Wealth and scheming in a desperate lovers tale
Billy Allenwood and Dorothy Vincent drift through a mislaid trust and a failing magazine scheme. A purse goes missing after an accident, a note reappears, and a bank loan from Julian Winsor helps revive Truth. The couple marry, aided by Winsor who adopts the Mousoud name and pools funds for the magazine’s future.
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Wailing Woman Legend of Mexico’s City
A Spanish tale from Thomas A. Janvier in Harper's describes La Llorona the wailing woman of Mexico City. She warns night travelers with a skull and icy breath that freezes victims, seen simultaneously in distant spots like the cathedral and Arcos de San Cosme on stormy nights.
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Harper's
When Not To Kick A Guide From Chicago News
A collection of aphorisms on life and fate. It jokes about shaving, poverty, health, neighbors, debt, meals, and marital mood, suggesting timing in reacting to small annoyances. The tone is dryly humorous and instructive about daily foibles and misfortunes.
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Chicago News
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Tombstones to the Living Epitaphs Reflect New England Custom
A travel writer recalls collecting quaint epitaphs for a magazine and touring village cemeteries to photograph stones naming living people. He notes the eerie custom, recounts a NH innkeeper’s daughter showing him her unfinished grave marker, and she jokes about marriage prospects.
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New England
New lampshire
New York Press
Farmer's son challenges extra band over pitch request
In a farm kitchen the farmer's son informs the extra band leader he must pitch hay in the afternoon. The musician refuses saying he won't pitch for either the son or the father. He accuses the son of late notice after finishing his dinner.
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Perfume notes and the origin of the scapegoat
The piece discusses how scents affect nerves from faint to pungent and mentions how perfumes like musk or civet influence mood. It then explains the Hebrew origin of scapegoat practice at Passover, where guilt was laid on a goat sent into the wilderness after priests prayed over it.
All Pleased. Club Plans Entertainment Tonight
A conversation note shows anticipation of an entertainment event with members assigned to committees. The speaker references the Philadelphix Ledger and notes broad participation by club members, each serving as committee chairman.
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