Salvation by Matrimony in a small town harvest
In this 1921 scene, Frances and Zillah attend church with two Whitsett cousins, Gordon Trabue Whitsett and Billy Brent, as the rector and two families spark a social mix. A dinner at the Trabue home follows, and playful declarations of salvation by matrimony mix with plans for a future defined by romance, friendship, and social ties.
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Al Wah
Frances
phil
Zillah
friz
Princeton
Gordon Trabue
Zulah
Gordon Trabue Whitsett
John Whitsett
young Whitsett
Zieh
Rector Fitch
suger
Daddy
gindder
Billy Brent
Mrnnees
Zttiah
Mrances
ZiNath
Billy
Bly
Simenan
Brivo
Whitsett
fleamanse
Jack Whitsett
dstucion
Whitsett saled
Pappy Jack
ian
Mr. Trabue
Hookum and Hookem Survey: varied meanings in slang
An entry on hookum shows it designates an official order or judgment in Anglo Indian usage and also a slang term for deceitful schemes and a crooked practice. It cites Lexicon Balatroni cum Bee's Dictionary Wright and Edgeworth references, noting regional meanings in Devonshire and East Africa.
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East Africa
Balatronicum
nix
Joseph Wright
Edgeworth
Devonshire
New York Meeting Sparks City Romance
Mark Travis arrives in New York and responds to a letter from Rosamond Schuyler. He visits her brownstone, meets a shy secretary Junie Taylor, and discovers city life offers both loneliness and new connections as he wanders Fifth Avenue and the elegant drawing room.
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Mark Travis
clmir
Jimmy Cosgrove
Jimmy
Chicago
ROSABIOND SCHUYLER
Jim
Rosamond Schuyler
charmahig
Jha
New York
Eleventh street
Rosamond
Lie
Fifth avenue
Ife
Gresham & Aliner’s
Fiftythird street
Dhuself
Miss Schuyler
Mr. Travis
dhosay
Travis
Junie Taylor
Jane Taylor
Origin of John Bull and its iconic image
Originated in John Arbuthnot's 1712 History of John Bull where England is drawn as a jolly plain-dealing but hot-tempered farmer. The character was later popularized by a drawing from Sir Francis Carruthers Gould, making John Bull a familiar symbol with a deerstalker-like dress and the British flag outline.
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John Bull
John Bulli
John Arbuthnot
Europe
England
Arbuthnot
Francis Carruthers Gould
Waste to Wealth from Sawdust byproducts
Former waste is now valuable as sawmill byproducts yield alcohol tannin extracts turpentine pine oils for rugs carpets bags leather insulation and more. Enhanced Cuber value drives profitable conversion of waste into merchantable products.
Mean Trick Exposed in Louisville Drugstore Tale
In a Louisville Courier-Journal snippet, a pharmacist is accused of a mean trick by a gang, boasting of a pretty salesgirl who attracted many customers before the druggist married her himself, a sharp-town tale of love and deception.
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TIlow
Louisville Courier-Journal
Cotton In Australia Government Experts Probe Feasibility
Government experts will investigate the possibility of raising cotton to Australia, examining practicalities, climate suitability, and potential trade implications for new crops in the region.
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Australia
First Hotels of New York City History
New York's earliest hotel was Krieger's tavern about 1642, replaced in 1703 by the King's Arms. As English rule began an Inns proclamation limited meals to eightpence and beer sixpence per quart. Today guest charges must be posted on the premises.
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New York
New York city
Krieger's tavern
King’s Arms
Words Change Their Meaning Through Time
The text notes how language shifts, giving examples such as mansion initially meaning a soldier’s tent and later referring to a roadside lodging for travelers. It highlights that word meanings evolve with use and context over history.
Diarist Pepys Portrait in Autobiography Insight
Excerpt notes that diaries reveal true self more than polished autobiographies. Pepys’s candid entries create a photographic self-portrait, exposing thimbleful of pettiness and generosity.
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Pepys
Samuel Pepys
Ponkapog
Thomas Balley Aldrich
Moon Superstition Tied to Sleep Folklore
The text describes a belief that the moon endangers sleepers, noting science disproves the link. It cites an old saga where a warrior fleeing pursuers slept, the moon’s shifting path exposed him, he woke and escaped, but the ordeal left him mentally strained.
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bin
The Unwelcome Guest in Birmingham Whimsy
A brief exchange about revelry in a fair land notes that merriment persists in private homes while outsiders, even policemen, face restricted access. The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes Mr. Bibbiecs acknowledging such high jinks continue behind closed doors in residences and apartment houses.
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Mr. Bibbiecs
Binningham
History Reviewed Parable Question in Noah Narrative
A reader asks what happened to the wicked after Noah completed the ark and loaded kin aboard. A second quip notes Young Byrnes, broker’s son, suggests they had no stock in the corporation.
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Noah
Young Byrnes
corporation
The WII of the People in a Senator’s View
Senator Sorgehum asserts constituents hold real intellectual authority while he makes speeches. The exchange notes his responsibility to balance personal judgment with public input. A brief reflection on representation and influence in governance.
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Senator Sorghum
Meaning of Dream of King and Its Moral Notes
Dream of King outlines vanity and deception when a king sits on a throne. Seeing a king alone implies clemency from superiors and charity. For a prisoner it signals a speedy pardon. Speaking to a king foreshadows honor and wealth.
Evil of Discontent and Ink in Water
A fragment reflecting on discontent as ink poured into water that fills the fountain with tiackness and clouds the mind. It laments preoccupation with evil and questions how to remove St. Feltham in the broader mental state.
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St. —Feltham
Greatest Need Is Discretion Opinion Fragment
A partial, period style quotation warns that overstepping discretion can be fatal to the powerful. The line references Polyphemus deprived of his eye and notes heightened exposure because of his strength and stature.
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Polyphemus
ORPHIVE
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Hamilton
Illinois
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Havana
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Baltimore, Md
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Denton
CHARLES M. WALKER
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King Street
Wilmington
Del
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Life Man
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Kodak
F. J. WRIGHT Optometrist and Jeweler
DENTON, MD
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M. kK. NEWNAM
Brick Hotel
JAMES J. ROSS
WM. DENNY
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Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
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L. IRVING JONES
SONIN
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MARTHA M. WILLIAMS
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
India
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