Critique of constitutional drift and expanding federal power
The speaker argues that the United States has altered constitutional meaning through construction and interpretation, eroding checks and balances. He warns this unlocks unlimited authority, undermines faith in protections, and acknowledges the Constitution could not have kept pace with social and political progress, including ending slavery.
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United States
Across the Land Mornling Spirit Departure in Poem
A Baltimore Sun poem laments a sudden change as a woman moves across the land at dawn leaving a household joy behind. The verse contrasts waking light with a fading day and recalls a lost spirit that permeated home and hearts.
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Baltimore Sun
Essential Point in Education
The essay argues the core of modern education lies in choosing what to teach not how to teach. It asserts that knowledge of God and the soul informs a complete curriculum, urging integration of eternal truths with daily learning to give meaning, moral grounding, and genuine understanding beyond mere facts. It warns that omitting these truths leads to incomplete education.
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Christ
End of Voyage as Harbor Approaches
Samuel Longfellow reflects on nearing voyage completion as the westering sun fades and the shore comes into view. The speaker weighs success and failure, noting gained knowledge, tempered dreams, and the decision to shorten sail to reach a tranquil harbor.
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Anchorage
Samuel Longfellow
Rainy Day Reflections From a Georgia Meeting
A self reflective verse notes rainy days bring worries of mortgages and sorrow yet conclude with acceptance. The speaker recalls watching rain and somber trees as a metaphor for the soul and longing for light after a long goodbye.
Cry in the Market Place by Chester Perkins
A fragmentary verse piece cries to God for refuge and rest amid the race and slaughter of life in the market. The speaker invokes West fathers and unforgotten sons seeking respite from the ceaseless pace and violence surrounding the era. The lines reference natural scenes and the toll on the little ones, red shoulders in the Atlantic.
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Red Forge
West
Chester Perkins
Atlantic
The Waning Moon in a Desert Dreamscape
An evocative verse scene from Transatlantic Tales traces a waning moon over a wintry desert. The speaker contemplates harvests of dreams, silence, and inner tension between passion and pleasure, ending with a dreamlike image of idling sleep.
Night Flowers and Hidden Bloom on the Rail
A poetic reflection from William Harvey Woods in Youth's Companion. Travelers on a weary train glimpse a sweet breath of life through the night, sensing a grape vine in bloom nearby. The verse ties renewal to faith, suggesting God harbors a soul in bloom somewhere near.
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William Harvey Woods
The Sudden Shadow and the Rose in Myths
A fragment poetic meditation on death and memory. The speaker wonders why death visits a beloved figure, contrasting life heritage with a shadowy grove and the fields of Asphodel. The poem ends with Death appearing as a tender welcome.
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Asphodel
If All the Dreams We Love to Dream Lyrics
Fragmentary lyric lines describe wishes and dreams turning real leading to being overwhelmed by gold and beauty. The speaker suggests a condition where dreams come true would affect communication and relationships. The lines mix romantic longing with playful self deprecation.
Pattern No 5863 for a Little Girls Dress design
The Pattern Department offers Pattern No 5863 showing a plaited skirt and blouse waist for a girl’s dress over a guimpe. Features include a low rounded waist, wide armholes, and a five gore skirt with deep top plaits. Reproducible in washable fabrics. send 10 cents and size with order.
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Pattern Department
A Dainty Morning Jacket Pattern No 5901
Pattern description for a cream white cashmere negligee with a broad collar and Val enciennes lace trim. Neckline finished with a collar extending to front edges, elbow sleeves or full length, ribbon belt at the waist, suitable fabrics include chalks albatross and silk. Sizes 32 to 42 inches bust.
Bouquets for Americans in Parisian chic blend
Daphne in London notes a refined American style that harmonizes Parisian chic with American cuteness. She admires the orderly dressing, the never sloppy waistline or loose necktie, and the overall neatness of American fashion.
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Daphne
London
Proverb Echoes Plutarch on Influence of Association
A preserved proverb echoes Plutarch noting that living with a lame man may teach one to walk ably by imitation and social influence. The remark frames character and habit formation through close companionship.
Hoff Conquers Consumption Through Home Treatment
American Bureau distributes a free treatise on asthma and consumption detailing diet, exercise, hygiene, and medicinal guidance. Prof. Hoff of Vienna’s University influence is noted for his success against these diseases and aims to spread methods to end the Great White Plague.
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West
American Bureau
Hoff
University of Vienna
Boards of Health
Third Avenue
New York City
Bible Names for Colts in a Southern Stable Tale
A Blue Grass hostler employed in New York shares stories of his old master’s horses named with Bible names. He recalls that the spring colts carried names such as Faith Hope Charity Bustle Stays and Crinoline, reflecting a quaint southern dialect and horse lore.
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New York
Saw It Come Out of a Cow
A country excursion story follows a city boy and his sister Dorothy as they enjoy farm life. The boy warns Dorothy not to drink milk, declaring he saw it come from a cow. The tale ends with a child’s dramatic plea about dairy safety.
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Dorothy
Not a bit as an Improviser
A man improvises at the piano for about an hour and a half driving an audience to praise his artistry. Afterward he asks for feedback and receives a glowing reply from the woman, who privately tells a hall boy she will avoid him if he asks again.
Young Composer Writes of Wild Flowers
A twelve year old girl named Rachel wrote a composition praising arbutus liverwort spring beauty blood root and other blossoms. Her editor father reminds her she wrote on both sides of the page and she asks why not publish it on both sides as well.
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Rachel
Dell and
Dale
English Quarryman Charged After Curious Court Testimony
An English quarryman faced assault charges after a court appearance where an eyewitness offered striking testimony. The witness described the man taking a pick and striking his victim repeatedly, remarking that if the blows had been any harder the victim might have been killed.
Treasure Unearthed Near Elderberry Bush in Germany
A farmer at Oelsdorf unearthed a vessel containing 2300 silver coins from the eleventh century while plowing near an elderberry bush, a local legend notes such plants were used to cover buried treasure. The tale echoes a German medieval tradition and Shakespearean aphorism about place and means.
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Germany
Oelsdorf
Qualities of Wit and Humor
A discussion in The Atlantic outlines wit as an intellectual quality and humor as an emotional one. It notes wit perceives resemblance while humor notes contrast and incongruity, often with a moral undertone and a pleasant, surprising effect. A farmer’s anecdote about an aged horse illustrates the incongruity between intention and outcome.
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Atlantic
New England
Ten Years of Pain Ends With Kidney Pills
Mrs Margaret Emmerich of Clinton St Napoleon Ohio suffered fifteen years of kidney trouble with back pain poor eyesight dizzy spells and long home confinement. Dean's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and cured her, saving her life. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton St
Napoleon, C
Dean
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Kiss in Japan
A Japanese student recalls the kiss as a new Western custom spreading among the aristocracy. She notes initial shock, mentions maidens fainting, then becoming advocates. The account expresses personal liking for the kiss and its stimulating, warm sensation.
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Paris
Japan
Specter of a Stock Speculator Stirs Pittsburg
A Pittsburg tale from Harper's Weekly tells of a young ex-stock broker who lost thousands in spring speculation. One night he awoke to a hoarse intruder demanding money, and the man humorously offered to help find it after the broker offered to rise and strike a light.
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Pittsburg
Harper’s Weekly
Mr. Malaprop Returns from Rome with Oddities
A humorous sketch recalls Mr. Malaprop’s first Rome trip. He praises churches and the Sixteen Chapel while misnaming landmarks and describing beggars he avoided gifting pennies to avoid setting a bad prestige.
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Malaprop
Rome
Europe
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