Margaret of Anjou Heroines in War and Sorrow
Margaret of Anjou the last Provencal Queen of England endured a tumultuous life marked by the Wars of the Roses. Born 1429 in Lorraine, she married Henry VI, fought rivals in court and field, bore a son, faced political devastation, exile, and later died in 1480 at Damprierre.
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Margaret of Anjou
England
York
Lancaster
Margaret
Rene of Anjou
Isabella
Charlemagne
Inghly
Pont-a-Mousaon
Lorraine
Quint St. Pol
Count de Nevers
France
Burgundy
Barante
Henry VI
Anjou
Henry
Cardinal Beaufort
Charles VII
Yho
Humphrey of Gloucester
Rene
Maine
Anton
Duke of Suffolk
Duchess of Suffolk
Alebion
Bouthampton
Ruth
Miss Strickland Folnten
Ngland
Tishfield Abbey
Westminster
Humphrey
Duke of Gloucester
Benauty
Gloucester
Beaufort
Somerset
Suffolk
Duke Humphey
Queen Margaret
Duke of York
Richard Neville
Earl of Salisbury
Warwick
Sunfollk
Dover Sands
Queen’s College
Cambridge
Duke of Somerset
Prince Edward
Duke of Buckingham
Miss Strickland
House of York
Hexham
Cere
Tewksbury
London
Anne of Warwick
Richard
Provence
Eiven
Chateau of
Damprierre
Decision of Character and the Will to Act
A reflection on how timely decisions prevent delay and avert failure. The author cites Milton as a prime example, noting his poverty and disgrace yet his decisive start and commitment to completing a world admired work. The piece cautions against overplanning and promotes action aligned with resolved intent.
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Shakapeare
Eharacter
Milton
Bird
Digrace
Deserted Village Parallels Noted in Newfane Center
Goopswitz's Deserted Village finds a counterpart in Newfane Center where forty years ago stood a court house jail hotel school houses churches and several stores but now not a vestige of a dwelling remains visible in the area.
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Goopswitz
Newfane Center
The Bane of Nabi and its Habit Tyranny
Clarissa argues against rigid habits that tame individuality and smartly critique regular routines. She warns that virtue can masquerade as vice, stifling intellectual growth, with women shown to be more flexible yet tested by unconventional demands.
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Enobarbus
Cleopatra
Clarissa
Indianapolis Herald
Goliah of the West Jonas Johns Big Jonas
A profile of Jonas Johns known as Big Jonas, a legendary strongman from Knox county Iowa later Boone and Hamilton counties. Born in Sweden, he crossed from India to Omaha with a wheelbarrow to reach the California diggings in 1858 then returned to Illinois. Notable feats include lifting a heavy wagon load and pulling a trapped cow from mud. Now 58, he farms 120 acres plus others, measured at 246 pounds and 6 feet 2 inches tall.
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Samson
Jonas Johns
Big Jonas
Llinda
California
Knox County
Argonauts
India
Omaha
Sacramento
Panama
New York
Ilinois
Jonas
Boone
Hamilton
Sweden
America
No Rest for a Daring Reporter At 40
A fragment voices critique of youthful brilliance in journalism, noting reporters burn out early at great dailies. It stresses the need to rest or perish, with a bleak image of an American at forty wrecked by relentless work.
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Tiyers
Mont
Amusements Abroad and a Fashionable Season
A fragment reflects on amusements during a fashionable season and traveling for summering, noting changes in leisure across the country and the pursuit of social advantages as a broad cultural observation.
Parson Timothy Faced with Arraigned Colored Man in Court
In a Little Rock Gazette report, a judge challenges a colored defendant charged with stealing Deacon Thompson’s wife. The preacher Timothy quips about truth while the court cites constitutional protections. The scene includes affectionate letters, a hoop-pole strike, and a broke witness session as the trial ends with a recess and a small debts moment.
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Timothy
Jompson'sa
Deacon Thompson
Jedge
Broka
United States
Deneon Thompson
Oman
Deacon
Little Rock
Feeding Horses And A New Year Calendar From St Jacoba Oil
The article discusses horse feeding guidelines emphasizing moderate, divided meals of bruised oats and hay, cautions on water timing, digestion, and the dangers of overfeeding. It mentions a St Jacoba Oil New Year calendar illustrated by J O Beard, praised for its value and novelty, plus weather predictions. It also notes concerns over paris green on potato vines and potential tobacco regulations in cigars.
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St. Jacoba Oil
New York
J. O. Beard
Lery
The Floating Gardens of Cashmere as Seen by Sci Am
A detailed description of floating gardens in a lake, built on stakes with wormed beds and soil formed from gathered lake plants. The beds rise into hills, host vegetables and allied species, require little maintenance after roots reach water, and yield large harvests sold to city residents. The system persists years while stakes rot away, with government revenue from fishing and gardening rents.
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Cashmere
Scientific American
Servnngur
Cighmere
The Catacombs of Rome Observed in History
The catacombs extend under Rome’s seven hills in mazes of eight foot high galleries and three to five foot wide passages. Unmarked graves lie beneath marble slabs with Christian inscriptions. Estimated length reaches 58 miles housing about 8 million bodies, once refuges for persecuted Christians, later hiding places for outlaws until closures.
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Rome
Rou'ns Wid Aetous
Horace
Esquiline
Nero
Domitian
Trajan
Hadrian
Severus
Maximians
Diarletian
Outlawa
Asangsins
Tho Christian Church
Daughters and the Value of Practical Skills
A thoughtful critique of middle class raising daughters to be fashionable ladies. It argues that emphasis on music dancing and embroidery wastes time that could teach essential domestic skills like sewing knitting and household management, asserting such training would better prepare women for wife and mother roles.
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Houng Bald
Fragmentary plea on oath and honesty in Japanese case
The passage questions the absence of legal oaths and sanctions for bearing false witness among Japanese individuals. It ponders how much they lie compared to others and notes the request for witnesses in court to provide full particulars.
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Tommy Tayas
Helmy Oy
Dirty Retail
Army Conte
Coats of Armor
Aio Conta
Mne
Lin
Hargell
Arkansas
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