A Grub Worm and Butterflies
Jane Mathews, a secretary at a marble quarry, attends a mountain party with her cousin Alma. She feels out of place among fashionably dressed guests until Phil Marsden, a guest, befriends her and later professes love. Jane helps secure a large marble order, then reveals Phil’s interest in her, not Alma. Phil declares he wants to marry Jane, and she imagines the business partnership with him.
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Jane
Chestnut Lodge
Chilhowee Mountains
Alma
Alin
Mr. Mathews
Alina
Phil Marsden
Bob Sanders
Phil
Alia
Tony Gaines
Tony
Pil Marsden
Satan
Mathews
Mathews Marble Company
Marsden & Son, Architects
Jane Dear
Purim Festival Observed Across Nations
Jews celebrate Purim over two days on Adar 14 and 15 commemorating Esther’s intervention to thwart Haman’s massacre plan in Persia. The story details Mordecai’s rise to power and the decree allowing Jews to defend themselves against attackers on the set day.
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Adar
Persia
Haman
Ahasuerus
Esther
East Indian Superstition and Oath Penalties
A passage describes beliefs in parts of India where tiger and lizard skins stand in for Bibles. It warns that breaking an oath could turn a witness into tiger prey or leave his body scaled like a lizard.
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India
Willing and Warning in a Courtroom Kiss Scene
A brisk courtroom exchange escalates as a speaker issues a blunt warning and declares intent to kiss, prompting a guarded response from the judge and a counter reaction from the listener. The terse dialogue centers on consent, turn of head, and jurisdictional restraint.
Advertising Boosts Trust and Sales, A Grocer’s Appeal
A seasoned speaker notes that good advertising fosters friendly feelings toward a business and promises pleasant, profitable dealings. He recalls a grocer whose newspaper ad claimed twins visiting his shop, urging friends to support him, illustrating persuasive copy’s power.
Heard at a Reception
A Boston Transcript note reports a conversation about art and culture at a reception. One speaker jokes that the other dozed off twice, joking it was an anaesthetic effect during the discussion of refined topics.
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Ann
Boston Transcript
A Recipe for Happiness in the Family Kitchen
Nancy Marsh copies a bride’s cake recipe from the old brown book in her father’s library causing a rift with Bob Everett. Grandmother Marsh consoles her with memories of happiness and a cake that seals a future apology and reconciliation. Nancy learns love and pride must align as a wedding cake ties hearts across distance.
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Liveretta
Nancy
John
Bob
Nancy Cawe
Bob Everett
Nancy Darling
Tam
Mexico
Nancy Marsh
Grandmother Marsh
Mrs. Marsh
Bobby Everett
Dearie
Mia
Marsh
Grandmother
Philadelphia
Bobby
Giraffes in Europe and Their Perilous Nature
A historical note traces giraffe arrivals in Europe starting 1838 in England at the Zoological Gardens and how later war with the Mahdi halted Sudanese imports. It describes early breeding in London and cautions about the animal’s nervous temperament, tendency to kick, or bite when approached.
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Europe
England
Zoological Gardens
Blackwell
London
Europes
United States
Sudan
Pliny
A Japanese Parlor Described with Sliding Doors and Lanterns
A parlor of ordinary size is a square six by four yards with sliding paper doors that open into adjacent rooms or onto a veranda. Light comes through slender wood frames and paper screens, the elevated floor supports a thick mattress, and cushions and a central brazier complete the sparse, seasonally updated room.
Maundy Money and the Ancient Royal Alms Custom
Maundy Thursday prompts reflection on the English royal practice of distributing alms money to a select group of subjects. The sovereign issues special coins minted for this occasion, typically pennies through four-penny pieces, forming a four-coin set sought by collectors at high prices.
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England
Royal
Leopards and Crocodiles Feared by Natives in Somaliland
In Italian Somaliland's Benadir region, Dr Rodl reports leopard and crocodile encounters with humans. Leopards attack living victims with clean wounds, while crocodiles target carcasses. Locals fear the larger cat but use reason in defending against both, though panic grips the populace.
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Rodl
Giornale di Medicina
Benadir
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Mark Twain
Huck Finn
THE
Denton National Bank
Denton, Maryland
Federal Reserve System
M. K. Newnam
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Harriet Knight
Miss Knight
Baltimore
Baltimore, Md
Studebaker
F. O. B. Factory
J. L. Hughes
R. C. Jackson
Greensboro
Maryland
Hamilton and
Ilinois
Hamilton
Illinois
F. J. Wright
Call Journal Office
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Purim
Rose Meredith
WSPAY
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