Thwarting a Philistine in Mrs Landry's Reception
In a mansion reception hosted by Mrs Hunters, Sidney Payne navigates a social trap as Isabel Landry reappears to threaten her marriage to Harry Payne. Sidney uses wit and poise to counter Landry's charm while assessing her husband’s intense attraction and the peril to their fragile union. Sidney plots quiet revenge and self-control amid public scrutiny and whispered rivalries.
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Payne
Carrall
Harry
Sidney
Mrs. Landry
Miss Kellorg
Isabel Landry
Argus
Mrs
Harry Payne
Mr. Landry
Landry
England
James
Idney
Hidden Jewels of Goaan Deep Beneath Sea Depths
Poetic meditation on buried inner wealth and true virtue. The speaker compares Goaan gems to love and character, suggesting real treasures lie within hearts rather than in display. A diver seeks sea pearls yet finds that genuine beauty remains unseen until awakened by a revealing word or glance.
Indian Tradition of the Origin of Salmon in the Klamath
Retold from The Northern California Indians as printed in the Overland Monthly May issue. The Cahroes face famine when salmon cannot pass the blocked Klamath mouth. The coyote deceives two ogress hags guarding the key to the dam, enabling salmon to ascend the river and feed the people again.
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Chareya
Chareys
Klamath
Klamata
California
Old Dominic Ford on Colfax Mountains
Old Dominic Ford, a hardshell Baptist distiller and preacher near Colfax, prays for Major Colfax’s visitors, naming his nephew John Ford and his own sins including drunkenness and Sunday fishing, then whistles the air Shue fly, don’t bother me during prayer.
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Colfax
Dominic Ford
Dominic
Massachusetts
Johu Ford
A Lonely Young Man and the Pity of Youthful Love
A May Atlantic fragment quotes O W Holmes describing how young women show tender pity for lonely men. It mocks charitable cheer arising from Sunday schools fairs and the pressure to buy from cheerful sellers, noting a theme of exaggerated benevolence from Alpine Parasols at Phelps & Murphy's.
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Storma
Bashan
O. W. Holmes
Atlantic
A Japanese Romance of Wish, Power, and Fate
A poor Japanese stone cutter longs for wealth and rings with a heavenly ascent. An angel grants riches and an emperor's life, but sun and heat scorch the land. A cloud ends as a rock, then a hammering worker teaches contentment with humble fate.
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Japan
Hornsback
Sensational New York theatre death of dancer with eight foot python
An Iowa writer cautions about sensationalism after a deadly incident at Niblo's Theatre. A young dancer identified as Sasse performed with an eight foot python, which suddenly attacked, strangling her and causing fatal injuries. The curtain fell as the snake was subdued and the show halted. The incident ends the dangerous act.
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New York
Davenport
Iowa
Dewarreé
Niblo
Sasse
Mimi
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