The Light in Love's Eyes: L Stanton Poem Note
A lyrical verse quoted from L Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution contrasts bright and dark paths. It evokes love as a guiding light amid sorrow, noting suns rise after setting and beauty blooming from shadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Rachel and Leah in a factory and wedding tale
In a brick factory Rachel, a devoted sister and pacemaker, supports Leah's schooling and care for Jacob. Leah blossoms into womanhood as Rachel faces love and sacrifice, bearing the burden of chosen duties and future marriage.
Secret Love Confronts Sister In Sweatshop Scene
In a tense moment a sister recalls Leah’s claim that Rachel is loved by him. The scene unfolds with Rachel absorbing a quiet, unsettling revelation while Leah returns from time with Jacob, sparking family strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachek
Leah
Rachel
Jacob
The Dull Routine and Hidden Wonders
An essay contrasts domestic indifference with human curiosity. It recalls Rachel and Leah from a mythic tale, then argues modern society ignores marvels like X rays after initial wonder fades. It laments practical dullness while noting everyday advances powered by unseen forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iinterest
milNons
The First Passenger Train in America
A historical note recounts the South Carolina Railroad pioneering locomotive use and the Erie system. It covers the Best Friend of Charleston built at West Point in 1830, its first passenger run on January 15, 1831, and a June 1831 Charleston Courier account of a boiler explosion caused by a fireman adjusting the safety valve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
New York & Erie
Erie
Charleston
Hamburg
Horatio Allen
New York & Erie Railroad Company
West Point Foundry
New York City
New York
Lake Erie
Hudson River
Charleston Courier
Japan praised as paradise for women and children
James Hamilton Lewis from Yokohama describes Japan as a joyful society where mothers guide families and the child is central to national happiness. He notes gentle discipline, mutual respect, and the mother in law as advisor within her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
James
Hamilton Lewis
Chicagoi
Yokohama
Naomi
Ruth
Banks Fear the Toll of Tunneling Robbers
An older U S bank tale recounts a New Mexico cashier hearing subterranean sounds and guards finding a sixty foot tunnel to a vault. A Mexican lookout was killed by a mason, betraying the raid plan as wouldbe thieves fled. The tunnel had water provisions and mining tools, timed with currency shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jnn
Strand
United” States
New Mexico
Tto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russia
Chicago Daily News
America
K. Fy ‘Benson
Chicago
Forrest Ciiksey
Saturday Evening Post
Crissey
Currier Publishing Company
Wilson Vance
Louis
Joseph
Vance
Big John Baldwin
Henry Holt & Co
Big John
Cromwell
England
Basil King
Christ Church
Cambridge
Griselda
Garden of Charity
King
Munich
Shackleton
London
South Pole
Frances Boyd Calhoun Aian
Covington
Tenn
Minerva
Willian Green Hill
Calhoun