Nature’s Quiet Anguish in Beast and Bird
The verse muses on laughter dying in nature and the harsh songs of animals. It contrasts the lion’s roar and the eagle’s cry with the lark’s muted defiance, suggesting fear, anger, jealousy, and love permeate creatures. The speaker wonders who could foresee human mockery of mortality and fate.
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Isaga
Cheeseman's Dance in the Country Ballroom Fete
A February country visit ends in a lively Cheeseman s dance with Jim Hawkins the bashful escort and a cast of colorful locals. The narrator observes clumsy romance, flirtatious rivals, rustic fiddling, pie feasts, and a dramatic showdown with Abe Crockett before a chaotic but memorable revel.
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Jim Hawkins
Girls Who Dip Snuff Texas Letter in Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt describes Texas cowboys at a prairie gathering. Women dip snuff from snuff boxes while men in broad hats and tassels watch, converse, and chew tobacco. The scene features Texan rangers, curbside dining, and candy sticks shared with snuff on a festive day.
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Louisvile Courier-Journal
Rangers
The Flail Trick Ends Abruptly on the Street
A bystander recalls his father the famed flailer then offers a demonstration. He hits with the tool, injuring a man and a boy, leaving the crowd wary. He walks away saying the experience is enough and warns others about dangerous tricks.
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Detroit Free Press
West Circus Park
Vermont
Hal Hal
William Penns Grave and American Liberty Heritage
A reflective travelogue contrasts Penns sparse grave at Jordans with the well tended Chenies resting place. It notes modern headstones mark Penns family graves and laments the neglectful graveyard, then recounts the 1775 North Bridge incident as first resistance to British power. The piece shifts to a sensational tale of Kathinka de P a Polish countess, her exile, misfortune, voyage, and alleged death after seeking aid in Iowa and Missouri.
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Hanner Mari
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Muscatine Zeitung
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Michael de P
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Victor de F
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Burlington
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September 1881 Weather and Humour Card
A mixed 1881 weather almanac notes showery tendencies from mid September with warm to cool temperatures and several storm periods from early to late month. It includes quirky humor lines about dancing, mirrors, and a marmalade boarder recipe joke.
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Missouri
EK. J. Couch
Truths on kidney health and remedies in old household advice
A fragment emphasizes truth about pursuing occupations leading to CT consequences and warns kidneys will fail without remedies like Kidney-Wort. It presents a general household advisory tone warning readers to maintain kidney health.
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