Broadway Jones and the Widow Beatrice Gerard
Jackson Jones known as Broadway pursues New York glamour while clashing with his homely life in Jonesville. Rankin the butler and Wallace clash with rumors of Broadway engagement to Mrs Gerard, a forty-something widow, as Broadway schemes to keep his social storm at bay and maintain his vanity amid a chaotic city misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Jones
Broadway
New York
Jonesville
Abner Jones
Ina Unedo
Judge Spotswood
Robert Wallace
Rose
Joan
Lt la Over
Gerard
Fim
Rankin
Mr. Jones
Jones
United States
Air
Wallace
Calier
Goton
Scott
James Garard
Mr. Wallace
Peter Pembroke
Jackson
Jcy
Beatrice
Bob
Mule ride yields multilingual mishap near Cuba tale
A traveler recounts a Cuba trip where Spanish lessons helped him scold a mule with a shout meaning whoa in Spanish. The mule lunged ahead, startling villages as the rider screamed in improvised speech until the animal halted. Pearls from East Africa are discussed, noting small, often discolored oysters and a rare $5,000 find in Zanzibar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helera
Cuba
Hilia
Felds
Forasta
John Gilpin
East Africa
Ganzibar
Mrs Lapsling Explains Caution On Contagious Diseases
A garbled Chicago Tribune fragment shows Mrs Lapsling discussing careful handling of contagious diseases. She mentions Johnny recovering from measles and buying sulphur candles to deter the illness, with unclear references to district officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapsling
Johnny
Witterns
Chicago
Fate and the Village Suitor in a Miss Bertram Twist
Ina Ringold schemes to secure Paul Newcombe as a husband by pressing for Miss Zelda Bertram as teacher. Miss Bertram rejects the offer, Newcombe travels to Fairview, and a renewed plan backfires when he instead marries Bertram, while Miss Dodge stays with her mother. Ina’s meddling yields an unexpected happy ending for Zelda and Paul, and Ina’s pride collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Elmer Cobb
Ina Ringold
Paul Newcombe
Ina
Ringold
Bir
Trustees School
Zelda Bertram
Fairview
Lucy Dodge
Brocton
Miss Bertram
Vassar
Cheed
Newcombe
Ine
Miss Dodge
Paul
Bouire
Squire
Dodge
Equire
Yasser
Hoe
Misa Bertram
Mr. Newcombe
Weill
Stathmered
Tata
Young Newcombe
Miss Ing Ringold
Zelda Dertram
Paul Newcombs
W. G. Chapman
Slumber Like Frost In White Birch Fire Imagery
A reflective prose piece compares sleep to frost and ice, noting a line of flame on birch bark and the indestructibility of logs. It likens approaching sleep to freezing water, describes subtle sensory shifts, and suggests gentle mental aids to ease the transition into rest. The piece emphasizes gradual thaw and indistinguishable start and end of waking.
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Edward Marshall
George M.coran
Tpans
Siri
Reina
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