Paradise in the Country and Town Life Ideals
A reader essay extols country towns as healthful beacons and engines of social reform. It praises rural virtue, faith, and community effort led by dedicated local merchants and churches, contrasting them with city life and urging towns to revive vitality through cooperative enterprise and standard goods.
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Thomas J. Sullivan
Hirningadie
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Gems In Veree LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE by Riley
Fragment of 1887 poem versos show Little Orphant Annie tale by James Whitcomb Riley. Readable lines describe a fiery kitchen scene, children listening around a hearth, and a spectral goblin motif tied to cautionary rhymes. Contains character references like Annie and kobbie with playful dialect.
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Annie
James Whitcomb Riley
Fragmented poetical fragment from an old page
A garbled OCR piece presents disjointed lines about love, writing, and scenes with mentions of gardens and towers. It includes stray names and phrases like “HELP THE BABIES” and references to a master, poets, and a distant world. The text is highly fragmentary and lacks clear narrative.
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