Women Must Adjust Themselves to Personality of Men
A dated essay argues that women shape behavior to appeal to men, defining a distinct morality for women focused on purity, reserve, and coquetry. It asserts men are easily influenced by women's presence, and notes historical tales of male gullibility.
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Pope
Samson
Odysseus
Health of Mind and Body in Modern Education
The piece argues health, vigor, and well rounded development as the new virtue replacing monastic skew. It links physical and moral strength to a hopeful, inclusive faith, condemns ascetic religion, and calls for manual training and normal life to shape a more harmonious society with universal goodwill.
Che Rare for Success in Life
A short piece argues success comes from effort and self discipline. It emphasizes that luck favors careful preparation and maintenance of one’s tools. It warns unexpected obstacles can derail a smooth path, urging persistent action and readiness to change course when needed.
Policeman Flynn Survives Cripple Beat Riot Trial
Centred on Policeman Flynn who handles a volatile beat nicknamed the cripple beat in a city split by rival rowdy factions. He plots, traps, and, amid bursts of violence, learns to ward off attacks while his wife stacks him a plan and a new role on the dangerous patrol.
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Flynn
Nicissary
Mrs. Flynn
Policeman Flynn
the Century Co
Joseph B. Bowles
Napoleon's Daring Fortunes and Fatal Cries Across Wars
The article recounts Napoleon's claimed near misses at Toulon and Acre with multiple horse losses and a thigh wound, notes his pursuit of danger to inspire troops, and contrasts his 60 battles with Caesar's 50 while detailing a vow of silence over his wounds to preserve myth and morale.
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Napoleon
Toulon
Acre
Egypt
Caesar
Achilles
Europe
Plain language earns North Georgia vote lesson
A gubernatorial candidate recalling an event in north Georgia says a mountaineer corrected his use of the term guber natorial during a speech. The villager advised using plain language to win votes, noting locals call plain gubers up there. The anecdote appeared in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Sticks
North
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Frenchmen Escape Penal Island on Beer Barrel Raft
Six Frenchmen found recently on a remote New Britain island claim they escaped Noumea penal settlement. They built a raft from beer-barrel slaves and sailed about 2,000 miles across the South Seas to reach safety.
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New Britain
South Seas
Noumea
Woman Age Claim Battles City Leader Note
A terse quip from the Cleveland Leader notes a man’s irony about dating women, claiming women under fifty look young but only twenty three in reality, reflecting satirical social commentary.
Missing You On Moorland Tryst In Glengariff Romance
Elsie Casseigne quotes a lyrical plea about longing for a absent lover named achree or aehree across mist and peat fire. The verse speaks of memories in Glengariff and a banshee like sigh as the speaker waits by a dusky sea wind.
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Glengariff
Achree
Evenfall
Alanna
Misty
Aehree
Elsie Casseigne
Risk and Passion in Verse Like Romeo and Miller
A dramatic riff on risking love and peril as Joaquin Miller extols bold, tempestuous affection. The speaker invokes Juliet Portia Desdemona and Sabine, praising fearless romance and the mythic kiss that conquers death and revives.
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Romeo
Juliet
Portia
Desdemona
A Thought of Farewell Poem Reflection
The piece frames a farewell with devotion and hope, imagining a final kiss as farewell yet promising reunion after death. It contrasts earthly sorrow with a divine dawn where God’s morning and roses brighten the void and the speaker envisions returning through death’s gates to a loved one.
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Earth
Atlanta Constitution
A City Mood from the City’s Pulse
A reflective poem contrasts urban gaiety with rural peace. The speaker prefers quiet countryside horizons over the bustling city’s relentless chase, longing for a simple life by the river and changing skies. The piece cites a New York Sun attribution.
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N. Y. Sun
Over the Hills and Far Away by W E Henley
Poem reflects on love hatred and departure as a dreamlike solitude. The speaker expresses resolve to abandon the past and pursue a dream in a timeless land, savoring pride and fulfillment as a distant ideal.
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W. E. Henley
Hey You Must Listen to Your Mother Cry
Poem excerpt echoes a warning during a tense moment in baseball. The speaker notes a childlike cry that shifts fate when a home run seems imminent and crowd reaction could redefine success or failure. The verse reflects pressure, praise, and impending consequence.
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Bill
McLandburgh
N. Y
Sweet Day and Death Imagery in George Herbert Poem
The verse meditates on mortality through seasonal images. The speaker contrasts sweetness brightness and spring with the inevitability of death, noting the rose and the world turning to coal before a virtuous soul endures beyond decay.
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George Herbert
The Cuckoo's Wandering Love Report
The poem reflects disbelief in a rumored cuckoo lover, describing the bird as a mythical voice of distant affection. It questions the existence of a visible suitor and portrays a whispering presence as a spirit or fairy.
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Health Restore
Miss Cora Goode of 255 East Chicago Avenue Chicago writes a grateful public letter praising Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound for restoring her health. She urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy and share their results.
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Cora Goode
Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Lydia E Pinkham Plant Based Remedy Praised by Resident
Miss Cora Goode of Bryn Mawr Lawn Tennis Club Chicago recounts relief after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. The letter extols cures for pain ful periods backache bloating and organ displacement with a promise of health through Mrs Pinkham's guidance from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Miss Goode
Bryn Mawr Lawn
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia &. Pinkham
Mill Family Education Ideals in 19th Century Thought
Francis Gribble in the Fortnightly Review portrays James Mill as a strict, clever and cranky father who rejected schooling to avoid prejudice and rejected play and holidays to keep his son James Mill focused on work, viewing education as an experimental labor.
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John Stuart Mill
James Mill
Francis Gribble
Allcock's Plaster Still Trusted After Sixty Years
A wrory record notes that Allcock's porous plaster has been in use for sixty years and remains popular for relieving pains from cold or overstrain. It states that druggists worldwide sell Allcock's Plasters as a remedy for aches and pains.
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Allcock’s
Women Keep Snakes as Pets in England Hurry
The London Morning Leader notes a brisk demand for nonpoisonous pet snakes among rich ladies. The trend shows ladies seeking unusual companions, with many snakes imported to England for these pet owners.
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England
London Morning Leader
Nervous Collapse Relief Sought in Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Quincy Illinois woman testifies to recovery from nervous prostration after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes years of exhaustion dizziness and rheumatic pain until the pills improved appetite quieted nerves and restored strength after three boxes. The advertisement promotes the pills for anemia rheumatism debility neuralgia and related conditions. They are sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.
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Lizzie Williams
Cedar Street
Quincy
Ill
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