Whistle Away and Worry Through the Season
Fragmentary verse lines describe moving from winter to May with sighs and song. The speaker urges perseverance as darkness thickens on the highway and sorrow is met by whistling away. Scrambled phrases reference distant ideas and a nameless institution.
Rose Parker and the Parlor of Secrets
Myles Barrington, a lawyer, becomes entranced by Rose Parker after meeting her at Miss Compton's. He learns of her charitable care for a poor family and, moved by her kindness, contemplates proposing while recognizing his changed view of women. The story centers on a chance romance sparked by a photographed image of Rose.
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WY Skoot Larrison Compton
Myles Barrington
Myles Torrington
Rose Parker
Alice
Rose
Mr. Barrington
Harrison Compton
Miss Parker
Paradise
Barrington
John
Myles
Louta
Ubam
Miss Walker
Other Sheep I Have Which Are Not of This Fold
The sermon recalls Abel H. Pierce known as Shanghai, Texas cattle king, and contrasts his era with a call for open churches. It urges humility toward outsiders, warns against religious gatekeeping, and promotes welcoming all seeking mercy, citing Christ’s words “Other sheep I have which are not of this fold.”
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Pierce
Matagorda County
Texas
A. H. Pierce
Abel H. Pierce
Shanghai
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Wall Street
Charles St. Boyt
Hoyt
New York Press
Rhode Island
Shang
Shanghai Pierce
Louis Kiopseh
Bowery
Talmage
New York Academy of Music
John x
God
King’s Park
Christ
McDonald
Cameron
Church of God
Europe
Asia
Africa
North
South America
New England
Lord of Hosts
House of God
Buoysa
Pilgrin
Aesculapius
Jesus
John Milton
William Wilberforce
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
Locke
Morse
Washington
Statesman
Sahara
Gasamer
Church
Good Templars
Sons of Temperance
Kingdom of Heaven
Rose Adorns Moment as Consent Echoes in Evening World
An exchange unfolds with a proposal and a smile described by the New York Evening World. The woman presents a rose as she asks for consent, and the man accepts, signaling agreement in a moment of intimate dialogue.
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New York Evening World
Profitable Patents and the Rise of Inventions in America
The Century essay by B. V. Smalley traces patent growth from 41 in 1800 to 25,527 in 1889, noting waves of invention, Civil War effects, and Centennial stimulus. It highlights fame for items like the return ball, gimlet-pointed screw, roller skate, and egg-beater, showing high hopes and vast profits from single ideas.
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B. V. Smalley
Washington
Tsan
Patent Office
Philadelphia
England
Not Guilty in Assault Case Paralyzing the Tough
In a Western town the popular man manhandled a feared local. charged with assault with intent to kill. The jury quickly acquitted, saying the prisoner aimed to paralyze, not kill, an outcome greeted with applause and an ovation for the offender.
The Nearest Way in Boston’s Crooked Streets
A Western visitor wandering Boston’s streets seeks Parker House directions. He recalls walking over six miles and fears returning to his hotel. A courteous policeman advises crossing to the front door, noting the crossing as a shorter route. The man finds himself almost opposite the Parker House.
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Boston
Boston Daily
Parker Trouse
Wall
Parker House
The King and the Poet Moral in a Death Trial
A poet accused of crime faces execution in the king’s presence. When tremors reveal fear, a friend taunts the poet to show courage. The poet asks the friend to swap places, claiming true bravery comes from dying for another, and the king forgives the crime. Additional proverbs warn about temptation, appetite, and asylum delays.
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Century Magazine