The Adjustable Lunatic in a Danville Train Tale
An unnamed narrator recalls an encounter on St Patrick's Day with a mysterious man known as the Adjustable Lunatic. The eccentric stranger befriends him, reveals creative oddities, offers a poetic fragment, and imparts a cryptic card before vanishing. A later telegram identifies the man as George S. Closling, who died by suicide on a Wabash-bound train near Waverly, with Danville to York ticket and personal effects found.
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Danville
York
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Smith
Jones
Robinson
Indianapolis Journal
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Ind
Wabash Road
Waverly
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
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Every Day a Portion Is God’s Daily Provision
The sermon argues God provides daily needs as surely as the Babylonian king gave a daily portion. It cites Isaiah and Deuteronomy to urge trust over worry, stressing God’s unchanging, omnipotent care and the certainty that “every day a portion” will be supplied “all the days of our life.”
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Aya
Babylon
God
Isaiah
Isa
Orever
Mimicry as an Art: Walter Prichard Faton on True Craft
A reflection on mimicry argues that true imitation requires deep imagination and dramatic insight. It distinguishes mere imitation from creative performance as art, citing Emmlet and Macbeth as examples and praising actors who embody others with fidelity and originality.
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Walter Prichard Faton
Nevermbber American
Jeddie Foy
Emmlet
Macbeth
Disraeli
Adventurers in History and their Bold Pursuits
The piece reflects on real adventurers shaping history, naming figures such as Christ, Huxley, Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Captain Cook, Alexander Hamilton, Livingstone, Stanley, and Scott as daring truth tellers and explorers, suggesting the list of pioneers is endless and inspiring.
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Christ
Winifred James
London Chronicle
Huxley
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Captain Cook
Alexander Hamilton
Livingstone
Stanley
Notorious county prevaricator's trading point tale
A quiet old woman buys a large bill of goods from the town's main dry goods store while locals recall the county's famed liar. The new clerk has heard warnings about the man since his arrival, casting the tale as local lore.
Early Saws and Knives in Ancient Egypt
The earliest tool traced in Egyptian history is the saw, found as a notched bronze knife from the third dynasty about 5,000 years before Christ. Later, larger toothed saws appear in the fourth and fifth dynasties for carpenters, with dated specimens lacking until the seventh century BC when the Assyrians used iron saws. The first knives were flint and functioned as saws with tiny teeth.
Twins arrive home as boy questions family count
Thought There Might Be More. John watches twins grow in his yard when an old family friend notes twins at his house. The boy replies that there were two when he came out but suggests there may be more now.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Qaimrade Poodrad
Flarry
Bates House
Fev
Gieariobinv
Oestinmeity Fonda
Noadie
Willie
Tar
Quilp
Scott
Cote
Theo
Badrie
Eass
Toiustu
Raphael
Rheasel
Fiat Po
Toni
Dove
Dill
Little John
John
Sonny
Why Not Makes Bizarre Speed Dispute with Police Man
A cartoonish exchange features a driver arguing with a police officer over speed. One insists the speedometer lied, while the other claims the officer misrepresented the truth about their ten mile an hour claim. The dialogue humorously contrasts perception and reality.
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John
Sister Quarrel Over Sleep Talk Sparks Family Feud
In a domestic exchange Tom jokes that his sister is a good child only when asleep. She retorts she is not dead while asleep and admits having bad dreams that wake their mother, revealing a playful yet tense family moment.
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Tom
Sister
Praise in the Church Harmonizes the Soul
The author argues that praise to God rises from a faithful soul when it seeks nothing for itself. It urges active adoration, noting society’s tendency to notice evil while neglecting praise. In church, timeless hymns lift the soul and exalt God in heaven.
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Isiam
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