The Other Woman
Sylvia Benson confronts loss and loneliness as a stranger named Mary Andrews arrives seeking reconciliation. Andrews reveals a past linked to Tom Andrews and her struggle with drink and gambling, then stays with Sylvia. Over time the two women form a fragile bond, while Sylvia clings to a remembered promise and hope that love might have redeemed a broken life.
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Sylvia Benson
Ellen
Trypheny
John
West
Sylvia
Mary Andrews
Ioway
Tom
Andrews
Mrs. Andrews
New England
Mrs. Gray
Springfield Republican
Her Wish Wee Hostess-Mamma and Minister’s Daughter
A London Tit-Bits note reflects a child asking if minister’s daughters are invited to parties. The mamma answers that they are, given the minister’s daughter status, and the child muses about her papa being a minister instead of a miserably sinner.
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Mamma
Lucy Littnay
London
Piano Lesson Demanded at Any Cost
A Detroit Free Press clipping recounts a woman flaunting wealth as she pressures her daughter Dolly to master piano. The mother vows no expense will be spared while asserting arithmetic was the true measure of merit.
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Dolly
Detroit Free Press
The Cost of Trains and Car Maintenance
George J. Charlton of the Chicago and Alton argues the public misreads railcar costs. He cites a passenger car at 6000 to 7000 dollars and reclining chairs at 10000 to 12000 dollars, plus yearly maintenance and overhauls averaging hundreds more per car every cycle. He cites a master car builder noting 500 dollars to inspect a car after six months and a similar sum for refurbishment, totaling substantial ongoing expenses.
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George J. Charlton
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Mr. Charlton
Kansas City Journal
Paris Horse Chestnuts Bloom Twice a Year Citywide Phenomenon
Paris hosts about 43 000 horse chestnuts that bloom twice yearly and are numbered across squares boulevards and parks. Trees die back in July lose leaves then regrow flowers and green shoots until the first frost. Scientists traced the twice yearly leaf cycles to a windborne fungus that spares sap and triggers regrowth.
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Paris
Precautionary Photo Taken Before Tooth Extraction
An actress asks what the doctor is doing as the dentist explains he is taking a snap shot photograph to create an alibi in case of later damages from the operation. He prepares to extract the tooth, addressing the patient with formal caution.
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Chicago Tribune
Put indirectly. Inski and Sinski quip over washing
A London Tit-Bits item records a playful exchange between Sinski and Inski about rumors that one has not washed his face for seven years. Sinski retorts that a wasp would need a shovel to sting you, turning the rumor into a joke.
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Sinski
London
Great Men and Elevation in Political Life
The text compares men to building stones, noting that the greatest are not always in exalted offices and that elevating them to high positions is difficult. It emphasizes the challenge of selecting worthy leaders from among strong individuals.
Correction Praises Replace Censure, Quote by De mosthenes
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure is to correct ourselves. De mosthenes.
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Demosthenes
The Firstborn and a Whale Calf Birth at Sea
An epic voyage follows a whale lord and his mate toward a birthplace island. The mother bears a calf in a sheltered lagoon amid reefs and danger from sharks. A volcanic storm and lava flood force a desperate escape, ending in tragedy as the firstborn dies.
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League
R.c.c
Frank T. Bullen
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Sierra Forest Reserve
California
Los Angeles
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Charles D. Walcott
Popular Science Monthly
Tommy Goggle
Kinkins
Michigan
New York
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
Glenwood Ranges
Slate Root
Korit
Concord Junction, Mass
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
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