Dan Morgan Desires Second Chance at Office Work
Dan Morgan, a freckled clerk with red hair, loses his job after a teasing remark but earns a second chance through Vera Fern. Vera helps Dan plead with Mr Arkright, who offers employment if Dan proves trustworthy. Dan’s honesty leads Arkright to confess a lost glove and handkerchief discovered with Vera, prompting Arkright to admit his love and seek reconciliation, while Vera remains cautious but intrigued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Arkright
Rumphrey
Ferno
Arbright
Vera
Miss Fern
Fern
Mr. Arkright
Afr Arbright
Mr Ackright
Don
Mr.Arkwright
Geel -Dan
Danny Morgan
Geel
Dan Morgan
Vern
Vera Era
Humphrey
Vera Fern Engaged, Cupid Blocks Access
Vera Fern admits she is free but not heart whole, sparking a comic scene as Dan Cupid guards Arkright’s office door. Arkright declares Vera engaged and Cupid jokes that both are tied to their fate, while Humphrey presses to enter and is waved away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Humphrey
Vera
Mr. Arkright
Arkright
Eme
Dan Cupid
A Babel of Tongues Predicts Four Global Languages
The piece argues that while over 4,000 languages exist with many dialects, the average person knows only two languages besides their mother tongue. It predicts a century from now only four languages of major influence may dominate world communication, led by Imperial English and Spanish with future German and a Slavonic blend shaping eastern Europe and central Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Mexico
Borneo
Australia
Central
Europe
North American
South American
Russia
Central Asia
Errors of Sculptors Report Crude Blunders in England Statues
A London Spare Moments piece notes notable statue blunders in England and Ireland. It cites a Wimborne Dorset statue showing a cabbage at the feet, a Glasgow Queen Victoria panel with an umbrella ceremony, a Windsor horse pose error, and a Trinity College Dublin William II statue with mismatched horse legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sir Anthony Ashley
Wimborne
Dorset
Sir Anthony
Hotland
Queen Victoria
George Square
Glasgow
James Anderson
ecHy
Trinity College, Dublin
William II
London
Ancient Toothpicks From Silver to Feathers in Hats
A London Telegraph piece traces toothpicks from ancient Greece and Rome to medieval and early modern England. It notes silver and wood picks, feather quills, and the practice of wearing a pick as a fashion mark in the hat, with references to Martial and Overbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grote
Greece
Apathoctes
Martial
Italy
Franece
Thomas Overbury
Bishop Earle
FiIs Picktooth
London ‘Telegraph
Life of Big Guns and Chinese Doors Features in One Slice
The article explains bore wear and accuracy loss in large and small guns, noting ships main batteries can fire 150 to 250 rounds before big accuracy declines. It also describes Chinese door designs, triple gateways in palaces, and temple layouts reflecting religious symbolism. It mentions yaws in West Africa and contaminated classics as observed by travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
China
Africa
Srok
The Color of Lakes Described in Historic Text
The passage describes lake colors with vivid terms such as azure lake Geneva and green lakes like Constasee and Enverne. It notes Brienz as greenish yellow and Thun as blue, and mentions contrasts with blue, green, and black tones among various lakes. The wording reflects historical observational style and color variety.
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Geneva
Constasee
Enverne
Brienz
Lake Thun
Modern Superciliousness Quips at Ancestral Travel
A brief quote exchange features Mrs. Coomrox commenting on ancestral origins and travel fare aboard a boat. The dialogue contrasts pompous self-importance with practical critique, underscoring social satire in a concise exchange.
Extensive farm stock and implements sale announced
Talbot county farmers invited to bid on a large sale of horses mules cattle and herd implements. The list includes multiple mules horses mares and colts with ages from 3 to 13, two Jersey cows, one Holstein cow, and many farm tools such as a Deering harvester and shredder a manure spreader and a Stanhope buggy. Interested parties should notify Parliett & Pascault with articles for sale.
