Oh Home is the World The Sailor yearns for distant lands
A speaker returns home after long absence and laments how memory uncovers old wounds and unhappiness. He longs to escape into the world beyond seas, seeking a new calm in the waves while declaring the whole world as his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culverwell
Dr. Culverwell
Chas. J.C. Kline & Co
Bowery
New York
P.O. Box
Simmons
J.H. Zeilin & CO
Macon
Philadelphia
W. H. MacDonald & CO
Garees
Warren
Merriam
Hope
Pan
Nashville
Horse Care Adages Full of Quirky Warns and Wit
A humorous list of old horsekeeping maxims covers feeding, training, and gear. It warns against missteps such as overloading a wagon, improper tack, and neglecting a horse’s comfort while noting quirky observations about oats, carriage, and horse behavior. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is noted for its dogs and drinkers.
Hope Merriam's Poverty Struggle and Family Resolve
In a crowded room Hope Merriam and her mother confront poverty after losing their home and income. Hope keeps a brave, practical outlook, helps her sister Kate navigate slights from friends, and plans to sell a painting to a benefactor. A visitor, Mr Earnest, arrives as the family nears eviction, revealing quiet resilience and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Merriam
Hope
Kate
Will Harkness
Merriam
Fanny
May
Fanny Harkness
Harknesses
Hope Merriam
Kate Merriam
Mr. Earnest
Merriam’s
Earnest
Mother
Katie Darling
Margaret Fuller
Beafsteak
Little Sister
Delmonico’s
Fifth Avenue
Longfellow
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Warren Maile
E. Cowan
Business Noriess
J. H
J. T. Donly
Lau Érants
Franklin
R. B. Stewart
Second Street
Lutheran Church
Sextus Keller
Franks, &c
Smith's
Scofield
Hooker
Therm
Liberty Street
G. W. Scofield
D. I. Ball
Shaffer
Carver Jouse
Ludlow
Market and
Second Streets
R. W. Dalrymple
Johnson & Lindsey
Johnson’s Exchange
Warren Pa
Johnson
W. M. Lindsey
Dinsmoor & Reeves
Attorneys At Law
Water Street
Scoffield
Warren Pa. Co
Dinsmoor
F. D. Reeves
WM. W. Hazeltine
Verback
Seana Door
J.R. Harris
D. Fassett
Harris & Fassett
Law
Titusville
Crawford
Venango
G. C. McDermott
M. D
J. A. Partridge
M.D
Burgess
Junius R Clark
Chas, H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
Carver
Hickory and
Water Streets
Hollenbeck & West
Tesses
Allen & Thompson
Tidioute
Warren County
Central Block
G. W. Allen
Co. C. Thompson
Brown & Schnur
Attorneys
First National Bank
J. N. Schnur & Son
Merchant Tailors
Russell House
Warren, Pa
Ziodéily
George Reig, JR
Seweler
Carver House
George Ball
Brown & Stone
H. E. Brown
R. Brown, Co
W. Stone
Greenland Brothers
Keystone Block
Wilbur & Allen, Attorneys At Law
Scofield's Block
Over Post Office
W.W. Wilbur
Ss. T. Allen
R. D. Bartlet & Son
J. F. Wells & CO
Russell Mouse
Jacob Gray
Warren Savings Bank
Warren, Pema
Savings Bank
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
Bors Hotang
Constable’s and Justice
Janda
Heath
Pill
Italy
Spain
J. F. Wells
Hoffman & Clark’s
Stindries
Ss. Burcess
Gou
Arkadelphia
Arkansas
Wood
Household Magazine
Eleanor Kirk
Friend
Herr Merriam
John Earnest
Amherst
Iowa State Temperance Society
Tod Hunter
H. W. Beecher
Mr. Spriggins
Josh Billings
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Austria
Thaddeus Fairbanks
St. Johnsbury
Fairbanks Scales
Francis Joseph
New Hampshire
Boston
Scott Siddons
H. F. Cushman
Martin Ohmer
Sterrettania
North East Sun
Far West
Davenport
Rhode Island
Westerly
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