Speaking the Ships on a Haven Side
A poetic meditation on ships departing with eager sails and distant journeys. The speaker recalls the vessels, their paths across wind and tide, and the lineage of places and riches they bear from Scotia, the Apennines, Tagus lands, and Levant wines.
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Scotia
Apennines
Tagus
Cam'st
Levant
Fog and Fashion After a Dark Matinee
After the performance a fogbound crowd roamed the exits while phantom carriages slipped away. In a hushed street, Edward lends his fur coat to Sue as they debate their "model couple" status and drift toward tea in the damp city night. The dialogue hints at distance between them despite shared postures of propriety and a fading theatre romance.
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Jack
Sue
Edward
Sunset of Pride and Love in a Tattler Tale
In a tense drawing room exchange Sue questions why Edward loves her. He presses for a single answer while she questions wealth and status. They debate reputation and worth as the fog lifts and the sun shines on their fragile bond.
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Sue
Jack
Edward
the Tattler
China Presses Reform Under Dowager Empress and Emperor
The article extols sweeping reforms in China since the Boxer upheaval. The Dowager Empress and the Emperor push westernization from navy and army changes to mining, railways, and foreign-share limits. A constitutional commission hints at a five year path to a constitutional government, while the ruler remains a heavenly mandate proxy. It ends with a quip about tact attributed to Barbey d Aureville via James M. Way.
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China
Japan
Emrenoh
Cuina
Occidental
Robert Hart
Heaven
Awkward Sabbath Joke Draws Laughs at Sunday School
A Sunday morning review at O. P. Sunday school, led by Superintendent J. W. Dawson, recounted the good Samaritan tale and asked whom the man met. A bright youngster answered “a lawyer,” drawing hearty laughter from all, including Rev. Dr. Gold, turning the joke into a whiskered quip about lawyers.
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O. P
J. W. Dawson
Good Samaritan
Jerusalem
Jericho
Dr. Gold
Uniontown News Standard
Marking Our Boundaries with Iron Pillars and Cairns
The article recounts the northwestern US Canadian boundary marked by iron pillars and earth mounds, from Lake of the Woods to the Pacific, noting pillars crafted in Detroit and inscribed with London Convention dates. It also includes a nostalgic Cincinnati Post reflection on old school days and harsh teachers.
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United States
Canada
Great Lakes
Lake of the Woods
Minnesota
Wild West
Pacific Coast
Red Valley
Detroit
London
Red River
Jili Jeffries Ines
Cincinnati Post
Scratching Floors Sparks Feud Between Mrs Nurich and Nurich
A playful quarrel unfolds as Mrs Nurich complains of scratched polished floors and boots with nails, while Nurich defends the nails as protection against slips on the floor. The Detroit Free Press records the exchange as a light anecdote from daily life.
Thoughtful Tale At Nebraska Launch Luncheon
Miss Mary Hickey shared a native story about her father Nebraska governor at the lunch after the Nebraska at Seattle launch. She recalled a letter he wrote to a employee enclosing a railway ticket for his mother-in-law visiting him with a three day return coupon.
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Nebraska
Seattle
Mary Hickey
New York Tribune
Call Lean The Inexperienced One On Atlantic Voyage
A witty exchange notes how giving advice often opens an argument rather than guiding a friend. The line pairs The Experienced One and The Inexperienced One aboard an Atlantic liner, highlighting appetite and guidance as themes.
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George
Puck
Word to the Wise Unsilent Adage Catches Ear
The Houston Post quotes a verbal exchange where a husband defers to his wife and a friend notes a warning saying a word to the wise is unsilent. The brief exchange underscores prudence in counsel and mutual respect in the domestic sphere.
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M’ria
Houston Post
Not Hopeless. Matrimony removes the mataraeta, says she and he
A brief, humorous exchange in the Free Press notes a woman questions love's blindness, while the man agrees marriage changes perception. The fragment hints at a lighthearted dialogue about romance and commitment in a 1910s style tone.
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Detovtt Free Press
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