Will you be mine forever Wilfred Woollam poem
A poem from Cassell's Family Magazine by Wilfred Woollam BA. It meditates on faces that charm and fade, comparing beauty and longing as the future replaces the past. The speaker asks a beloved to commit, expressing enduring love and the ache of desire.
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Wilfred Woollam
Cassell
Family Magazine
Lady Mary Chetwode Elopes and Ends in Tragedy
A sensational tale centers on Lady Mary Chetwode who flees with Sir Harry Blake leading to murder and confrontation. Lord Chetwode shoots Blake in a moonlit garden after discovering the affair, then encounters his sister in his hotel. Mary’s later confession to Hugh Maberly leads to redemption and an eventual marriage proposal.
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Lady Mary
Biarritz
Examples of Egotism Across Noted Figures
A fragmented discussion cites Justin S. Morrill on vanity in self praise. It recalls Franklin Jefferson Adams and Quincy Adams highlighting their own deeds and impacts with tactful self reference. The text notes Webster and Sien-ton remarks and touches on Jessie Benton’s marriage details.
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Justin S. Morrill
John Quincy Adams
Calhoun
Webster
Camden
United States Senate
Sienton
Ata Acauley
Col
Jessie Benton
A Stoker's Life Aboard an Ocean Steamer
A Cunard Line stoker speaks of coal labor aboard ships. He details eight hours of work split in shifts, extreme heat around 140 degrees, water drinking needs, and modest pay about twenty four dollars a month. The man recalls his wife and sick child back in Liverpool and appeals for sympathy.
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Kingdom of
Pluto
New York
Liverpool
Pinchback Story Of A Slave Bet On Deuces
A Chicago Mail tale recalls a slave era episode involving ex governor Pinchback as a boy on a Mississippi riverboat. An old Southern master bets his slave against $5,000 with a pair of deuces as the turning moment, the boy unsure yet bound by bluff and fate as a bystander questions ownership.
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Chicago Mail
Pinchback
Speculation on England's population growth by Dr Tidy
Medical officers of health rarely forecast numbers but Dr Tidy of Islington adds startling speculation to his report on reducing deaths in England's largest parish. He warns of consequences if current birth rates persist and population continues to grow.
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Tidy
Islington
United Kingdom
England
Population Growth and Space Dilemma Across Generations
The excerpt discusses annual population growth from ten thousand six persons to fifteen hundred by year end, projecting exponential increases that would exceed world size in seven generations. It ponders future crowdedness, noting the problem may be solved not by current generations but by descendants.
Why He Was Brave at Shiloh Told in Inter Ocean
An account recalls a single Confederate from the Louisiana Tigers who kept his gun, pressed toward the Union lines amid fierce artillery fire. He moved forward without flinching as comrades fell, then questioned the action of others in a drunken moment while the retreat continued.
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Louisiana
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Shiloh
Louisiana Tigers
Gers
Thi Lery
Inter-Ocean
Fifteen Huge Cheeses From the New York Times
A New York Times report describes giant cheeses weighing 3500 to 4000 pounds each. They required 8000 pounds of milk daily, multiple factories, and a massive press to shape and handle the curd. The project used varied dairy sources and showcased an extraordinary, obelisk like construction plan for display.
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New York Times
Thomas J. Lipton
Great Britain
New York
Richardson, Beebe & Co
Eastrora
N. Y
Methods for Aged Memory Improvement Prospered
The Boston Herald outlines a plan to aid memory in the elderly. It suggests daily review of daytime experiences and morning facts, writing down names, and memorizing verses from the Bible to reinforce recall.
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Holbrook
Gia
Ain
Boston Herald
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