Virginia’s Quiet Dreaming and Cousin Editha Visit
Virginia drifts into daydreams worrying her family as Cousin Editha, once a radiant bride, visits with her tired brood. Editha’s presence jolts Virginia from gloom, sparking playful turns and a family reunion that ends with renewed laughter and chiding.
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Mrs. Castle
Editha
Virginia
Mr. Castle
Emitha
Herbert
Baby
Ede
Mr. Race
Mrs. Race
Tennyson
Bert
Sweet Reverge Poem Leaves Jealous Hurt To Punish
A dim secluded room hosts a speaker who vows revenge on a scornful maid. The speaker threatens exposure and humiliation, claiming retribution for her cruel treatment as she reels from being “hung” on a single tack. The lines echo melodramatic romantic justice linked to L. Waterhouse in the New York Sun.
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Waterhouse
N. Y
Sun
When Hearts Are Trumps
A verse note on a card game romance where hearts are trumps and a player contemplates love and risk. The speaker, hiding a hand of hearts, braves a gaze from Miss Madcap as the game continues and thoughts drift toward pursuing a maid's heart.
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Miss Madcap
Population balance shifts in England and Italy
Demographic figures show England ranking 1,047 women per 1,000 men while Italy lags with 995 women per 1,000 men. The note contrasts two European nations’ gender ratios.
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England
Italy
Ophir Claim in Africa Attracts German Lecturers
Dr. Carl Peters tours Germany arguing for German expansion in Africa and identifying Ophir as the Zambesi region near Sofala. He cites ancient ship routes, finds 75 000 gold mining sites, ruined towns, Phoenician links, and a mint coin in Philadelphia linked to the Philadelphia Asia Minor. He faces scholarly criticism but maintains Ophir lies in southeast Africa.
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Carl Peters
Olf Africa
Germany
Ophir
Christ
David
Solomon
Africa
Peters
Arabia
Persia
Mesopotamia
India
America
Peru
Mexico
el Dorado
Simbabwe
Red Sea
Zambesi
Sofala
Land of
Philadelphia
Demos
Dianna
Asia Minor
St. John
Europe
Mickley
D. D. D Prescription Soothes Eczema and Offers Free Sample
An advertisement touts instant itch relief from a soothing liquid in D. D. D Prescription with wintergreen thymos glycerine and mild ingredients. It invites readers to request a free sample by mailing 10 cents to D. D. D Co. in Chicago while sharing assorted comic vignettes.
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Michigan St
Dept
Chicago
Des Moines Dining Diner Mixes Money and Romance
A bustling Des Moines tale has a commuter paying a five cent cigar to the brake man and a waiter quizzing a diner over exact change. The scene links a long Oak crossing where an engineer first met his wife and a piano tease about tips and coins.
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George
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Mrs. Randolph
Surrey
Jack
Rob
Walden Fawcett Serne
Pennsylvania
DR. Peters
Clain
Diana of
Eczema
Johnny
Mrs. Blobbs
Galen, Jr
Des Moines
Sycup
California
Carters
Res
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White Lily Mfg. CO
Rockingham
Davenport
Iowa
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