Divorces in Denver End Two Sensational Marriages
New York figures Susan Smith and Aimee Hargrove win decrees for divorce from husbands Milton Smith and Ernest Hargrove in Denver courts. Each seeks custody of children and alimony while the couples, once entwined in social circles, pursue new unions amid claims of cruelty and romantic entanglements.
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Milton Smith
New York State
Aimee Hargrove
A. R. Neresheimer
New York City
Ernest Hargrove
American Development and Improvement Company
Smith
Maitland
Hargrove
Neresheimer-Hargrove
Yose
Neresheimer
American Investment and Development Company
Susan
Milton
Abingdon Revival Transforms Town With 700 Converts
A remarkable revival in Abingdon, Virginia transforms a 2500 population town. Over 700 converts and many reformed from vice fill churches, a 2000 seat tabernacle rises in three days, and local businesses plan a Y M C A building for the youth.
What They Wanted to Know From Young Canadian Minds
Miss Agnes Deans Cameron recalls curious questions from Canadian children aged nine to fourteen who imagine an all wise man visiting their classroom. Their inquiries span science religion and daily life, from why the sun moves half way around the earth to how mothers think every day.
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Agnes Deans Cameron
Pall Mall
God
Joseph
Egypt
English Curate's Disadvantages
The Rev L H Evans of Eton argues clergy are often over housed as a vicarage must accommodate a large family. He says enlarging the house is unnecessary and inconvenient when the incumbent is a bachelor or has few or no children.
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Eton
England
L. H. Evans
Mass legislators angered by Clark Missouri river remark
The Massachusetts contingent in the New England delegation reacted with indignation after Champ Clark proclaimed that enough mud is carried from Missouri and Mississippi rivers yearly to create a state larger than Massachusetts and perhaps better.
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Massachusetts
Champ Clark
New England House
Missouri
Mississippi
Donkey Collector’s Scheme Ends With Return of Goods
A Kansas City Star tale recounts a bold but flawed debt-collector ruse. Snedkins tries to reclaim a shipment by bluffing Jacobs’ driver, only to confront the boss Brown who orders the load returned and the debtor paid in advance. The plan collapses, revealing honesty over cleverness.
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Jacobs
Jasper
Nick Carter
Snedkins
Teanster
Brown
Kansas City Star
Bees Surround Man in Swarm Delightful, Frightening
Detroit Free Press asks how environment shapes a person and recalls a man encircled by a buzzing swarm. The piece contemplates perception, reaction, and the thrill of a close encounter with nature.
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Detroit Free Press
Isle of Guernsey Odd Customs of Other Days
A Travel Magazine writer surveys Guernsey and Sark, noting Norman French speech, local currency, and a proud self rule with parliaments and judges. It mentions a roadside remedy for grievances, and Sark’s feudal parliament, scarce crime, and daily boat from Guernsey.
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England
France
Normandy
Guernsey
Clipp's New Novel Prompted by Ancient Epigrams
Biggs asks if the Clipp novel is historical or classical. Diggs replies most epigrams are drawn from ancient history, noting uncertainty about its exact genre. The Chicago Daily News records their exchange as a literary quip.
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Chicago
New York
Biggs
Clipp
Diggs
Chicago+ Daily News
Gymnasium Exercises Prove Benefit Says Puck
A humorous note quotes Puck praising gymnasium routines as beneficial for women. The quip claims improved waist fastening in back, reflecting light social humor about fitness and fashion. The line highlights contemporary attitudes toward exercise and slender silhouettes.
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Madge
Puck
Very Particular. Educating Daughter By Grammar Absence
A Baltimore American quip quotes Porkfaht urging selective education for his daughter. He insists she learn nothing of common nouns to keep her grammar strictly proper. The remark satirizes rigid language standards.
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Ernest Hargrove
Hargrove
Old Porkfaht
Slander Suit Quip Murky Courtroom Banter
Dialogue from the Chicago Daily News notes a slander suit with Wedderly accusing Oldbatch of courting trouble by repeatedly visiting a widow, claiming he calls on her twice weekly. The exchange frames legal troubles and social gossip.
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Oldbatch
Chicago Daily News
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