Ghost House in Maples Tale Ends in Matrimonial Tie
In a small town a judge contemplates ghosts at the old Fire Maples manor where two girls stage a haunting to scare away tramps. A visitor, artist George Fenwick, arrives during the ruse, and love blooms as the girls face an informal engagement plan that ends with Cally Lester and Molly Parsons arranging a marriage to the man Fenwick. Meanwhile an automatic drinking fountain debuts in Santa Ana California offering ice cold water for a penny with change for nickels. the device uses cooled ice and filters.
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Lester
Les
Cally
Chicago
Molly Parsons
Molly
Guiss Cally
Evernight
George Fenwick
Shell
Miss Daily
Sitas
Cally Lester
Molly Parson
Miss Call
Santa Ana
Cal
Los Angeles
Mooney
New Electrical Discovery at University of Chicago
Prof R A Millikan announced findings claiming electricity is a definite substance separable into atoms and that all matter is made of constantly moving molecules. He described countless moving atoms as analogies to the solar system's ceaseless motions.
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University of Chicago
R. A. Millikan
Sculptor Says Human Form in Trousers Hides Shins
A Louisville Courier-Journal note quotes a sculptor arguing that showing the majesty of the human form in trousers and skirts is impossible while praising these garments for usefulness in concealing unlovely shins.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Buckingham Palace: From Mulberry Garden to Royal Residence
Buckingham Palace traces its evolution from the Mulberry Garden in Whitehall through Goring House to Arlington House and then Buckingham House. George III purchased it. Queen Charlotte and later George IV expanded it amid public ridicule. Victoria established it as a royal town residence, with vast garden changes and major state functions, while the palace and grounds hosted coronations jubilees and visits.
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Vckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Old St. James's
Westminster
Buckingham Palace
John Nash
Victoria
Edward VII
James F
Whitehall
Charles Sedley
Mulberry
Pope
Dryden
Anne Reeve
Goring House
Earl of Arlington
Charles II
Lord Arlington
Arlington House
Duchess of Grafton
Sheffield
Duke of Buckingham
Buckingham House
George III
Green Park
Queen Charlotte
Queen's House
George
St. James’s Palace
Queen’s House
George IV
British Museum
Johnson
Fanny Burney
Charlotte
Brighton
Constantine
Rome
Pimlico
Nash
Hyde Park
Queen Victoria
South Africa
Thia
Japan protects scenery from advertising under new law
Japan passes a law granting the government guardianship of the country's scenery to prevent ad banners on fields and woods. The Habone grove is cited as spoiled by a merchant using trees for sandwich board ads, with a newspaper as the proper vehicle for advertisements.
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America
Japan
Tokyo
Habone
Daughter at Home After Graduation From Arts University
The exchange notes a daughter returning home after graduating from the Artistic Literary and Scientific University. She has joined a finishing school to learn manners such as entering a room, sitting, holding a fan, and blushing.
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Artistic Literary and Scientific
Hostesy
Bribery Scandal Touches China Diplomatic Circles
Censor Wen Pin impeaches H. J. Tsao Ju-Hn over allegations he took a $600000 bribe while serving in Manchuria. Reports state Tsao's son reportedly received $10000 in bank notes during a private dinner with a visiting foreign minister.
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Wen Pin
H. J. Tsao Ju-Hn
Manchuria
Shanghai Mercury
Deduction That Was True in a Church Sermon
Tommy and his mother sit in the gallery for an evening sermon. He quietly notices a family in front, insists he knows their names, and correctly deduces them as the Hills when the preacher references uplifting eyes to the hills.
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Tommy
Open-Faced Folly at the Train with Chorus Girls
In a Puck style vignette, Diner Sagg of the Skeedee tavern stares with open mouth after Elmer visits the deepo to watch a passing train. A comic opera troupe aboard the train featured chorus girls, one girl blew a kiss and called him Skeszicks, leaving him wide eyed and speechless.
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Elmer
Deepo
Skeszicks
Puck
Despair and Woodsawyer Quote at St Patrick's Dinner
A Boston St Patrick's Day dinner featured Senator Lodge remarking on Ireland's fate with a quip about despair. The anecdote includes a doctor telling a woodsawyer he needs violent exercise and a joke about not greasing his saw for a month.
