For Love of Ellen Mary a Rural Postman Confesses
John M Clark, a rural delivery man, meddles in Ellen Mary’s love life by sending a letter from Edward Smith. Ellen Mary discovers the ruse when she sees a second letter and confronts John, who confesses his motive was for love of Ellen Mary.
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Clark
Tsouth
Ellen Mary
Efien Mary
John
Nygwain
Emnine
Aifetime
Edward Smith
Edward
Iillen Mary
Weather Vane Origins in Ancient Athens Tower
The article notes the ancient origin of weather vanes, citing Vitruvius and the Tower of the Winds in Athens built before the Christian era. It describes eight winds represented on marble faces, with Andronicus Cyrrhestes’ octagonal tower and a bronze Triton figure that rotates to show wind direction.
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Vitruvius
Athens
Andronicus Cyrrhestes
Mr Gratebars Trouble Test
The piece argues troubles are insubstantial. new worries erase old ones, proving prior concerns were not worth fretful time. The author notes common experience of forgetting past troubles when a new issue arises, implying fluctuating human focus on problems.
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Mr. Gratebar
New York Sun
War of Science on Diseases From the Era of Discovery
Dr Walter B King counts 38 infectious diseases believed too small to be seen and pass through filters. Among them are chicken pox measles smallpox typhus and mumps with yellow fever recently linked to the organism by Doctor Noguchi. Knowledge of the organism does not always yield remedies. Eradication efforts for yellow fever progressed by destroying germ carrying mosquitoes even before the organism was known.
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Walter B. King
Noguchi
Senator Sorghum Reflects on Landslide Duty and Pride
In a humorous aside, Senator Sorghum notes pride in a sweeping vote yet acknowledges drawbacks. He jokes that overwhelming support creates a heavy sense of obligation to all who voted for him, and a landslide makes managing responsibilities challenging.
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Sorghum
Tom
Finders Keepers at Lakelands Hotel Leads to Summer Romance
Ronald Young helps Marjorie Warren recover a lost handbag containing travelers checks at the Lakelands summer hotel. He feigns indifference then reveals he kept the bag to meet her and wins her gratitude, and they decide to spend the summer together.
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Ronald Young
Likelands
Ife
Lakelands
Alwas
Ronald
Marjorie Warren
Beng
Walting
Jong
Dells
Marjorie
Stonard
Finders Keepers
President's Special Flag for Commander in Chief Duties
A rare flag honors the President when acting as commander in chief. It features the coat of arms on a blue field with four stars at the sides. On board a vessel the flag is broken at deck arrival and kept aloft while the President is aboard, with 21 gun salutes on arrival and departure.
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United States
White House
Army
Navy
National Geographic Society
Urban housing shortage debate echoes in mocks
A kansas city star style voice rails against city housing shortages and hostile landlords. AArk resident Gap Johnson symbolically defends keeping families, including 14 children, in their home despite rising tensions and potential eviction.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Kanray City Star
Dizzy Hour Lunchroom Drama Over Strike Tension
A clash unfolds in the Dizzy Hour lunchroom as a patron demands service while a waiter cites a strike by cooks. The exchange hints at stalled negotiations and a potential wage-hour agreement.
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Romeo
Amerte Cap Legion Weekly
Best dressed woman in Paris sparks lively barbs
Extract playful Paris gossip notes a sharp quote about a woman in the box, deemed overdressed or not, with the retort that she is “the best dressed woman in Paris” echoed by Le Journal.
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Paris
le Journal - Ainuse Ant
Calumny In the Calendar Quips on an Unlucky Friday
A brief humorous exchange questions Friday as an unlucky day. The reply asserts a day’s luck depends on reputation rather than fate, noting that any day with a bad view carries the stigma regardless of merit.
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THE
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Denton, Maryland
Federal Reserve System
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Burpee
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Philadelphia
Riley
Easton
Cinderella Fairy
Dolly
Riley’s Millinery
Newspa PE
Cambridge, MD
Brooder
Sunshine Poultry Farm
Lloyd E. Holsinger
Ridgely, Md
M. K. Newnam
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Walter Sparks
New York
Life Man
EE. J. Wright
Waterman’s Ideal
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Eten Mary
Ellen Maury
Emmie
George
Weather Vane
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