Meeting of Mozart and Haydn in Prague Moonlit Encounter
In Prague an evening of musical jubilee drew many to inns and taverns for lodging. A young pianist, seeking a room, finds quiet in a moonlit wine room where an elderly man, later revealed as Haydn, listens to the youth play. The improvised piano fills the room with beauty, ending in a heartfelt exchange that acknowledges Mozart and Haydn as the two masters meeting for the first time.
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Prague
Bohemia
Vienna
Wayne
Ciemin
Katin
Ile
Due
Shlateyas
Mozart
Haydn
Women's Disadvantages in Courtship Reconsidered in Society
A dated critique argues men have vast chances in pursuing spouses while women are urged to wait passively. The piece notes women’s limited opportunity to seek desirable partners, the imbalance of offers, and the social reform call to redefine equality in courtship. It laments the idea of women maintaining independence yet facing expectations to yield to male advances.
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Ibim
Lessener
Shea
Pa and the Maple Syrup Incident in Family Memory
A family supper turns comic as a maple syrup mishap distracts a father from mining stock worries. The syrup spills, provocatively ignites mischief, and leads to a chaotic, humorous scene with a boy and a fire poker sign outside the grocery.
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Tabiv
The Penitence of Gould Proclaimed by Jay Gould
A lengthy 19th century note declares Jay Gould will reform, quit Wall Street, abandon railroads and newspapers, and live privately after saving about 300 million. It portrays him as a former stock market villain who now seeks a peaceful, virtuous life though his past influence and sly reputation remain part of the record.
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Jay Gould
Tle
Wallstreet
Falstaft
Douttless
Tay Gould
Wall-street
Reform Stock Jobber Turns Seafaring Speculator
The piece mocks a famed stock speculator as he abandons bulls and bears to sail abroad. It notes his belief of an imminent big bull market, predicts George J. Gould will run affairs at reasonable terms, and cautions against trusting Jay Gould’s repentance as genuine.
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Jay Gould
George J. Gould
New York Times
A Tribe of African Barbarians Con signed to Barnum
Passengers aboard the Bremen steamship Rhine report about thirty Nubian men women and children bound for the United States as part of a curiosity exhibit for Barnum. They were purchased through an agent after long travels from Nubia via Suakin Suez and Trieste to Bremen. The account describes their appearance habits and notes the high costs paid for males and females in trade goods.
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Burnaua
Nileland
Arach-Hoi
Suakin
Red Sea
Suez
Trieste
Rhine
Lusinadte
Duces
Lize
Tein Niva
Ule
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