Ode to a Broom A Marching Song of the Broom Brigade
A female chorus reads Miss Alice Eddy’s lines at First Congregational Church last Tuesday. The poem mocks rural chores and praises girlhood, service, and gentility through broom handling and aunt Polly imagery.
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Broom Brigade
First Congregational
Alice Eddy
H. C. Sheldon
The Young Artist and the Roman Lady Adventure
Walter, a budding painter, and his sister Nettie work secretly toward an art exhibit. A jealous accident scars the Roman Lady, but a kind artist restores the eyes and offers lessons, turning disaster into a lasting blessing for Walter’s craft and Nettie’s faith.
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Nettie
Walter
Stirling
N. Y
Notable Names and Literary Notes Across Nations
A compilation mentions Madame Materna and Gen mark in the United States, Dr. Lawrence Washington near Denison Texas, Mrs. Esther A. Cooley authorized to solemnize marriages, Lord Rosebery’s U S visit hints, and Isaac Ward’s death in Cornwall New York. It cites Labouchere and Mrs. Craik on marriage subjects, Rear Admiral John Rodgers’ earlier monitor service, Don Cameron remarks on poverty as an asset, Henry James Jr rewriting Roderick Hudson, Miss Florence Toole’s talent, and Mme Nilsson at Albert Hall displaying mourning and a triumphant voice.
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Lord Rosebery
United States
America
Lady Rosebery
Detroit Post
Isaac Ward
Ward Brothers
Cornwall
N. Y
North River
Herald
Labouchere
England
Craik
John Halifax
John Rodgers
Washington
Monitor
Weehawken
South Atlantic
Chicago
Don
Simon Cameron
Pennsylvania
Henry James, Jr
Roderick Hudson
N. ¥. Star
Florence Toole
Tooles
Albert Hall
London
Mme. Nilsson
The Late Jewel Robbery at Rio Janeiro
A Brazil jewel theft case ends when an anonymous letter leads police to Paiva and three pris oners are released after a tin with all the jewels is found near St Christovam. The recovered gems valued at about $400 000 are returned to imperial owners. the thief remains unknown.
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Rio Janeiro
Paiva
St. Christovam
Petropolis
Penikeese School of Gastronomy sings at Yale operetta
The passage depicts girls performing in the Yale College operetta Penikeese with lines about cooking and economy. They sing about frying, boiling, baking, and wedding cake construction as part of the satire.
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Yale College
Penikeese School of Gastronomy
Wit's Quaint Notes and Odd Anecdotes
A collage of humorous clippings notes melons in Scott County Missouri, a fall from a two story window yielding a quip, a Texas train mishap, Boston water lore, newspaper fashion, wig jibe in art talk, a Chicago trader's memory, and a Troy dry goods memo with misspellings and domestic items.
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Scott County
Leavenworth Times
Darkey
Texas
Boston
Philadelphia News
New Haven Register
Oscar Redingate
Adelbert Mahaffy
Gwendolen
Oscar
Board of Trade
Chicago Tribune
Troy
Greece
Gallar
Hocombs
Katie
Buffalo Express
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Polly
Rhymer
Pretty Polly
Grandmamma
Detroit Post and Tribune
Walter Andettie
Peggy