Consul Walter’s Loyal Servant Ayrith Shines Abroad
Walter, the consul, finds Ayrith the native who saved him during hardship becomes a trusted helper at the post. Ayrith’s keen insight into tariffs and guilds leads to Walter’s discovery of a tax-shifting plan. Walter is promoted to consul general of Singapore, and the couple cherishes a transformed life with Ayrith at their side.
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Walter
Calcutta
Pala
Marcia
Aples
Asrith
Ayrith
Washington
Blanchie
Singapore
Ifea
Blanche
Kate Smite
Ines
Fragmentary Rural Life and Remedies in a Late Note
The text sketches a rough picture of rural labor with long hours and nomadic living in a country district, noting the weathered age of peasants and nightly wagon passes. It also cites a remedy for hiccups from a renowned sage and reflects on the ideal of ardent harmony in great poetry as expressed by Swinburne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frise
Milena
Rland
Mark Twain Boyhood Voice Spurred Family Bible Question
A fragment recounts a scene with Mark Twain as a boy staying with his brother a devout Christian. At breakfast he shouted asking if the Scripture lesson had been read and the family answered yes. He then remarked on a family depression and asked if all were ready to kneel.
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Mark “Wwain
Irs
Real Success and the Failing Path of Idea
A fragment reflecting on how an idea can ruin or elevate a person, noting that true progress comes from persistent effort and staying close to the concept without losing it. Mentions Bronson Alcott as a guiding reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson. Alcott
Icy fragments from a distant edition of sharp musings
A fragmented column blends social commentary and jokes on politics gender and culture. It mocks profiteering, technology, fashion, jazz taste, liberty bonds, marriage customs and education with satirical observations and anecdotal quips across varied topics.
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Rene
Ceylon
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McCormick & CO
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Sonora
de Ositing
Swinberne
Drys
America
Litchfield
Conn
Federal Bureau of Education
Postum Cereal.Co. Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Aviators
Aten
Eakler
Tor
Crist App Manta Eprees
Mustapha Keme Pasha
New England
Europe
Athan
Japan
City of
Mexico
India
Sam
United States
H Handley School
Equity
Winchester
Handley School
Virginia
Stewart Bell
H. F. Byrd
Handley Library
Wincchester
Evening Stae
Builders, Exchange
East Fayette Street
Baltimore
Tron
Kato
F.S. Boys Guano CO
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