Clover and Childhood Dreams in James Whitcomb Riley Poem
The poem recalls clover fields and boyhood summers as a recalled fragrance signals longing and faith. A speaker reflects on youth, sorrow, joy, and farewell rooted in rural beauty, with gratitude to God for strength at death. The mood blends memory with natural imagery and devotion.
Baptism Debate Highlights Infant Faith and Means of Grace
Dialog unfolds between Pedo and Bap about infant baptism, faith, and regeneration. Arguments cite scripture, Christ’s atonement, and the Holy Spirit, with practical notes on training children in the church and differing views of baptism as inward grace versus means of salvation.
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Ation
Arctic
St. Paul
God
Christ Jesus
Christ
Polly
The Endless Round of Daily Work for Women
The piece reflects on the ceaseless minor tasks of married life and how love can lighten labor. It argues that daily duties, though repetitive, sustain a home and family when shared by a devoted wife, offering hope and renewed faith in marriage.
Starve Your Bad Temper and Let It Die
Advice urges starving temper to starve it of fuel and refuse provocation. Controlling tongue and action may be hard briefly, but persists in restraint and willpower will quell anger. Outbursts cause lasting harm to self and others. the temper is not worth keeping alive.
Ambition and happiness at home as life’s final aim
The text argues that true happiness lies in the home and that public appearances hide a person’s virtue or felicity. It contends only God and angels can truly judge a man, while society often misreads portrayed honor and benevolence.
A Popular Folly Slang and Pure Saxon Language
English journals condemn slang as unrefined speech and urge parents to set examples for children. The piece extols pure Saxon language, cites Cicero on native tongue, and recalls a college president praising a large freshman class before reading Psalm 3 aloud. It closes with a tribute to soldiers’ dead.
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Cicero
What Becomes of Coins and Lost Pennies
The piece notes pennies vanish quickly while the Philadelphia Mint coins 94 million pennies last year. Bronze cents suffer many accidents and exchanges move pennies more than dimes. Many old half cents and pennies remain unaccounted for, with millions of copper, two cent, and nickel pieces missing or rarely seen.
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Philadelphia
United States
No Time Pieces In Liberia Explorer Notes
Explorer Buttikoffer notes that many Liberian towns lack clocks and even the sun marks time reliably from dawn to dusk. He observes Lib erians often tell time by the sun, with noon overhead, and rely on chanticleers instead of alarm clocks to wake up.
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Liberia
Buttikoffer
Veni Vidi Vici Motto Luridly Joined With Patent Remedy
An advertisement extols Congar's Veni Vidi Vici motto alongside Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It claims the blood purifier conquers ailments and is presented as unequalled in the world, with the offer of a free suggestion.
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Congar
Ayer
Watering Horses On Field Work From A Milk Can
Adam Leister in Ohio Farmer warns drivers overhydration myths and stresses regular watering for horses. He notes horses endure long heat while near water, but must drink every half hour and suggests carrying warm water in a milk can. He describes a method using a salt barrel and carpet cover, with a barrel mounted in a spring wagon to water three times each half day.
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Adam Leister
Ohio
Teach the Girls to Keep Accounts
A Christian at Work urges teaching young girls to track every penny. Small daily spends like fares, soda, ice cream, and candy secretly drain funds. By giving a regular allowance and requiring strict accounting, women will learn thrift and prudent money management for future households.
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Christian
Esau joke and Christ birth riddle at Pennsylvania mission school
A Sunday school teacher and small boy exchange quips about Esau and Christ’s birthplace. A mission school in Pennsylvania tests track hands with a question where Christ was born. A boy replies Mauch Chunk, the superintendent corrects Bethlehem, and the boy adds Reading Railroad as a guess.
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Pennsylvania
Esau
Christ
Mauch Chunk
Bethlehem
Reading Railroad
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