The Kiss of Gold Author Kate Jordan
A visitor recounts meeting Kate Jordan, the young New York writer of The Kiss of Gold, in a Brownstone apartment filled with art and books. She discusses her city inspirations, Boucicault training, and her ambition to write about New York's below life, balancing love and ambition in her work.
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Wurde
Keto Jordan
Huaguereaa
Den
Jordan
Joel
Kaye Jordan
Wall
New York
Alti
Meneer
Fife
Dickens
Boucicault
Acting
Sean
Chetsos Square
Tom Irish
Kent T
Boccault
Delatole
Such
Daily Press
Jean Co
Horybla
Miss Leda
Magon
Nesides
Earpbia
Hpirus
Hla
Old Pelion
Kisthenes
Eurybia
Land
Mr. Pangborn
Dra. Shrub
Snort and
Murdock
E. Lalow
Rev. Pangborn
Balsam
Ettle
Agax
Ancient Greek kiss tale and modern money woes mix
The fragment blends a mythic tale of Kisthenes and Eurybia with pan god Pan, a stone jewel, and a married kiss that defied tradition. It shifts to modern letters and money pleas referencing rashing and debt, including notes attributed to Henry Clay era sentiment and a Sicilian tone, underscoring a curious, timeworn newspaper collage.
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Kisthenes
Kiathenes
Ike
Pan
Rib
Barybia
Jupiter
Eurybia
Kiathenas
Pan Hlin
Bucytia
Paters
USA
Henry Clay
Joffrey
Kissing lore and court tales from a curious era unfolds
An eclectic, fragmented reminiscence mixes mythic kissing lore with a court case. It recounts Kisthenes and Eurybia’s marriage, a humorous judge’s sentence for a man named Young, a Northwest incident about wood theft, a funeral notice filled with praise for Mrs. Judge Burstforth Salaam, and a long, satirical letter on obituary reporting and public notices.
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Mr. Young
Great Northwest
Christina County
Las Fresh Palot
Jaggerson
Jil
Horace A. ‘Taylor
Walt Mason
Olighette
Eprron
Judge Burstforth Salaam
Tootawotainie
Land of the Seal
E. Gurney
Gurney
Eli Madd
Billwood
Maryland
Suodey School
Butto
Estle
Burlingame
Sogel
Felyiog
Stirring Appeals in the River and Cotton Country
The piece notes financial distress among colored gentlemen amid cotton belt trade pressures. It cites letters to storekeepers and employers showing suffering, with several writers seeking next week’s pay as a sign of hardship.
English Fashion Rules In Heat Sparks Debate
A London newspaper notes bankers and clerks may appear in light coats and straw hats during hot weather. The piece contrasts English restraint with American dress and cites the Daily News on a shift from silk hats to straw hats, provoking talk of fashion's decline.
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McKey
McKey and Eight (8) Dining Room Ditto From Mr. Praise~ Worthy Sakefeather
Rankin
Loveth
London
New York
Rugby
Eaton
Adam
England
Love's Despair and a Prompt for Healing
A fragmentary poem speaks of love and despair seeking solace in memory and longing, with a later line pivoting to a health ad urging Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for illnesses from impure blood and noting its vegetable basis. The piece blends romance with advertisement.
CIDER MAKING TIME
A quirky, archaic product note hints at cider making methods and remedies from a past era. It mentions pulping, weather, season cycles, and a dubious cure for a disease using sulfur and Salpaurina, reflecting period advertising and health claims.
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Kate Jordans
Sarre
Charmine
Laukoy Boonen Nueve
Aristoge
Tound
Sappho
Greece
Boots
Risthones
Souther
Dryades
Mt Pellom
Pelion
Eurybla
Peor
Kiss
Eve
Pellan
Buryddin
Bat
Sho Pen
Howard Balcombe
Dean
Evning Patek
Weiter
Ham
Wawr
Ararat
Baccowar
Joan C
Calhoun
Mr. Mason
Slidell Mason
Mr. Lemons
Wall Street
Mr. B
Peres G. T
Asheville
Bill Nye
W. 8. Trewaxnean
Swift
Aml Sam Symm
AUN
Gwikt Shecno CO
Atlanta
Drs
France & Ottman
Po Madresi Aus Surgica
Ie Ouie
Pal B
Bridgeport
Sherman How Corwin
Law
Bellaire
Windsor Hotel
Drr
Frahen
Orraras
Tak France Medical and Surgical Gay
Wae
Visa Wiis
Hbo
Asha
Capital
Das
Yeawee Ne ‘Ormant
Pete Mindaltela
Ghia
Kate
Orruas
Aliata
Ami
Amy Perst
Cates Costae
Alex
FREW
Alexander
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