Birth of Love Across Time and Place
Poetic reminiscence details a lifelong closeness with a beloved companion. The verse reflects on shared days, gentle chiding, and enduring affection through time. Strong emotions persist beyond separation, with imagery of paths and lingering memories.
Daisy Chain Mystery at the River Picnic
Miss Middleton and Mr Travers embark on a canoe outing with Miss Maltby and Mr Congreve. A playful exchange about daisies and daisy chains masks romantic tension as the group debates safety, engagement, and the right moment to return, ending with a nudge about punctuality at the picnic.
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Joa
Niddleton
Travers
Middleton
Congreve
Pravers
Doring
Genere
Kiaids
Miss Middleton
Two
Mr. Travers
Ravers
Yrivers
Mr. Congreve
Three Essex County Clerks Since 1814 Noted in Court History
Essex County Virginia has had only three clerks since 1814: W. B. Matthews 1814 to 1830, James Roy Macon 1880 to 1887, and Harrison Southworth the current clerk. In the federal court, records show three clerks since 1790 with James W. Chew still serving, likely longer. The piece notes earlier clerks Joshua Barney before 1790 and mentions a marriage ring quip at the end.
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Essex County
Virginia
Essex County Court
W. B. Matthews
James Roy Macon
Harrison Southworth
Mary
Philip Moore
Thomas Spicer
James W. Chew
Drama in Life and Religion as Public Morality
A sermon argues the dramatic impulse is God implanted and should be channeled, not suppressed. It calls for a reformed amusement system, expurgated plays, and a new public “spectacular” to elevate culture while avoiding moral contamination.
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Dr. Talmage
Chicago
New York
Ben-Alur
Congreves
Shakspeares
Sheridans
Wood
Academies of Music
Playhouse
Tevery
Maan
Enphaz
Bildad
Zopl@r
Elibu
Job
Drew
Murdock
Corinth
Herculaneum
Pompeii
Church
Rubens
Angelo
Philadelphia
Lis Eruteh
Eruteh
Schroon Lake
Dr. Bellows
United State
Endward Everett
F. W. Robertson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Broadway
Good Old Presbyterian Church
Joshua Whitcom
Shakspeare
Ife
St. Paul
English tourist joins desert trek ends after king snake fry
A visiting English overland tourist on the Santa Fe Pacific joined the burro train in the Wallapai Mountains. At Maggie Springs he cooked breakfast in an old cabin when a king snake fell into the frying pan. He fled the desert after the incident, claiming he had enough. The tale appeared in the Yuma Sun.
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Wallapai Mountains
Santa Fe Pacific
Desert Express
Maggie Springs
Partner
Dye
Yuma
Ariz
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