Whittier's Amesbury Home Open to Visitors Today
After a Boston to Amesbury trip, readers view the late poet J G Whittier's preserved home kept by Amesbury women. Members include McKinley and Hay. the house displays Whittier's room, garden, and family portraits. Notable guests and a September 7 1892 funeral procession are recalled.
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J. G. Whittier
Boston
Ynn
Salem
Beverly
Newburyport
Amesbury
Whittier
Elizabeth
Friends’ Church
S. T. Pichard
McKinley
Wm. Lawrence
D. D
Lyman Abbott
John Hay
W. Murry Crane
George F. Hoar
Theodore Cuyler
Mary A. Gogain
Mary A. Livermore
Emily B. Smith
Gen. Gordon
Testy couple and absurd exchange end in awkward dismissal
A humorous exchange unfolds between a wife and husband over missing handkerchiefs. The husband jokes about a second Henry M. Stanley as they search. A courtroom scene follows where the accused admits assault but cites extenuating circumstances, and the judge dismisses the case.
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Henry M. Stanley
Dialogue Between Henry Clay Johnson Why and Aunt Liza
A dialectal exchange features Henry Clay Johnson Why teasing Aunt Liza about age. Aunt Liza responds with resignation, noting she does not expect to live long.
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Henry Clay Johnson
Liza
Chile
Panhandle vendor touts Panama hat amid street chatter
A lively street exchange centers on a Panama hat purchase. The vendor and bystander speak in casual market patter about the hat and timing of payment, reflecting local shop talk.
Kind Lady Question Reveals Ten Siblings
Johnnie explains he is the youngest of ten siblings and the sole worker among them. The other nine stay at home to help raise him.
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Johnnie
Thad and Phad clash over kimono wrapper choice
Dialogue features Mrs Thad questioning preference while Phad quips about domestic goods in a foreign wrapper, revealing cultural humor and tension.
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Mrs. Thad
Phad
Conversation Exchange Between Cholly and Carrye
A brief dialogue shows Cholly questioning his father about his arrival while Carrye counters with concern about his departure. The exchange hints at anticipated movements and family tensions.
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Cholly
Big gauge change eyed for Burlington lines to Mediapolis
Burlington Iowa June 28 Hundreds of men will widen and standardize 125 miles of track from Mediapolis north to Washington using 66 pound rails and new ties. Work starts June 29 with fourteen men dropped off every four miles and continues through the day to complete the conversion with minimal service disruption. Burlington route cars and engines will be used once the work is finished.
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Burlington & Western
Burlington & Northwestern
Burlington
Mediapolis
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Nonsense Proof About a Dog with Ten Tails
A dialogue parody explains a dog having ten tails by a playful syllogism. It uses a chain where one dog supposedly has one more tail than no dog, noting no dog has nine tails, then infers ten tails. The exchange mocks geometric reasoning.
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Johnnie
Silent Rider tale of superstition and wedding plans
In October I visit Aunt Betsy who spins cotton and preserves wedding dress fragments. She recalls Minnie Foracre’s engagement to Will Graham hindered by his drinking. A white night ride with a silent rider ends in a religious conversion and a forthcoming marriage amid providential hope.
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Ed. Streeter
Aunt Betty
Betsy
Minnie Foracre
Alice Harvey
Minnie
Will
Stockton
Howdy
Death
Allen's Hill School
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John Fry
Toric House
Count Tolstoi
Russia
T. C. Harbaugh
Columbia
Liberty
Washington
Grim Valley Forge
Red
Nonarch
The
Red Regimentals
J. Fry
Mr. Steele
Bradder
Diplomatic
Oskaloosa
Burlington, Ia
Johnny
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. M
Connecticut
Will Graham
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