How Wordsworth Looked Commonly In A Family History
In a new English novel A Family History a traveler records Wordsworth and his daughter Dora. The passage contrasts Wordsworth’s coarse features and gray eyes with a high forehead signaling genius, and notes Dora’s resemblance and expressive eyes. The scene includes Miss Neville, travel tales, and reflections on silent, powerful love.
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Wordsworth
Dora
Ionan
Alfred Tennyson
Thad
Neville
Scotland
Blunder Buss causes city social mix up in Cleveland
Loyal H a central Ohio business man travels to Cleveland with a lady friend and—seeking a warm reception—rings a doorbell. Mistaken by a cautious cousin the greeting becomes a comic fiasco as introductions fail and a memory lapse leads to a farcical exchange about names. The omnibus follows the misprint.
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Loyal Ren
Ofrsie
Tom
Mr. U.L
Daring Charge by Zagonyi’s Dragoons Against Rebels
Contemporary reports praise Major Zagonyi and his 155 dragoons for routing a vastly larger rebel force. The attack occurred after the rebels prepared on elevated ground, drawn up to meet them in a narrow lane with a high fence, illustrating bold strategic risk and apparent audacity.
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Aaggvy I
Luis Democrat
Zagonyi
Angonyl
Springfield Battle Brings Swift Victory for Fremont Guard
The text recounts Fremont's forces routing rebel troops and restoring order in Springfield. It notes a night retreat for scouts, a Saturday follow up with sufficient force, and a Guard loss of fifteen killed and an amber wounded. Mentions two Philadelphians in Fremont's Body Guard. Lieutenant Walter Newhall had his horse shot twice and sabre bent. Charles Treichel survived unharmed.
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Springfield
Fremont
Sprivefield
Walter Newhall
Thomas A. Newhall
Chas. Treichel
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Modest conduct urged amid achievements and gifts
The text counsels adding lustre to accomplishments with modest behavior. It notes excellence is commendable but vanity is greater harm, urging humility given natural gifts and cultivated virtue as one’s duty to the divine bounty.
Humorous Note On W N Burton At Sea
A story about the late W N Burton aboard a steam boat on the Tindson. He asks for beef steak and receives a small strip. He examines it with a serious look and calmly tells the waiter to bring more, noting humor in the moment.
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WN. Burton
Tindson
Loyal Journal Editor's Son Sicted in Rebel Song
The Lousville Journal reprints a paragraph praising patriotism amid rebellion. The piece laments Confederate treachery and recalls Kentucky’s steadfast devotion as the drumbeat mirrors a funeral march for a vanquished cause.
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Prentice
Loursville Journal
Hores
Kentucky
Brutus
Kentucky Patriots Rise From Trial Amid War Sentiments
A fragment reflects on loyalty and sacrifice during conflict, comparing the harsh discipline of orders to the sharp edge of justice. It lauds Kentucky’s steadfast patriotism emerging from fiery testing, praising national resolve and moral strength in austere times.
Luther and Melancthon Monuments Beside Reformer's Desk
In a dusky room once home to Tutner marriage life and old furniture, relics of Luther, Cranach portraits, and a desk Luther lectured from sit among fragments of glass preserved handwriting and Catharina embroidery. A bronze tablet marks Luther's birth and death, with Melancthon noted nearby.
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Lawren
Wirrenstra
Tutner
Phore
Catharina
Luther
Peter
Venturies
Americas
Reformer
Cranach
Bishop Simpson
Bombardment of Sumter to Romney Skirmishes Review
The Commercial Advertiser summarizes Civil War skirmishes and reconnaissance from Sumter to Romney with the latest casualty figures. It notes Union losses appear higher due to missing rebel loss data, and mentions prisoners largely stemming from Twiggs's Texas surrender.
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Sumter
Romney
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