Fragments of Advice and Quotations on Life and Morals
A garbled selection of aphorisms and quotes on self discipline charity and personal conduct. Notable lines reference Senator Thomas Platt and Carlyle while offering odd tips like parsley with vinegar to ward off odor after onions.
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Isabel Gilbert and Her Fantasies at Graybridge
Isabel, bored by her husband Georges parlor life, longs for luxury and social status. She fixates on a dream home and a glittering circle while exploring poetry and novels that reveal her restlessness. A reunion with old acquaintances introduces Gwendoline and Roland as hints of diversions to come.
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Rae Isabel
George
Aiden
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Isabel
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Sea Center
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Henry Palmer
Graybridge
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Thurston’s Crag
Pees
Sea Hood
Ybridge Indies
George Gillittle
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Birthday Surprise Turns Somber in English Estate
Isabel and George Gilbert plan a grand birthday excursion to Warncliffe to replicate a past idyll. Mr. Raymond guides them through a lavish mansion by the Ver nant, while Isabel battles a growing sense of heartbreak at the contrast between the place and her life.
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Graybridge
Warncliffe
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Leather from a plant and Japanese paper making
The article describes the Mitsumata plant used to produce vegetable leather and strong papers. It notes Japan's wall coverings and legal papers made from the plant and compares with U S rag paper, plus observations on rag-picking and paper quality. It includes miscellaneous household tips and a Max Nordau quote, a Topeka party, a bird collection by Prof Schurr, and cleaning and kitchen hacks.
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Japan
America
David G. Fairchild
United States
Mannheim
Rhine
Europe
Levant
New York
Topeka
Theodore A. Schurr
Baltimore
Mean, Meaner, Meanest Quips Echo in Car Smoke
A traveler from Chicago recalls a vivid comic exchange in a smoking compartment. Four men share quips about extreme stinginess, each one targeting different regional stereotypes. The Baltimorean, Philadelphian, Quaker, and New Yorker trade barbs about economy and weariness of thrift.
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Wayne
New York
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