Lost-A Private Secretary Wins a Private Match
Hezekiah Hawkins, senior partner at Hawkins & Doolittle, lashed out at his secretary Edward Collins until gout sent him home. Collins falls for Evangeline Hawkins, and a mistaken romance becomes a clash of duty and affection. In the end Hawkins acquiesces, uniting the couple and gaining a son-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Celilns
Hezekiah Fawkins
Drm
Wawkins & Doolittle
Hawkins
Wakting
Collins
Ginger
Mr. Hawkins
Edward Collins
Love and logic in courtship and marriage
A 1920s column discusses the clash of love and logic in relationships. It argues women should avoid strict control, noting how a clever wife allowed her husband to come home on chosen nights, leading to balanced harmony and trust. The piece reflects gender norms of its era from Philadelphia North American.
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Ife
Philadelphia
North
Town Built On Great Rock Overhanging Mushroom Summit
A Mexican town named Ancoma sits atop a towering mushroom shaped rock near Mesa Escantada three miles south. The cliffed rock rises about 400 feet with a 70 acre flat top and ancient Puebla architecture. Reached only by a narrow toe-hole trail, the settlement was already old by 1540 according to explorers.
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Ancoma
Mesa Escantada
Mexico
Christian Science’ Monitor
Natalie Jones Brings Humble Help to a Play Dress Rehearsal
Natalie Jones seeks to prove her philanthropy by aiding a poor boy named Bernard Limoges but misreads his clothing as poverty. She discovers Bernard is in a play and meets his mother Mrs. Limoges, where Paul Lester reenters her life. The encounter reshapes her plan and ends with a tense confession.
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Natalie Jones
Paul Lester
Paul
Natalie
Fleming
Natale
St. John
Fune
Lttla
Bernard Limoges
Peter Limoges
Benmiard Shnoges
Parl
Bernard
the Bear
Mrs. Limoges
Miss Jones
Mr. Lester
Empress Elizabeth Barred From Seeing Her Children
A Cleveland Plain Dealer summary notes that Empress Elizabeth of Austria, wife of the late Emperor Francis Joseph, could not see her babies unless she gave 24 hours notice due to rigid court etiquette. When visits occurred the children wore ceremonial clothes and were trained to bow, their young humanity stifled by strict Austrian practices.
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Elizabeth of
Austria
Francis Joseph
Charles Kingston
Elizabeth
Elauberlain
Stretching Span of Life
A London Chronicle writer notes a late 83 year old Viscount Bryce and argues old age can come without monkey thyroids. The piece highlights long intellectual work and public service as aging secrets with examples like Lord Channing nearing 81, Viscount Morsey 83, and others including Sir Henry Poland and the Earl of Halsbury in their nineties.
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Viscount Bryce
London Chronicle
Lord Channing
Viscount Morsey
Frederic Harrison
Sir Henry Poland
Earl of Halsbury
Hampton of Macedonia Image. Three miles from Satoniid stands the Thessalonica Agricultural Institute
The Survey calls Hampton of Macedonia a key outpost of American education in a recently freed country. It combines idealism with practical training for agriculture and small trades, hosting orphans and refugees from ten nations who aim to become future missionaries of cooperative enterprise. Debt due to unrest has grown. a new dormitory is urgently needed to house more boys.
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Hampton of
Chinese May Kill Graft Organizing in Canton
A North China Daily report claims local residents in Canton plan a group called Cho Kan Tan to arrest corrupt officials. The article notes some individuals intend to form this “traitors corps” pending actions against graft.
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Canton
North China
Dates From Primitive Man
London Answers notes a superstition that giving or accepting a knife requires payment to avoid breaking friendship. The article traces this belief to primitive customs, where trading a knife for compensation maintained trust and friendship, a practice that survives as folk lore rather than religious derivation.
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London
Are You Intelligent Test Of Perceived Time
A historical training piece describes intelligence tests by timing a person to estimate a minute without counting seconds. It suggests having someone read a watch aloud, then attempting to guess when the minute ends, noting common errors. It also proposes a mirror-face time-reading test, challenging but not easy.
