Vision of a Friend Foretold a Death in Vienna
A veteran recounts an apparition of Charles Granger during a military voyage to Talien Bay. The figure, in red stained shirt, matched Granger and pursued him along the plain before vanishing. Later letters reveal Granger died in Vienna on the exact time of the sight, linking the ghostly encounter to a real death.
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Colonel Houghton
Pegat
China
Eton
England
Dr. Warnborough
Charles
Myself
Watts
Webb
Artillery
Granger
Euclid
Mr. Warnborough
Austria
United Kingdom
London
Warnborough
India
Pekin
Talien Bay
Shorea
Charles Granger
Thich
Houghton
Talhen Bay
Vienna
The Light and Shadow Of A Childs Bright World
A lyrical piece contrasts a radiant child whose light lifts all he touches with a dark shadow that follows another child. The first child brings beauty, music, and love, while the second loses joy as gifts turn to poison, corruption, and fear, ending with a moral about pride, care, and repentance.
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Chace
Lardie
Guard Against Vulgar Language and Self Control
A moral exhortation warns that vulgar words reflect and fuel internal corruption. It urges mastering the tongue to curb thoughts, explaining that controlling speech helps purify the mind and prevent moral ruin.
Spelling Bee and Echoes of a Rural Card Party
A nostalgic account recalls a rural spell-off at the log school house with Master and two schools competing. Moses Jones and Susan Brown duel in long words while a crowd of parents and youths fill seats, bells ring, and sleighs depart amid fading light. The piece ends with health advice from Hall's Journal of Health, extolling exercise for vigor and clear lungs, and a warning against sedentary life.
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Avernus
Gerry
Besen
Susan Brown
Ike
Moses Jones
Moses
Jane Murry
Jane
John
Dann
Susan
Forrest
Apell
Hall
Journal of Health
Boys’ Cold Weather Clothing Plea in Autumn Letter
A Country Gentleman letter urges guardians to clothe boys before cold weather. The writer recalls barefoot rural winters, urging full woolen garments to prevent rheumatism and debility, stressing the nation’s future depends on well-clothed youth.
Autumnal Reflections on Nature and Mortality
Waverly Mag notes the melancholy beauty of autumn, contrasting fresh foliage with coming frost and shorter days. It reflects on how fall prompts contemplation of life, death, and readiness for the afterlife, using enduring nature as a guide to pensive meditation.
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Waverly Mag
A Plea for Courtesy in Business Dealings
A Chicago Journal editorial urges courtesy in commerce condemning rude clerks and hostile offices. It condemns the glad-handing of ire filled officials and calls for polite, civil treatment at post offices, rail offices, and newsrooms. It argues business courtesy is justice between man and man and recommends well bred, urbane representatives in corporations.
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Caicago Journal
Domestic Receipts and Food Preparations From a 19th Century Guide
A collection of household tips on preserving eggs with lime solutions and bran, preparing glycaix, and hair care. plus recipes for puddings, stuffing for fowl with wine, drying vegetables, molasses bread, peppered ham toast spread, cornmeal pudding, and horseradish glaze.
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Germantown
Winter garden care for friending fruit and cabbages
The article advises farmers and gardeners to lay down and cover tender vines and fruit canes to shelter them from frost and sun thaw, using coarse straw or cornstalks for strawberries and rose bushes, and methods to store cabbages in winter quarters or a dry cellar, emphasizing good management and practical protection.
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Business Directory
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Chicago Railway
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Chicago
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