Prisoners Child Helps Father In Sing Sing Tale
A troubled girl named Katy wanders to Sing Sing ten miles from New York. In a rescue turning to mercy, she finds her father, a prisoner, and through her loving courage inspires his repentance and a hopeful path after release. A family scene echoes Lincoln era wisdom on sowing wheat and tares.
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Katy
Nell Maywood
George
Palace
Susan
Bing Sing
Sing Sing Prison
Kate
New York
Sing Sing
Flere
Boudy
Little Katy
Avwain
Jim
Little One
Mr. Maywood
Uncle Lincoln
Mrs. Howard
Willie
Fanny
Mrs. Toward
Canal linking Sas Katchewan to Columbia proposed in Commons
In a Commons debate on Trudson Bay Company privileges Lord Bury described a plan for a ship canal from the headwaters of the Saskatchewan to the Columbia, enabling water passage from Lake Superior toward the Pacific. He suggested a rare rapid could be avoided and a small gap in the Rockies would allow junction with the Columbia.
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House of Commons
Trudson Bay Company
Lord Bury
Lake Superior
Pacific Ocean
Saskatchewan
Columbia
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Lake Winnipeg
Norh
Wey
The Ring-tailed Monkey and the Desert Unicorn Tale
A narrator introduces a creature called the rhynecery, described as a cousin to the Unicorn and born in the desert of Sary Ann. The piece portrays the creature as courageous yet restless, aged but once the youngest animated being, and invites observers to view its wonders with a Ring-tailed Monkey as a comparison.
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Showman
Germain
Sary Ann
Beginning the World and a Father’s Duty to Education
The essay argues that parents should focus on building a child’s education and morals rather than merely funding a start in life. By teaching swimming rather than handing bladders, children gain independence, resilience, and the energy to develop faculties when forced to rely on themselves.
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Cehild
Indies
Good Old Man as a Revered Relic of Time
The passage extols an elderly man as the finest relic of age. He has endured life, learned its vanity, and counsels youth with tempered kindness. He speaks from vast experience, recalls old stories with purpose, and remains a respected father figure whose memory outlives his days.
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Liu
Franklin and post office growth through a century
The article recalls Benjamin Franklin’s era as Post Master General and contrasts his limited 18th century ledgers with today’s vast post office system. It notes the shift from a few clerks to thousands, and mentions Lord Stanley’s stance on separating government duties from religious crusades in India. It also reports Kaife’s photograph of an exploded shell and a phantom head seen in the smoke reflection.
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Benjamin Franklin
Congress
Washington
India
Lord Stanley
Kaife
London
Buoyant Life Preserving State Rooms Proposed for Ships
A curious device named buoyant life preserving state room is announced. The invention envisions steamboat and ship state rooms detaching if the hull sinks and floating horizontally to serve as life preservers for passengers. Each stateroom would include water, provisions, receptacles, ventilation and light passages to maintain health and life.
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New Norton
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