The Dying Storm and a Kentucky Wanderer
A fragmentary poem titled The Dying Storm laments remorse and ruin as a figure of storm and blight. A second sketch centers on Jo Jenkins awn born in Scott county and his trip to Lexington seeking novelty and misadventure, visiting stores, a hotel, printing office, and a dog freak incident in town.
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Scott County
Lexington
Faris
Harlan & Co
Harlan
Frank
Ile
Parkhill
Campbell’s
Hollenbeck
Wesley
Tom Monroe
Felix
Tom
Billy Boyle
Fouts, Baty & Co
Tige
Tie
Vienna
Johnson
Cooper Shop
Hope in a sober hymn urges restraint
A stark verse urges abstinence from alcohol with moral tones and vivid warnings. It contrasts misery and ruin caused by drink with a call to heed the gospel and seek hope rather than fall to intoxicants. The piece ends by urging hands off the drink and its dire consequences.
Stoop Shoulders and Remedies for Posture
Advice for boys with stooped shoulders urges straightening through perseverance and firm reporting if needed. It argues that only a small fraction suffer unavoidable stooping and that free chest back and abdominal exercise in an erect position cures the issue, while walking alone does not help.
Juvenile Prince Alfred's First Sea Voyage Highlighted
The London Illustrated News dedicates a full page to engraving of a vessel showing the young Prince Alfred on his first voyage at sea. The paper hints at future issues surveying his further feats and perhaps his reactions after a storm at sea.
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London Illustrated News
Prince Alfred
Smiling in Pleasant Homes and Friendly Outings
The passage notes that while many enjoy a glad home, many others favor smiling with a friend outside, highlighting differing social comforts and shared moments in life.
Christmas reflections on love and loss in a holiday mood
A nostalgic Christmas essay recalls gift giving, joy, and sorrow. It contrasts maternal devotion and bereavement with the season's moral of love. A Carolina judge William Smith and wife Mrs. Smith are praised for temperance and personal reform sparked by steadfast domestic virtue.
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Jack Frost
Santa Clause
Judge O'Neal
Yorkville Enquirer
William Smith
South Carolina
Margaret Duff
Court of Common Pleas
York District
Mr. Smith
Colonel Williams
Coquette Seen as Flirt and Mythic Archer
Fragmentary item notes a coquette described as an imperfect incarnation of a AR who keeps her beau and his arrows in a quiver. The oddly phrased passage hints at playful mythic imagery without full context.
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Poetehy
Wanna F. Gould
Havel
JO Jenkins
Rome
F. M
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