Sweetmeat Castle and a Castle of Cakes
A whimsical tale follows Jack as he wanders toward a fantasy Sweetmeat Castle, viewing rooms made of confections and candy mosaics. A Fool guides him through a dreamlike tour, ending with a chase and an arrest that reveals the adventure was a nap on the common.
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Jack
Carter’s Lane
Hjself
Ger Jinanet Hotel
Sweetmeat Castle
Hong
Statko
Aladdin's Palace
Donjon
Fack
Capetania
Land of Nod
Mary
Katte
Fritz
Katie
Inne
Frederick the Great
Harper's Magazine
Don’t Stay Too Late An Evening Visit Cautions Readers
A homemaking column advises single gentlemen to depart by half past ten to spare hosts weariness and to avoid overstaying. It laments lingering guests who delay farewell, praising guests who know when to go and noting how quiet goodbyes preserve welcome. The piece contrasts adult flirtations with practical etiquette and home harmony.
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Luke
Ashe
Maeve
Neil
Anit
Ned
Connecticut
Providese
Weit
Iis
Connceticut
Providence
Lal
HeAutu
Axy Howe
John
Father
Mother
Amelie
Newell's Farm
Cardiff
Nobo
Thayer Sant
Grand Ball and Reception by Prince Arthur
A Washington dispatch reports a grand ball and reception honoring Prince Arthur hosted by Minister and Mrs. Thornton. About five to six hundred guests, including foreign ministers, Cabinet members, senators, representatives, Admiral Porter, General Sherman, and Mrs. Grant attended. The event featured a quadrille with President Grant escorting Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Grant to the floor, a naval band, and a fine supper.
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Washington
Thornton
Prince Arthur
Prince
Admiral Porter
General Sherman
Grant
Fish
Robeson
Belknap
Madama
Garcia
Religious hypocrisy and domestic life amid moral admonitions
A sermonlike opinion surveys true religion at home, condemning harshness and hypocrisy among Christians in daily life. It argues wives and workers share responsibility for a virtuous home, cites Milton and Paradise Lost, and ends with a surreal tale of the Petrified Man haunting a museum and lamenting moral neglect.
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Tlonie
Bis
Ani
Heerhildren
Solomon
God
Milton
Paul
Hell
Lome
New York Sun
Mark Twain Recalls a Ghostly Broadway Encounter
The story recounts Mark Twain in New York hearing unearthly noises on Broadway. A spectral hallucinatory giant appears at his door, calming his fears and causing a comical sequence as he interacts with the translucent being. The tale ends with a Missouri editor questioning delinquent subscribers and paper woes.
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Mark Twain
New York
Broadway
Lnst
Dhed
Missouri J
Beecher on Good Printing and Typographic Beauty
Hexet Wann Benoit extols fine typography and medium weight paper with jet black ink. He imagines writing a "Steam Layer" for the Christian Union and urges printers to pursue beauty in workmanship. He expresses respect for artist workers striving to elevate their profession toward usefulness and beauty.
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Christian Union
Hexet
Benoit
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