Knight Errant and Monster Wife Tale Recounts A Medieval Jest
A jagged prose poem recounts two knights, one experienced and one young, encountering a monstrous captive and a provocative wife. The elder rides away after a clash, the younger is knocked from his horse, then reflects on loss and lessons learned. A closing ode celebrates English yew bows and the craft of the homeland.
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Errantree
Rest is Sweet After Strife in Owen Meredith Line
Poem fragment expresses weariness and longing for rest as the speaker laments burnout and seeks a period of sleep after ongoing conflicts and toil. The quoted lines invoke nature images such as rain leaves wind and dew to heighten the sense of exhaustion.
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Owen Meredith
Autumn Love Recalled in a Poet’s verse
Louise Chandler Moulton writes of a remembered tender performance that stirred joy and tears. The speaker longs for a beloved presence, describing a sunset sea and shore as vivid memories. The autumn wind deepens the ache for the past love and its intimate story.
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Louise Chandler Moulton
Whittier Verse Reflections On Providence And Virtue
A fragmentation of verse reflects on Providence and personal safety while praising beautiful faces and hands that perform noble work. The text contrasts light and dark appearances with the value of compassionate deeds and steady labor.
Remarkable recovery case draws local scrutiny in Sidney
Suffering Miss Bertha Shorr survived a near fatal pleural effusion and consumption after doctors deemed her incurable. Community figures including Dr. J. G. Ayers and Mr. F. Hickox recount her astonishing progress, crediting Dr. Acker's English Remedy and detailing family and missionary support during a lengthy illness.
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J. G. , Ayers
F. Hickox
Ohig
Poplar Streets
Bertha
Court House Square
A. H. Minneman
Western Avenue
Luthern Church
Miss Shorr
A. W. Reddish
Robertson
H. C. Ayers
Curious callings and oddities from around the world
A quirk filled list notes a 10,000 ecoconputs value for a “good quality” wife in the Solomon Islands and strange customs in Algeria, Burmah, and Vienna. It also mentions a London cab fined for carrying fourteen passengers, a Mayland American restaurant menu with Half a spread eagle priced at 2s 6d, and various superstitions and beliefs across cultures.
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Solomon Islands
Algeria
London
Mayland
Georgia
Burmah
Vienna
Japan
Maine
Railway Rumbles Across Nations and Rails
Across major rails, 1256 locomotives cross Chicago per day while England holds far more miles of track. The Chicago and Northern Michigan line opens from Transverse City to Elk Rapids. Buffalo hosts a single streetcar line crossing 54 tracks per round trip. Pittsburgh to Chicago double tracking begins as ten London lines move 2 210 suburban trains daily serving 400 million yearly. A new silent locomotive by A R Cavner debuts in Bloomington Illinois on Chicago and Alton. Pacific coast Great Northern tracklayers reach Kalixpel with a silver spike ceremony and banquet.
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Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Dr. King’s New Discovery Adverts
Old advertisements offer Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials from F J Cheney Co Toledo and claims of cure. Also promotion for Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with local success stories. Dr Kings New Discovery touted for consumption coughs and colds with trial bottles and money back guarantee. California World’s Fair mentions women’s board with $1000 travel allowance.
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Land
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New Cassel
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
John Speaker
Catawba
N.M. White
Ballard remedies and public notices in a dense 19th century ad mix
Old advertised cures include Ballard's Snow Liniment and Horehound Syrup for rheumatism pneumonia and throat troubles. Local items note North Carolina agriculture exhibit plans and a Butte burglary arrest. Bozeman bonds for a high school building and various salve product claims appear, reflecting a broad ad page.
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M. Winn
N. M. Warre
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