Baby at the Gate Inspires Thanksgiving Song and Civil War Tensions
A sentimental poem evokes gratitude for a baby and family joy. In a concurrent Civil War scene, Paul Ladue, Ellinor, and Fred Benton confront anti- Union mobs and forged letters, testing loyalty. mob violence drives Ladue to exile while regiments form and leaders rise, shaping early war steps.
Mrs Franklin Probes Edith’s Suitor With Quick Wit
The fragment shows Mrs Franklin bluntly interrogating Edith’s choice of fiancé. A daughter suggests attraction to the athletic swimmer, prompting Mrs Franklin to jab with a sharp quip about keeping him in a gymnasium or an aquarium.
Modest Pottery Farmer and The Do It With All Thy Might Tale
James Whitcomb Riley recalls an old man who sought work at the Riley farm. He toiled little until dinner time, then claimed the Good Book teaches moderation. The farmer argued the proper text says to do what one can with all one’s might and spread effort. The scene appears in a Philadelphia Public Ledger item.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Conquest of Lhasa and British Brutality Debate
New York Special denounces Col Younghusband's Lhasa entry as picturesque yet brutal. It contrasts famed explorers Kawaguchi and Hue with the opium trade motive amid Imperialism claims, while a separate note reports Joseph Wenzel and wife fending off five wolves after berry picking near Ashland Wise.
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Gunton’'s Magazine
Kimberley
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Nash
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In the Realm of Poesy The Joy of Life Poem
Elizabeth French, in Springfield (Mass.) republican, breathes about the joy of life born anew with each moon and wind. The verse sees daily gladness in earth sky and air and laments its inexpressible happiness. It compares life to a honey-bee feeding on chance and nectar and ends with a refrain on sweet life and thrill.
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Earth
Elizabeth French
Springfield
Mass
Poems on Bullion and Memory From Local Papers
A compilation of verses from Chicago Record-Herald Houston Post and Boston Budget reflecting social contrasts wealth and poverty family scenes and nostalgia.
Verse Fragments and Poetic Notices From 19th Century Papers
A selection of short poems and verse notices from Chicago Record Here and Atlanta Constitution readers. Included are reflections on faith and joy, seasonal beauty, and daily duty focused phrases from S. J. Kiser F. L. Stanton John B. Lably and Emily Houseman Watson with brief commentary on life, nature and spirituality.
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S. J. Kiser
Chicago
Little by Little Growth of Children Into Adults
Poetic verse notes gradual development from youth to adulthood. The lines trace steady progress as a bush becomes a tall plant and children mature into women and men, credited to Arthur Macy in Youth's Companion.
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Arthur Macy
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