Poem Fragment From Susan Coolidge Independent
A fragment from Susan Coolidge in the Independent depicts a visitor in past and present moods, describing a shadowy figure in a doorway and inviting return. The voice laments absence and asks the friend to rejoin, clasping hands again beyond full sunshine.
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Susan Coolidge
The
Independent
Bertha's Experiment Ends in Shared Love and Ruin
Bertha McAllister debates love versus a safe home with George Archibald. She marries for a home, then a financial crash forces them to start anew in a modest apartment. They discover love and resilience, choosing shared life over luxury as they rebuild.
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Bertha McCallister
Bertha
Womilin
Maria
Miss MacAlister
Saral
Bertha MacAlister
Sarah
Silah
George Archibald
Harry
Archibald
Dluve
Liling
Tuch
Tré
Mr. Archibald
Emerson
George
Tle
Aunt Saral
Martiget
Maria Sage
Mr. MacAlister
Bertha Archibald
Ife
Merediths
Newport
New York
Long Avenue
Meredith
Ile
Jow
Sam
Tarry
Mrs. Archibald
Archibalds
Jane Nasmyth
Ssurper's
Nei
A Fashionable Lady and the Vain Pursuit of Style
A historical critique defines a fashionable lady as one who shuns useful labor and social chores, preferring drawing rooms and elaborate handiwork while neglecting kin and work. It condemns wealth display, opera visits, and constant social promenades as hollow pursuits that enslave the soul to trifling adornment.
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Niagara
Maxims on the Horse from Early Advice
A collection of horsecare maxims advising gentle training and care. Topics include domestication from a young age to foster docility and endurance, avoiding harsh punishment, and preserving a horse’s wind on long journeys. Observations on drinking posture reveal signs of strength, with lists of four keys to build and maintain a horse’s symmetry and vigor.
Hymn Triggers Smiles During Baptism Ceremony
The Rochester Express reports a Baptist church dedication where immersion was performed for the first time in the church. While the minister awaited a candidate a deacon began singing Pull for the shore causing both preacher and congregation to smile and postpone the ceremony briefly.
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Rochester
N. Y