Autumn Song of Scarlet Pomp and Geese Flight
The fragment evokes autumn’s heraldic pomp on the hills and swamps with a scarlet pageant and violet haze. Vague lines mention orient morning, atmospheric dyes, and the distant call of wild geese. A wistful note imagines love nearing paradise as dreams persist in a Woman’s Home Companion context.
A Cuban War Romance and a Nurse’s Promise
In a Cuban battlefield vignette a young girl Blossom tends a wounded Eddie, who vows to return a soldier. Back home a hospital scene unfolds as a captain is saved by grit and a nurse’s care, with Blossom declaring he will live and she will care for him. The tale blends frontline peril with tender letters and a lasting vow.
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Mrs Grover Cleveland In Love After War Muster
In a scene from the Indianapolis Sun a wounded veteran with his arm in a sling and his fiancée Blossom Carvill discuss their future. He recalls promising to marry first and jokes about marriage if she won’t come any other way while she playfully withdraws her hand.
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Dignity of Ex-Speaker Reed Invokes Hackmen's Wit
In New York a portly dignified traveler, Thomas Reed, ex-Speaker, arrived with a light satchel and no luggage. Hackmen mobbed him with quips trying to steer him to a cab. Reed remained placid until a wag grabbed his bag and asked if he was headed for an asylum, prompting a humorous conclusion as he rode home.
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Varied Miles Across Nations Highlight Global Distance Measures
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes at least twelve distinct miles used worldwide, from the ordinary mile to nautical and regional variants like the Scotch, Irish, German, Swiss, Italian, Turkish, and Swedish definitions, plus the Vienna post and Japanese ri. It also contrasts these with leagues and kilometers, and cites speed comparisons of rail journeys, praising American rail progress over British.
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Ledger Monthly
Scarcely Up to Standard bachelor in New York
A bachelor who spent years in New York describes a dry goods store scene. He recalls the throng of women, the confusion, and crowding as they viewed items and spent money. He quips he did not fall in love, and notes not every man must sow oats.
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Leslie
Third Watch of the Night in the City Sermon
A preacher warns of the third watch’s dangers in great cities, detailing nightly scenes from churches to saloons. He urges practical Christian aid for the hungry and homeless, cites a friend’s downfall and revival, and calls for direct benevolence over mere tract distribution.
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Joseph Exalted and the Egyptian Court Revival
An aged Sunday School lesson reflects on Joseph’s rise under the Hyksos era Pharaoh. It notes divine grant of dream insight, symbols of exaltation, and prudent governance of grain during plenty, honoring God and illustrating obedience rewarded by worldly gain, with a contrast to trials that yield spiritual gifts.
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