Disillusionment of the Honeymoon No. 5 The Seventeenth Day
A married couple quarrels over wedding fuss and public attention. He derides the ceremony while she frets over lasting happiness and her own individuality as letters and magazines tempt them. Their tension centers on openness versus restraint after marriage.
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A Bill to Suppress Bridge by Louisiana Legislator
The article reports Representative Derouen introducing a bill in Louisiana's lower house to abolish bridge whist. It portrays a satirical, cautionary view of bridge’s effects on families and society, while noting opposition and broader social critique.
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The Simplicity of Childhood Memoir Snippets
A collage of overheard street conversations shows private thoughts and outward greetings among neighbors. Interwoven vignettes reveal judgments about appearance, debt, and trust in a slice of urban life with sharp, candid voices.
Real and Imitation Love by Beatrice Fairfax
Advice on obtaining love through self-respect and assertive desire. The piece argues that demanding love and valuing oneself attracts others, while meek self-deprecation repels suitors. It urges making the most of natural charms and pursuing love with determination.
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The Need for Whole Hearted Love in Marriage
Advice on choosing a partner and giving full commitment for lasting happiness. Warns against half hearted love and urges women to seek a partner who offers complete devotion and mutual deep affection. Notes that staying with a man who lacks genuine love leads to misery.
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Existence by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poem urges readers to trust a higher power guiding life from birth to death. It frames existence as part of a cosmic plan with endurance through trials, urging focus on the present and forward movement toward a greater creative center.
Farewell to toil and dream in the final ocean breeze
A reflective poem describes sunset over the sea, sailors singing, a spirit urging farewell to labor and toil. It contrasts dreams with life’s struggles, valuing inner light over wealth or fame, and ends with a call that ambition endures beyond youth.
Night Books and Day Books A Downton Tale
A humorous exchange between a merchant husband and wife unfolds as she questions the books piled atop the safe. He explains day books versus night books, revealing she spent late nights at the shop until two in the morning.
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Chicago
The Chief Crime in a Kirk of To bermory Class
A minister tests boys with the Joseph story at Kirk of To bermory. They reply quickly that Joseph was sold for twenty pieces of silver. The lesson deepens with a pupil’s blunt answer about the brothers feeling him over cheap.
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Seance Medium Answers Hidden Child Counts
In a recent seance a manager promised brief audience questions would be answered by the medium. A front row woman asked how many children she had and was told four. Her husband later asked and was told two, prompting disbelief from the audience.
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