Tolliver Sisters Plot For Marjory Beauty Pageant
In Red Thrush Iowa, Ginger Ella and her sister Miriam plot for Marjory Tolliver to shine at the beauty pageant that evening. The family anxiously awaits the prize of fifty dollars in gold while Ginger experiments with a bridal costume and improvised veil, as the sisters fear the inevitable disappointment if Marjory loses.
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Rov
Tolliver
Red Thrush
Iowa
Helen
Miriara
Ellen
Ginger Ella
Marjory
Liddy Jackson
Horace
Afiiam
Ginger
Mintam
Chen
Miriam
Guiger
Roma
Halen
Lelen
Prince of Wales
Vorace Langley
Aelen
Uorace
Mirium
Printer’s Art Shines in British Museum Book Collection
A British Museum exhibit showcases about 200 volumes hailed as the acme of modern printing. The works span British and foreign presses from the last decade, pairing centuries old manuscripts with post war printing. Experts praise the improved craft since the century began.
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Ie British Museum
Europe
England
Scotland
United States
France
Germany
Rolland
Spain
Italy
Poland
Looked Us Over Bees Have About Five Thousand Eyes
Fragmentary line suggests a metaphor about scrutiny and selection. No clear event or identifiable names or places.
Helpful Pedestrians and a Florist Gratitude
A Cincinnati Enquirer brief notes a pedestrian whose family is a prospective buyer, sparking gratitude from the local florist. The item reflects everyday commerce and neighborly interaction in the city.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Cipherged romance ends with offer of marriage
A New York reporter Arthur, in love with Ethel Crosby, convinces her father, financier Crosby, after deciphering a cryptic note using Poe and a trained mind. The breakthrough reveals Collingwood’s plot, and Crosby, grateful, offers Ethel to Arthur as a resolved twist.
Better Weeds Than Nothing
Quote from Dean Swift on overcoming faults as an advantage to us. He likens folly of the mind to weeds in a field, arguing that destroying and consuming them at their source can enrich or deprave more than if none had ever sprung there.
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Dean Swift
Civil War Relic General Engine and Historic Market Notes
The General iron horse from the Civil War era sits at Union Station Chattanooga as a prized relic. The piece details its capture at Big Shanty and wartime service, plus notes on the Largest Fish Market in New York and Arlington Mansion history and ownership changes through 1924.
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Union
Chattanooga
Tia Nation
Ile
Paterson
N. J
Western & Allyntic Railroad
Big Shanty
United States Army
Kenesaw Mountain
Atlanta
Mike
Arlington Mansion
Alington Mansion
Potomac River
National Capitol
Virginia Hill
National Cemetery
George Washington
Theseus
Athens
Ofiralnia
Washington
George Washington Parke Custis
Arlington House
Robert B.bec
Army of Virginia
Richmond
Arlington
Uncle Sam
Galan
Banquet Diners Represent Wealth at New York Event
At a New York banquet the diners total wealth was reported as 2 billion dollars. The caterer reportedly stopped counting snoons after the proceedings.
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New York
Family Doctor Made Millions of Friends
Fifteen years after graduation Dr Caldwell became famous for a single prescription which after forty years remains globally popular. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is still made from herbs and pure ingredients and trusted as a safe gentle laxative for constipation and indigestion.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Spain Africa Bridge Proposed Across Strait of Gibraltar
A Spanish engineer suggests a gigantic bridge linking Spain and Africa across the Strait of Gibraltar. The design would rest on submerged battlement moats with opposing forces to keep floats submerged or drawn up as needed. Weather damage would be addressed by covering parts of the structure.
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Spain
Afica
Strat
Gibraltar
Department of Public Works
Madrid
Novel Penal Suggestion to Aid Convicted Individuals
A New York sociologist proposes a penological plan where offenders serve nights in jail and work daytime hours in the community, turning wages over to authorities. The scheme aims to avoid public bans while maintaining public safety and accountability.
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Fall Imates
Cimules
New York
Mathematical Adder in Stray Stories
The teacher calls a snake mathematically exact for striking with precision. A bright pupil interjects questioning if the creature is an adder, adding playful uncertainty to the stray story excerpt.
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Bobbs Merril Co
Ethel Hueston
Irwin Myers
Eddy
Father
Eddy Jackson
Chantalle
Chicasa
Calan
Fortune
Hadinger
Miiina
Chicago
Ellen Tolliver
Minam
Mirtain
Minani
Miroui
Miles Mercy
Ife
Margie
H Irving King
Salihger
Rlisat
Rtool Campbell
Ethel Crosby
Ethel
Arthur
Wall Street
Crosby
Fhrarye
Michel
Mr. Crosby
Ime
Crashy
Ald Callingwood
Callingwood
Dale
Artie
Artur
Brink Miner
Asday
Peniar
Galveston
Villian
Colliangwood
Colliswood
Collingwood
T. T. Maxey
Uston
Fulton Street
Gast River
Brooklyn Bridge
New York City
Tan
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
Newfoundland
Pacific Coast
Gulf of Mexico
California
Long Island
South Atlantic
Atlantic
Canadian
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Eureka St
San Francisco
Calif
Hanford
Couc
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alfred Iverson
St. Edwards
Nebraska
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