A Woman's Way Courtship Sparks at Stanton Dinner
Howard Stanton a New York millionaire and Marion his wife clash with rival widow Elizabeth Blakemore at a Stanton home dinner. Oliver Whitney, once Marion's suitor, returns, adding tension as past loves collide amid family dynamics and sharp exchanges.
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Howard Stanton
New York
Marion Stanton
Sue
Wilson
Oliver Whitney
Howard
Whitney
Marion
Stanton
Oliver
Mrs. Blakemore
Where Looks Deceive by Kennett Harris
A lyric poem chronicles a young woman of striking appearance and voice who leaves the speaker beguiled and heartbroken. The narrator laments unreciprocated affection while contrasting her gentleness with a stubborn, unyielding nature.
Lawyer’s Testy Exchange Over Pigs With Witness
A courtroom exchange unfolds as a lawyer questions a witness about the plaintiff's pigs. The witness replies with evasive humor about feeding and size, prompting raised voices and a theatrical confrontation in the trial setting.
Lost Kipling Poem The Foreloper Unearthed in Scrapbook
A newly found Kipling poem The Foreloper appears in an Indian newspaper before his fame. Kipling said he wrote it but had no copy. An American admirer’s scrapbook yielded the complete text after inquiry.
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Kipling
India
the Inquirer
The Forelo per The Blazing Path Of A Nation Builder
A prophetic verse traces a lone voyager moving from desert hunger to a nation shaping trek. He endures isolation and noise as his drive grows into a forged empire's bulwark, meeting the street, derricks, and stamp of progress on a final wilderness march.
Burden of Lucullus or the Burden of Job in Wealth Parable
A reflective essay contrasts extreme wealth and poverty, arguing riches bring as much burden as poverty. It cites Bertha Sxrupp and Jennie Smith as emblematic cases and notes readers’ columns showing luxury versus need. The piece references Plato and Tivyceus to discuss charity and social inequality.
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Daily Press
Jennie Smith
Cannon Kaine
Jennie
X. Y
Europe
Ocubus
Job
Jupiter
Plato
Pleasant Expression Sparks Painful Photo Session
Silas pleads for speed as photographer pressures him to endure a painful posing moment. The tense exchange centers on a portrait session where the subject questions the value of the discomfort.
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Silas
Don’t Know Too Much A Complaints About Educated Women
Dorothy Dix counsels recent graduates to temper learning with practicality. She warns against flaunting intellect, urges sympathy for parents, and emphasizes life skills over theory, advising daughters to balance ambition with family duties and companionship.
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Kennett Harris
South Pole
Lieut
Shackleton
Rudyard Kipling
Lucullus
Henry W. Fischer
Bertha Sxrupp
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Brooklyn
T.vcureus
Republic
H. P. Wasson & CO
Wilson Bros
Furnishing
Sur
Lord Curzon
Keldeston
London
Comb Bros
W. Washington St
THE
Sweet Girl
Dorothy DIX
Mr. Smithers
Confucius
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