Florida Madrigal e7 Singers of Seminole Lore and Love
An excerpt from a Harper's Magazine piece by C. K. Munroe follows Seminole song imagery. It portrays a maiden awaiting her lover along many named Native sites and waterways from Hatchcuaha to Apalachee, seeking a future together away from harsh scenes, while the lover Wyomi and others charm him, yet he stays with Miccosouks and misses the beloved.
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Hatchcuaha
Pane Vnden
Wyomi
Icha
Pemmina
Zodene
C. K. Munroe
Bramleigh Gossip and a Secret Engagement
In Bramleigh a sleepy town, Mrs Bragdon learns from her tenant of Miss Matilda Jane Snow and a minister’s broken engagement. The narrator recalls Matilda Jane’s courtships from schoolmaster to Whitcomb, ending with a humorous, midnight dairy misadventure and a hinted quarrel that saved the match.
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Bramleigh
Clematis
Pramleyzh
Mra Bragdon
Mis
Peter ‘Talpey
Boston
John Snow
Lucy White
Mis’ Oliver Norton
Lemuel Stacy
Alfanao
Cat
Cyrus Parker
Mirandy
Alfonso
Pussy-cat
Captain Fracasse
Rashi
Matilda Jane
Benny Binny
Deacon Thompson
July
Parson Whitcomb
Bragdon
Matilda
Merrill’s Meadow
Morrill S Meadow
Joan
Brother Whitcomb
Tim Ramsdell
Artificial Rain Possibility Sparks Scientific Debate
The New York Herald reports on scientist Thomas Silver advocating the feasibility of rain by artificial means. He cites atmospheric moisture, pressure changes, and electricity guiding condensation, suggesting explosions or controlled electricity as potential methods. He urges California to test such experiments, arguing practical economy may justify future use.
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Thomas Silver
Silver
California
N. Y. Herald
Denver Beggar Mary Dunio Sums Wealth in Moon Trips
Denver Tribune reports a noted beggar Mary Dunio who travels to the South each month and returns with at least $500, later observed to have several thousand dollars in Denver banks. At her last arrest for drunkenness nearly $1,400 was in her possession.
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Denver
Mary Dunio
South
Denver Tribune
A Youthful Martyr and the Woodchuck Adventure
A Harper's Young People fragment shows a boy lamenting heavy study rules and old Pedigree ideals. The tale shifts to a barn episode where a woodchuck clashes with Jack and a rope escape, ending with Farmer Brown noting the mischief.
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Jac
Jack
Farmer Brown
Harper
Woodchuck chase ends in comic misadventure
Two boys on Long Island intend to catch a woodchuck using traps and a rabbit box. After a failed hunt they trap a large woodchuck in a barrel and release it into a shed, provoking a dramatic chase and a surprising escape.
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Jack
Long Island
Farmer Brown
Woodchuck
Farmer Crown
Jock
Jank
Denfy
Help and Kiss Your Mother
A father urges his careless daughter to go to her mother and give her a kiss to brighten her worn face. He reminds her of the mother’s sacrifices from childhood through illness and nights, warning that neglect could cost their relationship and her vitality.
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Bea
Tiny minnows brave a brook crossing quest
In a blurred tale a gentleman watches minnows struggle up a stream toward an unseen bend. The little fish persist against spray and foam seeking a higher shoal, then cross where the waters leap, never giving up the effort to reach the promised path beyond the obstruction.
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Winydesson
Pia Tong
Now She Enjoyed Herself
A fragmented first person reminiscence recounts a perilous river trip with friends, near drowning, a splashing boat, and a hungry appetite for life after surviving the ordeal. The speaker recalls the child, the water, and the war as distant echoes framing this perilous excursion.
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Henry Republican
Geo. Burt. JR
Aflorida
Madrigal
Miccola
Calonsahatchie
Okeachabes
Tuskewills
Okeemkee
Myakulla
Weklva
Homosassa
Cheshowiska
Ocklawnha
Ichebucksussa
Oklocknes
Tallahassee
Southland
Miss “Matilve
Jane
Tim
Ethan
Angesi
Missionary Herald
Jake
Doory
Missatilda Jane
John
Matilda Jana
Atilda Jane
Sittig
Misa Manida Jane
Mitresa
Stainge
Gondness
Lappincott's
Pio
Palestee
Ameorike
Willie
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