Coronation of a Life of Kindness Ends in Heavenly Peace
An elderly man deathbed farewell celebrates a lifetime of charity. He aided the poor, soothed aching hearts, and lightened burdens, leaving a lasting beacon of goodness as he nears the pearly shore. The piece portrays his calm, radiant joy and the heavenly welcome awaiting him.
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Gels
Earth
Ceres
Pers
Jesus
United States Senate
Gil” Pierce
Chicago
United States
North Dakota
TRUE WOMEN AND THE GLORY OF VIRTUE THROUGH HISTORY
A reflection on virtuous women through the ages, praising Portia Cordelia Lenore Minnehaha and other imagined or real heroines. The piece extols female virtue as superior to mere heroism and notes how such figures guide others away from ruin toward happiness and security.
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Cesar
Portia
Venice
Praxiteles
Avon
Cordelia
Scotland
Spencer
Longfellow
Poe
A Light Appfair
A compact musing traces humanity’s rapid shift from pine knots to electric light and predicts a future with no darkness if progress continues at the same pace.
Oddball notes and curiosities from a distant era
A compilation of short items covers people, places, and happenings with quirky observations and notable names. It mentions Barnum, emperors, poets, and inventors, with references to Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Washington developments, plus society trivia and historical figures.
Water Works Planned for Henderson
The report notes Henderson will get water works. It mentions Raleigh’s extension plans and the Atlantic Coast Line possibly resisting delays. Other items include 600 African American voters in Wake County and 210 deaf and dumb asylum pupils, plus a note on a monument for Hon. W. T. Dortch and a Bethel man Robert Ward’s death.
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Raleigh
Union
Cpot
Atlantic Coast Line
Advertising in life and work drives success and ascent
A verse urging that in the broad field of life one must advertise to achieve in any calling. It contrasts mournful doubt with the reality that effort and promotion propel ascent, citing that even the lives of the rich remind us we can rise through liberal advertising.
A Kiss Common Noun Sparks Dainty Debate
Sue, Lou, Maude and Mabel argue whether a kiss can be both common and proper. The four girls eventually settle that a kiss is hard to decline, each weighing propriety and appeal in lighthearted banter.
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Sue
Lou
Maude
Mabel
Bewitching Ad Advice From a Coded Missive
A fragmented old cryptic notice urges merchants to advertise promptly. It hints at a project by unknown U entities and warns that delay harms a silent business, urging immediate action and prudence.
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Henry Blount
Eucphoni
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Eider
P. T. Barnum
Senator Hawley
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Henry George
Murat Halstead
Johnstown
Penn
Mrs. Gladstone
Isabella
Europe
Francis Hudson Buryett
Washington
England
Emile ‘Ola
Barnum
Lehigh County
Wales
W. A. Clark
Montana
Browning
Florence
Leopold
William
Germany
John Temple
Marshalston
Custer
New York
Edison
Garden of Eden
St. Petersburg
Miss Grippe
Phil Bauman
Lancaster
New York City
West Philadelphia
Czar
Russia
Texas
Hohenlohe
Port Townsend
Miss Regina Rothschild
George Francis Train
Tacoma
House of Representatives
St. Louis
John Jacob Astor
Who
Baltimore Herald Agroestonid
W. L. Fagan
Alabama
M. T. Richardson & Co
Reade St
John Henry Comstock
New York Ledger
State News
SFA Toine
Grand Old Mountain
Henderson
Wake County
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Robert Ward
Bethel
The
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
W. T. Dortch
Winston Sentinel
Ransor
Charlotte News
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