Distance Cannot Separate Our Constant Hearts
Poem by Mary Clemmer that laments distance between lovers while affirming a shared bond. The speaker says thoughts travel as messages that burn and glow, with love outrunning winds and ships toward distant shores. Ultimate unity remains, no matter the sea.
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Love
Mary Clemmer
Mountain Cattle Buyer Escapes Whiskey Distillers Trap
Capt Mellvine recounts a perilous trip to the White Oak mountains to buy cattle. A railway encounter with a long-haired Ar kansaw native leads to a midnight abduction by distillers who mistake him for a deputy marshal. After rope tension and a rescue, he is freed with moonshine offered as a parting courtesy.
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Arkinsaw
Capt. Mellvine
White Oak
United States
Arkansaw
White Oak Mountains
Patsey
Harvey
Amerikan Gover
Little Rock
Josiah
Grizzly Beard
Treckin
J. M. Pelter
Grizzly
Powder Plot Foiled at Malakoff Tower Crimea Story
A mine beneath the Malakoff tower planned to blow the French victory. A young Russian officer revealed the powder magazine to save lives, guided by his aged father, the Russian major, who signaled the location under earth. The powder, 88 000 tons, was found and secured.
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Malakoff
MacMahon
Triumphs of old age by De Lesseps and Ericsson
The piece highlights octogenarian feats of De Lesseps and Ericsson, noting their sustained vigor, bold projects, and influence. It places them among historic exceptions alongside Dandolo, Franklin, Goethe, Bacon, and Newton, arguing continued capacity beyond sixty and the lure of ongoing ambition.
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DeLesseps
Suez Canal
Khedive
Panama Canal
Ericsson
de Lesseps
Hampton Roads
United States
Virginia Peninsula
Dandolo
Doge
Venice
Constantinople
Benjamin Franklin
Goethe
Bacon
Newton
Would Just About Suit Noted Village Exchange
A pretentious person asked the village lead if a lecture by him on Mount Vesuvius would suit the inhabitants. The leader replied that such a lecture by the man would suit them far better than a lecture by the man in this village.
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Mount Vesuvius
The Value of Manner and The Cat Benchmark
A piece argues manners matter to avoid offense. It contrasts a cat’s quiet warmth with a clumsy display, showing considerate behavior earns comfort while noisy acts provoke criticism. The text emphasizes doing things neatly and unobtrusively.
Artificial Eyes and the Oddities of Glass Orbs
A Philadelphia optician details the trade in artificial eyes, noting 100 to 150 sold yearly at 10 to 15 dollars each, with frequent fittings and repairs. Eyes are sourced from Stutzbach Germany, wear after about two years, and may require rest and proper muscle preservation to look natural. The piece includes vivid anecdotes of mismatches and a few individuals affected by misfit eyes.
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Philadelphia
Stutzbach
Thuringian Forest
Germany
First Prayer in Colorado by Father Dyer
A Methodist minister known as pioneer preacher in Colorado prayed in Denver after mistaking a camp for a gaming tent. He stood on a table after forty eight hours watching faro poker keno and cards, then led a public prayer that became the region’s first.
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Father Dyer
Colorado
Denver
Pike’s Peak
Children’s Column Encouragement to Live Cheerfully
Advice urges children to work before play and rest when tired. It emphasizes sleeping at night, keeping feet dry and warm, and staying cool headed. The tone promotes health, happiness, and making others happy through an active soul and body.
Monkey Solves Sugar Bottle Puzzle In India
An English writer recalls a 4 tame monkey in India faced with a corked bottle containing sugar. The animal experiments by tilting, biting, and tying itself to the lamp, until a crash from olives on the table reveals a solution and the monkey finally retrieves the sugar.
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India
Humboldt
The Stick Becomes a Treelet in Harper Tale
In autumn a flower bulb mocks a found stick and predicts a future bloom. A hungry mole spares the stick while eating the bulb, but the stick takes root and grows into a pale pink flowering treelet by summer. Chrysanthemums praise the careful stick for persistence.
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Stick
Set
Harper
Lemon Juice and Scurvy in Naval History
In the English navy lime juice is standard and scurvy is almost unknown. In merchant service lemon juice is common because it is cheaper, but scurvy cases are frequent. The problem is lemon juice becomes inert through fermentation.
The Woods in Autumn Verse Snapshot
A lyrical reflection describes autumn woods with gold and russet hues, green lingering from spring, ivy dark, and purple accents. The speaker lies by a winding stream, admiring nature's beauty and doubting human ambition against such harmony.
Sharp Sayings and Snippets from a Bygone Era
A collage of quips and social observations from an older era. Witty lines critique politics, schooling, honesty, angling, consumer tastes, and public figures with pointed humor. Notable jests touch on pretense, gambling, and wartime reminiscences.
Misleading Claims On Human Swimming Speed
An editorial argues against dramatic swimming feats claiming two miles per hour or nine miles in five hours are impossible. It suggests a woman swam eighteen miles in under five hours but characters it as six or seven miles with drifting. A thought experiment with three swimmers in East River shows inconsistent reports distort distances and directions, urging clearer reporting.
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Hudson
East River
Eighty-third Street
New York
Battery
Blackwell Island Hospital
Harlem
Taming a Wolf at an Anthropological Society Meeting
At a French anthropological society session the wolf dog debate featured M Harbourdin describing a wolf raised tame as a lamb and clever enough to open doors and move clock hands with paws. M de Mortillet argued wolves stay gentle only when young, turning savage as adults.
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Anthropological Society of
France
M. Harbourdin
M. de Mortillet
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