Genius and Jealousy Incompatible by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A compact essay on jealousy versus genius argues jealousy is a petty trait that dulls minds. Wilcox urges self improvement, focusing on personal work, noble aims, and training the spirit to bless rivals. She likens rivals to stars that do not interfere and encourages redirecting energy toward new paths after setbacks.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Voltaire
Fontenelle
Rousseau
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Lfe
Outwitting Hubert at the Jacksons Visit
A rural family recounts a tense social visit with the Jacksons. Bobbie argues with Hubert, a vain older boy, while adults clash over behavior and manners. After a playful kitchen scuffle, the visit ends with laughter and a earned quarter.
Humorous Snippets From Busy Local Life
A collection of short, lightly humorous anecdotes from everyday scenes. A country editor builds a modest cottage amid neighborly curiosity, a Tennessee governor encounter provokes a puzzled reply, a New Yorker seeks Revolutionary sites in Boston, and a joke about a justice of the peace performing a marriage unfolds in a cluttered department store setting.
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Boston
The Old Fashioned Mother and Modern Day Tales
A poem contrasts quaint bedtime rituals with calls for modern childhood independence. It recalls tiny sprites, tales of heroes, and myths, then warns against adults steering children away from cuddling and storytelling in favor of the so-called modern way.
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You
Villainess contrasts on stage and in life
Nell Brinkley compares two villainesses in a 1910 voice, one shrouded in mystery and intrigue and the other a sunlit hotel piazza menace. The piece blends theatrical caricature with lurid urban imagery as both wield knives and menace their rivals.
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Nell Brinkley
the Villaaness
Mothers and Secrets as a Confidante for Girls
A voice urges girls to confide only in their mother, praising maternal secrecy and understanding. The essay argues mothers never reveal secrets, comfort both body and soul, and help judge suitors, urging girls to tell their love stories to their mothers as a safeguard against broken confidences.
Forget It By John M Sullivan
A short motivational verse urges readers to forget past mistakes and move forward. It emphasizes not dwelling on errors, learning from them, and embracing a proactive mindset to achieve future success. The piece cites encouragement, personal resolve, and the idea that the world holds opportunities for those who forget and press on.
Days at Home With a Baby’s Eyes and Joy
Poem fragment celebrates domestic happiness with a baby’s presence. References to home life, flowers, rest, and lasting affection echoing the love of old sweethearts. Sparse, vivid imagery centers on child hands, gleaming eyes, and the comfort of family.
Women’s Colleges Under Fire for Child Care Note
Wellesley College News column argues against publishing a parable about using a day nursery for alumnae children. The piece defends female education and criticizes the idea as prejudicial to women’s colleges, urging editors to muzzle commentary and avoid “human excuses.”
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Wintfred Blace
College News
Wellesley
Mass
Jack
Ruth
Wellesley College
Veil Tidying Reflections on Fashion and Face Covers
A fragmentary note discusses tidying a veil and its relation to fashion. The text contrasts wearing face veils with framed figures and indecorate arrangements, hinting at broader ideas about appearance and propriety in dress.
The Honeymoon Disillusionment In A Methodist Family
Helen confronts strict Sunday observance in her new in law family led by Mr. Curtis. She resists the house rules and a hollow hospitality as she endures the church service and tense dinner, finally asserting her stance with a quiet retaliation against the curt patriarch. The scene portrays conflict between individual independence and rigid family tradition.
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Helen
Warren
Father
Mr. Curtis
Frank
Edith
Carrie
Mrs. Curtis
Uder
The Land of Good Intentions Poem by Montague
A reflective poem contrasts the idealized Land of Good Intentions with the present moment. It envisions a hopeful future shaped by ambition yet warns that youth fades into aging and regret. The piece frames as a meditation on planning versus living.
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James J. Montague
Food Values in Vegetables from The Delineator
The onion, turnip, carrot, and okra are praised for health benefits and nourishing qualities. Carrot is highlighted as a blood purifier and cosmetic aid, yellow turnip as a mild nervine, and beet/rhubarb noted for improved varieties by Luther Burbank. Vegetables contain water and acids valued by physicians.
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Ceylon
Indies
Europe
Luther Burbank
Farm Photographer Returns With Quiet Disappointment
A photographer briefly visited the farm to capture life on the property but departed discouraged, leaving locals with a sense of unmet expectation and curiosity about the scene.
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Moving Picture
Up-to-Date Jokes and Quick Quips Featured in Dated Columns
A collection of light anecdotes and sharp witticisms from various papers. Jokes touch on ready to make up, muddy complexions, summer boarders, taxicab bills, and urban manners. The set includes humorous exchanges about meat boycotts and a playful map in a chair.
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Little Bobbie
William F. Kirk
Jacksons
Masons
Becaus
Hubert
Bobbie
Teddy
Erver
Mark Enyrbody
Lord Fontelroy
Joe Grim
Littel
Sum Littel
Kiddo
Kitching
Hbeekaus
Barnes
Tennessee
Nashville
New York Sun
Elf
Fay
Mothers and
Beatrice Fairfax
John M. Sullivan
Colleges For Women
Mabel Herbert Urner
Methodist Church
Dr. Bradford
Ethel—Maud
Ixate
Boston Evening Transcript
Kansas City Journal
London
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