The Road To Jennie's House And Heart
A lyric tale describes Teanie the laird’s daughter Jennie and suitors seeking love. An old man warns the road to Jennie’s heart is steeep and narrow. one youth travels by carriage and pair, winning Jennie as his bride beside him.
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Jennie
Teanie
Pia
Jonolo
Will
UN Gintteman
Poe
Panlomny
Geonge Thavera
Fowler
Travers
Sherman House
Sherma House
Milwaukee
Josie Masgon
Iowa
Express
The Matrimonial Card That Backfired in Chicago Letters
A Chicago office scene unfolds around a lavish matrimonial advertisement. Will Fowler and a younger lawyer friend publish a personal seeking a wife, triggering a flood of letters from women across classes. A deceptive correspondence escalates, ends in threats and a legal lure, and a brother’s threat nearly sparks violence before a long prank reveals itself.
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Fowler
Orségen
Ava
Perenne
Will
Chicago
Marrie
Vera Childrens
Ebdt
Logor
Beth
Lance Pratern
Indy
Edward Clarke
Salt Lake City
George T
Josix Mabon
Milwaukee
Wis
Josie Mason
Jousie
Tlowera
Bigs
Wbeh
Josie Marson
Apaona
Jegie Manon
Misa
BT. Lathrop
Scribner's Monthly
Amazing Grace in the pulpit misread as Grace joke
A Philadelphia incident reports a young clergyman filling in for an absent elder and escorting a pastor’s daughter Grace to the pew. Misreading the hymn text led the congregation to laugh as the sermon opened with the line “Amazing Grace” and the familiar verse about grace guiding the believer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Grace
Mystery of the seed and unseen harvest helpers
Excerpted readers page celebrates seeds and charity with Lucy Larcom verses on harvest, angels of sun and rain, and a story about Charlie and Phil learning kindness through a New Year flower mission. Mothers praise the boys for giving.
New Year Flower Mission by Two Boys
Philip Howard and Charlie Grey plan a New Year outing to give flowers to needy neighbors. They buy blossoms with fifty cents, visit Mrs Brown’s shop, and distribute small bouquets to brighten poverty-stricken homes, learning the joy of giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toay
Phil
Philip Howard
Charlie Grey
Charlie
Philip
Mr. Brown
Ift
Pretty Ching
Be Gar
Fables Pig and Rat and Sapling and Sycamore
The Pig and the Rat tell of appetite and cunning in a rich creature who tutors a poor survivor about the true use of favors. A sapling sheltered by a mighty sycamore learns the danger of relying on stronger support as the tree falls. Both tales end with a moral about dependence and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pia
Mlace
Howard Pyle
In &T. Nicholas
Teachers and Task Masters Rant On Public Education
A critic decries incompetent teachers and the failure of schools to engage students. He argues young tutors act as mere taskmasters, yielding poor learning. calls for reform and accountability. Also includes quips about religious figures and a joke about a lip salve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heorchic
D. G. Holland
Scribner
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Ferry
Republican
Ko. Burt, JR
Harper’s Weekly
Milwaukxwe
Epwinp -Clankey
Ned
Jove
Mrnwavarkes
Hum-m-m
Sim
C Hugh
Agin Avon
Mr Fowler
Corher
Mr. Fowler
George Travers
Mr. Travers
Moe
Harper's Magazine
Vst
Lucy Larcom
St. Nicholas
Charlee
Mary D. Brine
Fables
Papa
Miss
Basto
Pricy Scotchman
Presbyterian Church
Hoe
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