Gentlemanly Writing and Wise Women in Letters Excerpt
A fragment from a periodical features quotable opinions on male charm and integrity. It cites Anna Isabelle Thackeray, Ouida, Hannah Moore, Charlotte Bronte, and Ee. 8. Phelps discussing gentleness, intellect, and the role of men and women. The passage includes reflections on conversation, character, and the impact of love on strength.
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School of Athletic Christianity
Anna Isabelle Thackeray
Esau
Ouida
Hannah Moore
Charlotte Bronte
Saving in Birmingham a Lost Virtue in Victorian Life
A Baltimore Sun letter argues that in Birmingham's 50,000 skilled workers few save or display thrift. Pressure from peers, a social ban on sobriety, and the lure of taverns condemn the saving man to ridicule and isolation, driving some to leave or gamble with ruin.
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Birmingham
England
Rome Bets $200000 on Public School Expansion
Rome spends 200000 on a public school system that did not exist a decade ago. Citizens now show strong willingness to attend, but schools are strained beyond capacity. Then a playful excerpt shifts to a family scene with a grandfather and a child, ending in humor.
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Rome
An Orogical Woman in a Boston Transcript
A dialog contrasts a logical man and an illogical woman as they debate progress on women’s lot, ethics, education, politics, labor, and technology, with vivid vignettes including a mysterious Petersburg dinner for absent guests and a spectral tribute to a deceased family. The piece blends satire and social critique with a ghostly banquet scene.
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Boston Transcript
Mr. B
Concord
John Smith
Tom Slenderpurse
Slenderpurses
United States
Ished
Lodge Association
Steve Goteryder
Goteryder
Keely
Demuth
St. Petersburg
Pintscher
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We Just Called to Say and a Recipe Uree
A Nashville Banner item relays a humorous miscommunication where an elderly man visits a likely host, believing the invitation is for his son. He learns Johnny cannot attend due to illness and leaves in embarrassment after an awkward misunderstanding. A Quincy Modern Argonaut item mocks moralizing diets for politicians as a recipe for social reform.
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Nashville Banner
Johnny
Miss
Quincy
Argo
Defining Poetry
An essay riffs on what poetry is through playful vignettes of love letters a child’s eyes a fisherman by a river and a spring tuft after winter. The piece argues poetry is everywhere in life and in simple moments inviting readers to see art in daily scenes.
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Norrstown Herald
New Inventions and Mill Changes Highlight 19th Century Industry
A plastering machine with a mortar receptacle and upward pressing plate is described. A Vol rate, Massachusetts plant converts poplar logs into paper pulp at high speed, producing cords of wood per day. Spruce pulp serves for cheaper waste paper, while fiber content differs by species. New England mill architecture will shift to non story factories for safety and faster operation, reducing painting and maintenance costs.
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Enplane
New England
Ingham
A Sunday Call to Be Good and Pious
A Sunday sentiment urges weekly virtue as the Indianapolis Sunday Sentinel notes the value of Sunday worship and quiet reflection. It asks readers to refrain from vanity and embrace forgiveness and gratitude as bells ring and organ music rises.
Ostrich Feathers Sell for High Prices in Cape Auction
An 19th century digest notes ostrich farming booming in South Africa with high bids for plumes. Recent Middleburg sale saw birds reach £180 to £255 per pair, Port Elizabeth feathers at £67 15s per pound, while 1860 exports valued at £19,261 and later years rising sharply.
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South Africa
Middleburg
Cape Land
Cape of Good Hope
Port Elizabeth
West and East Seek Fair River and Harbor Allocations
The article urges end to sectional envy between the West and East. It argues for broad federal policy and fair distribution of river and harbor appropriations, stating the West will not accept the prior dominance of the East in funding.
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West Andlst
Ust
Born A Kindly Policeman Helps Drunkard In Gutter
A San Francisco policeman spots a drunken man slumped in a gutter and tries to straighten his head by force. The man wakes, looks up, and quips with a lazy smile that he was born so, sister.
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San Francisco
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