Wealth and Charity Spark in a City Ball Dress
Florence Craydocke, a rich young woman, offers friendship and luxury to Jenny Dorr, a poor sewing girl. Resisting showroom temptations, Florence funds a home for Jenny and her mother, sharing generosity as a path to genuine happiness. The tale follows class contrast, moral growth, and a prince who admires the act, crowning it with a life-changing gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Mellicent
Avenue
Florence Craydocke
Florry
Florence
Angel
Jenny Dorr
Jenny
Ier
Miss Craydocke
Angel Possibility
Myeolf
Will
Papa
Madame XV
Paris
Miss Florence
Annie
Millicent
Thomas
Astrachan
Madame
Tonas
Miss Craydecke
Allie Siliott
Allie Jélliott
Allie
Mellicent
Elad
Aunt McMeent
From Lapstone to Beadstone by Mordecai Roberts
A poem laments the death of an aged cobbler praised for noble parts and devotion to customers. The speaker notes the cobbler’s lifelong work mending boots and his illness that finally claimed him, ending a busy life once trusted by many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilis
Biecare
Feigned Threats of Revenge in Love Verse
A verse outlines exaggerated punishments for a offended lover using feathering, cross of pewter, roses, fetters, and kisses. The speaker imagines coercive acts and romantic discipline framed as playful threat and social control within a tumultuous romance.
Lovers and cricket touch of Surrey tale of modesty
A Yorkshire style reflection opens with love and birds, then shifts to a Surrey cricket ground near houses where a lady complains of nudity seen from her windows. The secretary moves dressing tents away, only to learn a telescope still exposes the view. The piece closes with a wry remark on laziness, time, and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surrey
England
Sulphur Remedy Cures Dandruff In My Case
A patient reports using a sulfur and water infusion to treat dandruff. After daily application, hair became softer and dandruff disappeared within weeks. Eighteen months later there is no recurrence. The writer notes the method is simple and lacks taste or odor and cites further anecdotal success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Journal of Pharmac
Curious Pacts and Ancient Wonders Recited in Fragmented Text
A jumble of ancient text notes wonders and structures. It lists Nineveh Babylon and Ephesus with dimensions walls gates and building times. It mentions pyramids Thebes and Delphos temple riches and Nero statues plus a rambling quip about a bird and luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineveh
Babylon
Biana
Ephesus
Egypt
Thebes
Delphos
Nero
Rome
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the Register
Co. Ww. Slater
Lapstone
Mordecai Roberts
Tie
Crispin
Flora Morgan
Heaven
Earth
Garrosh Billings
Turkey
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