Trist Tales of Calhoun and Barons in a Political Intrigue
Nicholas Trist narrates John Calhoun’s push for secret secretary of state post in Tyler’s cabinet. Calhoun seeks Texas and Oregon annexation, aims to learn England’s Mexico intentions via Baroness Von Ritz. Nicholas delivers Calhoun’s message, encounters pursuit, finds a slipper, and secures the baroness’s cooperation. Elizabeth Churchill agrees to Nicholas’ marriage proposal.
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Nicholas Trist
John Calhoun
Tyler
Dr. Ward
Calhoun
Texas
Oregon
England
Mexico
Baroness von Ritz
Pakenham
Nicholas
Elizabeth Churchill
Elizabeth
Washington East Room Proposal Amid Pageant
A narrative recalls a Washington White House pageant of refined vulgarity and gloom after the Peacemaker accident. Nicholas secretly plans to marry Elizabeth that night, arranging a quick wedding before departure to Canada, while Aunt Betty Jennings orchestrates the couple’s hush-hush moment as the Baroness Helena von Ritz appears.
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America
Washington
Priscéton
Upshur
Calhoun
White House
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Churchill
Betty Jennings
Betty
Daniel Churchill
Nicholas
Elmhurst
Aunt Jennings
Helena von Ritz
Aunt Betty
Chamberlain’s Early Bank Failure Revealed In Campaign Tale
A campaign tale recounts Senator Chamberlain’s bank presidency ending in failure and asset loss. An old friend advised against exposing it, but a publicity drive spread the story, followed by a directors’ statement proving Chamberlain repaid depositors and distanced from bank management. The piece frames American humor through political jests and satire.
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Chamberlain
Washington
Congress
Senate
Chamberlain Committee
Stubborn Eczema on Hands Prompts Cuticura Trial
Miss Mary A. Bentley of Montreal describes a nine year battle with severe hand eczema. After trying doctors and hospital care with little relief, she found lasting improvement using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. She reports burning pain subsiding, sleep restored, and hands clearing completely after six months of treatment. She offers to share her physician and hospital details.
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Mary A. Bentley
University St. Montreal
Que
Christmas Criticism by Orville Wright on Flying in New York
Orville Wright quips to a reporter that French claim better machines, but foreign order books tell another tale. He likens the contrast to a Dayton boy at Christmas who, waving newly received trousers, shouts that his parents never had such a suit.
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Orville Wright
New York
Dayton
Perfect Mother-In-Law Sparks Terse Exchange
A brief exchange turns on a paradoxical compliment as a speaker admits disappointment while praising his mother-in-law as “simply perfect” in a witty, quotable moment. The line highlights irony and social humor in a domestic setting.
Too Much Quarrel Over Treasure In Smart Set Line
In the Smart Set humor piece Miss Rocksey and Old Rocksey clash over a flirty phrase. He called her his treasure and she found the remark overly suggestive, sparking a light quarrel in the page’s quips.
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Rocksey
The Bigot Ads His One Idea As Intellectual Trade
The statement notes that the bigot promotes a single idea with zeal because it constitutes his entire intellectual stock in trade.
Munyons Paw-Paw Pills Promote Gentle Liver Action
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills claim to ease constipation without scouring or gripes by gently stimulating liver and stomach secretions. They are described as a tonic for stomach liver and nerves, enriching blood and aiding digestion, containing no calomel or dope, and priced at 25 cents.
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Manyon
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Mr. Calhoun
Canada
Department of State
Emerson Hough
Magnus G.icet
Artemus Ward
Br. W. Grove
le Sourtre
John Kennedy
Edmonton
Aloeria
Alberta
Spokane Fair
Alberta Governient
Ite
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ottawa
Can
W Rogers
Jisnapeds
Ledias
Aadia Geer
Joseph Ullmann
West 20Th Street
BAME
Leipzig
London
Paris
Germany
Englar
France
West Indies
Moltke Ao Spaaleh
Edward A. Marx
Albany, N.Y
Ana
Barat Ali Sabiniase
imiaGous
Scranton
Padiesase
Lemo
Duluth
Mize
Arsilley
James Big
Red River Valley
Minn
N. Dak
U. Parish
Roseville
Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
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