Polite Deeds Lead to Love and Honor in Boston
In a late 19th century tale, a weary old traveler on a crowded rail car receives a selfless seat from Miss Isabella Winchester, earning quiet respect. General John Southerton, honored by the city, rewards her kindness with invitations and admiration, while Fitz James watches feebly as Alfred Southerton wins her hand. Politeness and grace bloom into lasting happiness as the story closes with a Beacon Hill wedding and a moral on heart driven courtesy.
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The Cainese Quest to Find America Before Columbus
Fragmentary article contemplates whether Columbus truly discovered America or merely re discovered it. It weighs Old World descent versus independent American origins and suggests possible ancient trans Pacific contact between Eastern Asia and the Americas, citing Chinese isolation and unknown ancient voyages. It debates human origins and the influence of scripture on interpreting early global knowledge.
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Ancient China May Have Known America Before Columbus
A controversial essay argues that Chinese historians and Arab geographers described a western land before Columbus. It cites J Haulay and Gen Hussein Pasha, noting similarities between Aztec and Chinese/Buddhist culture, and claims 1400 years ago China described a land miles from Asia. Modern readers are urged to weigh these parallels against established history.
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Civilization in America and the myth of progress
A fragment from a Cognizances Poss ibly piece discusses whether civilization existed in America before European contact and whether present rise of modern Europe may erase ancient hemispheric differences. It questions perpetual progress and echoes Shelley on the futility of finding a perfect city, likening humanity’s voyage to Sisyphus.
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Geneman's Magazine
Artist and Romeo cafe scene sparks fortune quest
An American artist in Rome plots to raise funds by art and romance as a rich uncle pressures a marriage of love to art. A statue discovery in a Camagna ground yields a Venus statue valued at five million francs, with the State paying the owner and awaiting Papal approval.
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Capitoline Venus in Rome and a Roman vision
Fragmentary reminiscence contrasts Capitoline Venus in Rome with a tale of a powerful, ornate past. A narrator warns against overindulgence in beauty while recalling a childhood injury and a digression on ancient art, inviting restraint and caution amid grandiloquent praise.
Webster and the Retainer Fee Tale in Boston
A New Bedford visitor asked Daniel Webster to defend him for a major lawsuit. Webster quoted a thousand dollars as a retainer and explained that the fee would bind him to the case. After a brief negotiation the plaintiff agreed to a fair settlement, but the visitor pressed for further explanation of the retainer’s scope.
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