Portry and Miscellaus from the Home Journal
The verse paints Andalusian mountains and Moorish arches framing a southern lover's gaze upon a distant maid. The unresponsive beloved leaves the narrator’s heart undaunted as a warmer passion blooms in other climes.
Widow of Michael Phelan rose from immigrant hardship to wealth
In 1853 at Soo St Marys ship canal works a widowed Irish mother with three daughters seeks work. She wins a steward post in a men’s boarding house, proving frugal and efficient. Her hash and care earn premium pay and a fortune, then she builds a Superior City estate and attains lasting fame.
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Grinding Weal by co Mr C A Bell invention for steam meal
An inventor, Mr C A Bell, demonstrates a steam driven meal process. The machine grinds corn and grist in a hopper fed mill, delivering fine meal with less waste. He claims it saves time and produces superior meal for public use.
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