Living life not merely existing a call to individuality
Miss Annie E. Dickinson argues that most people crush children's unique talents in favor of propriety and social norms. She urges parents to nurture each gift, from operatic voices to mechanical skill, and warns true living comes from purposeful use of one’s talents.
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Annie E. Dickinson
Miss Dickinson
Heaven
Hell
Rocky Mountains
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United States
National Beer Congress
Newark
New Jersey
Commissioner Wells
Ocean ironclads hardships and Handel organ echoes
A jumbled column recalls the struggles of ironclad ships, compares Handel to an organ grinder, notes Pennsylvania leads in brick production, and weaves in anecdotes from the West and court scenes. It cites opinions from Beecher and Stanton on honesty and education, plus varied quips on life, travel, and society.
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Handel
German Press Association of
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Kutztown
Michigan
Bergh
West End
Henry Ward Beecher
Col. Fulton
The
Baltimore American
Prussia
Austria
France
Blacksmith Feasts On Dinner And Daughter's Kiss
A blacksmith receives a simple meal from his daughter who gifts a kiss instead of pie or pudding. He enjoys the humble food and happiness, unaware of the magic hinted by others’ visions around him and the significance of his daughter's affection.
In Love at the Parlor Piano and a Masked Declared
A vivid 19th century confidant narrates falling in love with Susy Arnold, her coy resistance, a voyage plan, and a proposal moment at the Arnold home. A playful exchange ends with a kiss and a promise hinted by Susy. The tale folds into a humorous aside about a bank offer and a joking reference to James Fisk.
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Rory O’moore
Rory
European Bank Visit Ends Peacefully Amid Demands
A German-speaking man storms into a St Louis bank demanding immediate withdrawal of five thousand dollars and threatening trouble. The cashier calms him, verifies funds, and pays the balance in full, after which the customer withdraws and exits content. The teller notes the dramatic return later seeking reimbursement for expenses.
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Chicago
Gasheer
Shecago
Power of Simple Preaching in a Wooster Church
A Western Advocate correspondent recounts Bishop Simpson’s story of a rural exhorter who drew a local lawyer to attend services weekly. The lawyer sought spiritual insight, explaining he cares not for learning but for religion and that the country preacher possessed deeper faith than the town’s educated replacements.
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Western Advocate
Simpson
Wooster
Breaking a Horse's Heart and the Goldsmith Maid
A San Francisco Alta California essay explains horse racing psychology known as breaking a horse's heart. It describes how top horses tire competitors by saving speed for a final surge at key moments, citing the Goldsmith Maid as a master of this tactic after learning the trick from early campaigns.
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Richard
Brown Dick
Mr. Collins
Maid
San Francisco
Alta California
Digestion as Paradise and the Fire of Indigestion
A speaker extols digestion as the path to perpetual sunshine, smiles, and paradise, citing Adam and Eve and contrasting good digestion with the dangers of bad cooks and a deluge. The talk ties digestion to happiness and attributes misfortune to poor digestion in figures like Macbeth Milton Carlyle and Carlyle, concluding with a plea for digestion to avoid expulsion by an angel with a burning sword.
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Paradise
Adam
Eve
Macbeth
Milton
Carlyle
Tea and sugar sale aids workers facing wage cuts
The article notes cheap tea and sugar this winter as a nine set-off for low wages and as a consolation for workers who have lost work.
Evocative Meditations on Death and Immortality
The piece reflects on death as an inexorable force and the longing for an afterlife. It cites Geo. D. Prentice and references the drama Ton, noting the Greek idea of immortality. A dying young hero speaks of reunion with Clemen tia as a belief that love transcends mortality.
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Geo. D. Prentice
Ton
Clementia
Clemantha
Slander Destroys, Yet Silence Shields Character
A moralist laments gossip and false reports that ruin reputations and cause grief. A dramatic note follows about a marked sea trout released at Start Fishery near Berwick in 1872, then recaptured last month with growth in length from fifteen to eighteen inches and weight from eighteen to thirty six ounces.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Berwick
Marriage Wisdom From a Shared Lifetime
A Victorian style set of maxims urges spouses to avoid jealousy and anger, to speak kindly, and to yield to each other. It emphasizes mutual selflessness, patient fault handling, and preserving affection through words and actions. It also advises marrying someone with different blood and temperament to balance the union.
Two Stoughtons in One: Bitter and Sweet
In an Evangelical Alliance address, Mr. Beecher playfuly joked about Stoughton and Stoughton’s Bitters, noting two sides to the name. The quip contrasts a bitter use with a sweet effect, suggesting moderation yields great good.
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Evangelical Alliance
Plaice
Lam
Stoughton
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