There Is No Death in Eternal Life Refrain Interwoven
A long verse and scattered clippings discuss immortality and afterlife with a meditation on flowers birds and angels. It shifts to a roving review of Roman luxury from Seneca to Caligula, then reports on an 1800s morgue episode where a baby revived after near-death. a San Francisco baby portrait and other miscellany follow.
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Finley's
Empire
Verus
Nero
Tiberius
Maximilian
Commodus
Vitellius
Heliogabalus
Vitelius
Seneca
Tacitus
Heliogaalus
House of Gold
Caligula
Rome
Perors
Carcalla
Plato
Syracuse
Pliny
Oman
New York
New York Times
East Nineteenth Street
Webb
the Commissioners of Charities and Correction
Eage
Randall's Island
Department
Indiana
Nolan
Georgia
Dr. Waterman
Finlayson
Drs. Finlayton and
Hart’s Island
Twentieth Street
Albert
Orn
Hall
Odd bits and bobs of wit and memory on hot days
A collage of quips and anecdotes on manners, folly, and aging. Tales of stubborn old pioneers debating a June heat year, with humor about hair care, gambling croquet, and the stubbornness of pride against poverty. A playful, period voice.
Child's mite funds free seats for a church
A terminally ill seven year old girl in Philadelphia asks her mother to give her savings to build a church for the poor with free seating. The bank yields four dollars and a few cents, and after her death the fund helps create a church for the needy. A similar Milwaukee case follows with a gold dollar preserved by Dr Passavant that funds a new infirmary named for the widow.
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Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Passavant
Pittsburg
The Theology of the Hearty in In Memoriam
A meditation on Tennyson's In Memoriam exploring faith in the face of suffering and evil. The speaker questions God's role and nature, weighs doubt against trust, and seeks a larger hope amid a world of care and mortality.
Stillness after Death in the Mother's Night Vigil
A mother watches beside her dying daughter through a long night. The poem frames dawn, day, and rain as witnesses to sorrow. The Maiden dies, the mother endures, and the bird's carols echo as a somber message that all ends well in time.
An Eagle’s View of Faith Across Life’s Vastness
The poem compares an eagle surveying land to faith observing humanity. It contrasts weary travelers losing heart with believers who see beyond vast deserts of fatigue. It notes how faith perceives a larger web of life and death, recognizing bright hopes beyond dark breadths.
Mechanic credits newspaper for bridge contract and mortgage help
A carpenter recounts subscribing to a local newspaper after his wife offers to work for a subscription. He learns of a county bridge bid, wins the job and clears funds to pay his house and lot. He asserts a mechanic never loses by taking a newspaper and urges readers to decide with character.
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Indiana
Massachusetts Regiment at Blackburne's Ford in Civil War Sketch
A Civil War reminiscence recalls the Second Massachusetts Infantry at Blackburne's Ford near Bull Run. Descriptions include a brave assault amid heavy fire, a demoralized veteran, and the rousing cry of eyes of your country. The piece then shifts to anecdotes about Virginia and Carolinian wit, tar dealings, and a joke about deer and buckles.
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Blackburne’s Ford
Bull Run
Massachusetts
New York
Michigan
Boston
Virginia
North Carolina
Wice
Jeff. Davis
Detroit Free Press Lime-Kiln Club Proceeds Audience Hears Patent Hook Talk
The Lime-Kiln Club heard Judge Affilavy Martin recount future progress with humor and satire. He mocked past limits and praised inventions while noting shifting tides in society and mortgages.
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Detroit Free Press
Herald Demands Honest Coverage From Free Press
The Herald asserts its role as a genuine Democratic newspaper upholding integrity and independence in reporting. It emphasizes commitment to fair coverage and adherence to party principles without deviation.
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Sin E. Bulweer Lytton
Elisa
San Francisco Chronicle
Duggist
Odds and
Vassar
James
Cressida
Jack
Polly
Goo
George
Josh Billings
Huxley
The
Mercury
Michigan Avenue
Tennyson's
God
Buten
Murmer
Wille
Bes Beyediit
Eres Ith Ppeere
Tepeaera
Cincinnati
Order of the
Brother Gardner
Affilavy Martin
Alabama
George Washington
Kentry
Ebery
the Herald
Democratic
Herald
Madison
F. Harper
Main and
Main Cross St
Holman
Humphrey
Brown
Bartlett & Mason
J. E. C. F. Harper
John C. Roberts
Roberts
WM. B. Roberts
Grocers
East Main Cross ST
Madison, MD
Mulberry Street
John Braun
Seo Rie
Tess Rca
Gent
Western Hotel
Henry Nicase
Tutt’s
Jefferson Radi Railroad
Sanday
North Vernon
S. Mail
Indianapolis
Columbus
Aladiron
Rmmodation
Mail
Inky
Pav
Bee
ST. Louis
Kan
Sas
Texas
Louieville
Hare
All Pointe
North East
K. P. Gahr
Second Street
West
Mulberry
H.R. Dering
Louisville
E. W. McKenna
Sup’t
U. S. Mail Lime
Gen. S Yte
United State
Lesistille
Williams & Barton
Agena
Madison Pacnem
Louis A. Sherley
Pike
Thomas Sherlock
Carrollton
Louisville Packet
Maggie Harper
R. Humphrey
J. M. Gitrxzr
Dork
Williams, Barton & CO
Daily Mails
Ohio
Aurora
Rising San
Patriot
Vevay
Ghent
Warsaw
Hanover
Lexington
Milton
Vauils
Stony Point
Mad Lick
Bryantsburg
Rexville
St. Magdalens
New Risrion
Titusville
Canaan
Haney’s
Barbourville
Versailles
Manville
Moorefeld
Home
Craig
Long Ran
Kent
Grraham
Volga
Cresewell
Garrer
Boots & Shoes
Co. A. Stanton
Wm. Stapp
C. A. Stanton
Atm Crean Street
Gas Fitter and
Leeksmith
Paul Braun
A. D. Vanosdol
Attorney At Law
Court House
Mais
Cress of
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