I Love the Woods and a Valley of Quiet Power
Cristy Weston endures ridicule at Gay School until a fire forces her courage. She saves Belle Price from danger, then earns recognition through an essay contest and a gold medal, proving true worth earns respect despite early scorn. Belle supports Cristy, revealing genuine friendship.
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Christian Register
Selling a Second Hand Stove Experience of a Man
A Boston Globe humor piece recounts a man selling a used heating stove after leaving his flat. He faces snubs at dealers and eventually recalls a curt exchange with a dusty second hand shop owner who coldly appraises the stove and avoids conversation. The tale ends with the man sarcastically thanking the dealer for his “gentlemanly treatment.”
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Boaton Globe
The Higher Life in Business as a School of Conscience
Dr. Lyman Abbott argues that a boy who begins to see business as a broader vocation rises from mere drudgery to a purpose driven by beneficence. He states that trade clothing many, agriculture feeding many, and industry shaping humanity enlarge love and strengthen conscience, elevating life toward immortality.
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Lyman Abbott
Dyspepsia Traced To the Head Not the Stomach
A physician argues that true dyspepsia arises from mental and social strain rather than gastric issues. He notes many cures follow relief from business or social annoyances and even suggests problems may originate in the dyspeptic's garret or social circle rather than the stomach. The piece warns that minor provocations can trigger severe symptoms.
Comparing Indiana and Massachusetts in 1880 shows stronger literacy and schools in Indiana
The Cincinnati Herald and Presbyter notes Indiana’s larger school fund and attendance, more newspapers, and similar population to Massachusetts. It highlights fewer illiterates and inmates in Indiana, arguing Western states deserve equal respect and that the West outpaces Eastern disparagement.
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A Niece of Robert Burne at Bridgeside Cottage
Theodore F. Wolfe describes Isabella Burne Begg, Burns and Begg descendant, at Bridgeside cottage. The active, cheerful elder recounts memories of the poet while posing beside a Burns portrait in a cozy stone home.
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Isabella Burne Begg
Theodore F. Wolfe
Ladies’ Home Journal
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America
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John Begg
Golden Opportunities In Nevada County District
The Nevada County Transcript extols prospecting around the district with a network of ledges unseen and unworked. An old miner predicts a boom mining camp if hundreds of road miners search within ten miles, believing many undiscovered ledges rival the best found so far.
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