"Come out and have a ride, Allie," urged Charlie, as they left the table.
— from In Blue Creek Cañon by Anna Chapin Ray

He gives loans for the smallest amount from a rupee and upwards, charging at the rate of half an anna per month interest for each rupee, which amounts to nearly 38 per cent.
— from Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" by Frederick St. George De Lautour Booth-Tucker

“After this manner began the Fraternity of the Rosie Cross, first by four persons, who died and rose again until Christ, and then they came to worship as the Star guided them to Bethlem of Judea, where lay our Saviour in his mother’s arms; and then they opened their treasure and presented unto Him Gifts, Gold, Frankinsense, and Myrrhe, and by the commandment of God went home to their habitation.
— from Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples by Anonymous

When they came to the stairway Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, Uncle Clem and Henny threw themselves down the stairs, turning over and over as they fell.
— from Raggedy Andy Stories Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann by Johnny Gruelle

Divorce may simply be a symptom, not a disease; a revolt against unjust conditions; and the way to do away with divorce or reduce the frequency of it is to remedy the evil social conditions which, in a great many instances, are responsible.
— from A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. by Eugene A. (Eugene Arthur) Hecker

When I gave them about the date, they all recalled an unusual commotion and firing of salutes by the rebels over the bay, which they did not understand at the time, and this news explained.
— from The Boy Spy A substantially true record of secret service during the war of the rebellion, a correct account of events witnessed by a soldier by Joseph Orton Kerbey

[Pg 54] DOCTOR RAGGEDY ANDY Raggedy Andy, Raggedy Ann, Uncle Clem and Henny were not given medicine.
— from Raggedy Andy Stories Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann by Johnny Gruelle

Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, Uncle Clem and Henny piled in a heap at the bottom of the steps, and by the time they had untangled themselves and helped each other up, the other dolls were down the stairs.
— from Raggedy Andy Stories Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann by Johnny Gruelle

Turner the painter had similar tastes and habits, though he was of a reserved and unsociable character, and noted for his parsimony.
— from Genius in Sunshine and Shadow by Maturin Murray Ballou