Entangled Romance in Mount Desert Summer Fracas
An elderly narrator recalls Edith Moore and her sister Elsie’s engagement to George Turner, a French nobleman named Monsieur Rambouche, and their clash over fidelity. Rambouche’s return to America, pursuit of Edith, and duel-free showdown reveal cultural clashes, flirtation, betrayal, and Edith’s hair memento as a test of loyalties.
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Monsieur Rambouche
Car Harbor
America
Edith Moore
George Turner
Elsie Moore
Eadith
Mount Deaert
Elsie
George
Washington
France
Monster
Edith
New York
Monsieur
Left Handed Figures In Everyday Life And Struggles
An excerpt discusses left handedness, arguing it is undervalued yet often stronger in grip and coordination than right handedness. It notes most wearers write with the right hand, left handers compensate with the right for heavy tasks, and cites Uncle Wagner Weems as a caricature of radical thought obstructed by asthma while decrying plutocratic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner Weems
John Henry Jurnigan
Vox Po
Kansas City Star
Cali fornia beats Florida as winter resort say WH Irwin
WH Irwin extols California as prime winter retreat contrasting Florida with its swampy air. A lawyer joke about Florida bar admission ends with a quip on swamp swimming and riding abilities as proof of malaria resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
California
Florida
Clever Dogs Trained by Smugglers
A historical report describes smugglers training dogs on the Italian frontier. The dogs are tormented, shot at while in Italian customs uniform, driven into Italy, rewarded by smugglers, and eventually guided back to Switzerland laden with contraband before escaping to their allies in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bales
Italy
Switzerland
Judson Ransom’s Return From Rock Bottom Rise
A Wild Frontier tale follows Judson Ransom’s fall after a Higbee temperance clash. A brutal clash ends with a near fatal stumble and a man’s return through a mined vein and reform. Miss Ina Tappan inspires a sober future as Ransom partners in a new claim and vows change.
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Gertrude Mary Sheridan
Walker Gap
Judson Ransom
Higbee
Frontier Temperance League
Gap
Jud
Ina Tappan
Judge Tappan
Ife
Tappan
Miss Tappan
Judges Tappan
W. G. Chapman
Why did you marry A playful survey from western New York
Postal cards answered why married men wed with humorous bluntness. Answers include I was tired of buying ice cream and theaters, I was lonely, I wanted a companion of the opposite sex, and I thought she was the one among a thousand. Several say the motive was money, laziness, or to avoid a breach of promise suit, with many witty retorts and self-deprecating lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sarah
N. B
Would Not Be an Actress Little Mary Seeks Stage Fame
A girl aged fifteen expresses a wish to be a great actress or singer. Her mother cautions that the profession is unhealthy, noting paper mentions actresses taking tonics and patent medicines. The exchange reveals concern over moral and health risks in show business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Seasonable Joke About Seasons and a Judge
A humorous exchange features a judge warning George about a growing seasonal riddle. The joke ponders winter in summer in the arctic and summer in winter in the tropics. A quip about ducking under the pump concludes the brief, light exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Tropics
Quick Recovery From Cold Woes Doubtful Cure
Detroit Free Press notes exchanged doubts about a home remedy for colds as one man admits a recent bout and another dismisses trying the suggested cure. The brief exchange highlights shared illness experiences and skepticism.
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T'va
Detroit Free Press
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Johnson Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
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T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Marshall Gantt
John Asbury Hamilton
Alice Elbert Hamilton
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Greensboro
Maryland
J. Kemp Stevens
The
Just Government League of Maryland
N. Charles St
Baltimore
Kent County Mutual Insurance Company
James J. Ross
Joven, del
Wm, Denney, See’s and
Treas
MD., del. and
Ya. Ry. Company
P. S.J A.B. AS
Hattimore
Ioasfar
Denton
LEWES
Lyl
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T. Murdoch
LL E.jones
Willard Thomson
Marrager
Denton Bridge
Choptank
William H. Anderson
Preston
Maine
Vas
Otis
Okeep
Henderson
Richard Holt
Worcester
Mel
Belgiase
Wjire
Bolgiand Bala
Walter Raeigh Winte
T. Alan Goldsborough and
W. Brewster Deen
Nist
T. Alan Goldsborough
Alfred Carter
Agnes Kirby
Seal Harbor
Judith
Bunker Hill
Junker
Fayette St
Charles
Baltimore, MD
Eastern Shore
Win. Pepper
Maryland Trust
Elkton
Wethered Barroll
Keyser Building
Balimore
Chestertown
Denton, Maryland
Anty Drudge
Saye As
Co Agn Ass
Amy
Harry
Nellie
Tels & Co
Palladsaphhs
Nisi
J. Fletcher Clark
Arthur J. Cole
J . J. Kemp Stevens
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Harvey L. Cooper
Lemuel G. Taylor
Phebe FB. Taylor
Clinton B. Jarman
Matthew M. Andrew
Sallie M. Andrew
J, Virgil Moore
Wonton
Hillsboro
Burrsville
Qenton
Sills
BORO
Concord and
BURRS
Ville
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
James King & Sons
High
Baltimore and Fayette Streets
C.C. Waskey
the Furniture Man
N. Howard Street
Intz Bros
M. K. Frantz
NAL
Philadelphia
T. H. Evans & Company, Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants
Light St
Dillon Kinney
John Freeman’s
Ridgely
Daniel B. Lecompte
Cambridge
Charles NuTson
Black
Jack
Fletcher
Duncan L. Noble
Wms. Sanders
Groom
Murderkill River
Nathan H. Maxson
Frederica
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Uswers
Pier
Chestnut
Fred
Tom
WEDD
PMH Pan
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A.m. Eave Philad
Ophia Fues
Lelptita
Consumers' Ice Co
Chester
Phila
Keystone Main
Ladelphia
Faroto Phi
Ort
Iladelphia Navigation Co
Frederica, del
Southern Queen
Up River
Gold Skin
Poplar Chunk
F. Jopp
Hobbs, Md
Claro and
Omidre
Jud Ransom
Mrss Tappan
Ransom
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Regal
Cupid
Stowesa PE
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