Three Wishes and the Cradle Scene in Verse
In a fragmentary verse scene three women cradle a fair-haired infant and imagine its days to come. Each woman contemplates future hopes and quietly speaks no prayer. The language hints at a poetic meditation on motherhood, time, and future expectations. The piece preserves a lyrical, early 19th or late 18th century voice with a cadence suited to period poetry.
Not haidened hands for thee at Itfe banquet
A fragmented poetic scene portrays One watching Keen love's cure and a burdened, unfed guest seated apart at a rich banquet. The speaker addresses a child with tender phrases about empty hearts and unlaid cure, hinting at sorrow and longing.
A Fall from the Fence Ends in a Family Showdown
On the Turnpike tollgate keeper Tinsley confronts a runaway romance between Nettie and Will Dexter. After Nettie elopes with Dexter the judge confronts them, a flash of violence ensues, and Tinsley fires to defend the couple, leading to reconciled temperaments and a wary truce.
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Tinsley
Will Dexter
Dexter
Pana
Nettie
The Old Swimming Hole Memory Lane Kiddie Swim
A nostalgic poem recalls the old swimming hole below the trestle and the wild boyhood days of diving, splashing, and cheering as trains rush by. It contrasts carefree youth with danger and longing to recapture simpler moments from the past. An unrelated block then describes a dubious makeshift boring machine using common tools and a staged prop routine.
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Abe Indl
Colombo Springs
A Hospitable Heathen In New York Times Style
A hungry tramp begs for food at a mansion kitchen door and is offered fish by a benevolent Chinaman. The incident unfolds on a Monday at high noon on the thirteenth day, with the host promising Friday assistance.
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Burns Mansion
Tim
New York Times
Made a Hit With Him
A caller recalls seeing Miss Rushmore on Fifth Avenue beside a large tonneau car. He notes her beauty was not the top impression. rather, the moment of crossing the street in front of that car left a stronger memory.
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Daily Story Pub Co
Tinsley
Tollgate
East Tennessee
Nettle
Life is a good deal as we make it with creditors
A concise reflection on seizing advantage in times of debt, framing life as a bargaining process where individuals and creditors alike shape the outcome through prudent choices and negotiations. The line emphasizes practical resilience and mutual benefit amid financial pressures.
The Mesmerized Hat Trick
An audience effect describes borrowing a hat, concealing a bent pin in the right hand, and then using cover moves to appear to mesmerize the hat. The magician lifts the hat with a second finger in a hook, then returns it and withdraws the pin, completing the illusion.
The Singing Doll Experiment Cheerfully Tells Its Tale
A description explains a simple painting activity where two eyes and a nose are drawn on finger knuckles to create a playful figure. The motion of the thumb against the index finger simulates movement, suggesting a toy-like effect appealing to both adults and children.
Saint Pierre dolls relic in Martinique musee
A Martinique doll, survived from Saint Pierre before the eruption, is on display at Musee Pedagoxique. It represents colonial dress of enslaved people, wearing a red yellow headkerchief and coarse gown with a cambric apron, stuffed with bran, and found among old toys after a defender’s event.
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Saint Pierre
Towit
Martinique
Musee Pedagoxique
London News
Paris Telegram
Dog Raises Fox Cubs Adopted by Townsends Dog
James Wilson of Townsend Delaware reports an odd family scene as a mothery dog found and raised six fox cubs after a fox den was killed. The mother fox died before the cubs opened their eyes, and the canine guardian took them home to raise as her own.
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James Wilson
Townsend
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