Orchids to Mary by Mistake
In a mistimed orchid gift Mary fears an unnamed admirer sent the flowers not Jimmy Lane. He suspects jealousy over the mystery sender as Mary weighs attending the club dance with him or another admirer, while Mary and May discuss the flowers and the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Nora
Himmy Lane
Jimmy
Minny
James Lane
Firth
John Flint
Walter Mann
May
Lamgon
Pooh
Jimuy
Uilselme
Ridder & Wid's
Walter Munn
Sient
Jiminy
Jhemny
Jhamny
Jhnnny
Jhunny Lane
The Wicked Witch and the Black Kitten Tale
A wicked witch curses a girl into a black kitten and turns a prince and his horse to stone. The kitten learns magic and, aided by a hidden voice, frees them. The transformed girl becomes a princess and vows marriage to the prince, ending the forest curse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Black Kitten
Lil
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Orchids and Violets Spark a Lovers’ Confession
Mary receives rival notes and orchids from Stilmy and Jimmy, while she is engaged to Walter. She resolves to marry Walter after Jimmy’s hopeful plea and a mistaken bouquet exchange. The scene centers on romantic conflict, mistaken gifts, and a swift proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Stilmy
Walter
Jimmy
May
Walter Munn
Reading Hands for Insight and Warning
The article describes hand gestures as signals of character, noting that frequent waving or clasped hands in front may indicate caution or calm temperament. It cites a typology favoring calm women as likely reliable readers of character, and contrasts with other hand postures while hinting at broader opinions on signals and judgments. It also oddly contrasts telephone prevalence between the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler Synificate, Inc
Springfield's Telephones Surpass Auckland by Population
Springfield Massachusetts, closely matched in population to Auckland, shows nearly triple the number of telephones, highlighting a stark infrastructure gap between the two cities. The comparison underscores urban density and service reach differences amid similar resident counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Massachusetts
Auckland
New Zealand
Why Superstitions About Dogs As Healers Explain Medical Beliefs
A discussion of folk beliefs from the American Folk-Lore Society notes that many Americans think illnesses in children can be cured by a dog in the bed with the patient. The article cites Holyoke Mass cases where a pup in the cradle allegedly cured a child and explains the healing as sympathetic magic linked to sacred dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Holyoke
Mass
Eblct
McClure Newspaper
Syndicaie
Ube Deetor
Coe
Woman pressured to eat at dinner ends with vow
A woman with a mild cold attends a dinner where she shows poor appetite yet is urged to eat. After repeated insistence on various dishes, she finally declares that if she busts, she busts, underscoring the social pressure to overeat.
Preferred Radio to Baby
A household learns of a new baby but the Hate brother reacts with annoyance saying money is better spent on a wireless, showing a comic clash between family joy and practical desires. The remark highlights the value placed on technology over a newborn in this period scene.
A Fitling Retort in Crowded Train Car
A man from a party leaves his seat to find a woman sitting in his chair and refuses to yield. She retorts that the director’s wife occupies the seat. He replies that if she were the director’s only wife he would still protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tin
Argunaut
Mercy of the Banks Islands Survivor Remembers a Life
An elderly Noumen resident recalls a life of hardship from a trading schooner birth to Kanaku attacks in New Caledonia. She describes family loss, guarding her brother, and finding quiet work at Noumen while her son thrives in Australia. The tale ends with her preparing her brother's supper.
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Banks Islands
Mom
Mercy
Abtck
Wani
Tom
Lemling Murry
Rhanukas
Wht
Hugh
Australa
Harry
Noumen
Adventure Magazine
Clergyman Recovers After Church Nap Scene
A clergyman recovering from a near-tormenting experience wakes with surprise to a barber explaining the nap was a fair return for the church’s neglect last Sunday. The exchange ends with gratitude for the barber’s “refreshing steep” relief.
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Boston Transcript
Foltering with Intent Sparks Fashionable Quarrel
Dialogue reveals a social tiff as a character insists another is jumping to conclusions. The friend warns against assuming motives while a third, the shinglettle figure, smiles and asserts there is intent behind actions, hinting at deeper schemes.
Splendor and restraint define a critic’s take on a musician
A critic notes the artist’s music as full of splendor and passion yet tempered by modesty. The writer highlights high distinctions of feeling, artistic restraint, and a talent for striking chords that connect current work with others.
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Hla
lIfenry Jatueg
When Woman Goes Fishing Story Turns to Tragedy
A woman fishing ties a ribbon on her line and refuses bait fearing harm to worms. She catches twin trout that choose death by their own action. Since then she has advised the fish market owner on how to run his business.
