Hobo Wilson Encounters Fairy in River Fog Tale
A rambling vignette features Hobo Wilson, known as Rooster, living on the road and carrying Burns poems. In a foggy river scene he is visited by a three foot tall fairy-like hoboes guardian who asks about a kind act at Hammond and urges him to accept aid, then vanishes as smoke drifts past a mill.
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H. Pemberton Wilson
Wilson
Scranton
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Rooster
Indiana
Ilinois
Hobo Wilson
Hobo
Hammond
Louisville
Come Again Wilson’s Lure of Fast Money Ends With Hot Foot
A Chicago Record report follows Hobo Wilson as he sinks into addiction through a spree of wealth, wine, and bluster. He regains wealth and company, feasts on lobster and champagne, then suffers a painful arresting wakeup as a pursuing policeman delivers a harsh lesson amid a cheering crowd. The tale centers on Wilson, a banker, and a carnival of wealth that collapses into a grim street scene.
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Wilson
Dent
A. Wilson
Armour
Field
Pullman
Hobo Wilson
Pemberton Wilson
Come Again Wilson
Rooster
Burns
Chicago
Left Handed Compliment Sparks Proposal Banter
In New York two women spar over romance as Clarissa teases Ethel about marriage expectations. Ethel declares she wants a proposal from Jack Flasher, while Clarissa bets against any engagement, sparking a playful, sharp exchange.
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Clarissa
Jack Flasher
Ethel
New York
The Danger of Women Reformers in Society
Gertrude Atherton argues in the New York Sun that advanced women activists threaten beauty and traditional roles. She contends suffrage temperance and anti-man currents blur moral sense, predicting barren consequences for marriage, art, and nature if \"amazons\" prevail.
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Gertrude Atherton
New York Sun
Fragments Hint At Lively London Auction Stock Exchange
Fragmentary OCR suggests a note on stock activity in London with mentions of the queen and blue and white stock items. No clear events or dates readable.
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London
Vows and Virtue Rules Steer Nuns Toward Humble Paths
A fragment discusses vows within the Order of 84 Vincent 4 Pan and warns nuns against aspiring to extraordinary virtue. It cautions that pride and self righteousness arise from such efforts, urging humility before God. The text contrasts strict rule with individual paths, referencing a top over a Stimpson and the phrase old maid insinuations.
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Vincent
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