Affinity of Graysville Principal and Grace Anderson
The Graysville school principal Lloyd Mayhew, praised as a brilliant young educator, becomes engaged with Grace Anderson, daughter of Mr. Anderson. After advancing from teacher to professor, Mayhew seeks a future with Grace, inviting a private meeting with her father as their courtship unfolds amid village regard.
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Mayhew
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Wofe
Misa Stillman
Miss Anderson
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Prof. Mayhew
Grace Anderson
Love Conquers Birthplace in Two-Year Courtship
In courteous terms Mr. Anderson laments social barriers but capitulates to Mayhew's plea for union. The impassioned lover declares a fate bound to Mayhew and the girl, insisting consent will seal their bond. Mayhew advances and May Anderson responds by accepting the long-awaited invitation.
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Mr. Anderson
Mayhew
Misa Anderson
Anent the Pool Family and Wall Street Shifts
John J. Jacquelin, retiring patriarch of the stock exchange after five decades, recalls Wall Street’s changes from his youth. A friend quotes an 1826 print showing a church and old structures, noting Pools have largely transferred interests and retired to make way for newer fortunes on the street.
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Jacquelin
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Nassau
Broadway
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New York Times
Too Many of Them in a World of Overpopulation
A critical essay decries overpopulation and social redundancy. It lists types of people deemed excessive or unproductive, from nepotistic job seekers to perpetual loudmouths, and ends noting there are several million others who are too numerous to name.
Picked Out Married Man Story Confirms Husbands Easy Tell
Senator Pratt recounts a Washington anecdote about distinguishing married couples in a mixed party. He notes it is easy to spot the husband by a wife’s constant interruptions as he tells a story, saying she repeats, There, you’ve forgotten something.
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Senator Pratt
Washington
Senor Bemnejillo
Boston
The Office Tower and a City Editor Tale
A country editor asked Clyde Fitch for his opinion on a play he wrote and then joked about washing mud from a trolley accident from his hands. He remarked on a dirty towel in the composing room and its weeklong use, likening it to wiping the face of the earth.
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Clyde Fitch
Case Of Mistaken Identity Ends In Dinner Bet
In Wall Street a book agent, a drummer, and a life insurance man argued over borrowing money. The drummer challenged the agent to borrow a quarter from the old man they spotted. The agent failed as the bystander revealed the man was not Russell Sage, costing them a dinner for three.
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Russell Sage
Not Meant To Sit On Not Love Making On Fence
Pennsylvania Representative Joseph Sibley hosts Congressional guests at his Lake Champlain shore home near Plattsburg. Mississippi's John Sharpe Williams recalls a poem about lovers on a fence but Sibley jokes the fence is barbed wire.
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Joseph Sibley
Pennsylvania
Congress
Lake Champlain
Plattsburg, N.Y
John Sharpe Willian
Mississippi Statesman
Willams
Joe
Williams
Philadelphia Post
Burden Bearers and a New Congress sketches
A Collier's Weekly excerpt recalls a rancher visiting Washington and discussing Congress with Delegate Rodey of New Mexico. He notes no great men, but an average, fair body of legislators, with ample tableland yet no peaks in sight. The piece blends a hymn to endurance with a political vignette.
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Washington
Congress
Rodey
New Mexico
Collier's Weekly
Milk dispute ends with sharp judge remark
Commissioner Kerr, a blunt British magistrate, heard a case over 50 cents owed for milk. The plaintiff claimed two months of unpaid milk deliveries to a judge's own house. The magistrate warned the milkman he would no longer supply him, joking that he’d be watering the milk to recoup the money.
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Kerr
Veterans' ages total 277 years from New England trio
Three New England veterans including Middleboro barber share ages that add to 277 years. Capt Ss B Gibbs is 92, Rev J C Coombs is 93, and Sidney Tucker is 92.
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Middleboro
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Barber
Ss B. Gibbs
J. C. Coombs
Sidney Tucker
Falls of Juanacatlan Niagara of Mexico
The party travels from Guadalajara to Juanacatlan to see the Falls, later discovering the site is obscured by a wood pile and a mill complex. They observe the river of coffee, cotton mills, and a dam powering the city, concluding the falls’ glory has departed. The trip blends travel satire with a portrait of industrial intrusion into natural wonders.
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Niagara of Mexico
Guadalajara
Niagara
Cosmopolita
Juanicatlan
Pergoration
Chicago
Trinole
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