Fragmentary Verse Requests Vast Ranges and Riches
A muddled archaic verse fragment speaks of spanning history from Cleveland to Priam and lands from New Drunewick to Siam. It mentions labor as a drudge, affection for objects yet lack of cash, sexual references, and dreams of mountains fountains paintings and fixtures, plus a large bank deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sint
Cleveland
Priam
New Drunewick
Siam
Adoller
Roger
Poston
Leuras
Lillmans
Manhons
Rosy McCune the hired girl biography and Brown’s ordeal
A long satirical tale follows Brown hiring Rosy McCune a ostentatious American born girl. The pair clash over money bundles clothes and catering as Rosy flaunts luxury and Brown endures social embarrassment at church and in the home. Rosy eventually leaves leaving Brown to consider resigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Rosy McCune
Trish
Slort Rance
Lasury
Rosy
Drown
Legumrs
Rown
Miss McCune
Scott
Rosy Xt
McCune Mansion
Neverly
Sean
England
Godfrey HH. Jackson
Daisy
Brown's
Jones
Mosy
Sirral
Loren
Lessons on Mothers and Mourning in a Civic Tale
Reading passages discuss child guidance after loss, the duties of parents to motherless children, and Lincoln’s memory of his mother. It also moves to nature lore about flatfish and leptocephali, and ends with anecdotes about Stonewall Jackson and Civil War reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cowper
Abraham Lincoln
Carmen
Ind
Abraham Linecoln
Lincoln
Elkin
Kentucky
Stonewall Jackson
Henry Kyd Douglas
Maryland
Frederick
United States
Barbara Frietchie
Mr. Whittier
Gen. Jackson
Tiny move in high circles and odd scraps
A collage of brief witticisms and quips from period papers. It notes social gestures by Esquimaux references, a baby and bedtime line, a pennsylvania twin name joke, a mix of humorous exchanges about bishops, judges, teachers, and fathers, plus scattered anecdotes from Boston and Lynn.
Pleasing Both Parties in Courtroom Banter
A court scene unfolds as a man compliments a daughter and her mother remarking on youth and appearance. The exchange, filled with dialect, shows a curious social interaction as a judge or elder observes with a soft chuckle while resuming his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Yonkers Gazette
Lynn Union
Estelline Bell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Poet
H.w.ross
Paul
Peter
Browwn
Kia
Papa
Department of Public Works
Mrs. Brown
MLN
Toass
Nelson
Wellington
Chambers’ Journal
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Cormill Magazine
Selangore
Malay Peninsula
Eivery
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn Magazine
Esquimaux
Jedge
Pennsylvania
Pete Rosenm
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Oro
Lynn
Boston
Nouv Aimless
Sam Jones
Arkansaw Traveler
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Putiatin
Weimar
Germany
Detroit Free Press
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