The Poet in the Country House Dream
A narrator recalls a September morning packing to leave a country uncle’s home for a New York hotel when Adelaide interrupts with news of an expected poet James Quitman. The arrival debunks romantic myths as the poet flirts with food and fame, and the narrator discovers the man is a heavy sleeper who sobs then snores in sleep, ending any further poet encounters.
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Broadway
Adelaide
New York
Prairies
James Quitman
Addie
Iman
Adie
Tom
Lydia
A Hungry Man's Dreams Across Prison Hunger
A former forgery convict recalls hunger as a haunting prison torment. He describes nightly dreams of banquet tables and tastings, waking before the first course, an agony likened to Tantalus as thirst lingered while relief stayed out of reach.
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Tentalua
Matrimonial Ads Prompt Mixed hopes and promises
A London Express quip about matrimonial advertising. A widower who advertised for a new wife explains in court that such ads are like seeking a lost dog. He didn’t recover the wife but believed better offers might come. He chose one, but felt disappointed.
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London Express
Paprika The Hungarian Pepper Flavor in Cooking
Paprika or Hungarian pepper is a very delicious red pepper with a distinctive flavor. It is milder than white pepper, nearly 13 times stronger, and its chief value lies in culinary use. Heuat enhances its flavor and its mildness allows lavish use without irritating sensitive mouths. The Spanish black pepper resembles paprika in flavor but is milder and mainly used in cooking.
A Friend in Need and the Cryptomeria Breeze
Two pieces present contrasting views of resilience. A stoic wife steadies her husband amid ruin, declaring self reliance and humor over material loss. The second piece notes the beauty of cryptomeria in Japan and its introductions to England and China, with historical planting routes and growth details.
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Japan
Namada
Nikko
England
Fortune
Shanghai
China
The Value of Steady Diligence Over Youthful Brilliance
A Success article argues that world influencers are built by plodding effort, grit, persistence, and honesty rather than early brilliance. It warns against relying on flashy talent and suggests future success favors steady work, common sense, and steady habit over shortcuts.
Cooking Food by Cooting It
A fragment describes extreme cold inducing a heat-like burn. It notes chemists using cold to blister and cook meat by exposing it to minus temperatures then sealing it in airtight cans before eating, claiming the result is palatable.
Three Wee Maids Compare Mothers In Tender Tale
In a Baltimore Sun excerpt the girls boast of mothers abroad and piano skill while a third laments hers but declares she has a wonderfully good mother, capturing a gentle family vignette from the era. A London Tit-Bits joke follows about a curious bird called the laughing jackass and an Irish sailor’s witty retort.
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Baltimore Sun
Cca
London
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Imperial
Nevius & Frampton
Easton, Md
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Ridgely, MD
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Burrsville, MD
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