Father Time Poem Reflects On Aging's Harsh Toll
A poetic monologue portrays Father Time aging rapidly as months rush by and life curdles with age. It traces youth’s denial, the first gray hair, escalating aches, brittle sight, and the doctor’s remedies, condemning progress as a crime against humanity.
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Teach your boy to follow in his father’s footsteps
A moral admonition urges shaping boys to respect law and authority, pursue self reliance, and cultivate virtue. It argues generations depend on proper upbringing and notes aphorisms about wisdom, fate, and social conduct, with humor about relationships.
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Uares
Leslies
Woman and Money A guide to safe investments for maybes
A column discusses how women with varying amounts of money should invest. It cautions against speculation, advises placing funds in high grade securities similar to savings banks, and notes options like government, public utility, and mortgage bonds offering 4 to 6 percent yields. It emphasizes prudent evaluation of security quality and risk.
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Wall Street
Isio
Fursion
Wit and Wisdom Nuggets From a Late-Night Column
A collection of quirky aphorisms and quips on money, dating, ambition, romance, and manners. It spins social observations from nouveau riche to platonic friendship with pithy lines about conscience, truth, and opportunity.
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Rom
Unguarded Moments and Reflections of a Bachelor
A humorous, antiquated column blends musings on unguarded moments with a series of wry aphorisms about marriage love and society. The piece weaves light satire on efficiency and human folly, ending with maximizing mischief and mystery in relationships.
Philadelphia minister’s parishioners praise steady preaching
A Philadelphia minister recalls a faithful parishioner who prefers his sermons without the book because he repeats the same points, helping her remember. He counts such honesty among his strongest supporters.
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Philadelphia
Unclear excerpt about Jake Levinsky marriage joke
A clipped dialogue shows Jake Levinsky seeking a wealthy, educated wife while friends tease him. The piece contrasts his ambitions with a punchline about fashion and the cost of marriage.
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Levinsky
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Jake
Cleaning House Poem by Walt Mason in Judge
A verse by Walt Mason laments a husband’s fate during wife led spring cleaning. The speaker contrasts his exile in the cowshed with the busy parlor as women scrub windows and mop. He mocks his powerless status and the housework hierarchy with playful satire.
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Judge
Beggar's plea and family need framed in Mason verse
A dramatic piece narrates a beggar's mournful plea for money to feed his hungry family. The tale, attributed to Walt Mason and printed in Judge, describes a wife, children, and mounting desires for basic goods. The narrator reflects on poverty, hardship, and the urge to assist others.
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Susan
Julia
Walt Mason
Judge
Witty asides and quips from a bygone column
A collection of pithy maxims and humorous sayings on life love law and society. The mix includes witty insults smart remarks about politics romance and everyday behavior framed in a vintage tone.
Disturbances Over a Dog Howling in a Building
A tenant recounts a dispute over a neighbor's dog that howled nightly. He balked at complaints, wrote to the building agent, and sought quiet for his family, only to see tension rise and peace dissolve as neighborly friction grew.
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Simmons
Golden
Soul of the Country Newspaper Celebrates Local Life
The country newspaper binds town life into a shared story and sustains community spirit. It records weddings, family milestones, losses, and social progress, reflecting the everyday democracy of neighbors and their fickle, hopeful journeys.
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Theodore
Woodrow
Deaiy
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Californa Limited
Harper’s Macarine
The Husband and Wife Advice From Judge and Miss List
Miss Anna List the lay psychologist argues husbands should be gently trained not forced to work for the household. She cites dominant personalities and suggests cajolery patience and firmness aid in training a husband while warning against coercion. The piece mixes quips about married life with advice and social observations from Judge.
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