Scylla and Charybdis of the Sisters Pool
Seymour Gladbrook, a carefree Oxford student, is undone by the flirtatious Sisters Pool Cissie and Carry. After a cruel prank misc notes and jewels are returned with a bill for his past entertainments. The trio’s American tour profits, a wealth bid, and a political career follow, ending with tragedy, aging decline, and lasting regret.
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Roca
Levia. P.S
Richmond
Greenwich
Blanchard’s
Kettner's
Epsom
Ascot
Sandown
Kempton Park
Yorkshire
Colun
the Times
Gladbrook
Cragshire
Cissie
Carry
England
Scylla
Charybdis
Sisters Pool
M. P
Crayshire
the Vampire
New York Press
Porous soil for corn and shared wealth in verse
Lucy Larcom’s poem extols shared wealth and universal blessing as nature’s gifts. The piece cites Professor Roberts on corn culture urging open porous soil, frequent shallow cultivation, and timely hoeing to start growth and curb weeds.
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Roberts
New York
Coward on the Warrior A tale of courage and death
In a harbor voyage tale a seaman with a haunted fear of death seeks to join a crew aboard the Warrior. After a brutal storm and a heroic gamble on a sandbar, a cowardly rescuer sacrifices himself, proving true bravery at sea and ending in a stark, fatal embrace with the sea.
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Scudder
Ier
After the First Daughter's Wedding Tale of a lavish society wedding
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore recounts a well to do gentleman’s daughter wedding with an expensive trousseau from the world’s leading modiste. The father fears mounting bills yet promises another daughter a $1000 wedding escape once she finishes school, to avoid further costly receptions.
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Mary A. Livermore
Trousseau
Washington Post
Stolen Diamond in Trouville Ends in Humble Return
In Trouville near Havre at summer's end a young man Theodore, his lover Anna, and her father discuss riches and a future together. A slave offers a massive jewel for sale to Theodore, who buys it with all he has. After theft and peril with Arabs, Theodore regains the diamond, but it proves a fake. He returns to Havre, finds work, and marries Anna, while the fake diamond’s price nets him a modest fortune.
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Seymour Gladbrook
Oxford
Gladbrook
Vampire Music Hall
Morton
Cissie
Carry
Scylla
Shary Bolis
Wag
Glandbrook
Ronk
Gladwok
Seymour Brook
Cissie Pool
Miss Pool
Seymour Gladis
Asister
Jeunesse Doree
London
America
Aldhelm
Sherborne
Symphosius
Cornhill Magazine
Trouville
Havre
Theodore
Anna
Orient
Constantinople
Struggl
Slelioue L WU
Paris
E. J. Fagundus
Kentucky
Texas
A. B. Jones
X. Y. Smith
Quite Another Thing Texas Sittings Excerpt Dialogue
A fragment from Texas Sittings portrays a colored man greeting an acquaintance and joking about avoiding a bill. The exchange hints at social tensions and repayment pressure in a vivid vernacular snapshot.
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Texas
The Pulse of Trade Shifts Across Regions
New York reports 263 US and 46 Canada business failures last week, total 319. Trade shows dullness but gradual expansion, with western centers increasing distribution and southern trade remaining weak. Exports outpace last year, but foreign capital withdrawal worries persist amid volatile exchange and silver fears. Cotton overproduction and speculation restrain southern improvement, while iron, dry goods, and grocers show activity in Philadelphia markets.
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New York
R.G Dunn & Co
United States
Canada
East
Europe
Philadelphia
Happy Homes Exposes Cure Advert for Ross Bups Relief
An old advertisement claims Ross Bups cure a wide range of reproductive ailments and promises self-application without a doctor. A Boston firm touts a price of 100 dollars by mail. The piece also notes city crews fixing Broad Street cisterns for fire safety.
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Tae Seven- Ette Specific Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Broad Street
Wall Street
Carlyle Snaps At Young Visitor For Interrupting Silence
The philosopher Thomas Carlyle rebukes a young American who interrupts his long silent vigil by the fire. The guest, awed by the Sage of Chelsea, tries to speak but Carlyle snaps that he was not saying anything and accuses him of interrupting his silences.
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Thomas Carlyle
Chelsea
Mr. Carlyle
Hegan
Carlyle
Zouth
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Cissie and Carry
Lucy Larcom
Academy
Buffalo Times
Binkle
Pinkle
Biddle
Court House Row
Bar of Justice
The
Judae
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