Flowing Source tale ends with widow and river rescue
In a September morning tale a farmer’s daughter Harmony sails away for a championship, Ann the cook bets her wages on him and vows to wed a suitor. Master Simon travels, loves a widow, and after a stormy river crash, Prudence saves him at the Flowing Source, while a portrait bears the legend Uxor bona instar navis.
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Simon
Harmony
Ann
Master
Tom
Prudence
Selina
Pandora's Box Inn
Uxor Bona
West Union Hall Show Ends In Silence With Saloon Keeper
Actor Frawley recalls an unusually quiet performance in a hall beneath West Union where a former saloon keeper ran the venue with a club. The crowd, described as polite and timid, offered no laughter or signs of life, inspiring Frawley’s odd note on the audience’s demeanor.
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Dete Frawley
Tel
San San Francisco
West Union
Teco
Allence
Emile
Town with no government and odd civic rule at Humboldt
In Humboldt Kansas a circuit court transcript reveals a town without formal government for years. Citizens ran elections by whim, levied taxes and directed street work with a rotating mayor in name only, while official officers were scarcely summoned in court.
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Humboldt
Kan
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Peter A.H. Jackson
Jackson
Gilde-Democrat
What Is an Anthem and The Star-Spangled Banner
An analysis of national anthems distinguishes between liturgical anthems and secular patriotic songs. It argues that a true national anthem is the melody and words uniquely identified with a nation, and that The Star-Spangled Banner holds that status for the United States while other nations have their own anthems. It notes historical origins, adaptations, and the adoption by the American people with proper reverence.
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New
Philological Society
Oxford
France
Englard
America
Samuel Francis Smith
United States
Hall Columbia
Washington
Phyla
Fayles
John Street
New York
Ellen Aroon
Franklin
Columbia
The Judge's Soliloquy and Senators’ Quip
A courtroom moment provokes a judge to question a defendant described as a woman in a man’s dress. The exchange shifts to satire on Senators’ terms, contrasting legal propriety with political quip in Detroit Tribune reprint.
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The
Detroit Tribune
Guess What I Think You Should Decide
A playful speaker asks a sweetheart to guess their true answer. The narrator admits strong feelings yet stops short of a firm yes. The cadence suggests inner conflict and a hopeful, teasing approach to persuasion.
Boston Delegation Defies Extra Parlor Car Seats
A party of twelve prominent men from Providence Pawtucket and Boston crowded into a drawing room car at Wickford Junction after finding all seats taken in the panorama car. The group led by attorney Southwick challenged the conductor over a drawing room ticket and paid ten cents, while others paid a dollar to maintain seating.
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Newport
Hoson Herald
Semator Woods
Providence
Semator Baeton
Pawtucket
Augustus B. Miller
John M. Brennan
Isaac H. Gouthwick, Jr
House
Ferrie
Wickford Junction
Providence Journal
Portor
Southwick
Newport de Providence
Ter
Minister Stops Juvenile Rout In Rural Service
In an agricultural district a pastor faced ongoing disruption as young members of the congregation left during sermons to join their escorts. He finally asserted control telling the youth to stay seated until the right partner could escort the departing girl, and resumed his sermon without further interruptions.
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Mr. Jones
Hartford Times
She Was Frank from Illustrated Fashion Review
A brief satirical note quotes a fashion page item and a barber customer exchange. The voice mocks gendered phrasing and casual barbing in a humorous scene, referencing pets and a blunt answer about preferred haircuts in a Boston publication.
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Illustrated Fashion Review
Tom
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McElroy
Kansas Federal Court
Quincy A. Shaw
Murry M. Kelloge
Colorado
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Wen
Bloomebury County
Bacon
London
Washburn-Crosby Co
Smyth
Fey Ebates Banes
Wits
STS
Ice Rese
John. H. PH Prarmecion
Wyoming Avenue
Mee
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Cheno Medical Co
SUS Mare Tos Te Laocl Ona Pe
Chipheater
Caichetter
Regoraa
the Commonwealth Lurber CO
Scranton, Pa
ENS
Asec
W. N. Watte
Amherst, Mass
Aupenst
Mass
Tos Nagcori Chemical Co
Springfield
Mars
Althove
W. . Waite
Lars
the Narcot! Chemical CO
Springfield, Mass
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