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Indy
Local man claims conscience over money in Creighton News
A Creighton Missouri reader tells the editor he would rather have a clear conscience than a haul of dollars, but the remark implies he possesses neither.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creighton
Moe
The Same With the Churches
The Duluth Herald notes a contradiction where those who claim to know the problem with the churches refuse to verify their findings by attending. The opinion underscores skepticism about expert assertions without firsthand observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyles
Duluth Herald
Talks to Mothers by Dr J W Mason Knox Jr Chief MD Health
Dr J W Mason Knox Jr, chief of the Bureau of Child Hygiene at the Maryland State Department of Health, addresses mothers on infant care and child health practices. The talk emphasizes prenatal and postnatal guidelines, nutrition, vaccination, and safe caregiving to improve child outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR J. WU. Mason Knox, JR
Bureau of Child Hygiene
Maryland
State Department of Health
The Sick Child Care Guide From The Lady Doctor
The article advises that a sick child be under physician care throughout illness and outlines mother’s duties. It covers keeping a quiet ventilated sickroom, using a clinical thermometer, recording temperatures and fluids, and when to seek a doctor. It also describes handling fevers, convulsions, rashes, colic, swallowed objects, and basic home care steps.
French towns lack phones and distant villages unreachable
M. Pont Laffont, French postmaster general, says more than a third of French villages cannot be reached by telephone. He blames government budget priorities since 1871 for war reconstruction over telecom development, noting there are no private telephone and telegraph companies in France.
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M. Pont Laffont
New York Steraid
France
Mr. Laffont
M. Laffour
Hello Usage Declines in Telephone Practice
The article notes Hello is fading from everyday use as people prefer phrases like Mrs Jones Speaking. It traces Hello’s rise after Bell and Watson to its origin from French wolf hunting cries misheard as ha foo, reflecting social and business telephone etiquette changes.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Thoms A. Watson
The
Telephone Engineer
Enghum
Man's Own Estimate
A brief note reflects on how people judge others by their own estimates and biases, suggesting many accept only figures that align with personal views rather than objective measures. The piece considers the limits of self-assessment and the dangers of overconfidence in judgment.
Customs Appeals Court Faces Odd Imported Items
The court reviews duties on feathered Christmas trees claimed as quill manufactures, threefold tariff on feathery decorations, tomato and apple pin cushions taxed as fruit, and Yale’s chimes debated as philosophical instruments versus musical instruments. The piece notes tariff vagaries in the face of varied merchandise.
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Court of Customs Appeals
Treasury
Yale University
United States
Parachutes for Mountain Climbers
Parachutes are proposed to reduce dangers of mountain climbing and descent. A 17 pound pack would contain a U S Army parachute that opens by pulling a cord. It fully opens after a 60 foot drop and has jumped from 75 feet at 100 mph. The parachute promises safer, quicker descents during storms or perilous declines.
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Flel Landy
United States Army
Se Alaska Steamer Fare to Ketchikan Delivers Rich Game Country
From Seattle to Ketchikan the fare is 35 dollars with meals included. The voyage lands travelers at the gateway to abundant game and fish country in southeastern Alaska. The region offers black tailed deer, bears near salmon streams, ducks, trout, crabs, berries, and mountain goats, with foliage and wildlife along the coast and inland swamps and lakes. Adventure Magazine.
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Alaska
Seattle
Ketchikan
North America
Middle West
Adventure Magazine
Humility, aniulity a virtue that hobbles on crutches
A fragmented line offers a provocative reflection on humility as a flawed virtue, implying that modesty can restrain action and progress. The odd wording suggests a satirical or era-specific spelling, leaving the core idea as a caution about self-effacing restraint.
Padded Skeletons: Hidden Family Skeletons Grow Disguised
A brief survey discusses padded skeletons in some family histories where hidden faults or secrets are extended or inflated. It notes how generations sometimes normalize flaws through embellishment, creating a distorted lineage that masks truth.
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Denton Journal
Melvin Benj
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Poa Lkaakao
Witcil
Ewspapernadr
Europe
WeClure Syndicatey
H. Leving King
Shirley Mason
Btooklyn, N. Y
Emi Flugrath
Viola Dana
Edna Flugrath
Edison Studios
J. D. M. Shane
Lfe
Arnold
Auvuhl
Permissi
Adarn
Baltimore
Custom House
Game and Fish
Eastern Shore
Denton
Sharptown
Sherwood Bros., Inc
Baltimore, MD
Oon
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
Reading
Philadelphia
Rome
U. S
J. Spencer Lapham
Goldsboro, Maryland
R. C. Jackson
Cgireensboro, Maryland
Classica
Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover, Delaware
Nhowsrapre Rhab
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