Addie Bennetts Old Beau and the Broadway Bus Betrothal
The Ladies' Aid of the Second Baptist church voyage to New York ends with a surprise romance. Rob Decker is found on a sightseeing bus, and Addie Bennett learns she is to marry schoolteacher Farnham in Brooklyn. The outing becomes a matchmaking story with a happy ending.
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Jimmy Bowen
Queen City
New York
Ladies’ Aid society
Second Baptist church
Addie Bennett
Ad Bennett
Mrs. Tucker
Susan Beers
Susan
Lyddy
Seem
Addie
beau
Susan Rees
Blackwell's Island
Ophelia Otis
Nob Decker
Miss Beers
Susann
Othel Shuster
Rob Deeker
Hen Tucker
Annie
creation
Reb Decker
Mrs. Peevey
mercy
Ethel Sluster
Henry Tucker
Ike
Mrs.Tucker
Rob Decker
Little River
Mr. Decker
Robert Decker
Rob
Annie Tucker
Mrs. Lew Shuster
Ethel Shuster
A Nervy Climb Up Alaska Precipice Described by Powell
In Trailing and Camping In Alaska A M Powell recounts a party member’s near fatal ascent. After landing at a grassy campfoot a steep spur ledge proved deadly as he balanced on a rock face hid the escape route. He edged along a narrow shelf and finally reached safety at dawn 2140 feet up.
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Alaska
A. M. Powell
King
Plan to reunite Addie Bennet and Bob Decker unfolds
In a lively trio of neighbors led by Mrs. Lew Shuster and Mrs. Tucker, five hundred ten years of combined age propose a two by two pursuit across New York to nudge Addie Bennett’s former lover toward reconciliation. Each couple will follow a clue in a staged effort aboard the East River voyage.
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New York
Bob Decker
Addie
Lew Shuster
Addie Bennett
Queen City
East river
Lubricants for Aluminium Machining
The article notes machinists in motor engineering often work with aluminium and that common volatile lubricants fail to perform well. It suggests tallow or cobbler's wax as suitable lubricants since these do not dissolve quickly and flow less freely than volatile oils.
Shoes Cause Morning Noise In Bob's Room
A loud thump from Bob's room wakes his mother as Bob explains the sounds come from his shoes. The brief scene captures a sleepy household morning routine.
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Bob
Bobby
Love Paradox Quotation Sparks Student Inquiry
A professor notes love leads to paradoxes and asks for an example in a fragmentary Buffalo Expresa excerpt. The dialogue hints at the tension between affection and reciprocity amid incomplete quotation.
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Buffalo Expresa
Alike but Different in a Lighthearted Exchange
In a humorous exchange Mrs Nubride praises her husband Jack as handsome, likening him to a Greek god, while Mrs Longwedd replies that her husband is similarly divine, comparing him to Bacchus in a witty Boston Transcript style.
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Nubride
Jack
Danish Proverb About Avoiding Harmful Action
A Danish saying warns to avoid actions that could spoil or harm a feast. It emphasizes prudence and restraint to protect good fortune and communal meals from reckless choices.
Prince Leopold Hosts Lavish Munich Dinner Before Sleep Incident
In Munich, Prince Leopold hosted an elaborate open house for officers scientists and artists. He briefly slept through the first course causing guests to remain seated and later resume with coffee cigars and polite conversation until midnight as dinner ended with guests leaving famished and smiling.
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Leopold
Bavaria
Munich
The Drink That Was Called Robur
The piece recalls a London billboard drink Robur advertised as cure all and sought after elixir. Free samples drew attention until its secret formula leaked, revealing cold tea with rum. Public interest faded as people could make it themselves.
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London
Chicago News
Tongue Control Remains Elusive Across Generations
A reflective piece notes that experience repeatedly shows people struggle to command their speech. It argues that self restraint is hard earned and often betrayed by impulse and pride, revealing a universal human flaw across ages.
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ALBERT G. TOWERS
Prest
T. F. JOHNSON
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T. C. WEST
Cashier
HARVEY L. COOPER
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
DENTON, MARYLAND
KASTENHUBER & ANDERSON
Civil Engineers and Surveyors
JOHN ANDERSON Assoc
Royal Technical College
EASTON
MARYLAND
D. H. Lemon
Undertaker
REHNSBORO
Pritchett
Hillsboro
COUGM CURE
Caroline County
Denton
Greensboro
Ridgely
Concord
Federalsburg
Hickman
Williston
Smithville
State Road
CITIZENS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY of
Baltimore
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LIVERPOOL
GERMAN ALLIANCE [INSURANCE COMPANY
N. Y
Ss. G NUTTLE
MASONIC BUILDING
DULANY-VERNAY
N. Charles St
BALTIMORE, MD
Mark Cross
Parcel Post
Maker
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bea
By CLARISSA MACKIE
hileler
metaphone
MISS SUSAN
Gray seld
BAilton
Shea
Chilton
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