The Wiffs Reverie From Farmer Bas Setts Romance
A narrator contemplates love and sorrow in a folk tale style. The speaker laments lack of shared history and wonders if increasing love can mend a distant spouse. She notes the husband grows wiser while she remains unsure of their bond. The refrain urges loving more despite pain.
Apache lad Zidda aids rescue in desert chase
In 1882 Arizona, Captain Burnham and fourteen cavalry pursue Apaches near the San Francisco mountains. Zidda, a young Apache captive, frees Jack Burnham, swap of his cloak, and helps him escape while pursuing the mutual enemies. Zidda later apparently recalls kindness with a vow of aid.
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Arizona
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Fort Apache
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Diseases Absorbed by Cholera In Some Localities
The observer notes no single disease cause across cholera outbreaks. He found conditions like filth, impure water, crowded dwellings present without cholera. He compares this to a medical metaphor about a serpent and Egyptian physicians to illustrate inconsistent effects of disease factors.
Clairvoyant predicts death in Rahway boarding house tale
An 1845 New York boarding house account links mesmerism to a clairvoyant Mary who foretells Dr Hathaway’s death. The narrator recalls a misfired treatment, a fatal prognosis, and a May deadline, with locals debating belief in occult powers.
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Rahway
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New York
Hathaway
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Staten Island
Mary
le Grand
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Dr. Hathaway
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