The Living Muse Poem Ode to Her Laughter and Light
A lyric speaker renounces ancient poets Horace Homer Ovid and Catullus in praise of a single beloved. The maiden breath blends hyssop wine violets furze and Grecian myrrh. The day ends in her laughter and music as a brighter odyssey unfolds. Bookman.
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Horace
Homer
Odyssey
Ovid
Catullus
Billward
Bookman
May Ord's Loss and a Hidden Package Mystery
Laurence Ord, grieving widow May Carden, and a missing set of patterns from Robinson's drive the plot. A sealed envelope marked W Robinson & Co hides no patterns and deepens the shock of May's death on the Orchid. The scene unfolds with May's portrait, a harsh servant's laughter, and Ord's slow, painful reckoning.
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May
W. Robinson & Co
Mr. Ord
William Robinson
Robinson
Relaion
Laurence Ord
Ord
le Iid
Laurie
Alwyn Bay
Mr. Griffiths
London
May Carden
Laurence Orday
William Baker of Chicago Board of Trade and Exposition Leader
A fragment recounts William T. Baker long associated with the Chicago Board of Trade and the World's Columbian Exposition. It notes his presidency tenures at the Board of Jade, roles with the Federation, and a reputation for pushing higher prices. The text also includes a faded personal note and unrelated signatures.
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T. Baker
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
Hag
Lyman J. Gage Dent
Lucas
Higinbotham
Federation
Snoqualmie Falls
Washington
Baker
Board of
Jade
Finger Prints in Crime and Doubts on Uniqueness
Analysis argues fingerprints may be unreliable as sole proof in court due to possible non uniqueness and similarities. It notes massive population, heredity links, and the impractical burden of matching prints among large databases, plus potential for expert disagreement and alteration by criminals.
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Connecon
Courts of Justice
May Party Versus June Walk in School Composition
A New York high school girl writes on the season of May parties and the Juve walk, noting how joy varies among students. The piece contrasts May festivities with the approaching June walk, suggesting a simple difference between the two events.
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New York
Temptation and Mercy Show In Italy and New York
A Milan anecdote describes Sir Edward Malet leaving a money drawer unlocked and a poor housemaid begging mercy, fearing jail and starvation for her six children if tempted. The piece shifts to a New York statistic noting 77 of 100 Empire State residents live in cities, above the national urban rate of 47 percent.
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Edward Malet
Milan
Italy
Milo Signore
Signore
New York
Empire State
Turkish Babies and Amulets Amid Endless Tasks
A fragment describes a Turkish mother anointing her newborn with charms, applying a mud-soaked seal on the forehead as part of a ritual. The text mentions ongoing duties tied to sovereignty and a cryptic cadence about time and obligation, reflecting cultural beliefs and practices.
The Queenly Women and Home Domination Sermon
A preacher extols housewifery as a sacred sphere for women, arguing that motherhood and domestic virtue crown women with rightful power. He condemns gender hierarchy, urges women to vote when prepared, and lauds the home as the ultimate realm of influence and spiritual reward.
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Louis Klopsch
Talvinge
Italy
Switzerland
England
Scotland
Ugainst
Blacket Martiniau
Elizabeth Browning
George Eliot
Wontan
John
Robert McCheyne
John Sumperfield
Henry Martyn
Atbau
Washington
Boards of Trade
Beare
Sermonettes on Faith and Life from 19th Century Clergy
A collage of sermon snippets features Prof M M Mangusarlan Rev Dr Holderby Rev H I Freesmam Bishop A W Wilson and Rev. from Atlanta Troy Baltimore and Rome. The passages discuss worth in man life over death two forces in the world and humanity's temperaments. The tone mirrors early religious exhortation urging action for Jesus and the better life.
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M. M. Mangusarlan
Jesus
Holderby
Presbyterian
Atlanta
H. I. Freesmann
Troy
Rome
China
A. W. Wilson
Methodist
Baltimore
Humanity
Logkana
Genesis and Abraham's tests amid Philistine lands
The passage discusses Abraham in the Philistine region after Sodom's destruction, comparing his fear with past errors at Gerar, the possible composite origin of Genesis narratives, and the tension between primitive worship and divine temptation. It notes Isaac's birth, Hagar and Ishmael's expulsion, Beersheba wells, and Abraham's faith under trial without endorsing human sacrifice.
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Sodom
Abraham
Gerar
Wunareh Jong
Barah
Abimelech
Genesia
Terah
Jed Abraham
Lasac
Basn
Spedinne
Isaac
Hagar
Xeon
Ishmael
Wella
Beersheba
Beers Ha
Bir-es- Seba
Cory
Maeershel
Philistia
Deboral
Western Asia
Bat
Jesson
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