Farm Life and New Boarder Arrives at Bert Temple’s
The narrator contemplates leaving college labor and buys a New England farm by the bay. He tours the property, hires Bert Temple to secure a carpenter and a farmer, and begins repairs. Hard Cider estimates work while Mike plows and pruning starts. Mrs Temple fires Mrs Pillig and a new boarder from New York is announced.
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New England
Bight
Bert Temple
Bert
Hard
Mike
Garden Romance on the New Farm
A narrator and a mysterious young woman encounter by the brook on a May afternoon. They share reveries about the land and hermit thrush as the girl reveals blue eyes and a curious humor, then visit the narrator’s terrace and fireplaces before parting near Bert’s.
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Mike
Slab City
Bert
Jon
Thia
Bachelor Thinks Marriage Must Be Better Then Meets Woman
A bachelor who believes himself immune to romance reaches an age of doubt about bachelor life and, upon meeting a striking woman, acts in a way that amuses those already married.
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Foike
A New Era Panhandler Exploits War Suffering at Sea
European war spawns a new panhandler who limps aboard liners to America. He collects sympathy from steerage to upper decks by recounting war horrors to secure charity. He claims to seek funds to rebuild homes and send for starving families, citing a lost $30.
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Rotterdam
Southampton
America
Right Choice Echoes in Silent House Work
A stern defiance frames a decision as I declare a correct path and return to labor hearing faint singing from the adjacent room, implying quiet domestic or creative activity and a moment of reflective atmosphere.
Stella Goodwin Finds Spring Fever in a Dictionary Tale
In a country rest, Stella Goodwin arrives cheerful and debates dictionaries with the narrator. He reveals a philology degree and a comic tale of hy words, a failed manuscript, and the need to live outdoors and saw wood to stay sane.
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Rome
Stella Goodwin
Asd
America
Areas of My Kind University
Highbrow Suitability for Stella Good Win as Wife
A quoted columnist ponders whether Miss Stella Good Win is too refined for marriage or if highbrow people are ordinary humans once they encounter real life. The satire asks if class marks true happiness or merely social pose.
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Stella Goodwin
Sir Herbert Tree Not a Lion in Society
At a New York reception Sir Herbert Tree faced a teasing remark about not joining society often. He quipped that only one man wasn’t spoiled by being monized, and named Danie as the lone exception.
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Herbert Tree
New York
Gil Herbert
Passage of Cash to Enter New Country Noted
The text describes a practice where wealthy passengers receive about five times $20 as a payment, facilitating admission to a new country. It notes the cash required and the efficiency of this scheme in helping people cross borders.
The Average Minister Described by Odell
A quotation by Joseph H. Odell in Atlantic portrays the average minister as burdened by a large rectory and costly books, facing expensive clerical attire, and driven to constant self restraint. It notes that charity is a capital investment, vacations are common, and ministers endure high stress while upholding church and master with discreet economies.
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Joseph H. Odell
Atlantic
Culinary Frightfulness and a Calamitous Breakfast
A derailed exchange in the Weekly Dispatch describes a puzzled speaker confronting a strange order about two sausages and a poached egg. The scene centers on miscommunication and culinary oddity in a wartime or travelar context.
Woman Avoids Operation After Pinkham Compound
Astoria New York area woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from years of illness and back pain avoiding surgery. She reports rapid improvement after two weeks and now enjoys better health. Letter from Mia Jon A Kounta describes symptoms, doctor’s recommendation for operation, and satisfaction with the regimen.
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Astoria
N.J
Thad Chitla
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham Laboratory
Pinkham
Say how to class these expert military aviators
A witty exchange labels expert military aviators as shooting stars, using a playful metaphor to praise their skill and legendary status in a humorous quip.
Remarkable Lung Vita Claim For Tuberculosis Sufferers
A Nashville woman claims Lung Vita cured her tuberculosis cough and hemorrhages within two years of use. She says she can work, eat, and sleep well after starting treatment. The Nashville Medicine Co advertises Lung Vita at 1.75 for a thirty day course.
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Rippy
North Sth Ave
Nashville
Lince
Nashville Medicine Co
Steger
Tenn
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