Father Planning Daughter's Wedding Faces Rising Costs
A citizen laments wedding expenses as he negotiates caterer, florist, choir, and carriage charges for his daughter's Easter nuptials. He recalls frugal times while a New York writer notes the trend of pricey traditions and the danger of overcharged services.
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Midot
New York
Buchre Clube
Management of Men Advice From Lorimer Letter
Extracted guidance from Letters from a Self Made Merchant to His Son on leadership. Emphasizes praising workers, reading true character, timely firings, avoiding threats, staying close to subordinates, daily correspondence, and self awareness. Includes attribution to George Horace Lorimer and Small Maynard & Co. Boston.
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George Horace Lorimer
Small, Maynard & Co, Publishers
Boston, Mass
Their Money Making Scheme at the Thames
London Tit Bits recalls a crooked ruse where a reward notice led to two Irishmen exploiting the system. One man paid a fine while the other, pretending to be the informant, posted as the principal witness and collected cash.
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Thames
London
Pat
Erin
Lberator
Tim
True Love and Fixed Mark Against Time in Shakespeare
A paraphrase of Sonnet style lines on love as an unchanging, constant force. It argues love remains steady through time, changes, and fortune, resisting alteration by external events. The verse echoes Shakespearean themes of constancy, endurance, and devotion.
Difference in Light Rays
Lenard rays and cathode rays are moving electrons. Roentgen rays are solitary waves of radiated energy emitted when fast electrons strike stationary electrons or solid matter.
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Lenard
One Man's Honor
May and Dick discuss marriage and a planned return to England. Dick reveals a past crime of debt and scandal that prevents him from going back, fearing social ruin if exposed, while May clings to hope of a homecoming and happiness.
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Hoe
England
Grace
Papa
America
Surrey
Abe
Sam
Lea
Chio
Story fragment echoes Paris to New York love triangle
A dialog between Dick and Vivian Clare reveals a plan to flee to England or stay in America. Vivian asks to marry a hero and to remain with Dick, while considering the impact on another woman and children, hinting at secret debts and personal sacrifice.
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New York
England
Mara
Topoly
Vivian Clare Howard
Chicago Examiner
Touching Wood and the Superstition of Luck Across Cultures
A New York World piece surveys a common superstition that people do not outgrow touching wood. It notes reactions to praise in various cultures, from Japan to Mohammedan tribes, and explains beliefs about luck, fate, and the gaze of a camera or the power of images.
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Japan
New York World
Whims of the Doge and a Comical Dog Tale
A woman with three dogs mocks a small dog while describing his quirky behavior. She observes his fear, his tail between his legs, and his habit of darting to her room to fetch a red cushion when asked a question. She disciplines and teases the pets in a light, humorous domestic scene.
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M Cotan
Ted
Ogmain
The Fisher's Boy
A fragmentary verse-piece recounts a shoreward life of a boy tied to sea commerce and scrimshaw labor. The speaker muses on beachside duties gifts and loss while noting few companions and the drift of ships wrecked at sea.
Swedish Lumber Trust Formed by Major Companies
Swedish lumber firms unite to form a trust. The article notes M. Nazon, long serving mayor of the Commune of May Mole since 1864, in connection with the local governance context.
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Lumber Trust
Sweden
Lumber Companies of
M. Nazon
May Mole
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