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Newspaper

Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1913

Page

6

Daughter of Kerr Seeks Belmont Home Amid Political Turmoil

Gloria Kerr a motherless girl arrives at her father Kerr's Belmont home where he governs as a political boss anxious to shield his real character. Negotiations with Judge Gilbert Kerry and Chicago Packers unfold as Kerr seeks to secure a franchise. Gloria faces pressure, romance, and a press battle as factions clash over graft, with Joe Wright opposing Kerr and Remont News involved.

Gloria Kerr Belmont Kerr Kendall Chicago Packers Gilbert Kerry Joe Wright Gloria Helmontaiety Aid Ciberts Europe Tmn Nia Remont News Kerr Nis Penohinen Nis Celoria Aid Nekoote Wright Judge Gilbert Gilbert

Uncertain Romance and Newspaper Offer Clash

A tangled scene unfolds with Gloria and Wright amid a tense courtly dialogue as a marriage proposal collides with personal duty. In a separate business thread, Wright faces a potential sale of his newspaper to two rival buyers, testing honesty and ambition against loyalty and public trust.

You Might Have Been a Turkey

A light verse suggests hope for those overlooked or unlucky, urging cheer as fortune shifts. The speaker acknowledges varied misfortunes from slighting by fortune to harsh labor under a cruel master, ending with a playful note about being a turkey.

Public Attention And The Fame Chase In Chicago Banter

A fragmentary curtain of dialogue from a Chicago scene recalls public image chasing. A woman demands a husband whose picture has appeared in newspapers while banter about ambition, luck, and ego threads through remarks on fame, marriage, and social pressure.

Nobody Cares Quote Sparks Town Feud

A sharp exchange unfolds as a resident proclaims no debts to locals while others question concern for welfare, signaling rising tensions in the town. The brief clash underlines social fractures and local attitudes toward community responsibility.

Farmer Corntoesel Answers Without Questions

A humorous exchange features Farmer Corntoesel claiming to know all the answers without bothering with the questions. The line plays on political theater and mock ignorance as he dismisses inquiries from a member of Congress.

Comgress Farmer Corntoesel

Farmer Confronts Expert Over Farming Claims

An altercation unfolds between a farmer and a so called agriculture expert. The farmer questions the expert’s credentials citing universities in two countries. He recalls a calf burned by two cows, noting the calf grew more as it was nurtured.

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Experience Substitutes and the double standard in plays

The critic Holbrook Blinn argues plays like Damaged Goods teach men from experience while women cannot profit due to society never forgiving their experiences. He calls for experience substitutes like The Guilty Man to warn women, noting the stark double standard in theatrical morality.

Holbrook Blinn Medical Review of Reviews Ike the Guilty Man

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