Quiet Evening Romance In The Hearth Glow
An evocative scene captures a couple alone in a cozy room with a ticking clock and a fading fire. The prose links shared silence to a heavenlike intimacy, as a lifelong partnership nourishes love through quiet music and steadfast devotion.
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N. Y
Percival spies a secret kiss at the mansion party
Percival hides in the parlor as Miss Millerey is kissed by a man beside an antique mirror. He stops the intruder from noticing him, then returns to the dining room where guests discuss love, music, and social quirks while the party continues.
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Percival
Miss Millerey
Mauburn
Fred Millerey
Angstead
Ned Ristinesg
Mr. Ristine
Central Park
Percival Bines and the New York City Diversions
Percival Bines, a young millionaire in New York, spends lavishly at upper Broadway gambling houses and late-night suppers, aided by friends Garner and Burman. He loses large sums, enjoys social admiration, and contemplates Avice Millerey, whose memory haunts him despite his extravagant lifestyle. The chapter ends with an unresolved flashback and a warning of his unsettled future.
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Doctor von Herzlich
Peter Bines
Percival Bines
New York
Herbert Delancey Livingston
Livingston
Harvard
Bines
Nesbit
Jimmy Nesbit
Nellie Wemple
Nesbits
Percival
Upper -Broadway
Fortyfourth Street
Monte Carlo
Garner
Lead ‘Trust
Burman
Chicago
North Star
Broadway
Waking powder joke quoted from Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader quotes a humorous exchange in which Mrs. Jones touts baking powder as a means to rise and wake, contrasting it with the idea of sleeping powder. The quip plays on household remedies and domestic wit.
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Jones
Cleveland
Boatswain Rejoinders in Rhyme Seafaring Quip
The poem features a captain and boatswain aboard a vessel with a playful exchange. The captain asks a whimsical question about a creator and a cow, while the boatswain replies with a humorous dialect reply. The short verse captures nautical humor and character.
Peruna praised by Annie Hendren in Wheatland ad
A Rocklyn Washington milkmaid writes that Peruna and one Manalin bottle restored her health after years of illness. She can now perform house chores milking cows and managing milk. She credits Peruna for her recovery and happiness and thanks Dr Hartman for his remedy.
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Annie Hendren
Rocklyn
Peruna
Bread of Life Metaphor in Moral Homily
A reflective line condemns hollow prayers while criticizing self serving lives. It argues true nourishment comes from deeds over mere words and urges inner reform.
Egg-O-See promotes natural nutrition and health
An advertisement extols EGG-O-SEE wheat flakes as essential for digestion and strength. It argues meat heavy diets harm health, praises vegetables, and claims cereal from wheat provides complete nutrients. It offers a free book "Back to Nature" and invites readers to order from EGG-O-SEE Company in Quincy Illinois.
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Nature
Nature S
Company
First St
Quincy, Ill
Husband in Budget Talk Promises Wife More Spending Control
A husband suggests giving his wife more spending money if she avoids buying items he does not want. The plan shifts financial control toward the wife to curb unnecessary purchases.
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Spenders
Harry Leon
Wilson
Lothrop Publishing Company
Isolde
Avice Millerey
Swain
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill