When Lovely in a Maiden Stoops to Folly
A dramatic tale unfolds with a doomed romance after a fatal fire and a broken engagement. Carrie and Frederick confront betrayal and class tension as a cab ride leads to revelation and sorrow, ending with a grim moral about trust and fate.
The Listener in Africa and Beyond and Other Oddities
A collage of eccentric remarks and brief notes about notable figures. Mentions include a 92-year-old banker in Hallowell Maine celebrating a birthday, Cornelive Vanderbilt Jr’s accident, America's oldest lighthouse keeper Captain Kileworth, traveler Paul da Chailla dubbed the African tenslee, Lord Kirchaner declining book invites, and John W. Foster’s peace negotiations advisory. Also notes foundations for musicians and Austrian citizens, plus a Brookline resident with a large property. The piece closes with a humorous hotel corridor moment involving a bellboy and a phone call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Osster Bay
Hon Oler
University of Setpate
K Baker
Earbler
Hallowell
Savings Institution
Cornelive Vanderbilt, Jr
New York Central Railroad
America
Kileworth
Ipswich
ISG
Gatien
Paul da Chailla
Alwa
Tenslee
Lord Kirchaner
John W. Foster
Li Tung Chang
Oriental Statesman
Fe Aage
Chiba
Nathaniel and
Albert Som Mothschita
Vienna
Drattatt
Benedite Aaust
Austrian Citlons
Wallista J. Connect
Orsot
Tae
Town Topics and City Saloons in Outlandish Headlines
A patched selection notes Chicago saloon suppression talk, a quip about a new steamer named Chivago, and a comparison of the Overture of Tannhauser to a noisy fight. The remarks originate from multiple papers, including Istimore, Peotia Herald, and Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Mo
Laltimore
Asaivom
Women’s Ways and Puzzling Bureau Ligatures
A fragmented column satire from Chicago papers mocks women in power and domestic roles. It contrasts chaotic offices and delayed duties with sharp lines about truth telling and social expectations, suggesting humor amid muddled gender norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Abe
Chicago Record
Atchison
Countess and the American Heiress Trapped by Title Schemes
A tangled tale of Countess de Chavanne and an American girl in Paris and Philadelphia. The countess warns of aristocratic suitors and speculators using class titles to lure and exploit naive American women into dangerous engagements and property transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chavanne
Cays
Bert Worth
Prinedial Dou Fey
Tate Ab
Dessie P.cook
Clase
JH. Rayford
Laramie
The Vanity of an Empress and Modern Women Talk
A crumbling portrait of Empress Elizabeth contrasts with the gaze of Queen Elizabeth and a long essay on vanity. The piece warns against extreme dieting and stresses balanced health, while a companion column urges women to cultivate conversation, independence, and practical skills alongside appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Cathe
England
Elizabeth
Fayether Elisabeth
Queen Elizabeth
National Portrait Gallery
Abe
Rerir
London News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dey
Vandy
Triine
Geena
Teveta
Iaipotes
Angela
Chapter
Jenny Carr
Alamity
Carr
Jonny
Cnsea
Densy
Rome
Conacienen
Central Park
Fabie
Calamel
Finsen
Whee House
Andrew Carr
Marty
Ty Insuran
Phoiograph
Avery Be
Gero
Frederick
Roy
Con
Dowsy
Abe Heativenal
Mary
Bic
Masters
Jax
Tore Leno
Havana
Jey Carr
Farnell
Willionaire
Marcy
Europe
Semotn Bros
Sete Sears
Inet
Mice
Mem Gang
The
Continus
Woman and
Thome
Moses P Handy
Wouan
Socrema
Mnorutsg
Bari
Exer Lam
Cody Stanton
Alexander Halton
Frason
Noelle
Ubey
Jona
Bob Prearnt
Tate
Lefante
Walek
Chinchilla
Tomer
Tliviay
Hungary
Sabe
Russia
Alaska
Turkestan
Siberia
Moscow
Tata
London
Hawaii
Allie
Tri
Willian Pengy
Taneb Dane Maria
Thomas Dobn
Kaislant
A. Cleghorn
Honolulu
Priness Lakelike
Kalakiua
Tito
Kalacila
Kalalani
Ingwenn
Pari
San
W. Journal
Conan
Exen
P. J. Wilson Lyons
Walcott
Colo Nun