The Little Black Fiddle Comes Home At Last
A neglected old fiddle, rescued from neglect by a tramp who dies, returns to life when Jessie and Signor Pazzani rediscover its Stradivarius lineage. The Brooks family’s charity, musical talent, and a dream of Italy lead Jessie toward a possible future on stage and abroad.
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Mr. Brooks
Avarel
Belle
Jessie
Fred
Frank
Jesse
Children’s Hospital
Mrs. Brooks
Madame Reuter
Mrs. King
Signor Pazzani
Signor
Nightingale’s
Italy
Haly
Pvlease
Ora
Holland
Jacques Stainer
Tyrol
Jeasie
Fragmenta
Marius
Carthage
Signor Ant
la Disciplima
Stainer
Ile
Guarnerius
Giuseppe del Jesu
The Pull-Backs
Poem reflects a man challenging fashion critics of women and declares support for women's rights. The verses satirize societal prattle about Miss or Madam style and vow to defend women’s misrepresented roles.
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Adam
Burden of Grief and Light in a Troubled Day
A fragmentary 19th century verse and civic notes mix. It cites a consoling vision guiding through hardship, and references figures around travel costs, a civil rights suit by Carrie Fisher, a senator in Washington, and societal topics including church property taxation.
Whisky, poison fears and race slur in Vicksburg tale
A Vicksburg resident finds a whisky bottle in the suburbs and questions its danger. A bystander and the finder exchange racial taunts and hazardous bravado about drinking it. Emma Waller, known for stage roles, plans to resume acting at the California Theater.
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Vicksburg
Vicksburg Herald
Sear
Emma Waller
Meg Aferrilies
Lady Munbeth
Duchess of
Malfi
California Theater
Quotations on Virtue and Social Graces
A medley of maxims on secrecy patience humor and social conduct. Topics include hypocrisy sincerity cheerfulness friendship sorrow self denial and choosing a partner with virtue over wealth or beauty. The text blends reflections on human behavior and advice for daily dealings.
Opera House Quip Sparks Portable Clove Debate
A young lady teases her escort at the opera about carrying cloves, joking he runs out after each act. The scene notes Kadwin Booth with a paralyzed arm relaxing by his side and hints at a dramatic, if odd, moment.
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Tenry
Opera
Kadwin Booth
Melosa
Sleep and the Soul Duality in Human Life
The author ponders sleep's mystery and the soul's reach beyond the body. Questions arise about memory during dreams and waking life, the soul’s independence in madness, and whether the mind can travel while the body rests. He cites Mohammed and a sheik to illustrate dreamlike insight and asks how far dual lives separate existence.
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Australia
London
Mohammed
Ventilation and air quality in bedrooms disputed
A passage from Science of Stealth explains that during sleep two people can lose a pound or more in weight, mainly through breathing and skin. It argues that exhaled and body odors saturate the room and that burning cotton unavoidably adds smoke, underscoring the need to ventilate bedrooms and air sheets and mattresses each morning.
Baseball prank ends with vandal children at Cudlip home
Peter Cudlip of Chicago awoke to a glass crash and a bell tug as a group of boys, led by a small, muddy youngster, invaded his yard. The boy claimed a ballgame miscue led to the prank and guided the wayward group toward the next yard before leaving.
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Cudlip
Eally
Harsh coal mine dangers in Schuylkill county noted
The piece compares fatality rates in Schuylkill county mines with those in England Pennsylvania and Ohio. It argues the high death toll should temper complaints about fuel costs and blames mine owners for excessive charges, not the workers.
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United States
Schuylkill County
England
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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the Register
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Madame Renter
Sarah
Detroit
Tailer
New York Exchange
Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Fool
Lewis
Carrie Fisher
Pullman Car Company
Fisher
Jones
Nevada
General Butler
Capitol Still
Washington
Ansel Tobey
Sandwich
Thornton
Murray
Brethren
Say ix
Bancroft
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