Charity tale turns on a rich bachelor’s help
Bonnie Brewster seeks donations for crippled children and targets Charlie Warren, a sharp young lawyer. Warren checks her charm at the door then funds a substantial gift after a luncheon, and later joins her charitable rounds. The pair grow closer as the drive unfolds, culminating in a benefit auction.
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Tom
Bonnie Brewster
Sis
Bonnie
Charlie Warren
Bullard Building
Tom Brewster
Warren
Auction Offer Sparks Romantic Proposal at Moonlit Fair
At night near the fair, Tom declines a purchase offer as Warren presses Miss Bonnie Brewster. Warren then proposes, hoping to win her hand with Ned present. Bonnie agrees to take a chance on happiness, revealing mutual love with Warren as the car leaves in the moonlight.
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Tom
Warren
Bonnie
He Is An Enthusiastic Advocate Of Home Rule
The exchanges reveal a debate tone with a comment that he supports home rule and a terse remark about marriage. The clipped dialogue implies a personal motive linked to political stance and social expectations.
Cure for nerves stresses silence and sleep as remedies
An Harper's Bazaar piece on nerves recounts a Dresden consultation with a famed specialist who dismisses neurasthenia as common among scholars. It advocates silent solitude and sleep plus light daily use of three S’s and even golf and a trip to Egypt as calming measures.
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Harper's Bazar
Dresden
Egypt
Munich
Cairo
Machine Gathers Save Time for Garments and Curtains
A guide explains two practical methods for machine gathering. Use a chain stitch without an attachment by wrapping the thread around the tension, or employ a double threaded machine with a coarser under bobbin to pull fullness via the under thread. Both techniques yield effective, satisfactory gathers.
A Religious Author Endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy
A writer describes years of kidney trouble with a severe winter attack confining them to bed for eight days. They report thick white sediment in urine and frequent urination, then say Foley's Kidney Remedy eased the pain and restored normal urine. They recommend Foley's Remedy and name Flam Ordway Houser and W E Lloyd.
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Foley
Flam
Ordway & Houser
W. E. Lloyd
The Real Bowery and Its Unwritten Heart
A reflective piece in Everybody's Magazine argues the Bowery’s true essence eludes writers. It contrasts the district’s depth with melodramatic sketches and asserts Balzac could alone interpret its humanity, while real life outpaces literary clichés.
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Bowery
Sargasso
Balzac
Everybody's Magazine
Sheepdogs Attend Church in Scotland Tale
In Scotland, Dean Ramsey notes shepherds took collies to church. Dogs behaved quietly through the sermon but barked joyfully at the last blessing. To stop the custom one church kept all seated during the blessing, prompting an old shepherd to cry out to the minister to proceed, saying they were all seated to cheat the dogs.
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Scotland
Dean Ramsey
Breakfasting With Whistler A Chelsea Painter Speaks
A London Telegraph excerpt recalls a foreign painter who frequented Chelsea breakfasts. When asked if he had visited recently he explains that Mr Carr once invited him to breakfast. He recounts cab fares nine pence and a half crown, one egg and one toast, and notes the goldfish bowl as a pretty touch.
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Whistler
Chelsea
Do You Trust Your Husband Implicitly Quote
A Cleveland Leader quotation captures a wife’s sly reply to a husband trust question. The witty exchange emphasizes cautious confidence and humor in marital dynamics.
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Cleveland
Pliny on Profiting from Others Madness
Quote notes that profit can come from the chaos in others, attributed to Pliny.
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Pliny
Railway timetable snippets for Gadsden Birmingham Calera and Atlanta
Local and express trains labeled 84Y 86 Locar 82 From Calera 1 To Rome 15 Local UK Local and 40 Birmingham Atlanta pass through Calera Talladega Childersburg and Mephitis with various arrival and departure times. Night expresses run Birmingham Greenville Mephis etc with east and west bound services.
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Ylocal
Gadsden
Birmingham
Locar
Calera
Talladega and
Selma _ No. UK
Childersburg Westhoumnd
Neft
Greenville
Mephitis
Atlanta
East Oas
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Proclaimed Harmless
Secretary Wilson notes law requires labeling of habit forming drugs and declares Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains none of these substances. The label omits such drugs and the remedy is praised as safe and effective for coughs and colds after years of general use. Sold by Elam, Ordway & Houser.
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Wilson
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Latin Helps a Campaign Trumpet
A campaign tale recounts Andrew Jackson in a Tennessee rally urged to speak Latin. Facing quiet crowds, he delivered E pluribus unum Sie semper tyrannis Habeas corpus, restoring energy. The crowd applauded and the Jackson ticket won the county.
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Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
Oecasion
Smith
Old Hickory
Jackson
St Paul
After a heavy meal take Dean's Regulets for relief
After a heavy meal users are advised to take a couple of Dean's Regulets to improve digestion and encourage regular bowel movements. The message emphasizes gentle action on stomach liver and bowels.
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the Real Bowery
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THE
Bank For Savings
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Kilby
Prest
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J. Houser
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Arthur Wellborn
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St . J. Houser
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