Oblivion Defeated by Everlasting Remembrance
Speech argues oblivion swallows generations and cities but memory endures through earthly kindness and transformed souls. It asserts divine remembrance is permanent, with God tattooing souls on his hands and forgiving sins to grant eternal honor.
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Aberdeen
Magdalen
Heaven
God
St. Paul's
National Capitol
Earth
Joshua
Paul
Frances Havergal
Christ
Isaiah
Lobsters Retreat From Thunder During Storms
Lobsters flee toward deeper water to escape thunder sounds during electric storms, avoiding surface activity and seeking safety below.
The Whistler Freezes a Moonlit Farmyard Tale
A rural narrator recalls his son a stubborn youth who failed at preaching. A moonlit night brings a strange wanderer who whistles and performs ragtime and patriotic tunes, altering the quiet scene with music and surprise.
The Whistling Family Genius From the Jim of Old Ben Bolt
The verse recalls a boyhood performer who sang and whistled popular tunes on stage as a clever, gifted child. It contrasts his past exploits with today, where he appears in fancy clothes and earns a living by performing on stage, illustrating a family talent. The piece closes noting the mother and speaker recognized the boy’s innate genius.
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Chicago
Herala
Why a Horse Never Makes Four Rolls in a Row
The article notes a curious habit observed in horses when rolling on the ground. It states the horse alternates attempts so that it rolls over on the first or third try, never on the second, and never makes a fourth attempt. It adds that slope affects the roll, and asks for an explanation alongside other animal quirks.
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Gerer
The Noise Habit and urban loneliness described by The Notee Habit
The text describes how noise in city life creates a dissipating effect on a man’s nervous system. After leaving the city for woods or mountains he experiences loneliness and a stark aversion to stillness. The streets of New York are depicted as deepening channels with tall reflecting surfaces intensifying inner noise.
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New York
Four and Its Multiple of Ten in Ancient Belief
The text enumerates numerous 40s tied to religious and historical motifs. It links the number four as a perfect arithmetical mean and lists 40 years, days, and cubits across biblical events from Eden to the Exodus and the Resurrection, highlighting sacred foreshadowing of 40.
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Omah
Garden of Eden
Solomon’s
Moses
Midian
Mount Sinai
Elephant learns to stash coins in a guarded box
A cockney observer asks about tricks from a keeper of elephants. The keeper reveals the animal has learned to place money in a high box, and the cockney tests this by giving a half crown. The elephant takes the coin, proving the trick while the keeper moves on to the monkeys.
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London
Deserving One Audiences Call for Prompter
Hoyt and a playwright friend witnessed a reading night with an unfamiliar lead. The prompt voice dominated, the actor popular though off his mark. Hoyt left during the act end, returned to hear deafening applause and asked why the audience called for X the leading man rather than the prompter.
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Hoyt
New York Clipper
Just the Same Humorous Autobiography Anecdote
Augustus Hare recalls a friend famed for absentmindedness. In a meeting the friend asks about the other’s father only to learn he is dead, responds with sympathy, and a year later repeats the same exchange, forgetting the prior death. The vignette highlights forgetfulness and repeated misfortune.
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Augustus Hare
No clear event in artistic teaching remark
A painting teacher distinguishes between two kinds of artistic girls. One follows nature as authority, while the other acts without warrant. The note contrasts a sky blue frock with blast roses and a pink frock with blue ribbon as symbolic choices. The passage emphasizes authentic inspiration versus ungrounded display.
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Oblivion
Talmage
Houmas Hace
Washington
Noah Webster
Walter Scott
Rome
Lome
Jerusalem
Alexandria
Egypt
Washingtons
New Yorks
Londons
Baldwin I
Charlies Martel
Marlborough
Mithridates
Prince Frederick
Cortes
Thebes
Ninus
Duchess of Richmond
Brussels
Waterloo
Bunker Hill
George Sr
Patagonia
the Whistler
Ben Bolt
Georgia
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