Stealing Thunder and a Wholly Curious Birth of a Figure of Speech
The article recounts John Dennis born 1657, his wit and temper, literary clashes with Pope and Swift, his failed play Appius and Venus, and the thunder invention that sparked the phrase See how these rascals use me They will not let my play run and yet they steal my thunder plus a humorous fishing rod anecdote from a Metropolitan Magazine piece titled A Fish Story.
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Dennis
John
Harrow
Cambridge
Addison
Cato
Pope
Swift
John Dennis
Appius
Haymarket
Alexander Pope
Chicago Record-Herald
Perkins
Metropolitan Magazine
Croesus Reflects on Wealth and Motives in Interview
Croesus tells an interviewer he is rich and growing richer yet cites two strengths. He says he never dispensed platitudes to the young nor claimed poverty is a blessing or money buys happiness. He asserts he has not forced others to donate far more than he would.
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Cid Crocus
Croesus
Smallest Island Doubt Eclipsed by Eddy Stone Light
Report notes a claim that some Thousand Islands are the smallest inhabited island but the Eddy stone lighthouse site has been found to sit on an island only thirty feet in diameter at low tide.
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St. Lawrence River
Eddystone
Ave Maria
Smith in Railroad Accident Risks Recovery
Boston Transcript reports that Figg-Hear is discussing Smith's injuries from a railroad accident and the uncertain chances of recovery. The piece notes the serious condition and the impact on Smith's ability to regain health.
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Figg
Smith
Gems In Verse The Washerwoman Song And Night Poem
The piece presents two poems by Eugene F Ware and William Watson. Ware’s verses center on a widowed washerwoman kept by faith and friendship, while Watson’s Night poem depicts a desolate seaside scene filled with cold starlight, cavern murmurs, and vast indifferent sea might.
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Nove
William Watson
No Need to Stop Work Health Boost with Bitters
A health ad urges readers to take Electric Bitters when work causes weakness and fatigue. It promises tone, strength, and vigor from the first dose and guarantees satisfaction. Sold by English Drug Co.
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Ste
English Deng Co
Poem fragment on life birth and death by Swinburne
A fragment reflects on fate and the brief span of life from birth to death. It contrasts sorrow and pleasure, noting we are born with travail and strong crying, and that our likeness spans from birthday to dying as Swinburne suggests.
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Swinbuene
Columbus
Parker
Oxford
Buckeye
The Dimple Chin Riddle Of Love In Verse
A fragmented romance poem questions age and love from a suitor to Dimple Chin, while a second excerpt celebrates the human smile and its hidden sorrows. The lines blend playful courting with reflections on aging, beauty, and sorrow, attributed to Stedman and Whittier.
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Prithee
Valuable Lands for Sale in Union County North Carolina
Court sale ordered in Matilda Cet et al. versus James for partition lands in Man adjoining C N Simpson and others. 804 acres more or less, described by old deeds, sold at Monroe courthouse on Monday Sept 4 1911 at 12 noon. Terms are one third cash with balance credit four months. title retained until full payment. dower rights of Amanda Bland reserved. Commissioner R W Lemmond.
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North Carolina
Union County
Matilda Cet
James
Superior Court
Court House
Monroe
N. C
C .N. Simpson
Erwin Medlin
P Ledlin
Simpson
Ar. O
Sai
Amanda Bland
John F. Perry
R W. Lemmond
The Violet in Her Greenwood Bower by Walter Scott
A lyric fragment describes the violet in a greenwood bowers with blue gems, dew laden, an eye of lovelier blue, and mournful thought of parting sorrow as the day fades. The verse emphasizes beauty and longing, attributed to Walter Scott.
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Walter Scott
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Eugene F. Ware
Elgin
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J. E. Preslar
Postoffice
Rosy Ups
Benny
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Whittler
Invincible
Graham
Virginia
Henderson
Roller Mills Company
Austin & Correll
Littleton Female College
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Merchants Bank
WL. K. Lee
J. L. Everett
C. B. Adams
Fowler & Lee Co
Piedmont
Heath Hardware Co
Monroe, N. C
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