A Village Courtship Under Autumn Skies
In a Scottish village, Mag Wotherspoon teases suitor Dick Lang as they stroll after evening chores. Dick, long in love, faces Mag’s coquettish retorts while a crowd of admirers watches. He vows to win her before others win her heart and they walk toward the burn as autumn deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mag
Maggie
Bob Spaldin
Dick Lang
Mick
Mary McDougal
John Tamson
Maggie ‘Wotherspoon
Magi
Gesher
Spe
Bob
Rick
White
Vick
May
Moonlight Courtship in a Remote Glen
Dick Lang probes Maggie’s heart under a moonlit night and asks to be engaged. Maggie delays then softly accepts after his heartfelt plea, declaring deep love and a wish for a shared future. The scene centers on rural Scottish dialect speech and a tender proposal.
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Maggie
Mag
Dick Lang
Bob Spaldin
Lassie
The Shoe on the Other Foot
A Philadelphia Telegraph story recounts a Quaker visitor from England seeking work with a harsh manufacturer. When asked for a recommendation, the applicant says friends will vouch for him and leaves. He later returns, leaves again without speaking, and explains he did not get a character but obtained the employer’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Telegraph
England
Band Refusal Leads to Ice Cutting Duty At Montana Post
A winter incident at a Montana post recounted by the Chicago News, where the band members, ordered to cut ice, insist they enlisted to make music. After repeated refusals and a humorous mispronunciation, the band is ultimately assigned to cut ice while others play on the bluff.
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United States Cavalry
Montana
Chicago News
Culver Grover
Sheneral
Schmidt
Shape of the Hair Contour Determines Curl or Straight
The article explains that hair contour dictates curl. Cylindrical straight hair cannot curl naturally. oval or flattened contours yield curls. It notes natural curls arise from uneven fiber distribution, while atmospheric moisture enhances them. heated artificial curls straighten when damp due to moisture-softened, over-stretched shaft fibers.
A Witty Courtier and the Backgammon Verdict
A courtly tale about Louis XIV disputing a backgammon throw. The witty Comte de Grammont declares the king in the wrong, prompting Louis to ask how he can decide before knowing the question. Grammont replies that if there were any doubt, the courtiers would side with the king, revealing court bias.
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Louis XIV
Comte de Grammont
Louis
A Chinese Legend Of Tea Eyelid Shaped Leaves
A pious Chinese hermit prays through the night but nods off. In a fit of anger he cuts off his eyelids and casts them aside. A god spurs a tea shrub to sprout where they fell, giving tea leaves their eyelid shape and wakeful power.
A Monkey and an Opera Glass
A German professor’s pet monkey escaped and climbed a tree. He used an opera glass as bait by placing the small end toward the animal. The monkey, imitate the gaze, descended, peered at his master far away, and was led back to his cage by the master’s unseen hand.
Cobweb pills and spider cures across regions
The piece traces cobweb pills from New England to Ireland and Flanders noting regional superstitions. It cites China where insects have medicinal values and Peking practice of giving scorpions or spiders for fever, with live spiders carried in walnuts or worn as amulets to reduce fever.
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New England
China
Peking
Ireland
Flanders
When Do Returns Come In Literature and Business
A brief, witty exchange contrasts literature with business. They discuss returns and timing, noting literature is not bound by deadlines while business hinges on when results arrive. The dialogue underscores the difference in pace and expectations between creative work and commerce.
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Th' Dale Farm
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Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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Drs. W. T
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Dover Street
Hotel Avon
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Maryland
Preston
Denton
WM. A. Smith
Miss McIlvaine
Deatox
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Wnollsale & Retail
N. Charles St
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Henry R. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis & Coldsborough, Attorneys-At-Law
Caroline
Counties
Pliny Fisher
Jer4f
Clark
IAS
J Fletcher Clark
Bastom
Har Manery
C. Deen
Fowling Creek
Caroline County
Eames T.sylvester
Constable
Denton, MD
Red R. Owens
Feowrn R Cochran, JR
Wilmington, del
Ey, & Mason
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Covey
AGNER
G. K. Ebling
Ridgely, MD
Fidelity & Deposit Co
N. W. Cor. Charles and Lozington Sts. Batthemore, Mo
Edwin Warfield
Harry Nicodemus
Bec
Treas
Asa Contractor
Asa
U.S
Asan
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Deweese & Owens
Turkeys Inc
J. W. Stonebraker
Two Johns
Albert Howard
Jack OF All Trades
Nevins & Frampton
Godwin
Department Store
Hess
Lansdownes
Grocbery Department
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J.C. Godwin CO
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W. J. Blackiston
Onger
Speedy
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Oscar Clark
Edward Pels
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Linds and
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Smith & Wright, Law Building
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Troe
Eoea
James T. Cooper
Undertaker
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Jon W. Causey, Pers
WM. Denney, Ske’y Ann Tasjs
Kendounty Mutual Insurance
Dover
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T. Carter, Jr
L. Irving Jones
May Denten
Weussatay
Greensboro, Md
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