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Ita Ema
Patent Office
Prietors
Mann & CO
Scientific American
Falcon Street
New York
Don't Fret Poem Advises Patience Through Adversity
The piece urges readers not to fret when harmed by neighbors enemies or lies. It reassures that wrongdoing will fail without attention and that adversity favors resilience. Fortune's wheel turns, and every setback will rise again, ending with a hopeful note from Pleasure-Boat.
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Fortune
A Child's Dream of a Star
A poetic tale describes a boy and his sister who marvel at creation. They believe all life forms are God’s children and watch a guiding star near a church spire. After the sister falls ill, the boy finds solace in the star as he dreams of a celestial reunion with family, including his mother and siblings, through angelic travelers.
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Earth
Heaven
Lambere
Joe
Choosing a Profession Story of a Young Mech’s Path
A tale follows Ernest Graham as he contemplates career choice and rejects a purely modest trade for a broader path learned via study and practice. He becomes an apprentice, then a successful craftsman who later faces creditors after ill fortune. The narrative contrasts ambition with wealth and offers moral about self-reliance.
The Haunted House Arkansas Sketch Night Told by Nick Trammel
A winter evening tale in Ecore Fabre features Nick Trammel at the only public house hearing whispers of spirits. He entertains with a rambling yarn about a wild cat trapped by a couple of enslaved workers and his wife’s oven scene, ending with neighbors blaming devilish hauntings at the Texan frontier house.
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Nick Trammel
Ecore Fabre
Nick
Enny
Jesse
Dupont
Jimming
Oman
Cat
Noabe
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Spiritual Philosopher
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