Mill District Teachers and Mill Children Coincide in Charity
Mr Dorkins built an academy for the mill district youth with low tuition and prizes. A barefoot factory boy from the same district reveals he supports two siblings and aims to send them to college, while facing the local hostility and winning Dorkins’ respect.
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Rt. DORKINS
Dorkins academy
Mr. Dorkins
Dorking
Ife
Tie
Ashdale
Dorkins
aas
fim
New Jerusalem
Chariton
Charlotte Burless
Shaggs
Dr. Green
ello
Jeru
Charl
Sis
Mr. Dorking
Riley's First Hit and a Poet's Imitation Scheme
James Whitcomb Riley started in a Anderson Indiana newspaper office writing humorous pieces and poems. He sought publication for serious verses but editors rejected them as too low for magazines. He then forged a Poe style poem to mimic Poco and found wide acclaim, proving editors desired imitation over originality. Cabeza de Vaca explored the Gila river country in 1535 and reported natives wore cotton garments.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Anderson
Ind
Leonainle
Riley
Indianapolis Journal
Judge Martindale
Cabeza di Vaca
Gila river
The Country Mouse Visits City Society
Felicia travels to her cousin Mary's home for a packed social schedule, from luncheon and salons to theater and dances. Mary and Roger juggle preparations, fatigue, and pressure of society while Felicia longs for simpler pleasures. Mary considers a life away from society as a strain grows, and Roger hints at a country future with Felicia as their romance blossoms.
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Felicia
Mary Barnes
Mary
Roger
Maury
Maary
Bellefa
Felicla
carly
Jools dear
Deering
Colburns
Fe- Hela
Feliicia
Bob Carruth
Mttle Felfela
Japan
Felfela
Telicia
Velicia
Carruth
cone
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The bellbird voice and color contrast described
A Pall Mall Gazette note highlights the bellbird with a powerful metallic call heard up to three miles away. The male is pure white while the female is brownish green, lacking only a green throat and eye area during breeding. Darwin cites white as a rare color in such birds.
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Darwin
Pall Mall Gazette
Bad Sermon Sparks Sailor Laughter In Philadelphia
A Pennsylvania divine at a mission meeting in Philadelphia tried nautical humor for sailors in attendance. He asked what they should do and a sailor quipped Not in, captain. You’re going storm foremost. The exchange shows light humor while addressing Seafarers.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Then She Left Him and a Biscuit Ruse
In a humorous exchange a young wife and husband argue over parting, but the husband reveals his departure is about a biscuit. The brief quip from the Houston Post captures a light, domestic moment with a playful twist.
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Houston Post
Retribution and belief in earthly punishment
Mrs Peckhem-Henry asks if people are punished on earth for sins. Peckhem answers affirmatively, linking the idea to marriages made in Leaven. The Chicago News quotes the exchange on moral accountability.
Misery and quotes from old Atlanta Constitution
A fragmentary reader’s note citing an Atlanta Constitution quote about misfortune and a joke on turkeys. The lines humorously compare wide misery to flight and a man’s fate to being pinched by fate, attributed to Horace and the paper.
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Atlanta Constitution
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METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE
DENTON JOURNAL
METROPOLITAN
JOURNAL
CHIFFONSIERS
NUTTLE HARDWARE CO
DENTON
MARYLAND
Fr. WRIGHT
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Pyes
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Light St
Cor, Pratt St
Baltimore, Md
EMORY LYNCH
PRED & EXCHANGE
Main St
Denton, Md
Peninsula
Dry St
The Real Estate Security Co
Fort Dearborn
Crrcaco
ILL
PARKER
C. E. COLLINS
Hobbs, Md
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England
United States
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Charlie
agin
Poe
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Horace
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