Elise on a Pacific Island teaching and fearing reunion
Elise, a missionary teacher on a South Pacific island, endures poverty and cultural strain while longing for home and letters from the United States. Her budding romance with John Armistead Porter intensifies as a Thursday steamer brings distant hopes and a sudden, tense encounter.
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Lise Winston
Elise
United States
Ataquilin
Celia
John Armistead Porter
Sumehow
Tler
Mystery Suit Tangled in Court and Wall Street Talk
In a sharp exchange, Johnnie jokes about clothing scarcity as a young lawyer claims the clothes are his. The banter hints the suit was lost in court and a shirt to Wall Street, prompting disbelief from the young observer.
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Hull
Johnnie
Sis
Wall Street
That's Right Al Frueh Delivers Cartoon Parody
Al Frueh the caricaturist submitted a picture to a magazine editor. The cartoon features Father Tline with a regulation burghiss and scythe, an umbrella under his arm, prompting the editor to ask about the umbrella and Frueh to remind that the boy survived the Deluge.
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al Frueh
Tline
Bourghiss and Scythe
Father Tline
Romping Initials and a Cigar Store Robbery Brief
A court transcript portrays a robbery case where a defendant faces charges for breaking into a cigar store and stealing $40. The judge questions the defense while the culprit proposes a split of the loot with an accomplice.
Flattery Miss Dimpleton and a Juror’s Reflections
A humorous exchange opens with Miss Dimpleton asking for compliments on her double chin. Mr Coldfax replies kindly that every chin has its own beauty. Faith Depleted reflects on loving fellow men, but a juror laments the difficulty after serving on many juries.
Harold Fancy Dies in Oslo Cartoon Study
A brief notice notes the death of Harold Fancy, described as clever, with reference to his knowledge of four dead languages. The item appears in Karikaturen, Oslo, reflecting a posthumous, reflective tone on his linguistic interest.
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Harold
Fragmented OCR anecdote with social quips
A scrambled paragraph jokes about love and a drug store clerk and mentions hair nets, a feather for hats, and a Frenchman asked to secure government aid. Reads as a garbled, humorous clipping with incomplete sentences and odd phrasing.
Sworn Off Ooh OM Uses Sparks Coded Exchange
A compact note reports a tense moment as one party renounces an agreement in a coded exchange. Details explain a shift in plans and a formal stance taken by involved individuals.
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Chamberlin
Farmers National Bank Safe Banking
Walstad Implement CO. McCormick
Deering
Aurelia Sentinel Advertising
Eclipse Lumber CO
First National Bank
Guarantee Oil CO
Dixie Products
C. B. East
City Meat and Grocery
H. H. Lockin Insurance and Real Estate
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G. R. Wharton Furniture and Undertaking
F. E. Pratt
Nelson’s
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Schoening Hardware CO
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Universal
Iowa Public Service CO
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