The Imagination Man Lives All Lifetimes
A portrait of the imaginative mind as a universal traveler across civilizations and eras. The passage links genius to empathy with every life, from Athens to Rome, Nile to the Sphinx, and the theater of history, asserting that real knowledge comes from living many lives and disciplines. It closes by stressing that mental growth requires sustained effort, and that mirth lasts briefly while cheerfulness endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakspeare
Tie
Athens
Pericles
Socrates
Phidias
Ife
Sphinx
Memmon
Rome
Cesar
Vanderbilt heirs work hard and stay steady in business
The essay portrays Cornelius Vanderbilt II and William K. Vanderbilt as diligent, quiet, and disciplined despite immense wealth. They started in modest roles, endured strict training, and rose to top posts at the family firm. Both sons are active in finance and transportation, charitable, and accessible to colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilts
Cornelius
William IX
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Commodore
Billy
William
Cornelius got a little clerkship in the Shoe and Leather
Tor- Tance
Europe
wniter
Hudson River Railroad
William K
William S
Tach
house of Vanderbilt
New York
It Looked Squally For Awhile
A recently married young lawyer was shaken by a malicious anonymous letter about an alleged kiss with a woman in his office. After a moody day, a recalling moment in a streetcar leads him to reveal the truth to his wife and the danger passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
belle
Red Flannel Reveal Beats Barnaby in Court
Mr. Webster recalls Barnaby once defending a land suit against Bruce the cunning lawyer. Bruce, convinced of defeat, discovers Barnaby’s red under-shirt torn open during his vehement closing, exposing a red flannel coat beneath blue. Bruce leverages the reveal to restore his client’s chances, and wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Webster
New Hampshire
Barnaby
Bruce
Giant live oak champion in Caroline County Florida
Kelley of Caroline county claims a massive live oak on his land fifteen miles from the city is the largest in America. A standing offer awaits anyone who can cut it in one day for a hundred acres. The tree measures 33 feet around and 28 feet to the first limb, with a 4 foot diameter limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville Times-Union
Win
TP. Kelley
Caroline county
America
David Ogilsvie
Ogilsvie
Florida
Solomon
Israel
Kelley
Washington as a shy youth and a later beauty
A historical sketch notes George Washington as a tall shy fifteen year old who fell for a girl linked to Miss Grimes. The tale hints the romance failed due to his reserve and drive to excel. A Washington correspondent adds Miss Cleveland is handsome, noting her evolving hairstyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Augustine
Grimes
Washington
spooney
st. Nicholas
Miss Cleveland
George Parsons Latiorp Love Verse Fragment
Dear face, bright glinting hair, dear life whose heart is mine. The thought of you is prayer, the love of you divine.
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GEORGE PARSONS LATIUROP
Return of Lovers’ Voice Fades Like Sacred Flame
A translation of Gustavo Becquer’s Spanish poem laments that the dusky swallows and blossoming honeysuckle will return, yet the deep joy of past loves and their words may never come again. The speaker compares renewed affection to a saint’s silent ecstasy before an altar, promising that love like this shall never return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustavo Becquer
If you expect to be happy you must be busy
A string of maxims on happiness, work, ambition, humility, and justice. The speaker argues against idle living, notes the value of steady effort, self-awareness, and progress toward better aims, while warning about public attention and pride in small deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
earth
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Abbreviation Cranks and Political Banter in Mock Signatures
A New York Sun item notes quirky name abbreviations such as Y et for Wyandotte and Leavenworth clues, plus a lazy barer J with a hole. It also recounts Maud and George debating third parties with Maud’s father siding with Mugwumps and a playful jab at party management.
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crank
Ilinois
Y &et
Kansas
Leavenworth
worth
Wyandotte
James Hole
John Underwood
Andover
Mass
Wood
Maud
George
Jinud
N. Y.Sun
Newspaper as a Pretty Woman Riddle
A playful verse compares a newspaper to a pretty woman noting that it must embody many types, be constantly chased yet easily distracted, love a quick press, crave gossip, talk a lot, enjoy praise, and take pride in a new dress.
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Dunnock
WM. E. DUNNOCK
Geo. F. Stoan & Bro
LIGHT STREET WHARF
BALTIMORE, MND
Grand Union
Globe
Girard
GHANNAHAN
ricHTsON
HASTON
SHOREY’S
THOMAS F. JONES
FALLIN, DOWNING & CO
Licht Street
Baltimore, Md
G.W. MINNICK & SON’S
EMPORIUM OF
Talbot, Carolina
Queen Anne
ESTEY ORGAN
EASTON, MD
sly
EORGE E. JONES
Qld
Seeler’s
Easton
Denton
FURNITURE DEPARTMENT
H. BLACKISTON & SON
Denton, Md
COULBOURN
MOYER
J. IL ILALRIS COULBOURN
MOYER & CO
WHOLESALE COMMISSION
North Front St
Philadelphia
RarenaTosas
W. Downes
Denton National Bank
J. A. Steele
Register of Wills
L. HW. Gadd
G. Horsey
Colo
Hichard
Carter
Treas
Citizens’ B. & L. Astsocin
J. MM. Wooters
Cordova
Eli Saulsbury
Dover
Del
ichael Colbourn
Seaford
Fell
Eagle Hotel
Georgetown
Charles Williamson
Kent county
R. Parker
Eden
I. T. Nuttle & Bro
Andersontown
HL. S. Beaver
Kratzerville
Jarrett Bros. & Keim
N. Third street
Phila
Stettler & Koons
J.N. Jacobs
Cashier National Bank
Greenville
ELK, Freed & Co
North Wales
Nationll Bank of the
Northern
Libertie
dd and
Vine Sts
MARSHALL
MUTCILER
court house
Joshua W. Bryant, Anne Townsend
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Exon
MELVIN w. HOBBS
Attorneys-at-Law
Caroling
GEORGE M. HUSSUM
HENRY K. LEWIS
ANUSSUM & LEWIS
Caroline, Talbot
oO LD
W. TILGHMAN
Easton, Mo
WILLIAM T. KELLY
DENTAL SUNGEON
Preston
Greensborough
Otiee
Eutaw St
Baltimore
A .” MILUOLLAND
LEXINGTON ST
ye’ INWIN & SON
THOMAS HILL
Fayette and St. Paul Streets
CASPER MILLER
WHS
CAM
TAYLOR
a, J, ZEVENG dy CO
Corner Fayette and St. Paul Sts
United States
MDaniel
TSE
Clark’s Poultry POW DHERS
KNIGHT
CLARK & MDANIEL, PROPRIETORS
Thomas M. Cooper
Charles Stevens
George & Redden
Denton, Mad
MOORT
PARK AND
HOWARD STS
Lundberg
Ourz
Cologne
David B. STEWART
Gro. W. Berry
D. B. STEWART & CO
GENERAL COMMISSION MENCHUANTS
PRATT STREET
tsa
Raat
CHENEY ANVIL AND WISE COMPANY
prilly
DETROIT
MICH
I. C. JACOBS
W. PRATT ST
VAN AUSDALL & DOWDEN
T. B. SIERRITT
Wilmington
Delaware
J.5. JOHNSON &CO
South St
William H. Withgott
William T. Watts
John T. Comegys
mnavley
hopen
Wilinn Makepeace Thackeray
INGERSOLL
Milionaires
Washington’s
Nevermore
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