Old Father Time and the Chef at Nature's Feast
A poem fragment questions Old Father Time as the chef of the world who stirs heat and light into the sugar of flowers and fruit. It imagines the universe as a banquet where people, animals, and seasons partake in the dawn meal provided by the living earth.
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Aloyaius
Jeremiah
London
Thomas Vincent
Fulton Street
New York
Japan
Tokyo
Moses
St. John
Lee
M. Strauss
Hubers
Pardonable Deception Awakens Love and Sight
Nora and Bella twins control a blind fiancé Paul Beresford with a staged deception. Nora to win his love, Bella to step aside. Nora reveals truth after vows, leading to marriage and eventual restoration of Paul’s sight through Professor Pratt’s treatment.
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Bella
Paul
Nora Clavening
Nora
Aelia
Yancey
Miss Beresford
Marcia Beresford
Paul Beresford
Professor Pratt
New York Weekly
A Barber on an Ocean Liner Sparks a Trade Clash
A long serving barber on an Atlantic liner visits the saloon of an owner. The owner notes the shoplike display, jokes of replacing the barber, and the barber warns he will start an opposition line if dismissed after fifteen years. The exchange reflects tensions between shipboard commerce and personal loyalty aboard the vessel.
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Oxford Street
Marine Journal
Sheep and fence ideas from farm topics page
Ween topics discuss sheep as weed destroyers and close ground grazing. Practical fence ridge method saves costs and extends fence life. Feeding hay to hogs improves pork production, with pasture in summer and hay in winter. End gate extension aids loading corn and other loads. notes three Revolutionary War burials in Iowa.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Solomon Ants and Seasons Inspire Thrift Sermon
In a Talmage sermon the ant motif frames a call to provident living, contrasting ant efficiency with human waste and urging careful saving, charity, and forward planning. The preacher notes Swammerdam, insect wisdom, and the need to blend nature study with faith, urging practical virtue amid modern unrest.
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Ft Ie
Marcia
Beresfords
Iowa
Charles Shepard
William Blair
William Ross
Dr. Talmage
Rolonion
Mons
Pliny
Aeschylus
Euripides
Solomon
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Sluggard
Jan Swammerdam
Agen
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