Old Letters and the Realities They Reveal
A meditation on old love letters as records of memory and emotion, contrasting youthful romances with mature insight. The piece explores how letters capture desire, jealousy, and family ties, arguing that many letters should be burned to spare pain while noting some reveal enduring character and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Iine
Mamma
Edie
Edith
Ada
Julia
Fay
Tehildren
Lascelles
Ruth
Oman
Esir
Hyperion
Bacchus
Silenus
A Bright Boy
A humorous exchange unfolds as JT asks whose horse a boy rides. The boy says it belongs to his father then reveals his father is married to the boy’s mother’s sister making the father the boy’s uncle. The father labels the boy as near fool while the boy defends their close kinship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Jones
Sam
Valley Bereau
Queens Co
Long Island
N.Y
H. R. Stevens
T. B. Forbes
WM. H. Forbes
How Far Can We Trust Our Senses
An observer recalls a two year old discussion with an educated man about delusions and suspicious performances of a trickster. The host questions trust in senses versus scientific explanation, noting science does not rely on perception alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Smythe
Philadelphia
Freeport Journal
Mamta
Sunshine
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Popular Science Monthly
Ashley
Washington Do
Carrie Deforrest
Mrs. DeForest
H. Flowers
H.R. Stevens
Ridley
WM. McDonald
United States
M. E
M. Ds
B. DE Priest
Hazleton
Ind
H. Stevens
Boston, Ass
Swarts & Stocking
The
Herr J. Bischoff
A.V. Richards & CO
Freeport
Illinois
Louis, Moe Omly
Freeport Brick Co
Ilinois State Fair
Chicago
Grant Bros
Freeport, Ill
Minnesota ‘and Dakota, Winona
Kac. G
H. M. Burchard
Marshall, Lyon Co
Minnesota
Geo
P. Goodwin
General Office
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Canada
National Bank
Washington
D. C
Joseph Casey
Tate
U. S. Court of Claims
U. S. Patent Office
Congress
Every &Sale
Louis Bagger & Co
Solicitors of Patents and Attorneya At Law
le Dro Building
Washington, D. C
H, Halier? & Co
Portland
Maine
A. Lehmann
Ameonean
C. L
Patent Office
Saipla
A. CoulTss & Go
Elgin Silver
Ano
ELGIN
Elgin National Watch Company
Chambers
J. B. Lippincott & Co
Waverley
Largo
Sue Osh
Bagh
Morocco
Stephenson County
Dickens
Irving
Bulwer
Thackeray
Prescott
Marryat
Cooper
Journal Printing Company
Freeport, IL
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