Love will Find the Way in Ballad form
A compact poem about enduring love crossing borders and time. Lovers ignore obstacles as Cupid tempts them, asserting that love will find the way, with echoes of historical elopement to Gretna Green and modern questioning of romantic resolve.
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Colin
Gretna Green
Jill
Jack
Cupid
Chicago
Inter Ovcan
John Randolph
American Senate
Wedding of Archcliff Heir Brings Quiet Hope at Audley Hall
In New York News style, Josephine Carey chooses integrity over wealth accepting lawyer Selden Archcliff’s proposal after discovering she and Cecile are heirs to Audley Hall. Cecile’s obsession with status collapses as Josephine’s virtue leads to a modest, hopeful future.
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Ruth
Josephine
Josephine Carey
Cecile Carey
Cecile
Josephites
Conde
Archcliff
Chateau d'Espagnue
Alice
Devite
Mer. Archelitt
Tosey
Cecilie
Carey
Cecy
Arehlclifft
Ham
Jess
Audrey Wall
Feu
Audley Hall
Mr. Ardcliffe
Audley
Audrey
Josey
Selden Archchit
New York News
New York
Henry Irving
Erwin Booth
Joseph Jefferson
Nuter
Sid
Boston Boy’s Long Division Joke Sparks Arithmetic Lesson
A Boston schoolboy turns a tough long division problem into humor. He explains his aunt bought eight apples for eight children but lost one, then divided seven apples to give equal shares. The twist: she made apple sauce.
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Boston
Names and nicknames echo through a family clock
A white haired man recalls naming his six sons Edmund Edward Edgar Edwin Holson and Egbert to curb nicknames. Relatives quiz him and he admits nicknames Exidie Chuck Bim Snarkey Mugging and Pete became the charm. The narrator notes reliable clocks rely on rough cogs.
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Wilich
Edmund
Edward
Edgar
Edwin
Holson
Egbert
Exidie
Chuck
Bim
Snarkey
Mugging
Pete
Extravagance and the ruination of finances warned
Rev. L. M. Zimmerman cites Dr. Talmage on the perils of living beyond means, blaming extravagance for bank failures, defalcations, and social decay. He warns against costly luxuries, urges debt avoidance, and urges support for religious work over worldly display.
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Louis Kiopsch
Talmage
Husson
Anon
Earth
Hell
Niagara
Chen
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Baltimore