Benton Plays Hero in Hillsdale Play by Chance
A struggling writer Benton's first publication leads to an unexpected acting debut when a shortage of cast forces him to step in as Henry in a Hillsdale club’s midwinter production. He succeeds, falls in love with Miss Van Cleave, and the curtain falls on a staged婚礼.
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Benton
Mr. Benton
Hillside Dramatic club
ELIZABETH RANKIN VAN CLEAVE
Miss Von Cleave
JOHN AUSTIN BENTON
Miss Van Cleave
ovell
Alice
Lenny
Mrs. Baker
Henry
Baker
Alles
Tam
JOHN A. BENTON
Hillsdale
Van Cleave
Inelosing
Iliesdale
hing
Cleare
larry
Burns
ron
James
Fan
Artie Brown
sis
Artie
Jack
Mr. Van Cleave, Sr
Ines
Tenry
Mr. Van Cleave
Arthur
wings
John Benton
Iumost
Lilia
fenry
Climbing Mount McKinley By A Pole And Hopeful Pride
In a vivid account from The Shameless Diary of an Explorer Robert Dunn recalls a vain ascent of Mount McKinley. The party fights a steep ice slope with scarce tools and a single willow pole. Fear and self control mingle as the risk of a fatal misstep looms amid hard ice and derelict rope.
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Mount McKinley
Robert Dunn
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The Human Brain and Its Marvelous Workings
Edward A. Ayres describes the brain as a remarkable machine that operates with precision and complexity. It controls muscles nerves and glands and processes sight sound scent taste and touch through specialized chambers and senses. The piece highlights the brain’s universal language ability and the concept of mental mortality.
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Edward A. Ayrea
Harper’s Magazine
The First Coins In Ancient Money History
The article traces early money from Egyptian gold and silver ornaments to Greek weight marking, then uniform metal nuggets, followed by molded stamped disks. It notes giant copper coins once issued to deter hoarding, but demand for smaller, convenient currency led to smaller coins.
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Pheldon
Argos
Believing the Law Behind a Curious Exchange
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal shows a citizen claiming to have bought a little law, with an interrupting remark about belief in possibilities. The quote hints at satire on legal authority and personal jurisdiction in a local context.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
A Genius Little Wile Say Dialogue
A Chicago News quote frames a father son exchange on genius. The boy named as a neighbor’s doubt is contrasted with a figure who would grow into a map of achievement. The item reads as a witty household exchange captured in print.
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Chicago News
The haughty are always the victims their own rash conclusions
The quote attributed to Lesage frames pride as self-inflicted disaster, warning that arrogance blinds judgment and invites downfall through rash conclusions.
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Lesage
Where the Tips Go in Cafe Cloakrooms
A midnight diner reveals to his wife how tipping works in large cafes. Small boys have no pockets in their uniforms, so tips go to a privileged man who has paid up to five thousand dollars a year for the check room privilege.
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New York Press
The Oldest Encyclopedia Excerpt
The oldest encyclopedia is Pliny the Elder’s Natural History in thirty seven books and two thousand four hundred ninety three chapters. Pliny died in 79 A D and compiled the work during leisure from public duties. It served as a high authority in the Middle Ages.
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Pliny
The Nub of the Thing and Other Wry Snippets
A collection of satirical lines from the Kansas City Newsbook and Lippincott's notes. Snappy quips on self regard and social satire mix with a joke about talking in a barber chair versus a dentist.
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Stan
Kansas City
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