The Best of It
Philip Norton, a Yale graduate and clergyman, visits Cedar for a summer picnic and becomes enamored with Nan Boyd, cousin of Anne Boyd. A web of mistaken letters and rival affections leads Norton to marry Anne instead, yielding a quiet, steadfast life with Anne while Nan’s folly fades. Ten years later Norton acknowledges that choosing Anne was the truer path, even as he deters lingering regrets.
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Crear
Pienjes
Philip Norton
Parry Clarke
Yale
New England
Mr. Clarke
Tocal
Hany
New York
Madam Balstai
Harry
Clarke
Slstry
Philip
Norton
Cedar
Boyd
Holland
Nan Boyd
Schoboy
Eras 7
Doata Tower
Mr. Norton
Belrever
Nan
Will Boyd
Will
James
Anne
Cedi
Ceday
Anne Bord
Anné Boyds
Beth
Wills
Anne Hart
Bhose
Summerla
Gayettes
Nant Boyd
Anne Boyd
Harry Clarke
Nan Bo
Friend
Annie Boyd
Rashbish
Ruth
Rachel
Ince
Hal
Tsack
Tom Green
Lown
Eressud
Lyra
Saury
Philip Nony
Thomas Philip
Vice
Phil
Brian O'Lynn
Harr
Air Norton
Imade
Philpliga
California
Dr. Clarke
Eldridge
San _Francisco
Europe
Oace
Réx
Tittle
Nis
Nico
Inglisman
Boston
Ione
Annie
Ahe
Ton
Rust
Ma Ture
Claris
Dalrymple
Madam Hart
Année Hart Boyd
Tess
Philia
Cilmi
Long. Long Ago. A Lyrical Winter Scene Card
A vivid fragment paints a sleigh bell chorus across snowy hills. Icy light, sparkling frost, and moonlit rivers set a brisk, festive mood as lovers and travelers trace glittering tracks beneath the winter sky.
Psych statistics show workingmen's hopes for retirement at sixty five
Massachusetts labor bureau survey questions workers about saving for a living once they reach sixty five. Responses reveal mixed prospects with many saying they cannot save enough or expect to die pauper if conditions persist. Some hopefuls cite good prospects, but others fear no savings under current wages.
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Massachusetts Labor Bureau
Dr Rabelais Free Journey Lesson in Trickery
A tale recounts Dr Rabelais traveling from Marseilles to Paris with phials meant for poison, getting arrested as a state prisoner, then proving the bottles held only brick dust and being released amid laughter. Also a snippet about a curmudgeon and a servant being addressed as hand maid of the establishment.
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Dr. Rabelais
Marseilles
Paris
Rabelais
Paria
Nicholas
Tatly
Timely Topics From Old World Science And Strange Finds
Dense clipping outlines varied topics from sewage irrigation and large scale Breslau plans to Krupp’s new seventy two ton steel cannon and its 15 mile range. It notes petroleum lighting in towns and rising gas usage, East Livonia emigration, and a Japan cannibalism hypothesis with Omori mound bones showing cooking marks, plus North American cannibal evidence.
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Herr Krupp
Moaker
Hyfviing
Japan
North America
Romance of the Sword and the Romance of War
The piece traces the romance of swords across history from ancient Celtic and Nordic cultures to modern nations. It notes legendary names like Cracea Mors the red death and Harold Hardrada’s Land Ravager, contrasts banners and flags, and laments modern warfare’s diminished poetic appeal while hoping for swords to be turned into plowshares.
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Julius Dieser
Cimbri
Plutarch
Mallet
Harold Hardrada
Ireland
Erin
Great Britain
United States
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Livonia
Illinois
Ioard of Agriculture
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Romance of the Sword