Quarrel Ends With Courteous Pause on Pennsylvania Avenue
The story recalls John Randolph and Henry Clay in Washington when they avoided speaking for weeks. On a narrow sidewalk they met and each planned how to pass. Randolph declared he never turns out for scoundrels, while Clay replied he always does and stepped into the mud to let Randolph pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Randolph
Henry Clay
Senate
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Randolph
Mr. Clay
Foregone Conclusion Doctor Mrs Patient Exchange
A doctor warns a patient to avoid all excitement while the patient asks if he can view something on the street. The dialogue hints at tension between medical caution and curiosity.
Smart Man Lawyer Seeks Truth in Last Will and Testament
A lawyer reads a client’s will to relatives claiming the deceased spent all his money before death. The statement suggests a final admission of financial choices and prompts questions about estate distribution and intent.
Boy refuses to lend handkerchief on crowded train
A poorly dressed boy sits beside a fashionable woman on a railway coach. He sniffs loudly until she asks for a handkerchief. The boy answers that he has one but will not lend it to strangers.
Outlives Enemies War Brag From Ancient Patient
A quip from an elderly patient overheard by a young admirer. The old man boasts he will be 80 at his next birthday and has outlived every foe, declaring there isn’t an enemy left in the world. The exchange underscores a weary survivor’s wit about age and rivals.
Foolish Pride and Jealous Foreman Clash
A confrontation centers on pride and a foreman accused of jealousy. The dialogue reveals tensions over status, with the speaker claiming others mistook him for the foreman and questioning the cause of job loss. The exchange hints at workplace conflict and power dynamics without additional context.
Noting When to Say Not Yet Known
A concise reflection on language timing noting that many can articulate saying nothing but few know the right moment to withhold or reveal. The phrase emphasizes discerning appropriate timing in speech.
Had Enough Divorce Plea From Child to Lawyer
A tearful child bursts into a lawyer's office seeking a divorce from his parents. The scene shows the boy's determined, declarative plea for separation from his father and mother in a single tense, poignant moment. The interaction underscores a child's desperate wish for independence and relief.
One or Another A Secret to a Woman
A pithy saying notes that a woman's secret may be either not worth keeping or too good to keep, reflecting on discretion and value in private matters.
Lost Pound Note Notice Appears in Local Paper
The Scotsman entered the newspaper’s Lost and Found column with a note for a pound note missing from him. The clerk read the brief entry stating the loss and the sentimental value attached to the currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotsman
Classified Department Offers Farm and Service Listings
A collage of ads for businesses and properties in Missouri and nearby states. Listings include a 35 mile north route to a Duncan Grocery in New Market Missouri, a grocery with new equipment in Arkansas City Kansas, a Grandview Missouri phone ad, a Springdale phone listing, a farm equipment box for Huskee tractors from Valparaiso Indiana, 225 acres pasture land near Hermitage Missouri, various grass farm loan offers, and a Springfield realtor estate division promoting farm loans and listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Duncan Grocery
New Market
Arkansas City
Kansas
H. I. Jarboe
Grandview
Missouri
Springdale
Taylor
Clarence, Mo
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Gushubi
SOE
Gushubii
Crear
By Clark S. Hoas
Sunnyside
Jim
Gut O
Rimin
Fred
POSEN
Bessie
Ol’ Fred
BY Nick Penn
Mutt and
Jeff
Bud Fisher
Tsker
By Arthur Pointer
Bert Thomas
Ferdie
Sheriff Blanton
Traffic Body CO
St. Louis
Men
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Hideway Park
Colorado
T.C.M
Highway
Cameron
Selle's
the Foothills
Foothill Blvd
Monrovia
California
WM. R. Doncho
Broadway Chico
Cali
Shipley St
Wilmington
Del
Farm Machinery & Equip
Metal Box Co
Valparaiso
Ind
Resaca
Corpus Christi
Texas
Saline “County
Boonville
Pollard Realty
Grand
Kansas City
Victor
Hermitage
W. W. Walter
Hermitage, O
Herb Tillman CO
E. Sunshine
Springfield
C. O. Brink
Ruskin
Nebraska
Needs Machinery Corp
Main St
Silverbla
Harry Saxton
Bemus Point
N. Y
Ozark Circus
Ozark Chair Co
Russellville
Russ Equipment Co., Inc
Woodis Avenue
Norfolk
Newburyport
Wahlert & Guntzler
Nace Pv
WNU
Thif
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