Winter Girls of America by Nell Brinkley
Nell Brinkley narrates a tour of the United States and Canada in autumn describing iconic winter girls from diverse regions. She spots the New Orleans winter girl in lace and silk, the Colorado girl in yarns and boots, and the Canada canuck in mittens before returning to New York to proclaim the ubiquitous SHE.
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Winter Girls of America
Nell Brinkley
New Orleans
Panhandle
New Mexico
Colorado
Canada
New York
Little Old New York
Tyranny of Some Women Tyranny of Some Women
An 1890s style critique argues against married control and jealousy in recreation. Ella Wheeler Wilcox notes that possessive behavior harms love, urging freedom in leisure and mutual respect between spouses. It condemns wives who overrule husbands and husbands who yield to petty domination.
Up to Date Jokes and Droll Dialogues in Local Paper
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips includes stage banter about an electric railway accident in a play, a professor’s remark on air purity affecting intoxication, and a child’s balloon world ending query. Household scenes feature a disinfected room and a comic miscommunication between father and mother. The sketches evoke early 20th century humor and daily life chatter.
A Traveler Fatigue: A Warned Rant Against Overseas Tales
A irate man derides travelers who boast of foreign trips in Rome and beyond. He mocks Alps admiration, praises home industry, and recalls a neighbor with practical farm talks, concluding no one should proclaim abroad adventures and vowing personal protection with dogs and a shotgun.
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Rome
Greece
Tiniouctoo
Pyrenees
Diainges
Alps
Rocky Mountains
Germany
Solorano
U. S&s
Quirinal
Colosseum
The Pendantry Professor Faces Burglary
A famed professor known for pedantic word use confronted a burglar in his home. The intruder drew a revolver and warned violence. The professor remarking that moving proves he is alive defuses the threat with a sharp linguistic quip.
Life's Hopes and the Dawn of Eternal Rest
Poem fragment speaks of love and longing as dawn and sunset over the sea bridge paths to beloved. The speaker vows devotion, eternity, and royal gems to crown the beloved, imagining a final rest on their breast beneath fading light.
The Silver Polish Pitchman and the Curfew Family
Mrs Curfew rejects a salesman touting silver polish and Dr Crumpacker's universal pain alleviator. A verbose agent defends his wares, comparing rivals to plutocrats, while Mrs Curfew recalls a bad liniment scare and refuses the bottle amid warnings of danger.
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Sparks
J. Pierpont Morgan
Goulds
Vanderbilts
Guegenheims
Hrerad
Alhambra
Cathay
Gaiment
Dr. Crumpacker
New York Fire Insurance Department
Aetna
Vesuvius
When Love Grows Cold
Beatrice Fairfax essays the torment of loving someone who no longer loves her. She describes heartbreak, the danger of marriage without mutual feeling, and the need for honesty to spare a person from lifelong unloving companionship. The piece counsels telling the truth gently and lasting sorrow versus a loveless union.
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New York
Autumn He Hath Grown Tired of Hope and Memory
In autumn she tires of hope and memory as rains desolate woods and plains. A mother of many, she broods with sightless eyes while pastures fade and blossoms decay. The song she murmurs is the echo of love's lullaby. Yet glimmers of divine consolation appear in withering hours as fallen flowers hint at solace.
Writers and editors clash over happy endings
A dialogue from Tit-Bits captures a young author defending sad endings that end up in the waste paper basket. Editors demand cheerful conclusions, while the writer notes all his works finish with sorrow and are discarded.
Reflection on Anger Shown in a Glass Gaffe
A brief quip contrasts anger with looking into a glass. The dialogue humorously notes that the speaker never feels anger when peering into the glass, implying a playful mispronunciation of class as glass.
Desperate Desmond Ends With a Cliffhanger on Ice Water
A melodramatic recap follows Desmond as he throttles love and vows to help, while Claude and Rosamond race to safety in a flooded river. The reader is teased with a possible remorse arc and the ominous cliffhanger of a submarine merry-go-round rescue to come in tomorrow’s issue.
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Rosamond
Claude
Desmond
Lister
Willie
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