The Quenhing Francis Lynde Chapter of a Mountain Tale
Tom Gordon confides his struggles with gambling and alcohol to Nan, a mountain girl abused by her father. He vows to protect her and contemplates a future at odds with his earlier ministerial plans as Arden, a Carroll College figure, offers support and a tentative sisterly bond. The scene ends with Arden agreeing to stand by him when he faces his parents.
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Veramendi Palace To Be Razed For New Texas Office Block
A San Antonio correspondent reports the Vera Mendí palace, a Spanish colonial holdout from 1735, will be torn down to make way for a modern ten story office building. Only a pair of cedar doors will remain, planned for private display. The site was once the governor’s residence near Plaza des Armas.
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New York Herald
San Antonio
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Texas
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Plaza Des Armas
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Ben Milam
James Bowie
Ursula Veramendi
The Uplifted Face and Holiness in Christian Life
A devotional essay urges believers to lift their faces toward God without spot. It links uplifted look with peace confidence and fellowship, notes beauty born of holiness, and cites Job and David to illustrate spiritual growth through loving Christ and pursuing purity.
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Halcock
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David
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God
Job
Ivet
The Kingdom Within by Rev Halleck
A devotional piece argues that the kingdom of God is within believers and accessible now. It extols spiritual health, inner joy, and present eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ, urging readers to grasp eternal life as a present reality.
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G. B. F. Halleck
God
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ
Edward Payson
New Jerusalem
Hymns and Their Author Mrs Alexander Remembered
A historical note honors Mrs. Alexander born in Wicklow Ireland who wrote many hymns for children and some poems including The Burial of Moses. It records her migration in 1818 and death on October 12 1895 in Derry. A lyric recalls There is a Green Hill Far Away describing the crucifixion and the Christian atonement.
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Alexander
County Wicklow
Ireland
William Alexander
Derry
Toondenderry
Moses
Refusing burdens dimming blessings and truth
A reflective meditation on how denying burdens blocks growth and light. The speaker critiques preachers who guard truth without understanding its soil, noting deep love’s roots outpace rhetoric and warning against using truth as a whip.
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Meno
Fragmentary moral maxims on duty and conscience
A fragmented passage presents admonitions about duty and restraint. It warns not to leap for reward and not to give in to overpowering desires. suggests conscience weighs more than appearances and calls for prudent self-control to help others.
Measles Tale At School Ends With A Punchline
A humorous fragment recalls a Buffalo child Timmy Dolan being sent home after his sister contracts the measles. The scene sparks a boy’s quip about Jimmy Dollan’s sister in Omaha.
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Timmy
Dolan
Jimmy Dollan
Fractional ties and shared spouses echo in South Dakota scene
A dialogue reveals a web of relationships as a character notes a woman who bows to them is an old acquaintance and distant relative. The comment traces her as the first wife of the second wife’s first husband, signaling intricate family links.
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South Dakota
Expert Oginiga Defends Practical Schooling
A Burr Oak Herald letter quotes a mother opposing grammar instruction for her daughter. The mother argues schools should focus on useful studies and self taught language skills, preferring Berman drawing and vocal music over formal grammar lessons.
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Burr’ ‘Oak Herald
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Woman Credits Kidney Pills With Saving Her Life
Ida Finch of Newton Iowa describes severe back pain kidney illness and swelling with 25 smothering spells daily. After trying local doctors she began Dean's Kidney Pills and quickly improved. the testimonial notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Newton
Dean
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Miserly Patron Who Shorted the Waiter
A veteran waiter recalls an odd New York Sun interview with a man who split a bill in halves then failed to pay the second half. The waiter feigned poor service to test him, offering to buy the man’s half for two dollars and later selling his own hair for three. The man bought the hair and left without a tip, still calculating whether he gained or lost.
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New York Sun
Tim
Frightfall Possibility and Threats by a Financial Magnate
A confidential friend asks what the magnate would do if imprisoned. He replies he would send orders to his agents to start the biggest panic this country has ever seen. The exchange reveals fear and planned influence during a crisis.
Noted Price Pressures for Luxuries and Hall Game Seats
A speaker stresses willingness to pay high prices for necessities while another notes hall game seating can command almost a grand opera price, highlighting the premium on desirable experiences and goods.
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Nic
Determined Salisbury Woman Finds Health With Grape-Nuts
A Salisbury Missouri woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing cramps nausea and vomiting after failed remedies. She notes her husband ordered it from a Chicago traveler and that she is now well and can eat freely. He reports building a large trade selling to physicians who recommend the product.
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