The Immigrant Poem by McLandburgh Wilson
A poem about a new immigrant arriving on foreign shores. It portrays Homesickness and sealed lips with questions about lofty promises of easy wealth and light labor. The speaker wishes luck as the traveler roams, noting the inability to take money back when returning home. The text reflects on arrival, identity, and the myths of opportunity.
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McLandburgh Wilson
N. Y. Times
Turkey
The New Servant and the Curate’s Wife
Cynthia takes a servant post to cure her worries and writes by day while Mrs. Patterne, a timid wife, must endure the curates and visitors. A baby arrives, tensions rise, and a late reveal shows two lovers reunited as room doors open to the couple.
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Cynthia
Mrs. Patterner
Ollendorff
John
Maria
Rev
Cyn
Mrs. Patterne
Rev. John
J-john
Panton
South Africa
Parkworth
Pepperton
Milly
Capt. Panton
The Sultan and the Dream of a Turkish Harem
A pastiche tale by Hon. George W. Peck recounts a wild embassy to the Ottoman court. Peck and his father woo the sultan with American mining stocks and a promised 50 wives, witness a comical harem tour, and trigger a bomb scare that ends with a hurried exit toward Cairo.
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Little
Egypt
George W. Pecl
Wisconsin
Peck
Sun
Joseph B. Bowes
Constantinople
Turkey
Grocerpasha
Dad
Golden Horn Gold Mining and Smelting Company
Roosevelt
America
White House
Sultan
Congress
Fez
Verse of the Day from Lake Biwa and distant shores
A Lake Biwa verse laments a soldier’s sacrifice and a wife’s grief, linking Nippon’s defense to personal loss. Poems praise human achievement and mapmaking while noting two untraveled poles. The Milwaukee Sentinel closes with a guiding love metaphor and enduring, faithful homeward truth.
Pygmy Marriages Reveal Africa’s Small People Customs
New pamphlet by Col. Harrison details pygmy marriage practices in central Africa. Wives are bought with spears and arrows, installments paid until the final arrow, with polygamy allowed. Girls face harsh treatment at birth. boys are welcomed.
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Col. Harrison
Central Africa
London
N. Y. Sun
Transmigration Question Sparks Candid Exchange
A dialogue excerpt shows a man with metaphysical leanings asking if souls transmigrate. Mrs. Cumrox responds with cautious openness, saying she doubts the idea generally but concedes it could be acceptable under certain circumstances.
The Coming of Paul Jones Pirate or Admiral
A poem imagining the arrival of Paul Jones with lines invoking maritime glory and national tribute. The passage blends ode to ships and stars with reflections on wealth and fame and the fading of old glories as distant shores beckon.
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Paul Jones
Rainbow Running Round the Rain and Storm
Poetic verse from the Atlanta Constitution describing a rainbow appearing amid clouds, storms, and hurricane sounds. The refrain emphasizes patience and hope through weather imagery, framing trials as temporary before a rainbow emerges.
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Atlanta Constitution
Poem Excerpt by Arthur Davison Ficke in Century
Lost in the dusk a speaker describes a man facing life's maze and a gate. An unseen hand writes a warning to turn back before understanding the old life, framing fate and final words as guiding force.
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Arthur Davison Ficke
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