Amelia Regains Lost Lover at Last
Amelia Tanner welcomes Larry Hicks back after years apart and a hard life. She helps Sister Dora while preparing to start anew with a real home and shared future with Larry, who has built a life but longs for companionship. Dora remains hopeful for Barney's return while living in Amelia's stable home.
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Amelia
Lincoln Street
Dora
Barney
Larry Hucks
Miss Tanner
Larry. Hicks
Larry Hicks
Larry
Sister Dora
Navy church pennant meaning and hoisting rule
The navy records trace the church pennant origin, noting Farragut's April 26 1862 order for a thanksgiving hour and pennant hoist. The Signal Book 1866 requires pennant above the national ensign, and the current Signal Manual directs hoisting above the ensign at the peak during divine services aboard ships.
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Navy Department
Farragut
Navy
How Australia Got Its Name In 1606 De Queiroz Landed
In 1606 the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós landed in the New Hebrides while serving Philip I of Spain and claimed the land as Tierra Austrialia del Espiritu Santo. He noted naming it for the memory of the king and in honor of Austria, believing he had found the great southern continent.
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de Queiroz
New
Hebrides
Philip I of
Spain
Tierra Austrialia del Espiritu Santo
Austria
They Didn’t Pop George and the unpopped pop overs
The story centers on George who loves fried pop overs. His elder sister plans to make a large batch. After dinner she serves them with doubts about quality. George eats, then the sister returns to find the dishes unwashed and the reason given is misfit popovers that failed to pop.
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George
Brother
Raccoons Sleep Together in Winter Hollow Trees
The American Forestry Magazine of Washington notes that raccoons often sleep through cold snaps in winter. It is not uncommon to find a family or several families curled up together in the hollow of a large tree to endure freezing conditions.
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American Forestry Magazine of Washington
Kitchen Cabinet Street Reflection
Amid the clamor of the street the fancy often fills with far off thoughts. I live again among the streams and hills, a poem by William A. Dunn.
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William A. Dunn
Classic Ham and Fish Recipes From a Historic Menu
A collection of kitchen notes and recipes detailing Hot Roast Ham with cider sauce, dinner rolls, codfish balls, and multiple fish dishes. Includes Steamed in Milk, Spanish Fish, Fish Salad Molded, and Fish Steaks with bacon, offering step by step prep, ingredients, and cooking times reflecting era specific cooking guidance.
Satiric plea in a Florida divorce case
A Florida Times-Union item uses dialect to depict a divorce dispute framed around a wife threatening to strike her husband with a flatiron if he refuses to work. The humorous exchange highlights marital tension and social humor in a courtroom setting.
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Rastus
Florida Times-Union
Willing to Wait A Horse Theft Trial Memory
A man is convicted of horse stealing. The judge warns the offender that the crime is serious. The prisoner quips that in fifty years the offense might not be illegal.
What He Fell On Old Man jesting on evil days
A brief exchange on the sidewalk follows a humorous remark about "evil days" with the reply noting nothing as soft as what he fell on just now.
Stubborn Old Married Advice Echoes in Quarrel
A brief exchange echoes a lesson on quarrels shaping relationships as a friend recalls counsel given to Jack. The couple’s tension hints at longstanding patterns, with a suggestion that similar advice has influenced past actions and outcomes.
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Jack
Motoring Sparks Energy Says A Changed Man
A man explains to a companion that his mood and vigor improved with motoring. Another replies he did not realize he himself motored, indicating a joking misunderstanding about the speaker’s newfound alertness and mobility.
Artistic Temperament Meek Artist
A cobweb remark prompts Mrs Jones to question an artist about destroying a work of art. The resourceful charwoman responds that she feared the artist would be annoyed to see his piece damaged.
Made Him See Red First Wife and Second Wife Tale
A brief column reports on a husband’s escalating anger triggered by his wife applying lipstick. The piece frames the behavior as a pattern tied to multiple partners and hints at underlying tensions without detailing violence or legal action.
Total Stranger First Actress First Actor Not from Adam
A playful exchange suggests a rumored romance between an unnamed actress and actor. The speakers deny any story of a forthcoming marriage, insisting no confirmation or denial has occurred from their side.
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Adam
The Main Thing Mrs Arthur Conversation About Harold
Mrs Arthur questions sending Harold another $100 after he flunked in two subjects this month while Mr Arthur notes he did make the football team. The exchange centers on balancing finances, academics, and athletics in Harold’s life.
Run for Her Money Woman Shopper Card
A humorous 1920s style caption pits a shopper and a clerk in a quip about stock ings and a ladder. The scene riffs on prices and cheeky banter as the clerk jokes about a marble staircase at 75 cents.
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Naval Church Pennant
Australia
Western Newsnaner Union
Riage Wh
Champion
Toledo
Ohio
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California
Hotel Roosevelt
San Francisco
Jones
Eddy Garage
Wiltshire
Stockton St
Union Square
Sutter
Harry Boyle
Bath
Biola Hotels
Los Angeles
St. Hope St
Calit
Fuller & Brown, Inc
Olive Street
Calil
Hotel
Alexandria
Calif
P. T. A. Assoc
Alexandria Hotel CO
E. C. Eppley
Charles B. Hamiliton
ST. Francis
Jas. H. McCab
Bath Caas
W. Warp
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