The Old Home Poem Dream of a Mossy Farmhouse
Elizabeth Cole in Godi Houskeeping recalls an old gray farmhouse in prime with mossy walls and elms. Wild woodbine flames the porch while lilacs bloom and bees swarm, a shelter for children as rain drums shingles. The speaker drifts through memory toward dreamland shores.
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Betrothal in a German Cellar Sealed by Fate
In a May memory set in Germany a sixteen year old narrator recalls Lorchen a bright spirited girl admired by many and pursued by Karl Dernan. When French troops threaten, Lorchen hides in a cellar and is betrothed to Karl in secret. Years later the couple reunion reveals a wartime secret league and a family tale of love loyalty and resilience.
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Mortality From Consumption and Disease Prevention
Within the past year the civilized world has faced cholera in Spain and efforts of sanitary measures quarantines and science to stop its spread. The piece notes U S pulmonary consumption deaths near 91 500 annually and asks if vaccination could prevent or cure the disease. It mentions Koch discoveries parasiticides inhalation chambers hypo syringe and other methods cited by Dr Popular Science.
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Story from Curtin speech mocks Republicans with wild tale
Ex governor Curtin tells a house story aimed at Republicans decried as fiends. He recalls a town wagon master who bragged of Monmouth battle exploits with Washington appearing to warn him to restrain his violence. The tale sparks laughter at a historical vignette.
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