Devotion of a High Order in a Country Store Tale
In a country grocery, Abner Morgan relates stories of his uncle's dog noted for extraordinary intelligence. The men debate the dog’s loyalty and hear that the old man died the day before a dog tax was due, highlighting the canine devotion.
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Fashion talk on brown shades for next fall
A playful exchange contrasts a fashion idea about dark brown as a fall trend with a skeptical reaction about the taste. The brief dialogue hints at shifting color fashion and personal reactions.
Quotation Sparks Exchange on Wages and Preaching
A short debate unfolds with the proverb practice makes perfect cited as wage. The fool responds that preaching cannot boast the same merit, highlighting a humorous contrast in priorities.
Learning Things We Are All in the Apprentice Class
A Springfeld woman credits health gains to quitting coffee and using Postum after years of nervousness and heart trouble. She notes doctors failed to help until coffee was stopped, and reports improvement over months. The ad touts Postum as a coffee substitute from Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich.
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Springfeld
Pelle
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Wellville
Belgian Front Strives to Seize Weerde. Belgian Forces Repelled
From Antwerp to Weerde a Belgian center pressed along a 30 mile front as German artillery silenced and then unleashed. American photographer Thompson and reporter describe the intense fighting at Sempst and a farm house overlooking the road to Brussels, with Belgian troops forced to retire under heavy fire and German counter bombardment.
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Chicago Tribune
Antwerp
Weerde
Aerschot
Alest
Sempat
Malines
Antwerp-Mrussela
Thompson
Kansas
Sempst
Roos
Brussels
Harvard
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Cotekrite
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Staf
France
Zeppelin In Flight Drops Bomb After White Flag
London report quotes Moscow correspondent on Russo Prussian front. In a tense account the Zeppelin signals surrender with a white flag then bombs are dropped and fires break out as Russian forces halt fire.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Moscow
Elation
Miava
Zeppelin
Prosaic Talk Sparks Simple Proposal Exchange
A fragment shows a humorous exchange where one person laments a prosaic nature while the other asserts understanding of a proposal, framed in light dialogue from Fliegende Blätter. The tone suggests playful wordplay on prose and proposal.
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Max
The Miracle of Creating an Ideal Husband
A woman often achieves the feat of shaping an ideal husband from nothing or from imperfect material. The essay explores common notions of domestic transformation and social expectations surrounding marriage.
Booth Tarkington on playwriting and audience tastes
In Indianapolis Tarkington says he left playwriting behind as musical comedies draw crowds. He notes the public favors light entertainments like The Girl From Paris, while a front-row observer recalls predicting the show's success before the curtain rose.
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Booth Tarkington
Indianapolia
Paris
Force of Habit and Suffrage Quip Across Social Moments
A tale from National Monthly recounts Mrs. Tucker feeding a tramp who notices a stiff left middle finger hinting at past habits. Charlotte Perkins Gilman replies at a New York Colony Club luncheon to anti suffragists, noting the hen’s calm steadiness before laying the egg and mocking overconfidence in suffrage.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Colony Club
New York
Saving a Dime and the Cloth Spot Ruse
A mother imposes a ten cent fine for each spot on a tablecloth. Johnny rubs a cloth spot long at his plate and claims he is trying to rub two spots into one to avoid punishment.
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Johnny
John
Little Marion and the next door neighbor debate anarchists
A child asks about anarchists and the boy explains they want everything others have and never wash their serves. The girl then remarks the anarchists are the little boys who grew up.
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Marion
Donald
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