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Star Bingen
Bnew
Deering
Stanhope
Surrey
Prass
Oliver
Talbot County
Parliett & Pascault
Fairly Warned. Cholly Before I Met You
A Dallas News snippet notes 38 readers’ opinion on wealth and a family’s outlook. Ethel rebukes a focus on money while a parent echoes caution about fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholly
Ethel
Pop
Dallas News
A Matter of Taste in The Philatelpha Ledger
A fragmentary critique notes a woman preferring bread and water over charity while a tramp acknowledges no accounting for taste. Hoek remarks that brains count only some of the time, attributed to WH Lough in The Philatelpha Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philatelpha Ledger
Hoek
WH. Lough
Longest Canals Mentioned in Press Ledger
The Philadelphia Press lists major canals: Erie Canal at about 350 miles, Florida East Coast Canal from Mayport to Miami, Miami and Erie from Toledo to Cluchonath, 274 miles, and Pennsylvania canals Sebuylkill Navigation 108 miles, Pennsylvania 1903 miles, Lehigh Coal and Navigation 108 miles. Also notes Berlin Stettin 120 miles and Suez 104 miles as Europe’s and the world’s longest.
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United States
Mayport
Fla
Miami
Cluchonath
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Sebuylkill Navigation Company
Mill Creek
Philadelphia
Columbia
Northumberland
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Coalport
Euston
Europe
Berlin-Stettin
Philadelphia Press
Notices to Merchants and Stallion Licenses in Maryland
A broad public notice warns merchants and others in Caroline County to obtain or renew licenses under Maryland law. It explains Stallion and Jack licenses, the minimum fee of ten dollars, and that the license excuses other taxes The act requires stallion owners or agents to file with county clerks details about the stallion before advertising services and to post copies publicly False pedigrees or statements trigger penalties and liability for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Maryland
Circuit Court
General Assembly of
Baltimore
Court of Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas of
Orphans’ Court of
Charles M. Stuart
W. Brewserr Oben
Orphans’ Court
Milche Jane Harper
Coraline County
Caraline County
Elizabeti BE. Russell
Francis B. Russell
Elizabeth
Russel, Dee
Josiua B.raughtley
Annie M. Raughley
Joshua B. Raughley
Elizabeth C. Nichols
Eight room house with riverfront on Second Street Denton
An attractive eight room house with about 100 feet frontage on Second Street Denison? Denton? Md. Features Mleetvie lights and town water plus other conveniences. Apply to owner Mrs. M. M. Todd Denton Md.
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Second St
Denvon
M. M. Todd
Denton
Motor car specification from early apparatus catalog
Detailed description of a four cylinder motor car under construction. Includes engine, bore and stroke, power range, cooling, lubrication, carburetor, ignition, transmission, clutch, axles, brakes, wheels, springs, steering wheel, and body features. Noted color Brewster Green with black enameled parts and unique door construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stronberg
Brewster
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Denton Journal
Froward Melvin
Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
SATU
APF
By Clarissa Mackie
Alisa Fern
Mussern
Dani
Dan~ Morgen
Vera Fern
Boabe
Mr. Arbright
John Arbright
Doors
Hickman
Thomas A. Melvin
Court House
Thomas H. Noble
Celia E. Melvin
Frederick N. Melvin
I. R. Owens
F. P. Covey
Farmers’ Combination Sale
Morgan's Stock Yard
Easton, MD
Hnley Clark
M.L. Veasey
Pocomoke City, Madl
T. L. Trice
Mal
A. J. Messick
Hethlehem
Grigpe
Justice of the Peace
James Temple
Board of Town Commissioners of
Board of Town Commissioners
W. S. Crouse
Colgain
Dr. Bull’s
I. Blane
Dho
Ae Cr Mever & CO
Baltawre, Ald
Eagle Mills
Federalaburg
H. B. Messenger
Pererne Kyers No
Gandy
Lebo
Baton Bilendale Farm
Kidpely
Pullman
Easton
Peltiain Tepe
Cesson
James A. Seemer
H. Calvin Todd
Jennie V. Stuart
Roxana Roop
Milehe
Jane Harper
James H. Nichols
J.H. Carroll
Downea, Md
Philadelphia Silos
Lansing
Hocking Valley Cutters and Blowers
Ss. Longnecker
Tim Denton
Rawlings
Iarrows
Aaties Co. Barat Sns
Acdoanta Slon
N. Broad St
Roman Auto Co., Inc
Brosd St
Harry L. Scott
Stare
Peninsula
Newspaperhais i
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