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Battle of Blenheim Recalled in Humble Verse
The old tale reappears as Kaspar recalls the 1870 war’s meaning and the wasted country after a great victory. Peterkin asks what they fought for while Wilhelmine listens as the boy learns of a famous victory and its unclear gains.
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Who First Fixed Eyes on El Dorado and Early America
The piece surveys discovery of America beyond Columbus, noting Norse voyages to parts of what is now the United States centuries before Columbus, and asks who first linked El Dorado to the continent while recognizing geological and ethnological background.
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Who Discovered America The Greenl and Norse to Madoc Saga
The article recounts Norse exploration of Greenland and Vinland, noting Eric the Red and Leif Erikson, and details journeys by Biarne Heriulfon and Are Marson. It mentions Prince Madoc of Wales and speculative links to Florida, Virginia, and other coasts, ending with the question of who discovered America.
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France Awaits Armistice As Nation Ramps Up Arms
Tours correspondent reports that despite belief in peace, France faces a vast military mobilization. Descriptions include widespread arming with Chassepots and Remingtons, revolvers among volunteers, and crowded hotels struggling for servants as the populace assumes military readiness.
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Table Talk as Education at Home
A moral urging that table conversation shapes family character. Promotes genial, kind, social talk and avoidance of harsh topics to educate children through good company and hospitality. Emphasizes that intelligent visitors are a blessing and that table discourse is a vital part of education.
German Soldiers Praised for Demeanor in Strasburg
A New York Tribune correspondent from Strasburg on October 1 contrasts German troops with French forces. He notes German soldiers are orderly, polite, and nonintrusive, frequently seen buying bread and cheese from a peasant woman, while French Zouaves are described as noisy and disruptive, even begging and demanding food or money.
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Marital Home Management and Child Rearing Dilemmas
A memory sketch on balancing discipline and sympathy in a fractured home. A mother contrasts strict limits with kindness while a careless husband undermines instruction. The piece ends noting the father's harsher response as counterpoint.
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Strength of character lies in restraint and will
The speaker contrasts power and restraint, arguing true strength equals the ability to master strong feelings rather than have them dominate. He cites examples of composure under insult, steady endurance through trials, and forgiving discipline as marks of spiritual strength attributed to Rev F W Roerrson.
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Tsu Dat Ati Dutch Farmers Describe Wall Collapse
Two farmers at Kinderhood explain a wall accident in a local field. One man says he tried to climb the wall and fell under stones breaking a leg both arms ribs and crushing him under pig stones. The other asks if that is all.
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Hold On to Your Virtues and Good Name Always
A moral exhortation urges restraint in speech and deeds and warns to protect temper, heart, and truth. It emphasizes clinging to virtue, character, and a good name as lasting wealth beyond gold or status, guiding behavior against temptation and crime.
The Deadliest Foe and the Soldier's Resolve at Ball's Bluff
A Civil War tale recalls a brave young soldier who faced the enemy with an unloaded musket, saved an officer, then endured a brutal retreat across the river. He refused wine offered to quench thirst, choosing endurance over perilous temptation and warning youth against liquor’s deadly lure.
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Serenade by a flock of blackbirds at my door
A narrator recalls a flock of blackbirds forming a serenade in the meadow near his door. The scene unfolds as the young birds persuade the old leader to begin, producing a half hour of music that moves the observer to feelings of Hallelujah and Union. The birds depart after their concert, leaving thanks from the solitary Corporal.
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Boston
Jenny Lind
Union
Oxen Versus Horses In A Young Writer’s Essay
A student piece from Indiana reflects on farm life comparing oxen and horses. The author argues oxen are slow but useful for ground work, mentions wind, wheeling wood, and calves, and humorously contemplates preferring a heifer if possible.
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Severing Old Ties and Ailing Encounters
A boy sent to cut stove wood from railroad ties becomes despondent and confesses it is hard to sever old ties. A doctor, annoyed by a persistent old lady, jokes about her ailment by instructing her to shut her eyes and stick out her tongue before leaving.
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