Reformers and a wry view on women in a rural parlor
Lim Jacklin and his wife debate women writers and reformers as they joke about old maids and marriage. He argues that women shape and test men, while praising mothers and lovers and critiquing male pretension, ending with a reflective nod to shared humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lim Jacklin
Samson
Patsy “Page
Patsy
Zeb Collins
Satan
Miss Patsy
G-Woman
Patay
Nature
Opie Read
Easter Candle Belief Sparks Russian Horror Tale
An antiquary tells of a gruesome Easter superstition in Russia where candles made from a young girl's body render a thief invisible. He shows a home made wax candle claimed to be authentic and notes annual reports in the press recounting such murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Characteristics of Cities and Their Distinct Faces
The piece compares iconic urban impressions from different cities. It cites London with its buses and fog, Paris with local life and yards, Brussels with its face, Rome with its ming, and Moscow with beggars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Brussels
Rome
Moscow
Borrowed Verses and the Essays They Foster
A moral on quotation use for essay writing urges borrowing lines from literature rather than inventing anew. It cautions against vanity and emphasizes weaving borrowed phrases into original thought to enhance wit and style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
John Milton
Paradise
Emerson
James Pett & Co
Saul Rejected by the Lord in Early Israel
The lesson recounts Saul’s failed obedience after delaying Samuel and offering burnt offerings himself. Samuel proclaims the kingdom will not endure in Saul’s line, while Amalekites remain a looming threat to Israel. The text contrasts royal power with divine mandate and notes risks to the people from disobedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua
B. C
Ussher
Saul
Gilgal
Jordan Valley
Gibeah
Benjamin
Jerusalem
Shiloh
Samuel
Ramah
Jonathan
Eyrie
God
Palestine
Sinai
Israel
Esau
Amalex
Plutarch
Swadeshi Belief Amid Anglo-Indian Attitudes
In Swadeshi spirit Anglo-Indians align with Swadesh ideals while many Anglo-Indians discourage noisy agitation and seek calm reform. The passage notes broad support among Angl o- Indians for Swadesh alongside a call for restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harcourt
Swadeshi Advocates Urge Indigenous Industry Growth
Advocates push Swadeshi principles to support natural development of indigenous industries and the creation of new ones critical to the country’s future prosperity, as cited by Pioneer Mail.
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Ist
Pioneer Mail
Banana skins spark call for pavement safety law
A moralizing man asserts caution with trifles while a plain man agrees and jokes that a law should ban throwing banana skins on sidewalks, highlighting a concern with small hazards interrupting plans.
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Lim Jacklin el Wonel i
Reformers
Opie
Charles Battell Loomis
Nation Department
Peruna
Sylvester E. Smith
Granite Block
St. Louis
A. W. Perrin
Aislsey
Brooklyn
N.Y
Libby
Vienna
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