Be Patient with the Living Poem Verse
A reflective poem urges patience with the living after death. It contrasts quiet praise and shared grief with the effort to support others in daily life. The speaker warns that harsh rebuke now may hinder future tears and emphasizes kindness over memory's glow.
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Thee
Recollections of an Evening with Bismarck in Berlin
The article portrays a private gathering with Otto von Bismarck, detailing his informal demeanor, the mix of deputies and ministers, and anecdotes from the dinner. It describes the relaxed setting, convivial conversations, the absence of strict etiquette, and humorous moments including a sausage joke and a churchyard remark. The scene ends with guests departing to the St Petersburger Hof.
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Bismarck
St. Petersburg
Imperial Parliament
Dr. Strousberg
Baruch Hirsch Strousberg
Urest, Strousberg & Company
von Unruh Magdeburgh
National Assembly
Simson
Ujest
Benningson
St. Petersburger Hof
Time's Magic Wand and a Senator's Rise in Wealth
Philadelphia Times reflects on Henry G. Davis's ascent from brakeman to multi millionaire as his daughter Katie Bantz Davis marries Lieutenant Brown of the navy in a grand Baltimore Frederick wedding. The piece notes Davis's wealth and status, Blaine's remark on his fortune, and Davis's 12 Senate years framed by comments on education and rhetoric.
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Philadelphia
Katie Bantz Davis
Brown
Navy
Baltimore
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hellie
Stephen B. Elkins
Katie Bantz
Frederick
Blaine
Senator Davis
America
United States Senate
Davis
Gus Pennoyer
Philadelphia News
J. W. Field
Kate Field
Mana
Audiens
Th Street
Mr. Field
Old Settler’s Air Tight Stove Then Cold Night
A Maine settler recalls moving to Aroostook to farm and building a rough cabin. An air tight stove kept coals for warmth, but a bitter night forced extra blankets. The reminiscence includes other clipped memories and a tale of a Philadelphia theater tragedy.
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Lewiston Journal
Aroostook
Mary Ellen
Jerry
Plucky and Mannish Women in a New Market Racket
A Chicago Herald report describes a female commercial traveler who travels for a Chicago house and sells goods like a January thaw. The piece notes her success in a male dominated drumming field and her ability to attract hotel clerks and gents’ furnishing buyers, provoking jealousy among male peers.
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Chicago Herald
Chicago
Vornet
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Geneva
Adréssl Dane Place
Dicke Daumer
Herr Daumer
Daumer
International Association
Braun-Weisbaden
North German Commission For the Better Regulation of
Hannovera
Gottingen
Fromme
Luneburg
Nist
Alon