The Children by Charles Dickena Reflections on School Life
A nostalgic poem about a teacher's bond with students. It recalls daily routines from dawn to dusk and the tender good nights and kisses of children. The speaker mourns the end of the school day and imagines a future where death dismisses the school and reunites with the beloved learners.
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A Hero Named John Dutton Meets Passion and Fire
Marion, Spence Arnott, and Uncle James debate romance and virtue as John Dutton wins a wary place in Marion’s heart. A blaze at the Arnott mansion tests loyalties when Dutton heroically saves Spence, sacrificing his own chance with Marion in a dramatic, genteel scene.
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Marion
Spence
Clara Mowbray
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John Dutton
Uncle James
Spence Arnott
Miss Marion
Pathetic Poetic Plagiarism In Rural Felicity
A timid girl presents a poem that echoes familiar lines as she half reveals her hand. The piece describes a goat, a dog, a bucking iron bucket, and a fatal fall, prompting questions about authorship and reminiscence. The New York Graphic notes the piece as a very pathetic rural scene that seems seen before.
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Items of Interest from a 19th Century Column
A New York florist exhibts a green tea item and a dry goods clerk weighs ninety seven pounds as a wagon incident unfolds. A Rome Sentinel editor is knocked down by a highwayman who mistakes scissors for a revolver. Mrs. Dorset of Minneapolis is admitted to practice law in Minnesota, first woman to do so. A Paris exhibition Chinese department is described with rapid construction. U.S. gold production totals rise to over 1.38 billion by 1875. A Japanese tragedy follows a castle moat incident after insurrection. Chicago detectives raid an illicit distilling operation, finding horse physic and sauerkraut in barrels.
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Marion
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Spence
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Spence Arnott
Mr. Dutton
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United States
Japan
Chicago
Safe gun handling and muzzle caution for sportsmen
Advice on keeping guns at half cock to prevent accidents and misfires. Warns against swinging the gun with a finger on the trigger, explains how muzzle pressure can burst barrels, and stresses caution when crossing fences and during winter conditions. Notes experienced sportsmen spot and condemn careless handling in others.
Theft and Embezzlement Exposed in 1870s Officials Scandals
A historical report notes that in the four years before the 1873 panic, thefts and defalcations by city and county officials, bank officers, and estate executors totaled over 30,000 dollars in the United States, highlighting a broad pattern of breaches of trust.
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