Constable Frick Faces Duty and Mercy in Expulsion Case
In a March cold, Constable John Frick confronts heartache as he serves writs to evict a family, witnesses a mother’s sacrifice, and stops a drunken husband. He later meets the reformed Carl Sevholm, now a respectable man living with his wife and child.
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New England
Constable John Frick
John Frick
Craigly
Carl Seyholm
Sevholm
Joan Frick
Ife
Jane
Room
Curtove
Carl Sevholm
Quarter Bet: Conductor Wins or Loses to Jones
A Boston Post tale centers on a street-car conductor who, counting his fare, discovers a quarter more than the register. He debates returning it to railroad president Jones, tosses a coin for the dispute, and the president intervenes, claiming the coin as his.
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Jones
Boston Post
Register
Manny A
Nesl
Peared
Mrs Cleveland Receives Wide Letter Flow On White House
Mrs Cleveland receives nearly as many letters as the president with many from women offering advice on varied topics. She no longer answers letters, noting early replies were published. She mentions temperance writers urging wine abstinence but says she drinks only water and should not need such guidance.
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Cleveland
White House
Two Points of Ella Wheeler Wilcox Reading
Fragment from Feb Wide featuring Mrs Graves and Will as a dog and cat discuss humans. A dog claims humans are defenseless and pities them while the cat questions why animals seem almost human and jokes about speech and perception.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Willie
Mr. Graves
Existence to an Actress Not a Bed of Roses
George Cayvan argues in Brooklyn Magazine that life on stage is demanding for actors and amateurs alike. Repeated performances require constant study to keep a balanced, evolving craft rather than becoming a single fixed interpretation. He urges actors and actresses to weigh the toll and adapt their art to sustain a long, challenging career.
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Victoria
Grant
Beatrice
Sir Arthur Helps
Quirinal
Germany
London
France
Russia
Harper’s Bazaar
George Cayvan
Rbrooklyn Magazine
Washington's fashionable quarter and its squatters
The Washington fashionable quarter served as a cam ground for negro squatters. Some squat on small plots for little money while properties once worth 100 dollars could now fetch 15 to 20 thousand. A working old negress valued her cabin at 14 thousand but declines to sell, unsure what to do with such money.
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Sevholm
Elsie
Washington
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