The Beautiful Snow poem origin tale unfolds in Cincinnati
A lengthy retro piece recounts the uncertain origins of the poem The Beautiful Snow, tracing claims to Dora Shaw and other authors, detailing a young Cincinnati woman’s death, her personal effects, and how the verses appeared in the National Union, followed by literary figures like Enos Reed and Thomas Buchanan Reed. It mixes literary history with marginal anecdotes and dialogue fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Dora Shaw
Enos B. Reed
National Union
Thomas Buchanan Reed
Cissy Thorne
Emma
Haip
Hig Ter
The Gypsy's Glass and a Fairground Fortune Told
Cissy Thorne visits a gypsy fortune teller at a village fair and glimpses her future husband in a magic glass. The vision unsettles her, she later marries Charles Wilson, and the tale shifts to a rowboat confession. Meanwhile a column notes Russian women’s widening roles in medicine and telegraph work, with evolving public expectations.
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Warwin
Cisay
Emma
Cissy
Thorne
Littlelum
Charles Wilson
Cley Wilson
Como
Cissums
Wilson
Wrestling with Trials and a Saintly Knighted Chase
In ancient times a master frees a slave with a blow on the ear, and a warrior is knighted by a monarch. Trials precede elevation, Jacob-like figures become princes through suffering, the spiritual ascent earned after a night of wrestling. A cashier tale notes a bank overdrawn alert with a biblical reply.
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First National Bank of
St. Paul, Minn
First National Bank
St. Paul
First Nationa Bank
Sermon notes on Sabbath, spirituality, and practice
Fragmented religious reflections discuss Sabbath sanctification, pulpit economics, and honest church accounting. The text contrasts living faith with dogma and urges putting Christianity into practice, noting the danger of ceremonialism and the need for genuine virtue guiding public life. It includes quotes on joy, knowledge, and the humane side of belief.
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Hall
Bedford
Brutag
Ligarius
Brutus
Christ
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Second National Bank
A. H. Wise
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Lliam Young
Stephenson Co
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Walter P Hunt
Phompson Wilcoxon
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