Inconstant and the Heart’s Silent Resolve
Poetic meditation on enduring love and fidelity amid change. A speaker vows faithfulness as life shifts toward motherhood and marriage while cherishing a past beloved. The piece blends yearning with resolve, contemplating dreams of closeness vs. duty.
Christmas in a Poor Indiana Town
Poignant poem from the New Orleans Times-Democrat set in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Charley wishes for Santa as poverty shadows a sick child and mother, then Christmas morning reveals the Christ child presence beside the lifeless boy. The piece ends with a reverent note on faith.
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Santa Claus
Charley
Christ Man
James T. Dudley
Lawrenceburg and the Miami bottoms recalled in memory
The Miami River rises and floods toward the Ohio, shaping a rich farming landscape around Lawrenceburg Indiana. The town, celebrating its centennial in 1902, is noted for old brick structures, notable natives, and Beecher’s first sermon in a rebuilt church. Local anecdotes recall Beecher as a popular pastor’s son and riverbank driftwood gatherings along the river.
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Ohio
North Bend
Lawrenceburg
Miami
Old Vincennes
Indiana
Albert G. Porter
W. T. Durbin
United States
John C. Spooner
James B. Eads
Mississippi
General Buel
Henry Ward Beecher
First Presbyterian Church
Beecher
Lyman ™. Beecher
Lane Semina
Cincinnati
Beecher's boyish pranks and a Harrison farmhouse tale
The narrative recounts Mr. Beecher joking with congregants during a snowball encounter outside his High Street home and reflects on his popular, unpretentious devout leadership. It also describes a historic 1842 farmhouse linked to John Scott Harrison and a famed tale of a secret marriage to his daughter amid Judge Symmes.
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Mr. Beecher
High Street
Episcopal Church
Big Miami
Lawrenceburg
John Scott Harrison
Old Tippecanoe
Benjamin Harrison
State Senate
Harrison
Judge Symmes
Ensign Harrison
Symmes
Anthony Wayne
Prince Hill
North Bend
Cleves
Earrings Return to Fashion in Paris and Beyond
A Paris letter notes earrings regain favor with revived antique designs and new screw attachments. Gold circles and pendants suit varied tastes from Indian gypsy to elegant floral styles, with color coordinated ensembles by top modistes and the era’s street wear trends.
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Paris
Cates
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