How American Women Shock the Foreigners
Ella Wheeler Wilcox surveys foreign reactions to American women praising their independence and voice, describing critics’ view of loudness, boldness, and independence abroad. She urges voice training and decorum while noting Americans’ ingenuity and ambition despite global stereotyping.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
America
Wiels
Daughters of America
Land of Liberty
How Does Your Garden Grow by Nell Brinkley
A playful verse urging Mary to tend her own garden of love and youth. It personifies romance as a garden with suitors and rivals, advocating kindness, honesty, and individuality while warning against stealing another’s love.
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Nell Brinkley
Mary
The Astronomer's Love Story
Poem about a lifelong romance between an astronomer and his wife. The speaker recalls watching Venus and Mars and notes decades of marriage. He jokes that his wife’s plate throwing ends late nights at the telescope and that she also guides him via music as he conducts a tenor and soprano in a concert домой.
Letters on Love and Mesmer's Magnetic Theory
A mother advises her son on distinguishing true love from infatuation, urging self-examination over asking others. The excerpt then outlines Franz Anton Mesmer, born 1734, his Vienna education, and the emergence of animal magnetism linking celestial influence, universal fluid, and human will. Vienna rejected Mesmer's ideas, pushing him toward Paris.
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Anthony Mesmer
Mersberg
Swabia
University of
Vienna
Earth
Mesmer
Written to Her Son on Love and Marriage
Dorothy Dix counsels that enduring marriage rests on a man's love and commitment more than a woman's affection. He will face long years of imperfection, temper, and fatigue, so marry for devotion and resilience rather than for romance alone.
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Davy Crockett
Dreamers Try Ahead in Novelty Town
The World's Greatest Dreamers attempt a bold show in a novelty-loving town. His hand in the act proves more successful than even his most sanguine expectations, capturing attention and applause.
Lysander John and the silverware mystery
A fragmented moral tale with Lysander John Appleton haunted by engraved names on inherited silverware. A motherly voice gives stock tests of love and suitability, urging restraint, sincerity, and self sacrifice as keys to lasting marriage. The piece blends domestic drama with reflections on passion versus soul.
Love That Cannot Be Rekindled by Beatrice Fairfax
Woman struggles to rekindle a dead love in a quiet column by Beatrice Fairfax. The piece argues passion fuels attraction, youth tempts older partners, and loyalty without love seldom satisfies a woman. It reflects on gender dynamics and enduring heartache across time.
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Beatrice Fairfax
The New Comet By Percy Shaw
Percy Shaw depicts a sensational figure blazing through jungles and deserts, gaining fame from Egypt to Rome. The piece teases a viral, modern prophet of text who challenges Vatican limits and stirs religious controversy while predicting a looming, dramatic surge of influence.
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Percy Shaw
Triuomphant
Nile
Sphinx
Egypt
Inner Sea
Rome
Vatican
Deer Absence Sparks Hotel Visitor Banter
A hotel guest laments the lack of deer in the area while noting local men were shooting at one, causing the animal to vanish from the district. The exchange plays on rural hunting tensions and wildlife presence.
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Gillie
The Honest Dealer and the Sap Running
A brief verse from Chicake Tribune describes the patient craftsman who waits as sap flows and then unveils maple sugar cakes, dusting them off for display.
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