True Happiness and the Cup of Tears in Wordsworth and Faith
A fragmented reflection contrasts Wordsworth on happiness drawn from sorrow with a spiritual view of joy born from discipline and service. It cites St Paul, quotes a Pioneer Press note on ships and Civil War tensions, and comments on law, peace, and progress shaping character and society.
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Uhix
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Newport
Dawes
Bath
Tol
London Chronicle
Gladstone Silence and a War Moment in Britain
A dramatic anecdote recounts Gladstone silencing Blackie with a stare during a dinner with Professor Vivekte, urging readers to observe animal gazes at the zoo. The piece then recalls George II era Britain going to war after Captain Jenkins’s ear was torn by Spanish coast guards, stirring public fury and pressuring Walpole’s government to declare war on Spain.
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Gladstone
Blackie
Professor Vivekte
Homer
Mr. Gladstone
O Hener
Blickie
Britain
George
Rtobert Jenkins
Jamaica
England
House of Commons
Jenkins
Walpole
Spain
Pearson
Yachting Center Rise from Cowes Past to Headquarters
The IF Yachte at Cowes endured many ups and downs before becoming the hub of yachting. Sir John Oglander notes in Stuart times Cowes had only three or four houses, illustrating its modest beginnings.
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IF Yachte
Cowes
Yachting
John Oglander
Stuart Times
Cowen
Books by Weight in San Francisco Recall Odd Trade
A San Francisco chronique recalls a bookseller who priced volumes by heft rather than title, misjudging literature and science works. Buyers followed the weight cue, while the seller bought similarly, leaving profits slim. Also notes bracelets once signified insanity before confinement for mania.
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San Francisco
Top of the Rhine and its famed English Channel description
A fragmentary piece contrasts the Rhine and the English Channel as iconic water routes. It touches on geography from Lands End to Dover and Ushant to the Dover Strait, notes currents and winds, and hints at cross-channel seasickness. Several unrelated remarks and jokes follow, including a brief nod to German steelmaking and a cryptic exchange about string.
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English Channel
Easton
France
Lands End
Dover
Ushant
Strait of Dover
Atlantic
Mingled Faculties in an Artist's Tale of Naples
The narrator recalls studying art in Paris and Italy, then returning to the United States. In Naples a widowed landlady and a view of the bay sparked his dream of becoming a painter. He encounters Emilio Marelli, a gifted boy whose nameless masterpieces haunt him, revealing the tension between innate artistry and recognized fame.
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Paris
Italy
Florence
Rome
Naples
Puxsnie
America
Hove
Ischia
Capri
Myland
Inula Sou
Emilio
National Gallery In
Bay of
Bay
Emilio Marelli
Milio Maretti
Emilie
Amin
Bine
Bay of Naples
Iris Herd
Mr Murray
Jean Lowe
Rose
Mr. Murray
Jean Tluwe
Babe
The Scrap Book A Confused Scene From A Past Parish Life
The page blends humor and social satire with stories about a parish minister and his own church wedding proclamation. It recounts a mistaken expectation at a wedding announcement, a one eyed legal quip, and a mock moral anecdote about a suit and a rail belief. The tone mimics late 19th century magazine miscellany with fragmentary vignettes and a quip about a frugal host.
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Sloansliniment
Sloan
Mr. Fett Philadelphi
Par and Parent
Earl
Sloan, Inc
Boston
Mass
Rolin
Teiekfmy
Germany
Amberg
Diana
Tris
Heweuver
WY Patie
Tate
Smete Ima
Philadelphia
Bubbard
Fant Wight
Lonion
Telegraph
Miguetine
Mr. Reming
Bill Plaster
Arie
Mare Smith
Seamite
Arizona
Sen
Texas
Hhi
Commonwealth of Texas
Agi
Bill Maxter
Saturday Evening Post
Krickwoods
Twich
Edinburgh
Pov
Kia Otani
China Department
China
Bavaria
Haviland
Medicine Lodge Springs
Asbury Quality Grocery
E. C. Carney & Company
Graphic
Grand Lyon-Taylor
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