The Letter and the Widow's Secret
In Kornhill, Mrs. Wadsworth finds one letter for her son John then hides it. Years later John dies after heartbreak over Sallie, who returns as a widow to hear the truth. The mother finally plants the letter with John in the grave, while Sallie bears the guilt alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth
Bristol
Mr. Bristol
John
Maggie
Mrs. Wadsworth
SALLIF
Miranda
Sallie Barlow
Sallie
Mr. Wiseman
bright
John Wadsworth
Ife
notters
Kornhill
Ile
heaven
L owly
Johny
Saturday Night as a Restorative for Toilers
A reflective piece by Brick Pomeroy extols Saturday Night as a weekly escape from labor. It contrasts weariness with the promised eternal rest and urges kindness to workers and loved ones, envisioning a future free from toil and oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick” POMEROY
Work as remedy in trouble and Napoleon memory tale
A long excerpt extols work as a cure for misfortune, urging labor as the antidote to sleeplessness and worry. It praises work as a universal remedy and notes physicians’ endorsements while lampooning patent medicines. The piece shifts to Napoleon’s memory and a court scene about a pontifical bull, highlighting his precise recall and a remark about his past as a lieutenant.
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Dick and
Harry
materia medica
Napoleon
Erfut
Austraia
gizh
Daulphin
Influence of the press on students at school
In a discussion on the press, Dastee WepstTen states that every parent should provide their son at school with a newspaper. He recalls how his schoolmates with access to newspapers excelled in debate, composition, and general intelligence compared with those without news.
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Dastee WepstTen
Lowell
supekioy
Quiet intense flame of lamp light in a delicate house
A fragment describes a quiet intense scene likened to a lamp flame in a small house filled with light and fragrance, conveying a subtle, intimate atmosphere.
Resolved to Use Only Plain Words From Mother
A moral admonition about vulgar language. The author recalls a vow to avoid words he cannot speak before his mother and urges parents to curb vulgarity. The piece condemns slang as foolish and corrupting, warning it degrades the soul and fuels evil thoughts. It urges youth to keep speech pure and refrain from impurity.
Farmer Profit from Inat Wheat Harvest at Coiuso Cal
A farmer at Coiuso California reported a profit of 260000 dollars from his Inat Wheat crop harvest.
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Coiuso
Cal
Time and virtue urged over punishment in counsel
A brief editorial urging that it is better to encourage what is right than punish wrongdoing. It argues time will lose power if no mower remains to reap misdeeds, implying restraint and constructive guidance over harsh penalties.
A Living Divine on Heaven and Death Through Loss
A speaker recalls childhood heaven as a shining city with angels. After losing brothers and friends one by one, he imagines more relatives in heaven than on earth and reflects on familiar souls joining the celestial city. The narrative moves from walls and domes to a sense of intimate knowledge of heaven through loss.
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heaven
celestial city
earth
Wit and Poetry Contrast in Colorful Expression
The writer explains wit as a partial view, casting prismatic colors on objects rather than white daylight truth. A pun is a shallower mental trick, while poetry uses rainbow tints for effect yet preserves truth as the core.
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O. W. Motes
Interesting Facts of Surprising Physical Phenomena
Curious notes describe a tallow candle fired from a gun passing a door unharmed, a musket ball rebounding and flattening in water, and a shot through glass leaving a ball-sized hole without cracking the pane. It also claims cork sinks two hundred feet yet does not rise, and that in subzero Arctic air people can converse over a mile apart.
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arctic
Lawyering Metaphors Echo Courtroom Craft
A speaker argues lawyers perform many courtroom acts in metaphorical terms. The piece playfully equates legal actions to carpentry tasks such as filing a bill, building a case, forming an indictment, impaneling a jury, and presenting witnesses before a judge in a court.
A Motto for Young Lovers Sa Fa And No Father
A compact saying about youth romance emphasizing steadfast affection without paternal constraints. It exhorts couples to follow mutual care, trust, and resolve as they pursue connection and independence.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
John W. Temple
Geov. M. Stussim
Sherif
Potter’s Landing
T. F. Joumman
Board of Control and Review
J. Boon Dukes
Richard Jones
Henderson
J. P. Fierce
Greensborough
Verry G. Stevens
Hibeboro
s ‘Shee
A. Smith
Denton
Jas. J. Johnson
Concern
Wm. HH. Bulach
Snithviles
M. PB. Hutchimser
Vowhng Creek
W. W. Williamson
Prevton
W. H. Watkins
Fuderateburg
M. Price
John C. Brown
Greeveborouch
Lighman Ree
Min
C. Willoughby
Fewling Creek
Wall
T. Slaughter
Finderasburg
H.C. Comegye
Greensborgh
Win S. Ridgely
Col
M. E. CHURCH
P. E. CHURCH
Cnemt
MASONIC LODGE
TEMPLE Lopere
A. F
A. M
J. W. Kerr
Drxzon GRANGE
selock
P. Ar
A. R. WHEDON
EPFOQNEY-AT-LAW
CENTREVILLE
MARYLAND
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
DENTON, MD
Caroline, Talbot
Queen Anne & counties
dhe ly
J. JUMP
Caroline
Talbot
GEO. T. RESLYIN
DENTON, VD
JAS. &. DIGHUTT
CHAS. H. GIBSON
M. P. CHAPON
GEO
M. RUSSARI
ATTORNEY AT LAW
DENTON, Mob
T. E. Heather
CHAS. E. SHANAHAN
DOVER STREET
VHF
Caro Ine
c. novi ly
FREDERICK J. KING
CARPENTER & BUILDER
GREENSBOROUGH, MARYLAND
DOWNES
BR. C. Carter
Muaiu Street
M.F
E. HARPSON
West Baltimor
BALTIMORE, MD
julay
PEFR
Trace
Sieg
Paradise
sinen
Raven
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