Death as the Price of Personal Honor
A club discussion on moral vengeance and suicide in cases of dishonor opens with a Civil War era drama. A Tennessee Colonel faces his son Jack's bank theft and suicide, revealing family pride and tragedy as father and son die together after a desperate act. New York Times.
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Fifth Avenue
Stewart College
Southwestern Presbyterian University
Clarksville
Tennessee
Hamilton
Eorgia
Jack
Naus
Colonel
New * York Times
Amusement and ruin in a preacher's warning on morals
A sermon laments innocent recreation turning violent and deadly. It condemns corrupt amusements, praises moral entertainment, and warns of drink, vice, and broken homes ending in tragedy. It calls for personal responsibility and attachment to home and faith.
It Was the Cow on the Cape Run
A British liner captain recalls fog signals and a mysterious reply of bo o o o from ahead. The lookout reveals the “old cow” on the forecastle caused the eerily synced exchange. The captain admits laughter at the amusing misinterpretation of the shipboard signal.
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Cape Good Hope
Leslie's Weekly
One Alternative For Mary And Hubert
In a dramatic exchange from the Waverley Magazine Mary concedes to marry Hubert after a tense ultimatum. He rejects the diamond ring, lamenting the crushed feelings of a heart devoted to her, and she softly asks for a slightly smaller wedding ring instead.
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Mary
Hubert
Waverley Magazine
Coffin Gift Sparks Widow’s Financial Woes in Koethen
In Koethen a poor widow faces hardship after a generous donor, a former coffin maker, gifted her a fine coffin. Neighbors object to its presence in the tenement and no buyer can be found, undermining the widow’s funds. The donor refuses to reclaim the gift.
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Koethen
Wiener Tageblatt
Apt to Concede It On a Nastier Day
A fragment from the Albany Journal notes that on bad weather days people are more likely to prevaricate by replying yes to casual prompts. The quip highlights social pressure to agree and the ease of deception in adverse conditions.
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Albany Journal
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Annie
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Philadelphia Record
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Willie
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Slimpurse
New York Weekly
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