Terms of the Will Shapes Larry Barr’s Big Choice
In a small town story the will of John Barr grants Lawrence Barr a vast income only while he remains single. After decades as a bachelor, Larry falls in love with Alice Aldrich and faces choosing wealth or a life with his fiancée. The clause is tested when a lawyer reveals the provision and Larry contemplates marrying to gain true happiness.
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Alton Daily Citizen
Alton Club
Lawrence Barr
Weston
John Barr
Larry
Silk Trust
South Africa
Carlson
Caldwell
Gray
Duffer
John
New York
New York Paper, Sooon
Uarry
Hades
Alice Aldrich
Carpenters
Carpenter's
Larry Boy
Lena
Miss Aldrich
Alice
Ile
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Equity
Chy
Heepe Rcy
W. Brewster Deen
Lawrence L. Towers
Lawrence B. Towers
Color and Health in Bright Dress
The piece argues clothing affects mood health and spirits. It cites merry England ending with Puritan drabness and urges vibrant colors as medical and hygienic truth to lift morale and well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrie England
Joy in Human Relationship and Personal Integrity
The piece argues that satisfying human relationships relies on living well alone, requiring wisdom and love, and being just before truth can be spoken. A quoted pagan line stresses sincerity of life before sincere speech, echoed by a biblical plea for longsuffering mercy from Numbers 14:17-18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Antes
Not Confessive Talk On American Smokers
A critic notes American conversational norms in smokers car chats. It argues many speakers favor anecdotes and jokes over honest, emotional disclosure, contrasting with France and Latin America where conversation has become confession.
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American Plains
New York Sun
France
Latin America
Writers Right to Borrow in Quotation Practice
The text argues that writers may quote others without apology, citing Plutarch Montaigne and Bacon as models. It notes printers often omit quotation marks, yet originality remains. It references Montalgue and Bronson Alcott defending borrowings as enhancing invention and esteem, with careful selection rather than sheer quantity.
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Tet Lin
Plutarch
Montaigne
Bacon
Shakespeare
Montalgue
Bronson Alcott
Playing Cards for Spanish America Demand Different Decks
American card makers eye Mexico and other Spanish speaking nations for a profitable market. Local patterns differ from U S styles, with 40 card decks plus tens and distinct face cards. Ace called ns resembles oars, rey wears a crown, queen shown as a young woman, and cabali is a horse. Cards are typically imported from Spain, smaller, thin, and easy to tear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Spain
Potato's American entry traced by Dr Laufer
Dr Laufer told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that potatoes entered the United States not via a band of Spanish adventurers but in a respectable manner from Bermuda, where it had been brought from England years earlier. He noted the potato originated in Chile and Peru and later became a naturalized Englishman in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laufer
American Association For the Advancement of Science
de Canilotte
Bermnuda
England
Chile
Peru
United States
Quarreling Couple Sparks Screen Romance Remark
A husband marvels at a film heroine and whispers a compliment, provoking his wife who retorts that beauty erases marriage. He counters that nothing makes the truth hit harder, revealing a quarrel sparked by a movie moment.
Whirl contains instruction for arrival through revolving door
A fragment from Houston notes a girl eager to reach an office. It mentions directing her to come in by the revolving door during a crowd of messenger boys passing by. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or locations beyond Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blobson
Taylor
Houston
Be Ready for Opportunity Savings Ad
A bank promotes a savings account that pays 4 percent interest compounded quarterly. It promises liquidity with anytime withdrawal and urges readers to open an account to be prepared for future opportunities. The ad emphasizes preparation and suggests the account grows rapidly over time.
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Luke McLuke
Cincinnati Enquirer
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
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R. C. Harris
Chesapeake & Potomac
the Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Denton, Maryland
C. A. Whisler
Osteopathic
Denton, MD
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Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Incorporated
Claiborne
Annapolis
Howard
Manger
Nash
Pasenger Sport
Kenosha
Fc. B. Milwaukee
Charles H. Dean
Queen Anne, Md
Shannahan & Wrightson Howe. CO
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Hugh McNash
Edward B. Foote
Lester Foote
Mary Foote
Oeatti
Ro Massesese
Farmers Supply Company Flour and Feed
Denton
Maryland
Delaware
Big Stem
Jersey
Nancy Stfall
Porto Rico
Greater
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Bonnie
Reid
Preston
W. J. Blackiston
Irwin
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Denton Vulcanizing Co
North Third Street
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Walter Sparks
Life Man
Home Insurance CO
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