New Year Resolutions and Practical Guidance for 1917
A 1917 feature urges turning the leaf with constructive New Year resolutions. It stresses positive vows over negative ones, covers health habits, house upkeep, regular dental and medical checkups, fresh air and exercise, smiling and cheer, and practical party ideas for New Year's Eve. It notes the value of self-improvement despite imperfect adherence in the past year.
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Doctor Smith
Sam
Incoherent Fragments Describe Family Tensions
Readable lines reveal a dispute over marriage and implied insanity. The text includes misquoted statements about papa and a half-formed note about a captured person and vague conflict. Named individuals or clear events are unavailable due to damaged text.
Apple pie fears haunt Irish boarder over health
The landlady asks a boarding mate if he will hire a piece of the apple pie. Pat wonders if it is healthy while Faith and OL recall an uncle who died of apple plexy, suggesting the pie may be of the same ominous kind.
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Pat
Erin
Proof Positive Dialogue Sparks Across Time
A playful exchange unfolds as a woman asks if love endures aging and a man recalls a prior proposal after seeing her portrait in a bygone group photo. The flirtatious banter hints at affection and memory within a domestic scene.
Usual Procedure Questioned on Constituent Wishes
A dialogue discusses how a statesman handles constituent letters. The exchange notes a secretary filing letters while the politician tends to forget them, implying routine disregard of constituent wishes.
Halftone Hope: A Bald Hero in a Corking Love Tale
A humorous exchange hints that bald headed men lack fair treatment this world. The speaker promises a corking love story will soon celebrate a bold headed hero in a swell narrative.
Leaders of the people Face Dismay Over Silence
The article notes that leaders feel acure dismay when no one pays attention to their statements, highlighting a disconnect between speakers and the audience. It emphasizes the urgency of listening and accountability in public discourse.
Courtroom Tears and Love Letters Move Jurors
A chorus girl testifies about her life while the judge weeps and the court darkens. The mood shifts as the defendant’s millionaire donor is revealed through letters read aloud by her lawyer.
Courtroom Exchange Reading Like a Riddle
A gruff lawyer tries to cow a witness with taunts. The witness responds calmly, saying appearances reflect personal truth like a mirror. The brief exchange centers on perception and influence in the courtroom.
Miss Chance and Miss Pert in a Curious Exchange
A humorous dialogue from a newspaper sketch shows Miss Chance recounting a girl who saved an express train by signaling with her petticoat, while Miss Pert doubts such heroism and notes she does not wear red petticoats.
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Miss Chance
It Doth Indeed Roth Plays On Lying Seasons And Gas
The fragment notes a man of means must maintain two or three machines and provide each with gas as seasons pass, reflecting consumer demands and costs.
Undefined Bachelor of Arts dialogue snippet
A dialogue fragment features Mildred and her mother discussing the phrase Bachelor of Arts and its meaning. The excerpt centers on clarifying what a BA degree represents and who earns it.
Ballot Bargain Warns Against Vote Buying
A suffragette candidate frees a man who tried to sell his vote. She rejects the offer and urges a date to vote, while a bargain hunter quips about paying for a vote. The dialogue questions if double voting could occur for a dollar and ninety three cents.
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Hunter
Proof of Her Wisdom About Minerva and a Widow
A witty exchange contrasts Minerva the goddess of wisdom with a widow and a bachelor. The widow asks why Minerva was ended as goddess of wisdom and the bachelor quips that it was because she never married. They then pursue a new match with a widow who has seven children.
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Minerva
Not an Excuse
A witty dialogue unfolds as a maid proposes to a man who refuses marriage saying he could never wed the best woman on earth. She counters that claim, insisting her offer deserves consideration despite the compliment.
Bridge Player Skips Match Amid Family Claim
A woman misses a bridge game citing that her children need her, a remark prompting questions about her commitment and the reason behind the delay in participation. Local observers discuss the balance between family duties and competitive pursuits.
Facts and Figures in a boardinghouse quip
A witty exchange at a boarding house centers on head hair counts. A woman cites a scientist saying 160000 hairs on an average woman's head while a cynical bachelor retorts that a man's hair count may depend on marriage length.
Disturbing Influences
A cryptic exchange describes a club setting where a dancer mentions sending a thought wave. The reply questions the timing and mentions an omidalphe, then references missing an easy shot at billiards. The dialogue hints at unusual mental or magical interference affecting perception and performance.
Acquired Wisdom in a Family Talk
A dialogue shows a man seeking marriage at twenty one but his father urges patience until thirty. The woman confirms his thirtys moment, while the man jokes about being in a rush for a wife.
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Atos Chou
Her Choice and the French Poodle Feud
A Parisian quarrel centers on a dog as a man ponders choosing between Lin and a French poodle. He has angered his club, prompting talks of loyalty and affection in a lighthearted domestic dispute.
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Lin
Humorous Exchange on Raising Children and Diet
A brief dialogue mocks efforts to shape a child into an angel. One speaker jokes that a liberal diet of green apples might work, while the other remains skeptical about such methods.
Balcony Scene Ambition Sparks Friendly Banter
An amateur actor asks for critique on the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet. A skeptical friend jokes about stage help, noting only the carpenter could help elevate the balcony act.
Not the Locality Rouse Ends in Suburban Sighs
Fragmentary lines hint at a domestic dispute or mood shift involving Ele in the suburbs. The dialogue suggests tension between characters and an implied melancholy, with a focus on a strained home setting.
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