Call of the Farm and Reflections on Gambling
The piece presents Pat Sheedy nicknamed the squarest man on earth and dying of heart disease who says gambling does not pay. It contrasts his farm memories with a critique of labor and rural life, ending with Horace Seymour Keller’s name.
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Pat Sheedy
Loler
Fatty Deaneration
Sheedy
Horace Seymour Keller
Three Days and the Battle of Today
The excerpt presents a fragmented poem and dialect snippets from a Atlanta Constitution piece. It contrasts yesterday today and tomorrow with lines about fighting today, and includes a chorus about the “De Has’ Win’” and fear as a chimney fire and shingles threaten.
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Atlanta St
Prince Gunther of Schoenburg Waldenburg Attacks Mercenary Marriages
New York Special reports Prince Gunther of Schoenburg Waldenburg condemns European noblemen who wed for money. He travels incognito in the US and criticizes European aristocracy while praising American men for their naturalness and honesty. He notes American women, especially the Four Hundred, drink cocktails heavily and are socially adept.
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New York
Prince Gunther of
Schoenburg-Waldenburg
Hoelr
House of Schoenburg
Saxony
Bohemia
Silesian
Hungary
Rt. Regia
Nassau Hotel
Long Beach
Europe
Germany
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of observational quips on gender, wit, money, and home life. The piece comments on how appearance, secrecy, and social roles shape domestic and personal perception with clever aphorisms.
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Chicago News
Cupid
Former Bank Clerk Now English Peer
A London Chronicle report describes the House of Lords privileges committee confirming the claim of Lord Fairfax of Cameron, once a bank clerk and Wall Street stock broker, to the Scottish title. The narrative covers Fairfax family history from Sir Thomas Fairfax through the American branch, noting missions, estates, inheritance, and Thackeray’s The Virginians. Lord Fairfax expressed satisfaction at the decision, though the title carries no automatic Lords seat without Scottish assent.
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Committee of Privileges
House of Lords
America
Wall Street
Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Scotland
Earl of Onslow
Lord Robertson
Lord Ashbourne
Lord Collins
G. Woods Wollaston
Thomas Fairfax
Denton
County of
York
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Marston Moor
Monk
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Fairfax
Virginia
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Bryan Fairfax
Thackeray
Lord Fairfax
England
States
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Hannah
George Washington
Caroline Fiowden
Mercy
Daily Chronicle
Reuben Comes to Town from Harper's Weekly
Reuben, a tall brown skinned visitor with blue eyes, arrives at a country hotel. The room clerk hints at dazzle while the farmer asks about lodging options and baths, in a humorous social vignette.
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Reuben
Harper's Weekly
From Game to Game in a Boston Herald Romance
A roundabout confession unfolds as Alfred fears revealing love to Milly. He jokes about heart trouble while Milly questions remedies and their feelings. The scene shifts with a pause and a prompt to play checkers as tension lingers. An aside notes an upcoming international weather code.
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Boston Herald
Alfred
Railway Magnate for Regulation
Jeres Yoakum urged Oklahoma leaders that railroad regulation is the nations top issue in a recent address to a prominent association. He emphasized the need for orderly policies to oversee rail service and pricing in the industry.
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Jeres Yoakum
Association of Oklahoma Fame
London’s sorrow and passion in a city of dreams
Pall Mall Gazette frames London as a paradoxical mother of sorrow and wisdom. The poem portrays a city both cruel and seductive, full of sin yet with a captivating, singing voice. It calls London weary yet enduring, a maker and unmaker of dreams.
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Pall Mall Gazette
The Science of Taxation on Personal Property
A Chicago dispatch explains how personal property taxes are assessed, with James A. Patten cited as top Evanston taxpayer. The piece argues the method fairly allocates government costs among beneficiaries and praises its practical, direct approach.
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New York Sun
Chicago
New York Times
James A. Patten
Board of Trade
Evanston
Mr. Patten
Fire at Thirteenth Street residence draws city crowd
A fire last night at Mr and Mrs John Blank on Thirteenth Street drew many local onlookers and firemen who battled the blaze. Mrs Blank wore a light pereale kimono while guests arrived by carriage and foot. The report recalls churchgoing crowds and a dramatic scene as flames lit the night sky.
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Kansas
Society News
John Blank
Thirteenth Street
Science Wins Over Death of Explorer in Luzon Letter
A letter from Dr. William Jones, written before his death, discusses Ilongot and Negrito cultures in Luzon. He describes language, gods, and a typhoon, noting similarities and differences across groups, and details Negritos’ diet, dress, housing, and tattoos.
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Science
G. A. Dorsey
Field Columbian Museum
William Jones
Luzon
Dr. Jones
Anita
Worcester
Marconi's First Touch of Fame
Marconi recalls early fame as wireless testing between Lavernock and Bream Downs impressed skeptics. He notes Lord Kelvin among early supporters and recounts a critic who doubted wireless messages until a wreck saved by a wireless call.
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Marconi
Mr. Marconi
London
Lavernock
Bream Downs
Lord Kelvin
Wu Ting Fang Sees Negro Labor Dominate Southern Work
In a southbound tour described by Everybody's Magazine, Wu Ting Fang notes black men carrying much of the labor in factories stores and plantations. He comments at a ball that entertainment uses could be done by them too. The piece ends with a wry remark about social roles.
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Everybody's Magazine
South
Wu Ting Fang
Somehow Somewhat Haunted by Roosevelts Time and War
A fragmented poem-like piece laments Roosevelt era nostalgia and political sparring. It mentions changes in leadership, shifting attitudes, and a bleak, wartime mood. The text weaves names and places with garbled phrases to evoke a turbulent political moment.
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