Rainy Morn Weighed Heavy On The Maker Of Things
The passage portrays a tired worker, possibly a plumber or poet, lamenting strain and aging as he contemplates a future of ruin and poverty. He reflects on lost vigor, wages gone, and the urge to persevere despite declining health and prospects, ending with a line attributed to Walt Mason.
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Walt Mason
Fragmentary Advertisement and Prose Snippets
Fragments mentioning a miniature electric motor for dental or metal work with 5000 revolutions per minute and dual current compatibility. Also scattered quotes on helping others, fatal diseases, and moral reflections from various period sources. The text blends product notes with editorial and religious snippets.
Tires That Day You’ll Measure Mileage Against Price
A shopper reflects on evaluating tire value by mileage versus amount paid. The piece contemplates whether a tire brand truly delivers value for money and stresses timing to judge performance.
Lanterns and maxims in a humorously mixed epoch
Lanterns of horn used by Greeks and Romans for moonless nights lighting homes. Aim high, strike above. every arrow feels Earth’s pull. Great minds and small minds discussed with famed quotes. Goldfish dyed by chemical water in Sicily. Simple means yield great results via common sense and perseverance.
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Longfellow
Sicily
Piper Cubeba and moral counsel from Colton
The text notes cubed berries from Piper cubeba native to the West Indies, cultivated in Java and Sumatra, used as a stimulant and flavoring, and often smoked for bronchial effects. It adds short moral reflections on helping others, cheerful living, and a note on abbeys and priors in monastic history.
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West Indies
Java
Sumatra
181 Acres with Timber and House for Sale
Auction offer includes 181 acres with 100 acres in fine creek bottom. Timber valued at 3000 dollars. Features a new eight room house, barn and multiple outbuildings. 246 miles station proximity with eight thousand dollars in easy terms.
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Fine Creek
Miles Station
Macadam Road
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Good & CO
Winchester
Some Men Buzz Around Without Real Results
A colorful line from Uncle Eben bemoans the effort of some men who constantly buzz around and never achieve progress, suggesting they stay busy but stay stuck. The remark captures a wary, humorous critique of unproductive hustle.
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Uncle Eben
The Modern Complaint on Small Change Attitude
A figure once noted for quick kicks now rails at the diminished value of coins he receives. The remark frames a broader mockery of changing money and offended pride in bargaining power.
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