Millionaire Tommy Ardmore Flies to Atlanta in Search of Winked At Girl
New York magnate Tommy Ardmore, owner of a vast Worth Carolina estate, arrives in Atlanta seeking a pretty girl who winked at him as rain paused. On the depot platform he meets old friend Harry Griswold, a University of Virginia professor, en route north.
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Tommy Ardmore
New York
Worth Carolina
Atlanta
Aretty
Harry Griswold
University of Virginia
Orth
Thomas Ardmore
Ardsley
Griswold
Ardmore
North Carolina Hills
Richmond
Admiralty
Law
Marine Law
Henry Maine Griswold
Gray
Lfe
Ardy
Charlottesville
Kidd
Griswald
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
Homer
Sons of
Waxhaw
New Orleans
Mississippi
Alabama
Cincinnati
South
Dangerfield
Osborne
High Seas
Duenna
Phoebe
Grinwold
Two Governors at War and a Portrait of Griswold
Griswold, a Virginia Marine Law professor, travels by train with Ardmore and encounters New Orleans dispatches about a governors’ clash. A young Southern woman aboard reads the telegrams, reacting with indignation as Griswold notices her, while the party discards lingering political chatter and contemplates an upcoming scholarly project on Capt. Kidd.
Women at the Bargain Counter Says Sophronisba Breckenridge
Nise Sophronisba Breckenridge argues that men enjoy the gaming table and horse races while women must settle for the bargain counter to obtain benefits, exposing gender inequities in pursuit of fair returns.
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Nise Sophronisba Breckenridge
Melissa Had Revenge Austere Professor In Hat
An austere professor argues with his wife over using the car leading to a police station scene. The professor, mocked by street crowds while wearing her hat, is arrested for disturbing the peace after a misunderstanding. Melissa calls for help as she learns he is jailed.
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Melissa
Preserve Your Dignity in Aging Gracefully
A guide urges keeping dignity in old age through legitimate preventives, modest fashion, and staying engaged with current events. Emphasizes kindness to others, avoiding envy of youth, and preserving personal appearance with simple, graceful attire.
Extravagance of the idle rich sparks a dinner anecdote
Frederick Townsend Martin cites the burden of extravagant tastes on overworked men. A promoter’s wife demands a $900 sable stole, prompting the harassed husband to joke by tying his right hand to his left foot to avoid forgetting. The brief vignette highlights social pressure and consumer excess.
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Frederick Townsend Martin
New York
Crowd at street corner anticipates pugilist exit
Onlookers gather at a street crossing as rumors swirl about a notable fighter. The crowd's size suggests a planned appearance rather than a random collision, with spectators awaiting the boxer's emergence from a nearby saloon.
France Moves to Expel Witches and Sorcery
Paris letter reports France’s justice minister M Cruppi pushing to crush sorcery as superstition runs deep in rural areas. Cases from Normandy Morlaix illustrate fatal outcomes from white magic practices including a witch’s curse and a wizard’s lethal graveyard ritual targeting an 18 year old girl.
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M. Cruppi
France
Normandy
Tod
Morlaix
Paris
London Express
Counting Card Deals Across Four Players
A mathematician studied how many distinct ways a deck of fifty two cards can be divided into four hands of thirteen. An illustration suggests that even with humanity dealing nonstop for eons, only a tiny fraction of possible distributions would be exhausted.
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Mio
Spare the Doves and the Economic Value of Turtle Doves
Government survey findings show turtle doves consume large numbers of weed seeds, including 23 100 hawkweed seeds in three stomachs. They prove more effective than manual hoeing, as seed is destroyed and cannot regrow. Estimated potential annual farmer savings reach 500 million dollars if left unchecked.
Perverse Picture Plays Provokes NY Film Board Head
John Collier, secretary of New York's Board of Moving Picture Generals, says objectionable plays are never passed and are often rejected. He likens such works to a comic Uncle Jethro Husk joke about fishing and time to sift ashes.
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John Collier
New York
Board of Moving Picture Gensors
Jethro Husk
Jethro
Uncle Jethro
Uncle Jeth
Winterville law office location debated in odd verse
A fragmented exchange references a planned law office in Winterville and a college glee club tenor solo. The odd dialogue suggests uncertainty about site placement and personal memory tied to past performances.
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Winterville
Waiting for a Sleeper and the Railroad President
A narrator recalls a miserable overnight rail journey with a delayed sleeper, a rain soaked station, and weary travelers. Amid the chaos a girl muses about meeting the railroad’s president by telephone, while the author laughs at delays, trains, and a late arrival near Chicago with a hopeful dream still alive.
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George the Third
Maine
Greenfall
Ann L. Fogg
Fred
Parker
Polly Sawyer
Dorcas Dearborn
Augusta Daggett
Kennebec
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Tater
Harry Gilfist
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