River Flood Sparks Bold Rescue On Blue River
Ruth Merton knits a six yard scarf as floodwaters rise and threaten the Little River region. When the dam breaks a parsonage threatens collapse, and Ruth lassos a rope and saves the minister from the wreck. The act leads to a later marriage and a praised recovery.
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Ruth
Merton
Arthur
Blue River
Mrs. Merton
Little River
Mrs. Holton
Ruthie
Holton
Sania Ruth
In the Matter of Morals The Wickedness of Cities
The piece argues country readers are not morally superior to city folk. It satirizes theater managers book agents and readers claiming town gossip overshadows virtue. The author notes city dwellers and farmers share faults and treats moralizing as misguided.
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Heywood Broun
Pompadour
Pictorial Review
Ancient Laws of Combat Rule Dueling By Honor
The text explains a past code where mounted gentlemen fought with swords and laborers used cudgels. Insults involved a face blow, as cudgels served as an insult weapon. Challenges followed summons, and a lie led to a duel, rooted in honor and compelled combat between accuser and accused.
Sea Painting of Ocean Voyage by Camoens
Poetic fragment describes ships sailing over a calm sea under clear skies. The voyage past Prasso Cape toward Ethiopian shores unfolds with gentle winds and shining stars guiding the journey. The speaker notes serene air, white foam on prows, and the horizon greeting the new islands.
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Prasso
Who Struck Billy Patterson A Hazing Tragedy Revealed
A medical college hazing ritual ended in Billy Patterson’s death from shock after a mock trial. Students devised an execution scene with a swinging ax, and the widely repeated question at trial was who delivered the fatal strike.
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Billy Patterson
United States
Ann
Happiness and Contentment Beyond Wealth and Health
The text asserts happiness is a cast of mind and links it to attitude rather than wealth or health. It claims happiness depends on mental outlook and contentment with one’s lot, urging individuals to be captains of their own souls and to thank God for what they have, quoting a famed poet.
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Alfred Fripp
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