Fiddle Love in James Whitcomb Riley’s Verse
A nostalgic voice describes the old fiddle as a beloved companion, recalling youthful plink and plonk, rainy days, and carefree pranks. The narrator laments waning nimbleness yet finds lingering comfort in music that eased cares and earned enduring affection.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Changed Her Mind In a Letter to Belle
A woman writes to Belle about a church visit, a homely Mr Knox, and a soiree where Charley Knox dances with her repeatedly. She admits attraction and engagement, then confesses disbelief and mixed feelings about her new status. The tone is intimate, with playful flurries and surprise at becoming engaged.
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Bede
Pray
Goodness
Belle
Mr. Knox
Charley Knox
Le famoux Sonnet d Arvers Fragment Found
A fragment from Arvers known as Le famoux Sonnet d Arvers is published here. The poem expresses a young poet’s secret soul and futile, unrequited love, with the beloved unaware of the passion that haunts him. Translated by Mrs. E W Latimer.
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Arvers
Twilight at the fountain tale of the sultan’s daughter
The sultan’s daughter greets a slave daily by the fountain under starlit skies. The slave reveals his name and origins as Sam from Yemen, Mahomet, Tam, of the Asra tribe, and declares a grim fate for those who love.
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Sam
Mahomet
Tam
Yeman
Asra
Maid
Elizabeth Cummings
Kiss You You Must Not Break My Heart
Frank L. Stanton writes a dramatic lyric pleading for steadfast love over fickle passion. The speaker addresses Clarisse and asks for sincere commitment, warning at each turn that love may fade if treated lightly.
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Clarisse
Frank L. Stanton
The Mark of Rank in Nature and Suffering
A poetic reflection questions whether rank lies in endurance and sorrow. It asks if the 80fold measure of suffering marks the highest, noting the strongest wander and the singer’s anguish shaping beauty of the song.
True and Brave and Secret Dreams of Mrs Browning
The text references themes of truth bravery and mortality with lines about choosing a hard path over an easy life. It mentions a smiling partner described as blue eyed and a secret of a happy dream, attributed to Mrs Browning. The fragmentary prose suggests a literary quotation and reflections on love and fate.
Let Him Fearlessly Face It Quote Fragment
Fragmentary quotation attributed to Owen Meredith about facing fear and the world. The text references fear, facing challenges, and consequences of flinging a bone, implying a moral stance. No clear event or full context is provided.
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Owen Meredith
Queens of Colorado: Society Girls of Denver and Beyond
A portrait gallery of Colorado belles from Denver Pueblo and Leadville. Miss Mary Cooper. Miss Gertrude English. Miss Julia King. Mrs Maxey Tabor. Miss Phoebe Vaughn. Miss Blanche Dougan are described for charm, beauty, poise, and cultural refinement.
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Denver
Pueblo
Leadville
Capitol Hill
Baltimore
Nature
Mary Cooper
Colorado
Cooper
Blanche Dougan
Frep R. Fassart
Courtroom Quip Sparks Lively Exchange on Oath
A terse courtroom exchange has a witness pressed on truthfulness with a sharp remark about swearing an oath. The fiery moment underscores the tension between judge and defendant as testimony proceeds.
Fight Disease and Tuberculosis in 19th Century View
Long medical essay from Asheville notes the toll of consumption, cites Koch’s work, climate and sanitary factors, and advocates sanitation, fresh air, and favorable climates to combat tuberculosis. includes travelogue about Asheville North Carolina and a physician’s reflections on mental health in a Chicago Tribune excerpt.
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United States
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Brooklyn
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Ville
North Carolina
Corona Blue Ridge
Buncombe
Richmond
Baltimore
Missouri
Swannanoa
Asheville Basin
Edwin A. Curley
Treed by Wolves in Canadian Winter Night
Special correspondence from Montreal recalls a winter hunt in Quebec. A lone hunter fights hunger and wolves after dressing a deer, climbing a tree with meat tied to a sash, and surviving a long night as a pack circles below. Dawn brings camp again and venison breakfast.
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Canada
Quebec
Sherbrooke
A. B
Chimney Pots and the Dark Crown of Fashion
A critical rumination on the chimney pot hat, condemned as an oppressive, unwritten social law. The author laments its continued dominance, noting its hindrance to expressive dress and its ridiculed, rigid presence atop well dressed society, per Blackwood's Magazine.
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Blackwood's Magazine
Famine Winter Devastates Cork Families in Century Account
A Century256 account by Octave Thanet describes a brutal Cork winter during the Great Famine. Descriptions detail mud, cold, fever, and hunger. Families live on straw and turnips while relief works demand barefoot labor and death follows hunger.
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County
Cork
Octave Thanet
Metals the Pyramid Builders Lacked
Thomas J. Bowditch argues in the Troy Times that ancient builders lacked steel and modern power. He notes granite hardiness, ancient metallurgical limits, and contrasts with today’s abundance of metals and machinery.
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Thomas J. Bowditch
Troy Times
Pair of Rubbers Sixty Years Old In Display Window
L. F. Barton displays two curiosities in his store window a rope slippers handmade by a sailor aboard a coal steamer running between Philadelphia and Newburyport and a pair of pure gum rubbers used by one city family for sixty years.
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L. F. Barton
Philadelphia
Newburyport Herald
Curious Eating Customs of the Dyaks
The Dyaks divide for meals by pairing spouses at separate platters. Fathers and mothers share one, two sisters another, and two brothers occupy a third. When sexes are unequal the youngest and oldest must dine together with a brother and sister.
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St Louis Republic
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