If I Had My Life to Live Again
Dorothy Dix recounts six men and women debating redoing marriage choices. A husband recalls marrying a country girl who craved gaiety, failed to protect her, and endured a costly divorce. He imagines guiding her through temptations, hoping a wiser, gentler approach might have saved their marriage.
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Dorothy Dix
Providence
Brimstone
Europe
Depew Urges Rethinking Reform At Washington Dinner
Former Senator Depew told University Club diners in Washington that reformers erred in method. He invoked Grant's stream anecdote, recalling the president’s quip about dredging a stream and the need to “mac adamize it” as a reforming approach.
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Depew
University Club
Washington
Grant
Cincinnati Enquirer
Married Life the Second Year
In a chic dining room Warren and Helen indulge in a celebratory dinner as their happiness blooms. He adores Roquefort salad and colorful cordials while she battles a resolve to stay slightly distant, yet her longing surfaces in quiet touches and soft words. The night ends with a tender, shared acknowledgment of their reunion.
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Warren
Helen
Kitten
Fashionable family moves to bigger house
Mrs Vanity and her son Philip chat in a crowded bus as they announce a move to a larger home. She criticizes small moving firms and credits Makepiece Chesworth & Sons for handling the move, while a passerby humorously notes the furniture money man in the corner.
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Mrs. Vanity
Philip
Upton Sinclair Speech at New York Vegetarian Ban
The New York Telegraph quotes Upton Sinclair speaking at a vegetarian banquet in New York about his aim to reach the public by appealing to the stomach with beef talk. He compares himself to a Bangala missionary who failed to move cannibal tears but whetted mouths instead.
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Upton Sinclair
New York
New York Telegraph
The Proudest Hour of a Woman's Life
A collection of women's reflections on their proudest moments ranging from graduation and debt clearance to motherhood, court presentation, artistic acclaim, religious commitment, and lasting marriage. Each woman offers a single defining hour as ultimate proof of achievement or happiness.
Primer for the Summer Girl
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a mother explains the rare sight of a man at a summer resort. The exchange playfully mocks male vanity fashion, flirtation, and pursuit by women, with references to haberdashers, outfits, and punishing social scrutiny. The piece reads as a sly period satire of resort life and gender dynamics.
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