Inheritance from a Father's Books and Other Notes
A collection of historical bits notes a man in Numis earning about $19,000 yearly from a forebear's novels. It cites a Jubilee gun test lasting 69.5 seconds with a peak at 12 miles, bishop warnings on brides, railway medical teams, Siamese paper money, and British seamen warning against Lascars. It mentions a Japanese emperor’s possible Europe visit, Gladstone era evictions in Ireland, Chilean education stats, California amending the Constitution for direct Senate elections, and broader notes on federal constitutional change.
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Numas
Reat
Snow That Never Melts Away In Kate Field’s Washington
Poem fragment noting dawn after storm in Kate Field's Washington, with imagery of revived life and lingering snow over the speaker's head. The lines reflect transition from turmoil to morning, contrasting warmth and cold in a single passage.
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B. Paine
Kate Field
Washington
Blackberry Jam and a Proposal at the Farmhouse
Molly grants a picnic to avoid fascination with Oliver Camp who returns from California with a fortune. She stays home, makes blackberry jam, and a youth named Camp arrives, declares love, asks Molly to marry him, and slips a diamond ring on her finger as tea time looms and preserves burn in the stove.
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Molly
Mattie Stevens
Molly Grant
Mattie Levens
Oliver
Ollver
Mattie
California
Beanly
Paradise
Grandma
Mr. Camp
New York
Long Hair as a Fashion Among Musicians of the Past
A London Graphic piece argues long hair persisted among musicians after general style changes. It notes musicians often keep hair long for tours, claims hair influences audiences, and suggests modern baldness may stem from five decades of close cropping.
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London Graphic
Paddy Hibernian Upsets Cart On Public Road
A tale from The Pittsburg Dispatch recounts Ao Hibernian with horse and cart on a public road. Directed to move stones into a gully, he first tilts wrong and is told to dump at once. After a second load he overturns the cart and horse into the gully, remarking on the haste as a mighty expeditions way. A humorous note ends with mention of rose varieties.
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Green Isle
Paddy
Bedad
Ben Har
Lew Wallace
Ita
Taz
Yourm
Passon
Mass
Seasons of Promise in a Sacred Hymn
A devotional poem by Mrs. D. G. Farnham frames a speaker’s doubt about the spring and summer seasons. Blossoms fall and the air is fragrant as the narrator vows the divine promise of abundance. The poem contrasts trust and fear while affirming harvest and providence through cyclical seasons.
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D. G. Farnham
Not Yours But You and Ripening in Grace
Spurgeon argues that true value lies in converting people, not collecting money. He condemns ministers chasing funds over souls and notes that wealth can corrupt motive. He cautions that age does not guarantee Christian maturity and urges continued spiritual growth from youth onward.
Clouds and sunshine in a Christian view of hope
An editorial excerpt discusses clouds as blessing and shelter, contrasting sunlit desert with clouded life. It cites Scripture imagery of God as sun and shield, noting clouds bring rain, mercy, and renewal. A parable about a doctor seeking peace through faith follows, ending with a call to joyful Christian living and perseverance through trials.
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Jesus
Lord Jesus
Arbitration as Alternative to War in Modern Powers
Pence argues for arbitration over war, citing the Alabama claims settlement and Behring Sea dispute as proof that peaceful arbitration saves money and lives. He notes Britain and the United States support arbitration while many nations still rely on force, predicting future wars if sword power remains dominant.
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Friends of
United States
Great Britain
Napoleon
France
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
Alabama
England
Behring Sea
Austria-Hungary
Egypt
Ear Deafness Cure Through Remedies Fails
The text argues four focal applications cannot reach the ear portion, claiming no cure for deafness aside from constitut remedies that can be removed and restored to normal. The passage remains unclear and fragmented.
Ingenious electric switch lock for private rooms
An inventive device allows instant entry by turning a nearby switch. The occupant can admit a person and lock the door from his chair, providing rapid privacy in business houses and offices.
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Japan
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Chile
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Mich
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