Child's laughter by Swinburne echoes divine delight
A poem fragment attributes heavenly bells birds winds and waters to a child’s clear laughter. Algernon Charles Swinburne is cited, framing the laughter as the sweetest, heard from morning's rosy height and tying it to the soul's delight in heaven.
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Heaven
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Mated by a Pawn in a Temple Chambers Drama
Everard Hamlyn plans a lunch with Alice Valentine but faces money troubles. He pawns his watch to fund a rendezvous, then the pawn ticket is misplaced and later recovered by Alice. She redeems the watch, sparking a romantic confession and a vow sparked by hardship. The tale unfolds in the Temple and Fleet Street.
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Everard Hamlyn
Alice Valentine
Temple
Harcourt Buildings
Anderson
Hamlyn
Fleet Street
Alice
Guilea Hunter
Renlied
Catherine
Piccadilly
Niv
Harvey
Lasting Mystery On The Westbound Train
A New York drummer returns home from the West and recalls a fatefully aloof encounter with a pretty girl on a Toledo to Buffalo ride. He pursued eye contact and gestures, only to be ignored until a sudden stop drew her attention.
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New York
Toledo
Buffalo
Moody and Sankey Meet at Indianapolis Young Men's Convention
The Chicago evangelist Dwight Moody meets Ira Sankey, a Pennsylvania government worker and upcoming hymn singer, at the 1870 Young Men's Christian Association convention in Indianapolis. Moody hails Sankey, sees him as a key partner, and proposes teaming to spread their gospel mission as Sankey shares his bass drum past and devotion to music. The account appears in the Chicago Inter Ocean via the Indianapolis Journal.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Indianapolis
Chicago
United States
Moody
Sankey
Saving Souls
Indianapolis Journal
Dwight L. Moody
Academy of Music
Robert McMillen
McMillen
Pennsylvania
Politi
Alon
Inter Ocean
Water as a stimulant debate sparks temperance talk
A Chicago temperance worker quotes a young woman praising cold water as the best stimulant. The exchange mocks reliance on tea or coffee and suggests proper self care can replace stimulants. The dialogue hints at broader questions about healthy habits.
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Chicago
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