THAT WIFE OF MINE A Cozy Evening Poem
A narrator recalls a wife greeting him warmly at the door and sharing a perfect dinner by firelight. They sing old songs, toast to happiness, and spend a cozy night together with affectionate gestures. The wife mentions needing a new spring bonnet, adding a light domestic detail from the Somerville Journal.
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Earth
Treasure in a Footstool Threatened by Burglary
In a Bridgepool lodging, Ted packs jewelry and watches into a padded footstool safe. A masked intruder binds the narrator and searches for valuables, while Mrs Brown’s household watcher Mr Joy discovers the danger, potentially delaying the thief until Ted returns.
Faithful to His Trust. Savannah News Story
Daniel Reddock of Putnam married the widow of a war fallen husband. He welcomed the widow and her four children into his home, sharing future fortunes. He rose from poverty to wealth, and the family prospered under his care.
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Savannah News
Daniel Reddock
Mr. Wheeler
Putnam
Wheeler
Griswoldville
Reddock
Black Police Dog Jim Passes After Ten Years at 29th Precinct
New York Herald reports the death of Black person Jim a dedicated police dog at the twenty-ninth precinct. He never missed roll call, aided in arrests, protected Dempsey from a drunken attacker, and once helped thwart a jewelry burglary before dying after injuries from a wagon accident. He will be honored with a mounted statue in the station back room.
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New York Herald
Jim
Thirteenth Street
Twenty-Ninth Precinct
Schmittberger
Dempsey
Bass
West Thirteenth Street
Capt
William
The Russian Prisoner in Victorian Reformatories
Excerpted critique describes Kropotkin era prison reform where prisoners endure long walks and minimal shelter. Cells lack beds. bread and water feed inmates. They walk twelve hours daily with rest breaks, until months pass, amid calls for humane treatment.
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Prince Kropotkin
Pedyarg
Wardaa
When Shall Our Young Women Marry
A Brooklyn magazine gathers views from Louisa M Alens Rebecca Harding Davis Madeline V Dahlgren and others on ideal marriage ages for women. Opinions range from early twenties to mid thirties with emphasis on readiness love and personal judgment.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Magazinging
Louisa M. Alens
Rebecca Harding Davis
Madeline V. Dahlgren
Tuey Stone
Helen Campbell
Julia ©. R. Cope
Eunice White Beecher
Marri
Mary L. Booth
Elizabeth P. Peabody
Adeline T. Whitney
Anglomania Among New York Women Noted In Dispatch
Pittsburg Dispatch reports on New York women embracing English style and behavior. It notes fashion drives push girls toward athletic looks, short hair, and sturdy attire while mothers protest the craze as daughters mimic Great Britain.
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New York
Pittsburg
Great Britain
Park & Aon
Tors
Becau
An Almost Forgotten Walker of Wall Street Stocks
A dapper gray haired trader in a pea jacket and black wide brimmed hat is seen moving through broker offices on Wall Street. The Chesterfield gentleman, Payson Weston, is polite and alert, asking about securities and buys gilt edged bonds for steady income. He plans a new tour of events and lectures, driven by energetic, determined nature.
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Ted
Milly
Mr. Joy
Hillon
Wills
Wall Street
Weston
N. Y. Tribune
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Somerville Journal
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