The Ideal of Friendship by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A discussion on female friendship highlighting trust, jealousy, and boundaries. It urges women to keep affection within proper limits, avoid possessiveness, and maintain balance between friendship and other loves. It cautions against hysteria, urges tact, and promotes purity and sane companionship.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Love While You May By Mary R Alling
Essay on a marriage strained by duty and social life, urging couples to express daily love before it withers. It contrasts a husband driven away by neglect with a wife who rediscovers devotion, ending with a call to nurture affection as life’s bread.
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Mary R. Alling
Pete
Burt
Jess
Heurt
Poor Man and the Ocean Adventure On Board
On a sea voyage a sick couple travels with their cheerful six year old Willie who brightens the trip. When the mother disapproves of a child’s action she asks the father to speak to him, and the exhausted father weakly greets Willie with a hopeful but strained "How do you do Willie."
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Ocean
Little Willie
Willie
John
That man Snifkins is a wonder
A quirky remark highlighting Snifkins as remarkable in bold defiance. The speaker notes he defies the cook, disobeys his wife, and bullies the fee man in a single day, presenting a humorous snapshot of local character.
Great Lovers of the World by Nell Brinkley
Nell Brinkley recounts the tale of Paolo and Francesca from the thirteenth century, detailing how a peace alliance led to a doomed romance. Francesca falls for Paolo, while her husband Gianciotto murders them after discovery, ending with the lovers buried in one grave.
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Dante
Paolo
Francesca
Rimini
Italy
Guido of
Polenta
Ravenna
Malatesta
Cesca
Gianciotto
Guido
You Cannot Be Unkind Without Inferior Treatment
A moral reflection urges restraint in response to unkindness and frustration. It cautions against bitterness, pride, and rash judgment, asserting harmony within yourself despite others’ faults. The piece ends with a quip about shared traits among people, noting a playful rhyme about raven locks and crow’s feet.
Odd Items of Interest from an Old Newspaper
A compilation of curious facts contrasts Russia’s lack of capital punishment with Siberian mines and military court executions, notes Denmark’s historic flag and Valdemar’s cross sign, cites 130000 foreign waiters in London, and discusses light efficiency findings comparing fireflies, tungsten and mercury lamps, with figures around 0.5 to 1.2 percent for different sources of light.
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Russia
Siberia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Valdemar
Langley and
Berry
H. E. Ives
W. W. Cobbentz
Hobble skirt ideas and future fashion inventions
Daysey Marme Appleton proposes a fur hobble worn as a wrap to avoid dragging feet, and jokes about a future miniature shoulder scaffold to support earrings. She imagines profitable designs including a dream of buying an enormous diamond to carry on the streets.
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Dayser Marine
Indictment Stuns Senate Seat Surprise Bribery Case
A man reveals his wife faced trouble after attempting to secure a senate seat as a surprise gift. She has been indicted for bribery, signaling a political scandal involving domestic actions and legal charges. The pair’s unusual motive and the resulting charges attract local attention.
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Samiyzele
Lid
Senate
The Silent House By Beatrice Fairfax on a train
A baby captivates a railway car audience with laughter and affection while a mother and fellow passengers share intimate scenes. Later on Fifth Avenue a doll prompts debate about women and fashion versus motherhood, revealing how a silent household is tied by a baby's touch and the longing for real children.
East Shore Justice Dismisses Yearling Thief Case
CDGE James RB Caton of Virginia recounts a tale on the east shore where a new, inexperienced justice of the peace faced a case against a man charged with stealing a yearling. With the prosecutor absent, the defense moved to dismiss. The judge called for a second, accepted the motion, and the culprit was dismissed with all present voting aye except the sheriff.
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CDGE
James RB
Caton
Virginia
East Shore
Bec
Absurd remark about a horse and a race misfire
A chaotic exchange mocks a horse dealer over a colt entered in a race. The speaker jokes that the horse bolts when seeing a motor car, comparing it to a pole or tree and noting disbelief at an expected walkover. The improvised dialogue hints at comic miscommunication in racing circles.
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