More Than Wages More Than Wages
Cyrena Waite, a 30 year old office worker earning close to thirty dollars a week, faces neighborly gossip about her marriage and earnings. She longs for home life and security while supporting her husband Albert, who is unemployed due to a leg condition. Her resolve strengthens as she recalls domestic love and vows to keep their family intact despite economic strain.
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E An Yrona Waite
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Cyrenn
Cyrenn Ware
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Albert
Cyrena
Bennett
Park
Rch
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Lexie
Celebration Dinner Signals New Family Job
Cyrena adorns her room before a lavish meal as Albert announces a fresh start. He lands a real headandhands job at forty dollars weekly, hinting at changes in their housekeeping dynamic. Junior proudly declares his role, while Cyrena and Albert share relieved, tender smiles.
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Cyrena
Junior
Albert
Daidy
Huge Appetites Normal in Growing Children
McCall's Magazine notes that large appetites are natural in vigorous children and not a sign of poor nutrition. It stresses adequate breakfast and lunch, with nourishing items, to prevent mid morning hunger and ensure good sleep, advising simple, easily digested dinners.
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McCall’s Magazine
Sailor Hawes Endures Sea Life After 848 Round Trips
Fifty two years ago B L Bavwnes joined the bark Pride for his first Pacific cruise. Today Hawes the chief steward of the Dollar Ilger President Harrison says the sea has him and will not retire ashore. His career includes 848 Pacific crossings and 11 world circlings.
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B. L. Bavwnes
Pride
Pacific
Hawes
Dollar Ilger
Harrison
Father-Daughter Banter Reveals Family Jokes
A brief exchange shows a father remarking that his daughters are well married as he notes he must keep their husbands on their toes. The humor hinges on a light family dynamic and lively wit.
All In One Evening Dancer’s Quips Create Heat and Hilarity
A witty exchange unfolds as a dancer jokes about the hot hall and her reactions to the crowd. She declares love of dancing and admits being petrified by a sight while commenting on a glaring light. The scene ends with playful misstatements and a skeptical finale.
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Pin
Language quirks spark cross culture note from professor
Professor Jordan urges careful English use as American phrases clash with meanings. He cites examples like saying lookout when taking bystander action and recounts a bench scene where a London-educated man declines help when a girl asks if she were drowning, highlighting miscommunication between speakers.
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Jordan
Educator William Holmes McGuffey Biography Snapshot
William Holmes McGuffey, American educator born 1800 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, studied at Washington College, taught ancient languages and moral philosophy, led Ohio University 1840 to 1848, taught at University of Virginia from 1845 until death in 1873, authored the Eclectic Series and other school books.
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William Holmes McGuffey
Washington County
Washington College
Moint University
Ohio University
University of Virginia
The Premeditated Lockout
Grace Denton, a longtime Acme employee, faces a dramatic dilemma as Ted Martin, son of Acme president, presses for marriage. After a tense confrontation about reputation and status, Ted takes Grace to his home to obtain an answer, meeting his skeptical mother who condemns false pretenses and tests the girl’s honesty.
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Race Denton
Acme
Grace
Mate Newcomb
Ted Martin
Ted
Grace Denton
Motle
Mollie
Hils
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Tad Martin
Mr. Martin
Greece
Gee
Nic
Tin
Ich Prrenta
Pogue
Implied confrontation and wedding plot twist scene
A surprised confrontation unfolds as Mrs. Martin reveals a scheme to force an interview with Ted. She admits hiding Mrs. Pogue in the hall closet, arranging the exit to lure the woman to the library where a clergyman waits and Ted’s license was obtained that afternoon. The exchange centers on securing Ted’s happiness through marriage.
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Mrs. Martin
Forgotten Dutch Colony in Java Island Learners of Malay
A 17th century Dutch outpost on a small isle east of Java founded by eight soldiers and their wives evolves into a self-sustaining community. They adapt to local natives, learn Malay, and eventually lose their Dutch language by the 19th century, leaving only a mixed airish ancestry and no Dutch speech.
