Dinner of a lifetime and a dangerous bargain
A starving young actor is plied with a lavish feast by an enigmatic host who proposes to buy his appetite. After a hypnotic dinner, the stranger offers a deed transferring hunger to another man for a monthly allowance, prompting the youth to glimpse a grim future of hunger and desperation.
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Boulesle-neige
Bouldeneige
Alderman Stowport
Julius Caesar the Conqueror
Croquet de Voaillt
Nero
Paris
Troy
Judas Maccabaeus
Alexander the Great
Solomon
Sam
Bashan
Luke Lucraft
Magnificent Chilean Widow May Reside in New York Style
Reported plans say Senora de Cousino, reputedly the world’s wealthiest woman, may move to New York to live in lavish fashion. Her Lota estate and Santiago and Macul homes feature vast gardens, expensive interiors, and a disciplined staff, making her presence a potential societal sensation in America.
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America
Senora de Cousino
Lota
Washington
New York
Fifth Avenue
Cousino
Chile
Peru
Coplapo
Macul
Santiago
Senora DE Cousin
Senora
Lady Brassey
Sunbeam
Senor Cousino
Senora Cousino
England
Lota House
Portieres
Mrs John Jacob Astor to Head Newport Athletic Set This Season
Mrs John Jacob Astor widely regarded as the nation's top sportswoman will lead Newport society’s athletic circle this season. The article highlights her fencing, riding, rowing, shooting, bowling, tennis, billiards, swimming, cycling, yacht handling, and her new golf skill. It recounts a snowy Adirondacks tale showing her compassion during a deer hunt and her elegant hunting attire from Paris.
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Newport
John Jacob Astor
Jack” Astor
Ava Willing
Fairmount Park
Mrs. Astor
Saranac
Paris
Popular new novel offers no morals
In a lively exchange a reader asks for something fresh beyond Ibsen and Tolstoi. The bookseller boasts a popular new title in its twentieth edition, promising no moral guidance from start to finish.
Fading a Discussion at Home
A sharp exchange unfolds as Mr Grumps questions Mrs Grumps. She retorts that others warned her against marrying him and reflects on patience as a form of genius. The fragment hints at temper and long waits in domestic dialogue.
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Mr. Grumps
Mrs. Grumps
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Walter Besant
James Rice
London
Old City
Covent Garden Market
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