The Dead Child and Night’s Quiet Visit
A speaker reflects on a lost child, revisiting familiar rooms and gardens as moonlight touches the vacant bed. Tears fall for a little hand that will never hold, while faith offers solace that the child rests safe with God. The poem blends memory with mourning and hopeful reunion in heaven.
Ruth Sands Morris Returns as Waste Paper Man
In a shabby street a reclusive old man known as Mr Waste Paper unexpectedly reveals Ruth Sands Morris as his grandchild. He gathers and reads a girl’s composed tale, then, clad in new clothes, seeks Ruth in Wildrose, bringing a thousand dollars and reunions with his daughter and granddaughter.
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Crea
Ape
Eros
Bam Street
Sam Junkman
Persn
Ruth Sands “Morris
Ofen
Ruth Sands Morris
Wildrose
Grandmother Sands
Sallie
Books Among the Ancient Prices and the Press
The article discusses how educated slave writings made books affordable in ancient Athens and compares book prices to modern costs. It notes that in classical times books were cheaper, editors relied on coin value changes, and modern measures use flour and barrel prices to gauge value.
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Plato
Anaxagoras
Athens
Goras
Martial
Britain
Musical Animals and the Sound Power in Nature
A column discusses how music affects animals such as dogs horses and bulls with reactions to drums and winds. It cites historic references and anecdotes about musical influence on beasts and even mentions legendary figures and journeys. The piece notes authorities and public orders related to animal behavior and sound.
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Leeds
Southey
Spain
Gov
Carters
Harper
Scoresby
Janior
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Ruth
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Maggie
Grandfather Sands
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America
England
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