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Yla
Almanac Prophesies and Early American Boldness
A colonial era almanac echoes revolutionary sentiment with Lord Kingston predicting a free American future while noting prosperous colonies and a growing population. It urges westward land purchase at 20 cents an acre and recalls mortuary statistics from 1797 showing high child mortality but rare longevity, with one in 9,125 living past 100.
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America
Keene
Washington
Lord Kmnes
Britain
Ireland
Hherty
Ohio
Nan Almanac
United States
Cowboy Herd Over Canyon Jumps Save Stubborn Steers
A cow boy leading steers near Leadville camps by Bear River near Its Junction with the Little Snake. A night stampede drives the herd to leap a long canyon four miles wide and 1,500 to 2,000 feet deep. The rider’s horse clears the chasm, saving some but nine or more steers fall to their deaths.
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Leadville
Bear River
Little Snake
Night in the Forest Echoes of Birds and Silence
A lyrical reflection by Stewart Edward White on the nocturnal forest. The passage paints a scene of the Great Silence and night sounds, from whippoorwill and owl to distant crashes and the white-throated sparrow, invoking loneliness and contemplation.
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Stewart Edward White
Frightful Temper Meets Pie in Elevator Car
A tale told by a Doctor Favyne Franklin friend describes a red faced man’s explosive anger on an elevated car over a boy’s feet on a seat. Later, in a self service restaurant, the same man clashes over a pumpkin pie dropped on a chair arm and into his overcoat pocket, prompting a surprised confrontation.
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Favyne Franklin
New York Evening Post
Mad as a March Hare origins explained in plain terms
The Cleveland Plain Dealer explains the saying Mad as a March Hare derives from March mating and breeding activity of field mice in Europe. It clarifies that the phrase indicates mental wildness rather than insanity, noting temporary irrational behavior without permanent impairment.
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Lewis Carroll
England
Belgium
Mn Mareh
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Be Ready for Opportunity Savings Ad at Denton bank
A 4 percent savings account advertises quarterly compounding and full withdrawal accessibility. It urges readers to prepare for opportunities by opening an account with Farmers and Merchants in Denton Maryland.
Moors and Dyer heirs sought sale of land in Caroline County
J Virgil Moore sues Lizzie Moore et al to obtain decree for sale of John Dyer's real estate in Caroline County. Dyer died seized of a half interest in a lot described in a 1907 Tilghman deed. Letters of administration issued to Alexander Mason. Death left Harriet Dyer widow. heir Levi Tilghman and others, including Lizzie Moore, Leona Stanford, Philip Dyer, George F Dyer, John A Dyer, Yancy Dyer. Orphans Court orders notice by publication.
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John Dyer
Caroline County
Nathaniel Tilghman
Alexander Mason
J. Virgil Moore
Harriett Dyer
Levi H. Tilghman
Florida
Stephen Dyer
Maryland
John A. Dyer
Yancy Dyer
Mary Dyer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Orphans’ Court
Richard T. West
Elisha I. Harper
William J. Shawn
J. Howard Pastorfield
Register of Wills
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AfcClure
New York
the Pines
Tie
Hin
Miss Hawkins
Evangeline Hawkins
Colling
Mr. Dawkins
Hangeline Hawkins
Reef
Flo
Mel
Great Rock
Earth
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Empress of
Cowboy
the Farmers & Merchants
Denton, Maryland
Calvert C. Meqriken, J. Owen Knotts
IS Solicitors
Lizzie Moore
Nisi
Charles B.harrison
John IT. Collins
Bessie N. Collins
Equity
Charles 2. Harrison
Lawrence B. Towers
Niss
Elvn Kissell
Kline Kissell
Sadie Blough
Haut
Calvert C. Merriken
T. Pliny Fisher
Caratine
Flora Cooper
Horeervice
Iron Sale
Eastern Shore Gas & Electric Company
Washington College
University of Pennsylvania
Chestertown, Maryland
Wright’s Wharf
Calvert E. and
Lula Rittenhouse Blake
Dansant Deluxe
Masonic Hall
Glynn Morris
Lawrence Abbott
Saxophone
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