Bastile monuments and Ballarat gold fields described in old essay
A historical narrative describes the Bastille column in Paris and its revolutionary associations, the Runic crosses on an island, and the 1851 discovery of gold in Ballarat Victoria Australia. It notes fortifications, monuments, and later urban growth around these sites. The piece blends antiquity with modernization and mentions early goldfields and conflicts near Ballarat.
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Paris
Prs
Gtate
St. Oran
Australia
Ethan
Callahan Misread Road to Perdition Tale in Washington
In Washington, representatives Frank Clark Howard and botanics chief George W Hess debated a parable about a youth fishing near Callahan Florida. The minister warns him away from fishing toward study, as the boy retorts he does not know the road to Callahan. The tale blends politics and a roadside fable from a Boston summer.
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Frank Clark
Howard
Georgia
George W. Hess
Botanic Gardens
Washington
Clark
Florida
Callahan
Perdition
Dreiser Feels Critics Mock Idealists at New York Club
Theodore Dreiser rebukes an idealist at the Players' Club while recalling a London suffragette anecdote about old masters slashed. The piece also notes Margaret Busbee Shipp's love story Sweet Margaret in Woman's Home Companion with a character lamenting women’s talk.
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Theodore Dreiser
Players’ Club
New York
London
Valesquez
Bellini
Margaret Busbee Shipp
Margaret
Belgium seeks ideal woman in Brussels symposium
A Brussels symposium outlines a composite ideal woman with an American figure, English grace, Austrian hair, Italian eyes, and a Spanish profile, though no such perfect figure has yet been found.
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Belgium
Brussels
You Never Can Tell Hicks You Never Can Tell About a Woman
You never can tell about a woman and the line hints at caution in courtship. The brief fragment contrasts social advice with personal behavior and reflects dated ideas on relationships.
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Hicks
Wicks
Prize Food Outlined by Nebraska Woman
A Nebraska woman describes prize food as palatable, economical, and nourishing drawn from personal experience. She notes practical meals that stretch food budgets and satisfy hunger.
Natural History Quips About Trees and Birds
A Baltic American quip notes you cannot hear a tree bark yet a dogwood answers with a pun about birds and eggs. The fragment blends natural history wit with a playful line about timing and nature.
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Atlanta, GA
Stranger
Boston
Barmilesa
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