A Proposal in Old Time Speech Between Hardup and Aughtumn
Mr Hardup asks Miss Aughtumn for a small loan of five dollars though he struggles to find courage to come to the point. The scene reads as a comic, flirtatious exchange filled with hesitation and gentle humor.
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Mr. Hardup
Miss Aughtumn
Samuel Gompers
Ske
Baltic
Marla Higgins
Detroit Journal
Cuti cura Remedies Claim Eczema Cure
An elderly Newark woman recounts near death from severe eczema and credits Cuticura products for healing after hydration, cleansing, and blood purifying steps. The testimonial notes dramatic skin recovery, hair regrowth, and relief from itching, appended by a humorous unrelated exchange on realism and a Wrigley’s advertisement.
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Wm. Hunt
Thomas St. Newark
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
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A Navy Lover Seeks Elopement With Heiress Lady Arabella
An Irish captain Richard Glyn recalls his years in the Mediterranean and his passion for Lady Arabella Stormont. Giles Vernon schemes with Daphne to marry two heiresses while Sir Peter At Hawkshaw and Lady Hawkshaw weigh approval. The tale mixes duels, captivity, exchange, and a possible Scotland elopement as Daphne and Richard plot options.
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Peter
Mela Glyn
Hawkshin
Jovn
Arabella Stormont
Ajax
Unc
Giles Vernon
Thomas Vernon
Hawick Shaw
Vernon
Philip Overton
Thoms Vernon
Daphne
Arabella
Glyn
Overton
Overton-Vernon
Richard
Fuchard
Giles
Clyn
Caten
Jady Arabella
Berkeley Square
Mrs
Will
Dicky
His Majesty
Ralth
Glies
Carmichael
Macbeth
Banquo
Portsmouth
Hawkshaw
Sir Peter
Lady Hawkshaw
West Indies
Naphne
Tong
Bellona
Scotland
Big Majesty
Lord Nelson
Amusement Park Costs and Hens as Traffic Tricks
Frederic Thompson notes large investments in U S amusement parks with Luna Park and Dreamland among multi million investments and seasonal four month operations. A companion quip suggests scatter grain and loose hens as an odd speed trap to slow down speeding drivers.
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Frederic Thompson
Coney Island
Riverview Park
White City
Chicago
Luna Park
Quotes and jokes reflect domestic life and humor
A collage of quotes from Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Julia Ward Howe praises maternal duties and family virtue. Humorous exchanges follow about family scandal and obituaries with brief jokes on marriage, gossip, and wartime strategy. The somber and silly mix captures early 20th century paper humor.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The Artless Boy in a Grocer's Bargain
A young boy negotiates for a job with a grocer. The grocer offers two dollars, then recalls fame comes from low pay. The boy replies he wants to be good rather than rich, pleasing the grocer who agrees to hire him for three and a shill.
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Rogers
Cycle Dealer Suggests A Curated Cyclomer Idea
A terse fragment notes a cycle dealer recommending a cyclomer described as positively curated not like other cyclo ters that register two miles. The speaker teases Miss de Byke about lacking such a device and asks if she has one.
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