For Love of a Woman by Mrs Edward Kennard
A first person confession recalls two workers from a small town who move to London Bermondsey, meet Mary Jackson, and fall in love. The narrator describes deep affection, the allure of Mary, and a plan to woo her after six months of quiet pursuit and shared longing. A river outing prompts a pivotal moment in their growing relationship.
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James Fa
James
London
Bermondsey
Mary Jackson
James Cand
Mary
Edith Sessions Tupper
Herald of Chicago
New York
Chicago
New Jersey
Passaic
Unspoken Love and Tragedy in a Summer of Stagnation
In a crowded lodging house, two friends James and the narrator fall for Mary Jackson. Jealousy, sacrifice, and a grim financial squeeze drive the narrator to a fatal choice as war of love and debt ends with his death in a cold street. Mary and James marry. years pass with hardship. the narrator bears the burden, then dies alone in the snow beneath a winter sky.
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James
Tom
Mary Jackson
Jame
Mary
Mary's Female Child On My Knee, Vendsay
Isbor
Nuit
Pot Negalaaarce
Molly
Uncle Tom
Mary's
Ships of the Desert and a Camel’s Smoke Habit
A fragment from Harper's Young People recounts camel habits in the Sudan expedition era. It notes that camels, called ships of the desert, show fondness for tobacco with a smoker’s sniff and a sigh, suggesting instructive humor about training a pet camel to smoke.
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Desert
Soudan
Harper’s
Painless Dentistry And The Gas That Made A Man Dream
A Tremont street dentist uses laughing gas to calm a tall patient during a tooth extraction. The man drifts into a vivid dream of a wrecked world and rescue before waking in the office. The tale closes with the patient paying a dollar fifty and leaving relieved.
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Tremont Street
Dreamland
Jeric
Heston Herald
Folk Songs and the Truth of Expression in Music
A discussion on folk songs as indicators of a people's origins and emotions. The article argues music, not words alone, reveals truth about cultural roots, expression, and sentiment, citing physiological voice changes and Herbert Spencer to support that tones convey genuine meaning beyond lyrics.
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Herbert Spencer
A Window on Nonsense and Notable Oddities
A collage of curious claims and eccentric figures from history. An elderly healer in Maryland is said to cure by touch, while Lewis Miller ties to Edison by marriage. A Richmond man teases perpetual motion for a $490 loan, and a bishop calls for sound words in provocation.
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Mykerinos
British Museum
Ghizeh
England
Eileen
Detroit Free Press
India
Brola
Tan
Ghalib Shah
Astor
Psrishing
Lal Mohammad
Chilas
Ghilghit
Shikari
Abiatic Quarterly
Chestertown
Lewis Miller
International Association of Sunday School Workers
Thomas A. Edison
Ww. C. Chamberlain
Soldiers
Richmond
Ernst
Saxe Coburg-Gotha
William
Berlin
Bismarck
Miss Kitty
Wilkins
Idaho
Miss Wilkins
Herr Ehlers
Richard W. Thompson
Victoria
Ong
Hyson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Oxford
Mr. Bond
The Incapable Woman and Old Time Demands
A reflective column critiques the faded ideal of the incapable woman in classic novels. It contrasts gentler, passive roles with capable women of real life who manage homes, emergencies, and duties with calm poise. The piece cites humor panels and light anecdotes to illustrate shifting gender expectations and persistent mockery of domestic stereotypes.
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Georgiana de Ros
Chicago Tribune
Arabella
Araminta
Thars
New Idea for East Side Women Club Experiment
An East Side New York club for working women aims to break monotony and improve homes by weekly social gatherings offering cake and coffee, with dues of ten cents. The experiment tests whether social activity can uplift wives and mothers facing limited means and few opportunities.
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Paris
Versailles
Provence
Avignon
Italy
Riviera
Monte Carlo
Corsica
Europe
America
Boston Journal
New York City
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Agetec
Observar
Edward Kennard
Ames
Allo
George
Love
the Woman's Column
Switzer
Inter Ocean
Clara
Jack
Salony
Harper
Detroit Tribune
Ethel
Boston
Smithers
Withers
Indianapolis Journal
Frank
Darlington
Harry
Sam
Tillie
Charley
Demorest
Modestus
Nusewapapee Worma
Ninth Strees
Lima
Polisament
Philadelphis
Tims
Manx Twain
Manxsavor Stewart
Nevada
Mexico
Eaneas
Mlle
Aree Rapiy
Duchess of York
Genevoise
Switzerland
Sarah Kitchen
Leicestershire
Maa
C. Joaxson
Sherborn
Mass
Esch Jone
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