Portia and Fabian in a Night of Secret Longing
Portia and Fabian confront hidden emotions after a ball as she tends his injured arm and he admits love. She reveals restraint born of a stained life and resolves never to marry, while he accepts fate and they share a final, hopeful, sorrowful embrace as dawn rises.
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Christopher
Fabian
Dulce
Portia
George
Colonel Wibart
Jia- Dian
Slyme
London
Kismet
Febian
To See the Men on Mars and Other Notes
A compilation notes Prof Lowe's telescope promise to view Mars by 1900 and probe space, then reports on a Lenni Lenape petrified foot find with moccasin, and finally outlines National Solons actions in Congress including bills on immigration homesteads Los Angeles building, pelagic sealing, Klondike relief, and census organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Prof
Lowe
North Star
Milky Way
Pittsburg
Johnny Regan
Lenni
Delaware County
Johnny
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Lodge
Mass
Senate
Cleveland
Allen
Neb
Gorman
Pettigrew
S. D
Los Angeles
Cal
Wilson
Wash
Civil Service Commission
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Davis
Probilof Islands
Great Britain
Mr. McBride
Oregon
Secretary of War
Klondike
McBride
Military Affairs Committee
Census Committee
Yukon River
Johnson
North Dakota
Loud
California
Hepburnn
Pritchard
North Carolina
Civil Service Investigating Committee
Secretary of Treasury
Alaska
Allison
Appropriations Committee
Hawley
Yukon Valley
Norway T
International Fisheries Commission
Dleath
William Steele Holman
Indiana
Upper
Yukon
Houses
Congress
Christmas in the Country Forty Years Ago
A nostalgic reminiscence contrasts Christmas forty years ago with the present. The piece recalls a winter journey to grandpa for a Christmas gift and kiss, peppermint candy, and kin visiting. A grand turkey with dressing roasted by a rare cook stove fills the kitchen with aroma as family shares a festive dinner and old time games.
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Grandpa
Grandma
Centenarian Barney Morris Keeps Park Clean
Barney Morris, possibly Ameri ca's oldest working citizen, tends Prospect Park in Brooklyn daily to remove waste. He celebrated his 105th birthday on June 10, born in Temple Court Parish County Cavan Ireland, arrived here seventy five years ago. His only aging sign is missing teeth and iron gray hair for two decades. He seeks a quiet, restful home and recalls an old fashioned view that hot soup makes a good dinner.
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America
Barney Morris
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Barney
Temple Court Parish
County Cavan
Ireland
Phenomenal lake tale near coastal Alaska shores
A trawler describes Selawik Lake near the coast showing tides and a salted bottom layer with a sweet water layer on top due to an underground sea connection. He notes a salty bottom and a fresh surface water. Export turtles and Yue Caymans in the West Indies export only turtles.
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Alaska
Selawik
Caymans
West Indies
New Year’s Reflections by Richard Henry Stoddart
A contemplative poem contrasts unseen forces shaping life with the nearing end of the old year. The speaker, an aged voice, grants death a neutral stance while urging stoic courage in conflict. He bids farewell to the past and to the Old Year, hoping for a renewed spirit in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Henry Stoddart
Santa seeks a boy to help on Christmas
The note asks for aboy to assist Santa on Christmas due to overwork. It appeals to readers who share Santa’s view of Christmas duties and ends with a quoted quip about mistletoe and judgment. The piece references Harper's Bazar and Judge.
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Santa
Harper's Bazar
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Rea Rho
Perikota Tompany
Albert Landise
Ieve
Ianc
Oky
Washington
South
Hoebing
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