Asp on Children and the duty of family love and work
The narrator reflects on the value of children to families and society, arguing that love for children drives morality and national progress. He recalls an Irish mother sacrificing a child, shares a Georgia tale of a father’s grief, and extols children earning their keep while strengthening family bonds. The piece touts that money earned by children teaches responsibility and unity, warning against wealth without purpose.
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Mater
Givat
Georgia
Yuan
Basi
Thad
Dra
Bright Branch Kids Pursue Endless Hidden Arts
A vivid reminiscence recalls children on a branch turning play into invention and mishap. They fashion acorn pipes, smoke rabbit tobacco, fish for crawfish, build brick furnaces, and wear grown folk clothes, chasing new fads daily. The narrator marvels at their energy, mischief, and boundless curiosity.
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Kingdom of Heaven
The Bingo of Atlants on War Sketches and Remedies
Excerpt recalls Sherman’s Atlanta bombardment and civilian suffering while soldiers discuss bomb shelters and postwar routines. It shifts to home remedies and daily habits aimed at temperance, wakefulness, and better eating practices for busy households.
How Nutmegs Grow in Islands and Trade History
Nutmegs grow on small pear like trees up to twenty feet high with pale fragrant flowers. The fruit splits open to reveal a nut inside and the trees fruit for 70 to 80 years. Native to Asia and tropical America, Jamaica hosts large nutmeg crops. The Dutch once controlled Banda Islands and burned nutmeg piles to keep prices high, while the nutmeg pigeon spread nuts globally according to Leslie's Weekly.
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Asia
America
Jamica
Banda Islands
Indian Islands
Leslie
Where the Honss fly Breeds and Housekeepers Fear
A Gomantown Telegraph report describes the rapid proliferation of flies from eggs laid in manure and decaying matter around stables. It explains the life cycle from maggots to puparia to adults, noting hasty development in warm conditions and flies emerging to contaminate living spaces.
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Porta
Firs
Gomantown
Brooklyn Bridge Facts From 19th Century Construction
East River bridge begun January 3 1870. Span length 1503 feet 6 inches. Sand span 930 feet. Brooklyn approach 871 feet New York approach 1632 feet. Total length 5080 feet. Width 85 feet. Four cables each 15 3/4 inches diameter with 5300 wires. Cable ultimate strength 12000 tons. Tower foundations 45 feet Brooklyn, 75 feet New York. Tower heights 277 feet above high water. Center span clear height 136 feet. Roadway grade 5 feet per 100 feet. Anchors 129 by 116 feet at base, 117 by 119 feet at top. New York Sun report. County population about 16 000. No arming law in Potam county.
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Brooklyn Bridge
East Fiver
Brooklyn
New York
Basses
New York Sun
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