The Life Book of 1897 and the God of Greediness
A sermon like prose essay urging self examination on New Year’s Eve. It warns against false witness and sexual immorality, pleads for repentance, and presents a moralizing booklet style call to write a better life story in the coming year. It names moral failings, urges kindness, and promises forgiveness if one reforms.
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Reese
Errnow
Merle
Elena
Strane
Dave
Erie Sour
Wesphemer
van Verde
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Almut
Iehiehner
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Conversation Fragments From the Boston Transcript
A quoted exchange discusses head severing and beauty with wry remark on women and men in society. The dialogue notes men in a group lose their heads while women are not beheaded for beauty, reflecting satirical tone.
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Anne Boleys
Duddy
Fuddy
Boston Transcript
New Year Reception at the White House Loosely Traced
The piece details the annual New Year reception at the White House, its role in official social life, and how the event is organized under Col. J. M. Wilson. It explains the order of precedence, decorations from government conservatories, and the mix of diplomats and public attendees, plus anecdotes about press coverage and the event’s cultural significance.
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United States
Washington
New York
White House
Tongine
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Treasury
Iize
J. M. Wilson
Arthur
Distrit
Columbia
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Army
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Harrison
Clevelandt. Anol
John Sherman
Francis Newlands
A. A. Wilson
Thomas B. Reed
Calvin S. Brice
Brice
Benjamin Macou
T. C. Catchings
Thurber
Marine Band
Mr. Olney
Mr. Cleveland
Julian Pauncefote
Supreme Court of the United States
District Judiciary
Fuller
Senate
House
Departments
Navy
Mac
Measenger Company
Mae
Plas
Evening Paper
Gaiey
Diplomatic Corps
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Vremenely & Messenger
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Maritima
Iide
Tinould
White Howes
Corp Diplomatique
Where It Pinches Lovely Daughter and Father Dialogue
A New York Weekly quotation contrasts a daughter's wish for love in a cottage with a father noting practicality. The exchange questions class and happiness versus wealth, implying affection over luxury in a constrained life.
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