Time to Sleep and the Time to Work
Edward Everett Hale argues against late work hours citing brain blood flow and insomnia risks. He urges shifting heavy tasks to daylight, reducing evening brain strain, and reclaiming rest to prevent gradual self harm.
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Franklin
Galen
Forne
Mary
Roscommons
Joneses
Angela
Bertha
Meditations on an Ancient Theme from a Weekly
The casual philosopher ponders the mysterious force of love between opposite sexes and its power to override reason and habit. He asks about origin, nature, and the perplexing rise of attraction that defies logic and social ties.
The Mountain to the Pine Poem Fragment
A fragmentary meditation on nature and vision from an aging speaker. The speaker recalls a blind writer and the enduring forest monarchs as he contemplates time. Strong imagery contrasts human life with ancient trees and the vast plan of creation.
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Clarence Hawkes
Helen Kellar
Rontlesa Sea
Heaven
Old Coin Find On Plum Island Stirs Treasure Talk
On Plum Island a beach find by Albert Leet of the Knobbe Lifeaving crew sparks talk of a buried treasure. The coins were uncovered as snow fell and the trott met into the ground, with many believing the pieces are part of a larger inland treasure hoard.
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Don Varios
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On a Footing
Absalom Foote, bored with city life, moves to a village to take over Thomas R. Foote’s boot and shoe store. He buys the business, keeps the name but adds Welle, joking that the sign now reads This place has changed feet.
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Smiths name bent to many tongues across travels
Fragmented excerpt from a phrenological journal notes how the name John Smith is transformed across languages and regions, rendering variants such as Giovanni Smith, Hans Schmidt, Jean Smeet, Ivan Behmitti welwki, and Jihon Scohmidd in different cultures and places.
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Jovan Auimmit
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The Millionaire Won Her Love With Verses
A poet courted a woman but failed to win affection through words alone. He wrote her perfect verses yet could not charm her, leaving his pursuit unresolved.
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It Sounded Heartless Hiainge Werte You Much Hurt
The fragmentary text mentions an auto accident and apologies but lacks clear names, places, or events to confirm a full report. Readable parts hint at injury concern and sympathy but provide no verifiable details for a dated or titled item.
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Donalden
Klulnel
Chorus Girl Bride Reconciles Draper Family Rift
News from New York reports Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Eben S. Draper reconciling with his son Bristow who married chorus girl Queenie Sanford. Bristow and wife with infant grandson are at Draper home and may move to Hopedale. Bristow had left engagement to wed Miss Marjorie Ray. he later worked in Burlington mills.
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Eben S. Draper
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Optimistic to the End. Flood tale from Western Pennsylvania
An old man clings to a flooded house roof as a boat approaches during a western Pennsylvania flood. Dialogue with a passerby reveals grim resilience with light humor about washed away fowls and window washing, underscoring buoyant spirit despite loss.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Pennsylvania
John
Dave
Speedy youths spark lighthearted exchange
Miss Eldon remarks on the abundance of fast young men, while Mien Youngly concedes the challenge of catching one in a playful exchange.
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Miss Eldon
Fragmented fragments evoke a dreamy Atlantic memory
The text recalls a dreamy harbor scene with a pirate ship at anchor and a distant treasure island from a Slater's pillow memory. It weaves a hazy August mood with a tuberculous knee and a tenement across the street, ending in a reflection of a man's reliance on his sweetheart’s words.
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Quirky Baseball Tales From Early Chicago Circles
A collection of humorous and improbable baseball anecdotes from Chicago figures. Highlights include Andy Moynihan’s ball stuck on his hand at third base after a liner, the quick witted and controversial umpire debacle, and colorful players such as Hal Chase Mal Chase Al Orth Schmidt and Jimmy Callahan with anecdotal vignettes from Joliet and Washington games.
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Crm Schmidt Remembered As Noted National League Righthander
A faded reminiscence recalls Crm Schmidt once a famed National League pitcher and member of Jimmy Callahan's Logan Square team. The Washington pitcher Bert Keeley drew attention as a colorful figure during his big league days.
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Women Are the Soul of Honor in New York Times Tale
A downtown office worker touts feminine honesty while a wife recalls returning a lost lace and later reclaiming it, proving steadfast virtue. The anecdote ends with the husband astonished by her resolve and a shift in view on women's character.
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Hero of the First Class on Louisville Railroad
Ced May of the Louisville Henderson and St. Louis line is acclaimed for risking his life to save a young Black child on a descending train. The fireman reached the pilot and dragged the child to safety, then fell from the engine yet escaped worse harm. The act inspires Carnegie medal speculation and stands as a notable railroad heroism.
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Herolam
Union Veterans weigh joint encampment and shared memorial
The Springfield Repatilian reports a strong undercurrent among Grand Army veterans at Toledo urging a joint encampment with the United Confederate Veterans in a border state. They favor a memorial to General Grant and General Lee at Appomattote and a broader reconciliation of North and South, supported by leaders like Colonel J A Watroun.
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Wind Alarm Spurs Barber Sign Incident
A rural mother recalls Little Helen asking who makes the wind. After a severe wind alert, a man ran into the house exclaiming that his dad blew the barber’s sign down, highlighting a domestic moment captured by Harper’s Weekly.
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Felt Hats Move Upward In Early Season Fashion
The Millinery Trade Review notes felts will be used sooner this year as fashion shifts away from straws after September 16. Felt travelers are in demand with no wide brims, rolled sides, and trims of quills and ribbons. An unrelated dialogue mocks bunco-steerer and electric lights limiting chances for trouble.
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Millinery Trade Review
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and directs readers to obtain testimonials from J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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The More Careful Widower Tale
In a Pleardy village a sick wife was wrapped in a sheet for burial. The pallbearers halted near a hedge when thorns pierced the sheet and woke her. Years later at the funeral the husband warns, Not too near the hedge, neighbors. Not too near the hedge.
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Allen's Foot-Ease advertised cure for tired feet
An old advertisement from Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y., touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for tired, hot, swollen feet and for corns and bunions. It claims to shake into shoes and relieve aching feet, urging druggists and shoe stores to stock it.
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The Law Parents Report Measles Case Under New Health Law
Parents of Wayne a suburb of Philadelphia must promptly report contagious disease. Health Officer Laury received notification that Ephraim is down with the measles under the new regulations.
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Fix Em in Dickson Style at End Seats
A terse debate notes a remedy for troublesome end-seat hogs, suggesting they be made to worry in bed. The remark cites Dickson and Wickrom in a blunt exchange about seating etiquette.
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