After the Ball A Ballad of Love and Lais
A narrative lyric by H. Savile Clarke describing a woman who recalls a single man’s kiss as she imagines his love. The scene moves from a ball to contemplating fidelity, Bohemian hours, and the notion that lasting loyalty differs between genders. The speaker questions whether any future heart can match the depicted devotion.
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S.h. Savile Clarke
The Robber Chief of the Sierra Madre
In Sonora a coach ride through robbers brings Marie de Navarra into close contact with Don Carlos Mendana a masked robber who aids her and later claims to love her He hides his past and family ties while a bloodthirsty Don Rodrigo dies and Marie discovers Carlos is her husband
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Sierra Madre
Alcade de Mendana
Don Carlos
Sonora
Chihuahua
Neice
Marie de Navarra
Count de Navarra
Marie
Banker de Navarra
de Navarra
Don Carlos Mendana
Carlos
de Navarre
de Mendana
Don Rodrigo
Hon Carlos
A Burmese Fairy Tale About Hair of the Giant
A Siamese storyteller recalls a Burmese folk tale in which a king seeks a hair from a giant. The fleet becomes stuck inside a giant carrot, and the giant’s children fish with tiny bait as the boat crew returns in the carrot. Finally the giant grants a hair after hearing the request.
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Siam
How to Become Thin Diet Cure Traced by Engineer
A prominent civil engineer describes a radical regime in the New York Tribune. From January 1 1884 to February 8 1885 he ate only hot water and animal food, mainly lean beef and cod, with four hot-water doses daily. He lost pounds, reduced his waist, and claims relief from renal stones and heartburn without missing work.
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New York Tribune
Strathpeffer
Ross-shire
America
New York
Butler
Woerishoffer the Gambler of Wall Street and Leisure
A New York letter to the Boston Herald profiles C F Woerishoffer, a banker turned legendary gambler famed for stock speculation, high stakes play with Jay Gould, and late nights at Daly's Pennsylvania Club. The piece notes his millions, costly residences, and disciplined rule to cut losses while letting wins run.
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New York
Boston Herald
C.F. Woerishoffer
Jay Gould
Cammack
Jim” Keene
California
Woershoffer
Vv Contiercule Collet
Poker Sharp
Woerishoffer
Joaquin Miller and His Wife in Milwaukee Letter
A New York letter notes Joaquin Miller has separated from his wife after six years of marriage. He has gone to Mexico to live, while his wife remains in Milwaukee. The couple has been apart for two years and deny rumors of an affair, with Miller planning a new verse volume and possible return within a year.
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New York
Milwaukee Sentinel
Joaquin Miller
Lelando
Mexico
Soreen
Miller
Sierras
Arier Oable