The Evening Call in a Little Love Scheme
A New York social triangle unfolds as Miss Norman uses a paid cadence of daily telephone calls, violets, and chocolates to leverage marriage plans from Richard Morton. He grows jealous and distant while she schemes toward independence and potential wifehood, leaving the outcome unread.
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New York Messenger
Gramercy
Yvou
Messenger Boy
Miss Norman
Richard Morton
Richard
Driner
Bey
Jealousy the Weedy Seed in the Mind’s Garden
Ella Wheeler Wilcox argues jealousy as a core cause of human misery. The piece urges self-scrutiny, recognizing jealous motives, uprooting them, and planting love and charity in the mind to restore harmony in homes, workplaces, and communities.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Up-to-Date Jokes and Quick Chats From The Adirondacks
Witty exchanges unfold about mumps, life in the Adirondacks, and household chores. A millionaire claims relief after a save, while teasers about champagne in tin cups and a charming read cast a sharp, humorous light on everyday quirks.
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the Adirondacks
Cholly
Move to Smaller Towns For Dressmaking Success
Advice to a dressmaker urged to leave New York and seek work in small towns. Emphasizes practical steps: visit post offices and ladies clubs, offer reduced rates to establish clients, deliver promptly, and build honest local reputation to gain steady work and real friendships.
Autumn's Menace by William Sharp
The poem reflects on autumn's decline with vivid colors and silent days as leaves wither. It foresees a future frost that will strip all the glory, leaving dark branches and barren woods exposed to a stark winter.
Plumber Reassured as Floors Remain Polished
A well to do housekeeper sought a plumber, cautioning him about polished floors. The tradesman reassured her and promised careful work, saying he wouldn’t slip. The encounter ends with a cautious note about safe handling of the job.
Sonnets of a Gas Engine by Kennett Harris
A comic verse piece laments a failing gas engine and a string of repair woes. The narrator jokes about check valves, leaks, and stubborn parts while contrasting another poor buyer facing high costs and scarce fuel. The tone satirizes faulty workmanship and mechanical misfortune.
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Kennett Harris
Motogist Echoes On Quiet Highway Tiring Note
A brief, period voice notes the tire’s long smooth glide on the highway as music to the trained motogist. It contrasts this with the pedestrian’s dull step as boots strike the pavement in a wry Punch-like observation.
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Adv
Ijy
Why is a strong man begging to a beautiful lady
A tramp replies that his profession allows a gentleman to speak to a beauty without introduction. The exchange exposes humor and social awkwardness in a brief vignette.
Daisy and Enid Deflect Affection in Quiet Moment
In a brief exchange Daisy refuses a suitor while Enid jokes about masking wealth. Daisy wishes to ease the man’s hurt, and Enid suggests a tactful lie about finances to spare feelings. The tone hints at a domestic comedy moment with social nuance.
Little Bobbie's Pa By William F Kirk
A humorous dialogue where a mother andfather read aloud about past lives and famous figures. The boy recalls adventures as Homeric heroes, Robin Hood, and a Native American figure, while teasing each other over accuracy and eras.
Women’s rights in marriage against cruelty and control
A young married woman writes about enduring abuse and financial exploitation by her husband who runs a small shop and gambles. She argues wives have two inalienable rights: fair compensation for labor and the option to leave if treated poorly, urging women to demand respect or seek independent work.
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New York
Little Nation
Tadies’ Aid Society
Christian Eundeavor
America
Paris
Akilles
Hecktor
North America
Fenimoore Cooper
Deerfoot
Jala
Brahma By Ralph Waldo Emerson Fragment
A fragmented reflective poem fragment invoking Brahma with themes of perception and unity between shadow and light. The speaker contemplates divinity, fame, and doubt, describing the self as wings and as the doubter, with hints of transcendence and sacred beings.
An Admission of Harsh Insults in Quarrel
A fragment shows a quarrel where one man calls another an ass and insults his wife as ugly, while the other retorts he is a Har. The exchange ends with a terse, dismissive response and unclear follow up.
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Jones
Vane
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Ra Carnegie
Winifred Black
Miss Black
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William Sharp
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Reeding I
Gladys
Osdal
Bey Shell
Little Bobbie
William F. Kirk
Troy
Ella
Hector
Dorothy DIX
Cam
Brahma
Ralfh Waldo Emerson
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