Gambling By Opie Read A cautionary poker tale
Old Limuel warns against gambling while recounting a social poker habit that led to debt and near crime. He explains gambling tests honesty, the lure of luck, and how a man may fall from virtue when tempted, urging self restraint and to avoid betting in any form.
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Old Limuel
Jacklin
Old Man
Old Man Brizintine
Brizintine
Lim
Brother Brizintine
Brother Jacklin
Base Ayd
Uncle Lim
Hosses
Hoss
Brizantine
Opie Read
Timid Diamonds Turn Yellow Diamond White After Cut
A lapidary planned to cut the tail from a tadpole shaped yellow diamond to remove a taint. He warned the cut might turn the stone white, boosting value by about 200 percent. The tail was removed, revealing a uniformly white diamond once the taint vanished. The process reportedly yields such miracles fairly often.
Afghan Historians Claim Israelites Among Afghan Tribes
Native Afghan chroniclers claim Afghans descend from Afghana son of Jeremiah, who was son of King Saul. They attribute the eastward migration of Afghana’s seed to Nebuchadnezzar.
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Afghanistan
Israel
Jeremiah
Saul
Nebuchadnezzar
What is a New Yorker in a diverse city
A father explains to his child what defines a New Yorker. He describes natives and immigrants, English speakers, and the “Simon-pure” native Americans born in New York, noting the city’s diverse origins and the evolving identity of its residents. The dialogue ends with uncertainty about who remains when birthplaces shift to the country.
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New Yorker
New York
Pell Street
Rivington Street
Washington Street
New York City
Brooklyn
Papa
Bronx
Staten Island
Great Britain
Ireland
New
Child
United States
Western Hemisphere
Runaway tale and book agent encounter in a youth vignette
A gray-haired club member recalls running away as a child to escape tyranny and seek freedom, surviving on raw cranberries until returning home. A book agent meanwhile pressures Kil Hobbs with a sales pitch, learning Hobbs has no wife or children and only a cat for company.
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Wientc
Kil Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
Revenge That Proved Effective
A young society woman discovers her husband’s attention to another woman. She hides four letters on the back of her fan and brings it to a dinner where the rival reads the letters. The rival blushes and withdraws, unable to bear the exposure.
Ever an Upward Course in Timeless Merit
The excerpt frames artists and saints as forever reaching for a distant shore, driven by ripae ulterioris amore. Roux notes their constant struggle and longing, where anguish signals the happiness they seek beyond.
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Virgil
Joseph Roux
How It Works. A writer and his friends
A struggling author believes friends will buy his book to make him rich. He prints the book and autographs it for friends who admire him. The books sell as junk and he loses his friends.
No Leas and Quiet Smoke Plan Revealed
Dialogue lines reveal concerns about a patient named Mr. Silliboy losing his mind and a plan to keep it quiet. The text mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars and sales to the bay market, hinting at a dealer or factory connection.
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Lewis
Humility Adds To True Greatness Quote
A short quotation from Thorold on humility and pride, noting that humility enhances true greatness while pride detracts from it.
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Thorold
Riddles and Banter Echo The Ruling Passion
An offhand quip by a philosopher of folly about the famous phrase the ruling passion keeps reappearing in life and death. A joke about a chorus lady and a peach of a ban on reveals playful language and social quips.
A Wife's Need to Support a Husband
A Chicago American note outlines a wife’s expected qualities: good temper cheerful disposition interest in matters men care about including politics, sympathetic nature to comfort during sorrow, basic nursing knowledge, tact and patience to know when to be silent and endure her husband’s temper.
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Chicago
Not for Willie Insanity Plea Conversation
A lawyer questions an insanity plea, asking if it can be set up for the defendant. The response rejects the idea with a sharp remark about madhouse keepers taking such pieces seriously.
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Willie
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