The Old Fashioned Fiddler Dream Poem
A Denver News verse laments a distant old fashioned fiddler. It recalls classic tunes like Devil's Dream Fire in the Mountain Nellie Gray and Where the Waters Flow and mourns the fading music and mystic memory of his playing.
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Nellie Gray
Mudie
Sam Inusie
Denver News
A London Daydream Between Mrs Varney and Lord Farehaven
Mrs Varney enjoys a sunlit park ride and an afternoon at the Academy with a old flame turned widower Lord Farehaven. They discuss the past, aging, and the pull of memory as the scene shifts from Burlington House to Brentwell and Kensington gardens.
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Ilis Roles
Ethel
Sidadl
How He Got Even From a Goats Roof to a Wall
An amusing fragment from Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly recounts a Modern Jerusalem piece about a goat on a roof near the bazaars. The narrator, a visitor, learns a proverb from Moslem lads and imitates a risky climb, ending with laughter at his own failed attempt and a boast of his “game.”
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Jerusalem
Frank Leslie
Dragomanu
The Continued Story and French Serial Practice
The piece discusses pausing at cliffhangers in novels and cites French serials like Astree and Mademoiselle de Scudery. It notes long publication gaps, praises Scudery as a prolific early woman writer, and recalls Malherbe’s consolation poem showing time’s effects on life.
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Freeman
Johnny Green
Ived
Mademoiselle de Scudery
Vincent
Malherbe
Let Us Hope Not Marriage Notice Mixup
A humorous passage centers on Johnny misreading a marriage notice in the morning paper. He struggles with the wording reading at noon as a clergyman presides and the couple’s "contracting" parties move along, prompting giggles and a lesson in wording.
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Johnny
Two Reasons Why Women Fear Men and Wealth's Role
The note cites two causes for distrust: unfamiliarity with men and suspicion they do not know them. It adds that longing for wealth breeds discontent and frames desire as a motive shaping perceptions.
Strength in Women Admired by a Strong Paint
A quotation from Helen Wat terson Moody in the Ladies' Home Journal discusses how strength in women is admired. It contrasts a young man swayed by a charming but weak partner with an older man who admires a woman's deep character and ability to do things well.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Helen Watterson Moody
Ladies’ Home Journal
Lfe
David Copperfield
Dora
A High Mark New York Almanac For 1901
Chas H Mletcher of New York sues over the New York Almanac for 1901 describing it as a high mark for free distribution. The paper praises its cover colors calendars and information including a Baby's Record page and advice for mothers. It notes the work’s quality and availability free through drug stores or by direct request.
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Chas. H. Mletcher
New York City
New York
Concerning Women and a Mocking Comment
A girl sings softly in her room while a cynical neighbor upstairs mutters that women are sad when they sing and talk at once. The remark highlights a dismissive stereotype about women and voice.
Beating the Bounds Observed in Hodnet Parish
A London paper notes Hodnet in Shropshire revived the ancient custom of beating the parish boundaries every seven years. A twelve man jury was sworn by the manor steward to oversee a forty mile walk over two days ending with a village inn dinner. Mrs Austin’s pancake flour is recommended as a home touch.
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Hodnet
Shropstire
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