Song of the Violet by Thackeray
A lyric poem speaks of a humble violet pining on a plain until a passerby gathers it to rest on a gentle breast. The flower finds solace from storms and loneliness yet speaks of an imminent death drawn from its nectar and breath in devotion to Caroline.
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Caroline
William Makepeace Thackeray
The Awakening Night of the Burdened Lovers
Gwen wakes to a night-time burglary in her country house. Graham confesses debt pressures and temptation, revealing diamonds and pearls in his hands. He refuses to take the jewels or Gwen, then leaves, heartbroken, as she clings to the riches and their ruined trust.
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Gwen
Lily Marsh
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Graham
Thrifty New York teacher left fortune of 750000
Alpheus D. DuBois, a New York school teacher who earned no more than 3000 a year, amassed 750000. He was described as systematic and thrifty, keeping a book of student literary styles. A colleague recalled an entry debating Caesar versus Hannibal with a pompous paragraph about their times and reigns.
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Alpheus D. DuBois
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Dubois
Hilalutin
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Hannibal
None of Your Business Sparks Clash at Station
An Illinois reporter persistently questions a woman about her destination. She retorts that it is none of his business, prompting reflections on journalism, manners, and the perceived power of the press. The scene evokes humor and critique of intrusive reporting.
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Illinois
Buttinski
Faulty Diction book offered to correct English usage
Webster's editor in chief Thomas H. Russell has published Faulty Diction or Errors in the Use of the English Language. The small West-Pocket edition in Russia leather will be postpaid for 50c, cloth binding for 25c, from Geo. W. Ogilvie & Co., Chicago.
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Tam
Thomas H. Russell
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Geo. W. Ogilvie & Co., Publishers
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Ill
Taste Dishes of Royalty and Royal Tasters Through History
The Onlooker recalls dining with an Archbishop and a royal taster from Tudor times when John Cook was boiled for poisoning his lord. It notes the Shah’s continued use of a taster and cites a Centreville anecdote where a Worcester sauce bottle led a taster to swallow a half tumbler to test the sauce.
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John Cook
Rochester
Europe
Centrexville
Persia
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