought Quote From Dryden
A succinct reflection notes that through suffering people learn to value happiness, attributing the sentiment to John Dryden. The line emphasizes resilience and the sensibility of appreciating bliss after hardship.
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Dryden
Real Worth at Eighty Andrew D White Turns Eighty
A Kansas City Star reflection notes Andrew D White founder of Cornell University and diplomat celebrates his eightieth birthday. The piece praises his plan to study criminology and contribute meaningful work, urging continued youthful spirit and wisdom.
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Andrew D White
Cornell University
St. Petersburg
Werlin
Kansas City Star
The Gentleman and the Gentle Soul in Burns Insight
Carlyle cites Robert Burns as a true gentleman who loves all of creation from mouse to daisy and can mingle with any society. The passage links gentleness with action and empathy, contrasting it with ungentle behavior and a lack of sympathy.
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Carlyle
Robert Burns
Murups
Qed
The
Ayr
Henry Drummond
Siphon Sisson Recalled as War Talkin Congress Vision
The piece notes Thomas Upton Sisson, congressman from Alabama's Fourth District, famed for a fiery anti Japanese speech and later tariff debate quips. Critics and rivals mock him as the sizzling salon from the Mississippi with nickname inspired by siphon bottles, a nickname embraced by lobbyists.
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Thomas Upton Sisson
Congress
Alabama
Sisson
Johnson
Washington
Mississippi
Mr. Sisson
New bed of giant scallops found off Atlantic coast
The sea food demand grows as supply tightens for lobster and clam. A giant scallop bed thirty miles wide from Rhode Island to the Virginia capes is found, promising abundant supply though not likely to immediately lower hotel prices.
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Secretary of Commerce
Rhode Island
Virginia Capes
Plant That Catches Its Food Bladderwort Featured
The bladderwort, an aquatic plant, defends itself and trap catches worms and fish. It floats with leafy branches spreading under water, its leaves covered in air filled bladders. Each bladder has a mouthlike cavity with a trap door that snaps shut when pressure is applied, trapping small prey.
Teaching Safety In Schools Implemented In New Jersey
The 1913 New Jersey legislature passed a bill requiring public school teachers to provide 30 minutes monthly instruction on accident prevention. This mandates safety education as part of the school program.
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New Jersey
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