Which Is For Memory
A tale of Betty Randall and Aunt Betty, tied by a rosemary sprig. Tom Willson, missing for years after a westward journey, returns to claim his beloved and reveal a lifelong vow of remembrance. In a Newark-New Hampshire frame, two Bettys reunite, with fate guiding a final embrace.
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New England
Betty
Tom
Goodby
Mom
Lve
Far West
Matt
Amutic
Hiim
Meath
Dr. Thornton
Mamma
Ble
Betty Randalls
Tom Willson
Betty Randall
Randall
Mailed Letters Ownership and Post Office Rules
A Washington Star excerpt explains that a mailed letter remains the sender's property until delivered. The sender may reclaim it if he proves authorship to the postmaster. The state acts as agent, not master, in postal transmission, with postmasters liable for errors in delivery.
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United States
Post Office Department
Washington Star
Tuning a Piano The birth of a piano tuner
A Spokane Sports man Review piece quotes a tuner who argues tuners are born with an acute sense of sound, not merely trained. He recalls tuning for Tans von Bulow in public, the pianist’s temper and insistence on live performance, which the tuner says ruined the instrument and doubled the bill.
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Plano
Planos
Tans von Bulow
America
Herr von Bulow
Spokane
Hurt Worse Than the Razor Barber Exchange insult in Times-Democrat
The New Orleans Times-Democrat quotes a barber delivering a sharp critique of a customer and a patient reacting with a humorous but biting description. The dialogue highlights exaggerated features and a demand not to be reminded of them.
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J. BoLdanxo & Son
Baltimore
Nolyme
Grant Co
Sun.felts
J- Bolgians & Son
Maryland
Aiman
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Evils of Tobacco Illustration Highlights Long Chewing Life
A Georgia man aged eighty-two who began chewing at eleven and sired twenty five children is cited in the Cllo Alabama Free Press as a warning against tobacco. His life glinted as an illustration of tobacco’s evils, urging young readers to quit.
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Georgia
Cllo
Ala
Free Press
Willing to Try It Pessimist Optimist Quip
The quote exchange from the Chicago News notes a pessimist saying fools and their money part quickly while the optimist argues it is worthwhile to be a fool to have money to part with. It reflects a playful debate on risk and wealth.
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Fool
Pioney
Chicago News
Family Prescience Foolish Picks
A brief item notes that nearly every family tends to choose the wrong member for the fool, a wry observation attributed to Lifs. The fragment hints at a humorous social pattern without naming individuals or places. The tone resembles a quirky quote column from a newspaper page.
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Denton Journal
Howard McLvin
Lanj. H. Jornson
Mhlvin & Johnson, Publisherb
Iran
Pororeld Iy
South Bond
Tle S
Norway Carr
St.drjer Eet
Imeh
Piurs
Planch Barros
Carnaige Varney
Oun
Vlar Orb Banish
Horace Wapons
Cifons
Dearborn
Wapon
Catria
Tirta
Tilghman Harvey
Burrsville, Md
Redden & Downes
Denton, Maryland
Mrs. Boone
Dr. Gray
Redden
Dr. George
Vesper
Transportation Co
Weemily
Fort Hughes Avenue
Choptank
Clark’s
Kingston
Turkey Creek
Gilpin's Point
Todd's
Downes
Towers
Williston
Lyford
Denton
Passapae’s
Greensboro
Yontom
Calis Acm
C.D. Bennett
J. B. Towers
Feed and Sale
A. E. Cooper
Abajo
Geo. C. Skirven
Carter Block
Vicinity
Dé. Houchia
Main Street
Bolgiano
Fara
Wood
Tr. W. Wood & Sons
Richmond
Otto
Burrsville
John Deer
South End
Oliver
Osborne
Burrsville Hardware and Furniture Store
Box
The
Hughes Lumber, and Coal Co
Edenton, Maryland
Ernest G. Cooper
A. R. Wright
WEY 1
Cooper
Wright & Cooper
Law Building
North British and Mercantile Insurance Co
Insurance Company of North America
Farmers’ Fire Insurance Co
German Alliance Insurance Co
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Phoenix Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
Union Fire Insurance Co
Girard Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Citizens’ Insurance Co
Missouri
A. Hardcastle Plum Pudding
Fror
F. Baynard
Del
Va. Ry
Lo Baltimori
Dunton
P. Sudr
I Jacsaly
T. Murdoch
J. L. Jones
Junker
E. Fayette ST
Charles
Baltimore, MD
Eastern Shore
J. Prank Booth
Denton, Mad
King Tow Hammond Labeler
Ayai Pulp Machines
A. K. Robins & Co
S. M. Sindall
I. Pratt
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dover
Delaware
Persee
John T. Carter, Jr
L. Irving Jones
Alex. Noble
Proston, Md
James T. Coophe
Undertakers
Derloin
YT Latry
Calla
Slain St
Lipper
Nevius & Frampton
Easton, Md
Journal
P. HE. Coreran
Ehaston
Reo
Dows
Chicago
St. Paul
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Fouvenile Hill
Bedford Springs
New York Motor Club
Res
Bausch & Lomb
Cafaloz
Demonstration
Snow Rooms
Harrison Street
R.R. Ave
Tce
Pontiac
Michigan
P. E. Coreran
Hepresentaitve
Fey
J. W. Warren
Denton, MD
M. K. Frantz
Terminal Market
Philadelphia
Taeng Ee
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