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Boston
Lodge
Ireland
Vapid guest noted near chafing dish in party chatter
In a social scene a young man, described as vapid, is repeatedly referenced as a minor presence near the chafing dish where Miss Plumpy presides. The dialogue labels him an accessory to the event, always observable at such occasions.
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Plumpy
Mrs Scorcher Plans Automobile Trip Inventory
Mrs Scorcher asks if preparations are complete for the road journey. Mr Scorcher lists an extra tire two lamps three sparking plugs and repair tools. Mrs Scorcher notes a missing court plaster.
Marriage Custom Rumor In Whimsy Exchange
A fragment notes a queer marriage custom where the groom holds his nose against a small cylindrical object. The remark is uncertain, with a companion joking it might be a grindstone. The quoted snippet reflects a humorous aside from a conversation.
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Mr. Grouch
Man’s Wardrobe Woes Prompt Witty Exchange
Short quip contrasts a critic urging better dress with a counter from Dorfbarbler about the man refusing to make more clothes. The dialogue nods to appearance and practicality in a humorous note.
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Dorfbarbler
That Must Be A Cyclone In Windy Contemporary Speech
A fragment mentions a breeze of excitement described by a contemporary voice as a cyclone. The brief notes weather-like language and metaphor without precise details or events.
Honeymoon in a Hospital Prank Ends in Injury
A couple drove a brand-new touring car on a wild ride at sixty mph and soon ended at a hospital. The husband Brilson steered with one hand while the wife rode beside him, as onlookers pressed for the destination of their honeymoon.
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Papa
Smmson
Ole Hoeymoon
TiNgon
Brilson
Mrs. Brilson
Singularly Fitting The Brown Debts Debate Among Friends
A group discusses Brown’s charm and alleged money misdeeds. They caricature his honesty as sunlike yet failing to settle debts. One quips that debts should not exist, referencing a college loan and the phrase Kathleen Mavourneen loan may endure for years or forever.
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Brown
Kathleen Mavourneen
The Reason Behind a Chauffeur’s Dismissal
A dialogue reveals the driver was praised yet fired for taking too much time off to attend fall events, highlighting tension between efficiency and personal leave. The exchange underscores workplace expectations and a misalignment in priorities.
Dear Little Thing Dog Bite Incident
An elderly man reports his leg bitten by a dog to a woman. The woman replies that the veterinary surgeon advised against giving the dog meat.
Night porch drama ends with order to extinguish
A weary voice from above interrupts a quiet porch talk as a homeowner insists on putting out a light seen from the window. The scene includes a held-up pair and occasional shouts from the victim echoing through the night air.
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Julie
Merry Minstrels Interlocutor Heads for Johnson's Fate
In a lively exchange the Interlocutor asks about Johnson who is said to have found a fine job. Bones confirms Johnson works for a carnival and uses his head to poke through a canvas, a hazardous act described with humorous exaggeration.
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Bones
Johnson
Revenge by Proxy in Courtroom Snippet
Dialogue depicts Celtic Stranger and Very Young Lawyer in a police court scene. Celtic Stranger declares long-standing vendetta against Tim, offering ten dollars as fee to defend him. Puck narrator notes the vow of retribution and mock legal exchange.
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Celtic Stranger
Jim Hennessy
Tim
Puck
Latter-day candidates avoid kissing babies in campaigns
A quote contrasts modern candidates with traditional image rubbing in a pathological view. It notes candidates are too busy explaining tariff positions to kiss babies, reflecting campaign rhetoric and public perceptions of political behavior.
All at It Dodges Taxes and Autos in Jest
A satirical exchange notes that those who avoid taxes also dodge cars, framing the issue as a social quip about avoidance and modern preoccupations. The quip contrasts collective responsibility with evasive habits in a playful, pointed tone.
Diplomat and His Son Explain A Human Claim In Pa Dialect
In a Pennsylvania context a diplomat explains a parson who can prove a man is a horse without naming him as such. The exchange uses regional phrasing to describe a person who acts with discretion and authority in judging character.
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Wille
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