Adonis and a coffee date on Elvary’s mind
A refined Elvary strides to Maude Dollande’s flat where Adonis the dog disrupts a meeting with biting wit. Maude’s charm, coffee, and crumbling alimony set a tense comic scene as Elvary contemplates an endgame while Adonis steals the show at a social club later that night.
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Hortense
Adonis
Elvary
Maude
Chippendale
Dearie
Ornce Dollande
Dollande
Mina
Pirate Bridge
Prudence's Daughter Finds Freedom in Modern Love
A warm midcentury romance traces Prudence the Parsonage's grown daughter in Greenwich Village and Des Moines. The story celebrates everyday people, cheerful humor, and optimistic love without villains, showing that genuine affection endures across changing times.
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Ethel Hueston
Prudence
Greenwich Village
Des Moines
Midnight Launch Party at Carter Blake's Studio
In a smoky East River loft, Carter Blake hosts a five year contract launch party for an artist. Jerry Harmer, an Iowa girl, is drawn into the circle by Duane Allerton as the room whirls with tango, cocktails, and masked flirtations while Jerry adores the steady warmth of Duane's gaze.
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Carter Blake
Gayety
Nkorzky
Mary Deonya
Aimee Glorian
Jerry
Geraldine Harmer
Rhoda
Bertrande Rochester
Jerry Harmer
Iowa
Mysel
Allerton
Duane
Aimee
Duane Allerton
Rhods la Faye
Middle West
Miss Harmer
Francy
Billy
Duaney
International
Carter
East River
New York
Duanne
Wall Street
Angel Sweetness
Will
Earliest Book Plates and Royal Memorials
In early bookmaking the first book plates featured royal imagery rather than simple ownership tags. Beatrice of Aragon and her husband Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, appear on a plate for their joint edition of De Spiritu Sanctu. The era valued single volumes as prized first editions, with little concern for borrowing or sectional libraries.
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Beatrice Aragon
Beatrice of Aragon
Matthias L Cornnus
Hungary
Sigismundus de Sigismundus
Attavante Dell Attavanti
Understanding Century Age Reckoning in Early Texts
The excerpt explains how ages are counted from a starting point at the first day of a century. It notes common confusions with modern age reckoning and illustrates the scheme by which a person born at the start of the Christian era is considered one year old in the second year and grows to forty in the forty first year.
Steady Fur Demand Drives East West Flanders Trade
The rabbit skin and fur industry in East and West Flanders shows steady postwar growth. Demand for fur garments and trimming goods, plus hat manufacture, rises as United States buys Ghent district supplies. In 1924 US purchases reached 3,020,592 dollars in raw dyed skins and waste.
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East
West Flanders
United States
Ghent
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Sifts Women’s Ailments
A Columbia South Carolina reader testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored vigor after three years of illness. She credits the remedy with enabling her to do housework and regain health she felt she had lost, urging others to avoid suffering.
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Columbia, S. C
Jim S
Maud Seeks Astrologer’s Quick Marriage Timing
A Boston Transcript quip notes Maud consults an astrologer to learn the best marriage time. The astrologer replies with a single blunt tip to seize the first opportunity.
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Maud
Boston Transcript
Awful Speed Triple Threat Remark from Penn State Froth
A humorous line from Penn State Froth notes that a woman can speak three languages, calling it a triple threat. Spud responds with a quip about the phrase.
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Speed
Spud
Penn State
Belief Versus Sight Sparks Argument About Truth
In a tense exchange a speaker asserts you must trust your own eyes while another counters that seeing someone does not prove belief. The dialogue centers on perception and trust between the two individuals.
Fragmented dialogue hints at marriage planning
A brief exchange centers on speaking with a father, timing around marriage, and balancing practical work with hopeful expectations. The lines suggest intimate decision making and future implications within a personal relationship.
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The
Donis
JR Cpert Elvary
Maude Dollande
Mr. Elvary
Part
Carter -Blake
Riva Xe
Lydia E.finkham
Green
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