A Dollar and a Daisy in a Cold Night
A fragmented verse-style piece depicts love longing for a dollar and a daisy amid hunger and hardship. The narrator contrasts affection with poverty, touching on famine, bread, and a winter night. References to a station in Atlanta and a newspaper like the Constitution appear as framing notes in the fragment.
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Frank
Atlanta
Constitutio
Goldenrod and Love Grow Between Nell and Joe
In a village tale, Nell ill with typhoid receives daily garden gifts from Joe. He confesses deep love beside a goldenrod bouquet, fearing a cabbage substitute betrays his care. Nell, recovering, admits love, and Joe declares devotion, planning a future together beyond quibbles of gifts.
The Old Fashioned Fire by Frank L. Stanton
A lyrical reflection from the Atlanta Constitution praising the old fashioned fire. The speaker contrasts warm, bright flames with cold modern comforts, extolling the intimate glow, comfort, and joy of a winter’s night by the fire.
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Frank L. Stanton
The
Atlanta Constitution
A Little Doubtful Undertaker Tale
A veteran mortician recalls a drunken country man who barged in at 9 PM demanding a coffin for his wife. He boasted he had measured the body already and insisted on a five foot ten or ten foot five casket, declaring he knew measurements.
Joke on Dr Lorenz and the natural death anecdote
A colleague recalls a surgeon story about Dr Lorenz showing charity to many, including a poor girl who died before treatment could be reached. The mother explains they planned to let the child die naturally, prompting a moral denouement. Also noted is Lord Kitchener learning Urda, a composite tongue.
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Dr. Lorenz
Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Cause and Effect. Old Doctor and Young Physician Conversation
A doctor asks if there is hope for Sloboy, and the younger doctor replies that there is none because he will not pay his bill. The exchange portrays a grim clinical moment and the pressure of unpaid medical costs.
Heaven Lies About Us In Our Infancy
A brief archaic note suggests neighbors attend to an unspecified matter later, reflecting a calm, reflective mood about early life and community concern.
Engagement for Hart of Yarmouth with Miss Thaw Reported
Announcement of the engagement between the Hart of Yarmouth and Miss Mary Thaw, daughter of the late Pittsburgh millionaire William Thaw. Mrs. Thaw opposes the match, fearing loss of fortune, while Harry Thaw urged the alliance. The Earl of Yarmouth traveled to Washington and Florida with Miss Thaw, earning social attention as he seeks eventual British titles.
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Hart
Yarmouth
Mary Thaw
William Thaw
Pittsburg
Washington
Earl of Yarmouth
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Lafayette Square House
Earl
Miss Thaw
Thaw
Mr. Thaw
George Carnegie
Cumberland Island
Florida
Harry Thaw
Mrs. Thaw
Goodby
Fernanding
Fla
Mra
Planty
Hertford
Marquis of
Thackeray
Steyne
George Francis Alexander Seymour
Earl of
Beauchamp
Hache
Conway
Bagley
England
Killultagh
County Antrim
Ireland
Seymour
Edward Seymour
Duke of Somerset
Edward VI
Women to be admitted to Dublin University graduates
It is reported that women are about to be admitted to graduate status at Dublin University. The change would mark a significant shift in the university’s policies and student opportunities.
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Dublin University
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