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Ubing
Dutch East India Company
Company
Issa
Kaffyn
Lfe
Hitle Isle
Washington Star
Ice Bluffs Near Bering Strait May Become National Park
The ice bluffs of Shketzebue near the Bering Straits within the Arctic area are hailed as a world wonder and Alaska residents plan to urge Congress to grant national park status. These solid ice formations resemble high plateaus, covered by soil and ash with trees and shrubs growing. About 100 miles up the Koluk, taller ice bluffs host spruce trees two feet in diameter at the stump, along with birch, alder and willow.
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shKetzebue
Bering Straits
Aretle Elele
Pohick Church Restoration Highlights Historic Fight
The Pohick Virginia Protestant Episcopal church was begun in 1767 with George Washington as an initial investor. A completed church was handed to the vestry on February 15 1774. By the Civil War interior features were ripped out and the building used as a stable for army horses. After the war only brick walls and roof remained and it stood in that state for years. It has now been restored.
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Pohick
George Washington
Strength of Body Obsolete in Modern Society Says Morris Fishbein
The essay argues that muscular strength is no longer essential as machines enhance perception and action. It contrasts rugged physique with the alert, instrument-guided director behind a desk and notes advances in telescopes, microphones, and other sensors. The piece, from the Yale Review, questions the value of raw strength in an age of mechanized power.
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Personus
Jimmy Valentine
Morris Fishbeln
The
Yale Review
Mendelssohn Bartholdy A Monumental Composer of Note
Immortal musician Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy born in Germany February 3 1800 and died in Leipzig November 4 1847. Son of Adolph Mendelssohn and grandson of Moses, he rose as a gifted organist and conductor though born Jewish, baptized Christian, honored as a leading figure among great composers of his era.
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Valairg
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Leipzig
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Bunker
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Altthough
Nune Bartholdy, Mendelsgatin
Flewes
Immoral Phrase Attributed To Clay In Senate Tale
A convoluted tale claims a remark attributed to John C. Calhoun or Henry Clay that a voice in the Senate “would rather be right than President.” The piece notes misattribution and cites sources like the Novis New Crelopedia and a 1810s exchange involving Senator Preston, amid questions of presidential ambitions and abolitionist debates.
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Tlinever
Viretain Madeas
Peritiedee Mapazine
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Coventy
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Chey
Fic Uon
Jol Bartlett
Americnan
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Novis New Crelopedia
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Nearner
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South Chrolloath
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Cnied
Fragmentary note on dangerous smokers and shelter needs
A fragment mentions focus on vast dangers posed by certain smokers and the shelter needed for vulnerable individuals. It names no people or organizations clearly and lacks concrete events or dates.
Tramp Requests Pie at Molten Picture Studio
A tramp arrives at a molten picture studio begging for food. The director scolds him saying no make up is needed and orders him to eat, noting the tramp failed to appear for a previous scene.
Pie Heist Prank During Stage Show Ends With Glum Reveal
A prank scene unfolds as a trump steals a custard pie from a window sill and runs around the house while a policeman pursues. At signal to throw, the pie is not tossed. The director urges action. The trump explains he will not throw it until he has the pie and then quits.
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Trump
Thanlerei
Japanese Lacquer Craft Secrets Revealed
The Poplar Mechanics Magazine notes lacquerwork is a ancient Japanese craft with many details still secret to most, practiced for centuries. It cites gum from the brush tree as a thinning agent for the varnish and that up to fifty coats may be applied over blue or cherry wood.
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Poplar Mechanics Magazine
For Sale Wilson Black Soy Beans by Tharp Farmington Del
Classified notice advertising sound clean Wilson black soy beans for sale with date May 18 1931 and contact WM B Tharp Farmington Del plus subscription offering for The Journal news service and constant updates.
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WM. B. Tharp
Farmington, del
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