Old Myers the Panther a Pioneer of the Illinois Wilderness
The Panther Myers, a famed frontier figure, earned his name after single handedly fending off a mighty panther during a tense river crossing. He later led a garrison in Black Hawk era conflicts and died maintaining a strong bond with the Illinois forest before departing toward Missouri with the panther head as a trophy.
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Daniel Boone
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Napoleon
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Old Myers
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Selkirk
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la Salle
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Haint
Early marriages and the China revolution section
A mix of a sentimental poem on early marriage and a lengthy analysis of the Chinese rebellion. It describes Jeanette and Nancy as examples and details the fall of the Qing throne, the young emperor Tiente, and the upheaval in Pekin with comparisons to other revolutions.
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Nancy
China
Tartary
Pekin
Asia
Europe
America
St. Domingo
Tiente
Eople
Lifetime values in a well spent life and training
The passage argues that life gains genuine interest from necessity not excess. Pleasure comes from effort without anxiety, likening life to seasons with autumn harvest and winter rest. Good training and a fair start beat wealth, as parents should prioritize children’s welfare over vanity. It claims it’s better to complete a successful race than merely start and end.
Learn to Spout Declamation Advice for Boys and Students
A female whale gift echoes a broader American call to boys to learn public speaking. It argues that in the United States mass-meeting speakers can reach political offices, noting lawyers dominate the Senate and urging every school to form a declamation club to train memory and confidence from youth.
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United States
Congress
Senate
Flowers of Truth Aphorisms and Proverbs
A collection of maxims and sayings offering folk wisdom on honesty, restraint, luck, and prudence. The text presents compact moral guidance and wry observations about human behavior and fortune.
Sinews of Iron in a Modern Machine Shop
A vivid tour through a busy machine shop reveals intelligent machines performing tasks once done by workers. From cutting steel and boring wheels to planing boards, machines buzz and workers few in number oversee the operation. A dominant iron arm moves steadily, powering production from dawn to eve as flesh workers supply materials and supervision.
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V. Tribune
An Editor's Life Examined by the Demopolis Sentinel
The Demopolis Sentinel laments the editor's hard life with no rest for publisher or editor. It notes readers demand entertainment while editors endure critiquing from blockheads and critics, and households expect recipes or notices, all while an editor cannot please everyone.
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Demopolis Sentinel
Surviving Revolutionary Pensioners Receive Treasury Pay
About 1 600 surviving Revolutionary War pensioners still draw regular pay from the U S Treasury. The group includes most aged veterans who served under the Continental Army and Navy, supported by pension certificates and government funds.
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U.S
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