Two Men and A Widow A comic tale of love and mistaken widows
A humorous narrative follows Anson Davis Caleb Jones and Mary Doyle as rivals for marriage. Caleb fakes death twice and returns each time to disrupt the wedding plans. Anson refuses to wed a non reliable man, while Caleb wanders the country and eventually returns, reshaping the tale into a farcical moral about trust and devotion.
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Anson Davis
Caleb Jones
Mary Doyle
Caleb
Anson
Bualnees
Mary
Jones
Davis
China
Caid
Man
Anson Davie
Ohio
Cincinnati
Proof He'd Grown Tired Bride Returns to Mother
The newlywed bride weeps as her mother comforts her and confirms the husband George has grown distant. The bride recalls a cold change and a ride in their new automobile that led to her decision to return home immediately.
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George
Brown and Black Mistakenly Plan Bar Harbor Copy Exchange
Brown, an author, preps private copies for clubmates during vacation. He asks Black for a recipient, learns Black is also bound for Bar Harbor, and discovers his own Bar Harbor trip was not planned, revealing a humorous mix up among friends.
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Brown
Black
Bar Harbor
Clack
Acquittal in Berlin Case Over Tree Superstition
A Berlin court acquitted a farmer accused of damaging a tree to protect his house from illness. The decision cited a local superstition that burying illness in a healthy tree could drive it away, noting the act was done by a superstitious neighbor. The tale contrasts with Aguinaldo’s request for ice cream from General MacArthur after capture.
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Law Courts
Berlin
Aguinaldo
Manila
MacArthur
Agulinaldo
General MacArthur
Hong Kong
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