The Drummer and the Education of a Town
In a party at Brizantine's, a diverse group led by Rev Nudge and Limuel Jacklin debates progress. They credit the drummer as a catalyst for education, travel, and reform, arguing trade and literature expand minds while sobriety becomes a practical virtue.
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Old Brizantine
Doc” Peters
Anthony Botts
Rufe Goodall
Nancy Hodge
Stephen Blue
Gustavus Nudge
Limuel Jacklin
Nudge
Healthy Breakfast Myths and East Side Dime Tale
An article by Dr. Woods Hutchinson in Womens Home Companion challenges the idea of light summer breakfasts and argues for a substantial morning meal. A humorous East Side dime incident highlights distrust of bad money and local whimsy. The Rio Grande drought prompts ranchers to dig acequias, directing scarce water to fields with guards ensuring fair distribution.
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Woods Hutchinson
Woman’s Home Companion
Hutchinson
Rio Grande
Built on the common plan a tale of love and loyalty
The speaker declares honest limits on love and possession. He cannot give total ownership of himself, though he remains loyal and tender. He admits loving deeply yet prioritizes daily tasks and other matters, concluding he is a normal human, not heartless.
His Little Scheme The Bachelor Plans A Furnished Flat
The Bachelor reveals a plan to move into a furnished flat to practice living without a home while the Benedict questions if he will enjoy it. The exchange hints at themes of independence and adaptation.
Sleepy Grass of New Mexico Found Near Apache Reservation
Herbert W. Wolcott of Alamogordo reports a grass in southwestern New Mexico that may yield a narcotic substitute for medicine. Known locally as sleepy grass, it induces a two day coma in cattle and horses after first consumption, with no lasting ill effects but they will avoid it thereafter. The speaker warns it should not be confused with loco weed, which is a deadly plant.
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New Mexico
Herbert W. Wolcott
Alamogordo
N. M
Apache Reservation
Mr. Wolcott
Kingdom of
Heaven
Jesus
James
New Anesthetic Discovered In Bucharest
A Romanian physician is credited with a new anesthetic reportedly found in Bucharest. The compound mixes strychnine and storeine and mimics cocaine effects. It is injected to cause loss of sensation while preserving consciousness, suitable for major operations.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Origin and meaning of the Maccabees name in Jewish history
The article traces the Maccabees name from Ju das and the Hasmonaean line, noting possible derivations from Makkabeah meaning hammer and from the Hebrew banner inscription. It discusses Asmonaeans as the proper name and the link to Chashmon, Matthewias’s great grandfather, referencing the apocryphal Books of Maccabees Chapter 1.
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Judas
Mattathias
Antiochus Epiphanies
Charles Martel
Chashmon
Blessed are the persecuted for righteousness sake sermonette
The piece cites biblical passages urging steadfast faith amid trials and persecution. It emphasizes enduring hardship, trusting God, and finding deliverance through prayer, with references from Psalms and James about resilience, mercy, and divine support.
Faithful Jew Bravely Chooses Death Over Pagan Law
In Jerusalem under Antiochus, a devout Jew refuses to abandon God's law as he faces persecution. The story recounts a leader defending covenant fidelity, a tragic execution of his wife and infant, and his own martyrdom with the cry that death is sweet for obedience to God's law.
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Cy WA
Jerusalem
Iquity
Antiochus
Egypt
Temple
Juda
Israel
Long Lost Lovers Reunited On Chelsea Train
Horace Leith, a New York businessman, recognizes Lucy Mayburn on a train to Chelsea. Recalling a youthful vow, he offers to care for her child as they reunite, with forgiveness seeming ordained as the pair step into their old town’s twilight.
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Horace Leith
New England
Chelsea
New York
Leith
Lucy Mayburn
Lucy
Logan
Little One
A Prayer Asking Divine Guidance and Unity
A prayer pleads for God to possess hearts illumined by the Spirit work unity among all people fear of the Lord and humble obedience. It asks to bear one another's burdens cast off selfishness seek only lasting things and know the love of Christ while gaining likeness to Him.
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Earth
Christ
Notable quote on strength gentleness and goodness
A succinct quotation from Phillips Brooks praising humble strength virtue and its social impact. It notes that true character brings help and comfort to others through its mere existence. The line emphasizes moral influence over worldly status.
Lord Beresford and Irish Wit Echo National Pride
The Emerald Isle and Charlie Beresford are celebrated for their pride in native land with laughs on Irish faults and fond storytelling. A fisherman’s tale of a squirrel shot with a stone and a whisky joke from an Irish MP highlight Irish humor and character.
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Lord Beresford
Emerald Isle
Charlie Beresford
Charlie
Charles
House of Commons
Not Quite Black and White Moral Debate
Quote from Cleveland Leader contrasts white lies with the idea of moral blindness. The exchange frames honesty as sometimes risky and considers the shift from belief in simple truth to a hardened stance. The dialogue hints at ethical ambiguity and personal bias.
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Cleveland
Nero's Test Intaglio Ring Gauges Drunkenness
A fragment describes Nero using a finely wrought intaglio ring as a gauge of drunkenness. If he cannot discern the figures on the ring, he knows he is drunk. The passage presents a cautionary image linking drink to perception.
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Nero
Suddenness of Forgetting When Wealth Is Gone
A brief reflection on how quickly people forget others once money vanishes. The piece notes social change and financial fragility, highlighting the fragility of memory and community ties in the face of economic loss.
A Thing of the Past
Leonora O Reilly of the Women’s Trade Union League praised the group in New York saying its work holds a great future. A Maine deacon quips about Job’s suffering contrasted with modern labor woes including hired girls seeking $2 to $2.50 weekly.
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Leonora O’reilly
Women’s Trade Union League
New York
League
Maine
Job
Simple Heart Brings Joy Says Beatrice Mantle Quote
Beatrice Mantle in Gret extols the ease of spreading happiness and the joy of giving small pleasures. The quote emphasizes that a simple heart can yield great happiness and that making others smile is not difficult.
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Beatrice Mantle
Gret
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W. G. Chapman
Emery
Phillips Brooks
Bae
Baker
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