Patience and Prayer Through Trial for a Faithful Path
A speaker counsels resilience and equanimity amid grief. Do not pity yourself or brood over misfortune. Value patience and prayer, noting beauty in steady faith. Though trials threaten, endurance refines character, as in a potter’s fire producing a refined vase. Honor lies in walking faithfully from start to finish under divine guidance.
Yours Truly and the Matrimony Trap in Verse
A humorous tale set in a rural shield of a widow and Amazin Grace. A plain farmer Van Vleet woos and quickly marries Amazin Grace after misreading her letter. The bride reveals she did mean to refuse but could not resist. The signature “Yours Truly” seals the fate and the union.
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A Japanese Dinner Seen Through American Eyes
A correspondent recalls dining with a distinguished Japanese host in Japan. He notes the meal aimed to feel American, yet lists dishes with humor while admitting the feast left him hungry. Sake was served hot on the floor, and etiquette and comfort prove hard to manage during the lengthy banquet.
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Europe
America
Tere
United States
Queen Victoria Health News Sparks Kidney Cure Notice
England court circles fret over Queen Victoria’s health as kidney disease is suspected. An ad-like letter from 1883 touts Dr Fenner’s Kidney and Back-Ache Cure with a testimonial from Mrs Jones Funer in Fredonia New York, claiming relief from kidney heart and female weakness.
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England
Sir
Mrs. Jones Funer
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