Quest of the Red Flower
Ned Hallett, a captured American, partners with Alice Latham to outwit Captain Perez of a Mexican guerrilla band in the Zamora valley. He deserts Perez, retrieves Alice, escapes ambush, and returns to Texas with her safety secured, later earning her hand and Perez’s fate in Paris.
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Ned Hallett
Fernando Perez
Captain Perez
Paris
UWuallett
Lallett
Perez
belle
Zamora valley
senor
Antlett
wymen
Snllett
norrow
Hallett
Aterrcano
Ee bank
Vercez
revez
Senor Americano
Zamora
El Monte
lttle snakel
Ned
Lunse
armigo
Mr. Hallett
Alice Latham
Lita
Halsett
Alice
Hallet
black horse
Iittle
Texas
Speedwell
Latham plantation
Mr. Latham
Valuable Vocabulary Test Befits Office Boy Job Ad
A New York Times inspired tale recalls an employer offering 30 dollars weekly for an office boy. About 100 applicants. The chosen boy proved vocabulary smart beyond questions. He claimed a higher value for a single expletive, saying it would be worth five dollars.
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New York Times
Employer delays trip. office boy hints no ball game
In a Brookly n Eagle excerpt a stern employer tells William he may be detained out of town this afternoon and to relay no calls. The boy retorts there is no ball game today, prompting the employer to insist he can wait another day for business matters.
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William
Mr. Spotcash
steenly
Brooklyn Eagle
To Make Bandages From Clean Fabric Scraps
A Philadelphia Record item explains bandage making from clean worn sheets or pillow slips. Rolls six to eight yards long, one inch to four inches wide, sized by body part. Seal rolls in clean glass jars to keep them ready for use.
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Philadelpha
Genuine Innocence in Honeymoon Misadventure
A young Ohio man on his honeymoon in Chicago says hotel management stole all his money on the first night, prompting questions about innocence in Ohio. The Houston Post remarks on the odd claim and the unusual misunderstanding.
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Ohio
Chicago
Houston Post
Another Face on It in Baltimore Paper Joke
A quip from the Baltimore American recalls running into an old friend, noting the meeting with humor as Mr Toddler would not move aside. The brief cartoonish exchange frames a playful social moment from the era.
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Toddler
Baltimore American
A Good Instrument in a Quip about a Barometer
A comic exchange notes a barometer that is so sensitive it supposedly indicates when Kal Ling’s wife is about to cry, highlighting a humorous take on weather instruments and domestic life.
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Sinclair
Kallings
Puck
Bridger Tales Of Obsidian Cliff And Yellowstone Lore
The article recounts James Bridger stories from Hiram M. Chittenden about Yellowstone legends. It covers the Obsidian cliff glass barrier and telescope-like distance, a hot spring river boil, Alum Creek’s alum subsidence, petrified landscape myth, and other Bridger yarns of the park’s wonders.
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Munchausee
James Bridger
west
Bridger
Bridgger
Chittenden telly
Yellowstone
Pompeii
Positive Proof of Deacon Minister’s Serious Piety
A Brooklyn Citizen remark notes Deacon Minister takes his faith seriously. He furiously confronts counterfeit quarters found in the collection plates, reacting as if a personal loss.
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Deacon
Brooklyn
The Unexpected Judge Dialog on Wealth and Marriage
A scene centers on Bir declaring resolve to marry the daughter despite her wealth. The judge responds by suggesting removing obstacles, revealing tensions between class and constrained choices in a melodramatic exchange.
Fashion Changes Ava Nuwed-When We Got Married
Life quotes a playful exchange about married life and fashion, joking over bat seasons. The dialogue hints at evolving wardrobes and repeated seasons, capturing domestic humor in a light, conversational tone.
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Ava
Foreword Versus Folly in a Cryptic Proverb Note
A fragment quoting Sir John Lrhhock contrasts foresight with folly and praises solid structures over airy plans. The remark likens wisdom to prudent judgment while dismissing ethereal schemes as less secure than tangible holdings.
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Sir John Lrhhock
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Ube Dentonational Bank
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Franklin
T. C. WEST
Cashier
HARVEY L. COOPER
SAMUEL G. NOVTLED DEINTON, MD
SAMUEL G. NOTTLE
Telephone Building
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ALBERT G. TOWERS, Prest
T. F. JONNSON
FRANTZ BROS
M. K. FRANTZ
READING TERMINAL
PHILADELPHIA
QUEST OF
THE RED FLOWER
Romance of
By CLARISSA MACKIE
Yellowstone Region
Obsidian
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