Katie Did A Moonlit Kiss Gossips In The Lane
A nostalgic verse recounts Katie and Harry Vane sharing a kiss by a lane while cricket song and moonlight witness swirl as the crickets gossip in the trees. The tale hints at a sailor’s voyage and a vow to keep the secret.
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Katie
Harry Vane
Joyful Parental Scheme Fails in Redfield Matchmaking
In Redfield a wealthy manufacturer Joel Parks schemes to pair his daughter Annie with a city lawyer William Morton, while considering Lee Tilton as an alternative. Annie and Lee charm Parker’s plans, but a birthday note reveals Morton’s engagement to another, prompting a moral wrap up and forgiveness.
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Joel Parks
Lee Tilton
Annie
Lee
Redfield
Joel
Seven Hills
Hayracks
Annie Parks
Abeine Lee
Boston
Mr. Morton
William
Joe
Mortons
William Morton
Morton
Jeel
Papa
Mrs. Parks
Des
Dai
Althous
Mrs. Pat
Stern Parent
Parks
A Very Small Spec of an American Desert
New York Times report notes western movement of arable land water limits over 20 years. Evidence from Kansas Nebraska shows rainfall and soil changes enabling corn and grazing farther west with enlarging valleys, ponds, and cattle ranges. Bedrock claims of desert conditions recede as settlers report growing crops and grazing areas.
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New York Times
Nimmo
Kansas
Nebraska
Wichita
Dodge City
Far
Northwest
Youth Excesses and Old Age Debt
The fragment reflects a old warning about youth excesses accruing costs in later life and the notion of time compounding past actions as age advances. It reads as a moral remark linking youthful behavior to future consequences.
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Freza Dave
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Harry
Katie Darling
New York Evening Mail
AOW
F. E.C. Robbins
New England
Dr. Mills
Mr. Parks
Trollope
Mamma