Dan Voorhees Plutocratic Dan Ends Trust in Gold Bug Soup
Poem reproaches Dan Voorhees for betraying Greenback era principles. The speaker mocks his shift toward plutocracy, calling him the gold bug devilfish and favorite target of the Gold Bug press, and ends with Wabash rejection. The piece appears in Nonconformist.
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Dan Voorhees
Dan
Plutocrats
Sherman
John Sherman
Old John
Devilfish
Gold Bug Press
Col Rhead
Tuen
Elm Dan
H. W. Taylor
Household economical soup and assorted recipes
A collection of kitchen instructions on meat soup from remnants to poultry bones, beef and potato skillet, smothered oysters, cream chocolate custard, nut candy, white molasses candy, delicate pudding, and a brief casualty note about two Brooklyn men injured by falls from windows in the same area.
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Brooklyn
New York Girl Gives Jenny Fashion Aid at Party
In Westbridge a shy girl Jenny faces insecurity at a social party. A stylish New York visitor lends gloves and roses, transforming Jenny’s look and lifting her mood. Jenny later learns the donor is the very guest she envied, prompting remorse for her earlier resentment.
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Jenny Cole
Jenny
New York
Madge
Eile
Florence B. Hallowell
Demorest's
Vast Potpourri of Odd Facts From A Bygone Era
A jumble of curiosities reports feats like a Kansas baseball throw of 290 feet and a 1000 mile un navigable river. It notes a San Jose pair allegedly dancing 19 hours, a Massachusetts death from hiccups, child marriage age in India, a seven year old Atlanta boy set alight for pay, and Siamese wives with upright hair. Other items cover a Butte monkey sermon, a 26 year old California judge, Yezidee head-cutting, Rimidi tragedy, Everglades lore, East Indies snake lore, Arowak customs, a New York junk dealer with a 1779 bronze bell inscribed in Spanish.
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India
Atlanta
Butte City
Mont
Rimidi
Everglades
Praes Water
East Indies
Surinam
New York
Long Island
Humorous exchanges and party chatter snippets
A collage of light dialogue spans social quirks and gossip. Maud, Mabel, and Clara feature in playful exchanges about engagements and prizes at Vassar. Dick Gordon and a country companion trigger a comic restaurant moment, while Esmeralda appears in a closing vignette.
Har Lem social clash over concert reporting
Freddy Bondclipper, a wealthy Har lem youth, courts the editor as tensions rise over coverage of a concert. Fannie refuses aid, while the violinist complains the piece ignored his Stradivarius claim and threatens charges for each line printed.
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Freddy Bondclipper
Harlem
Fannie
Pet
Fannnie
Daily Bread
Woman's Place in Progress Stressed by Reader
A reader’s letter argues that public platform work by women distracts from home duties. It warns that a wife's first duty is to educate her children and manage the home. The letter contends women should prioritize family over public roles despite social changes.
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Our Lady
Se e GIRL S BEST FRIEND Mother guidance for bonding
Practical advice to a girl on strengthening ties with her mother. Emphasizes open communication, shared interests, and relying on maternal sympathy as a lasting confidante. Encourages self reflection before blaming others and highlights the value of a close mother daughter friendship.
Biggs Confesses A Platypus Club Masher Tale
At the Platypus Club Biggs claims he is not a masher though a new hat and a theatre incident prompt a talking point. Noodles, Snigglesby, and friends push for more yarn as Biggs recalls an evening in the orchestra where he accidentally touched a pretty girl’s foot and she did not pull away.
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Biggs
Platypus Club
Noodles
Snigglesby
Little Biggs
Masked courtship at the theatre ends with crushed hat
In a Washington Star account the narrator notes a flirtatious pursuit of a pretty woman at a theatre. He describes repeated foot contact, plans to communicate, and the playful deception of a mask. The evening ends with his crushed silk hat found under his seat, prompting a new purchase.
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Biggs
Washington Star
The Archbishop’s Joke About Three Tramps
A late Dublin archbishop, famed for originality and humor, finds three lazily resting tramps on a roadside. He offers half a zon to the laziest, asking who deserves it. The first boasts no work in six months, the second in twelve, while the third sleepily commands the prize to be placed in his pocket.
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Dublin
Preserving the Teeth in Beauty Education
Maude C. Murray writes in Ladies Home Journal that modern dentistry has made strides over twenty years, encouraging proper care of children's teeth from infancy. The piece warns against premature tooth extraction, promotes antiseptic rinses, and notes white bone fillings to maintain facial contour and prevent jaw shrinkage. Allianceman is urged to send one dollar for a year’s sample copy.
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Maude C. Murray
Ladie
Allianceman
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New York Girl
Barbara
Ella Eastman
Sill’s
Ella
Westbridge
Aunt Barbara
Huldah
Squire Eastman’s
Express
Dr. Wright
Tim
Mrs Wright
Bertha
Edith Alden
Edith
Indpendence
Kansas
Dakota River
San Jose
Cal
Hiccoughs
Massachusetts
Sea Side
Mabel
Maud
Jack
Vassar
Clara
Mr. Sappy
Sappy
Dick Gordon
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