Edge of a precipice fuels a tangled love triad
In a heated affair spanning years Russell Ayer and Schuyler Quigley clash over Helen Ayer. Ayer's bid to force a feud leads to deceit, divorce, and a dangerous duel threat. Helen eventually seeks separation then repairs family ties, ending with a vow to never leave her son again.
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Quigley
Helen
Ayer
Mrs. Ayer
Russell Ayer
Aha
Nia
Mamma
Atp
Papa
Limas
Ayers
Selen
Helen Ayer
Melon Ayer
Schuster Quigley
Russell
Schuyler Quigley
Nussell Ayer
Tennyson’s tactless quips and peace offerings
Several stories recount Tennyson's blunt remarks at table including a rude fish question to his hostess and the remark that the fish was mean. His kind heart showed when he ate nearly raw partridge to spare her feelings. He later sent cabbages as a peace gesture to Mrs Brotherton after rudeness at Freshwater.
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Tennyson
Women and trains misread time by feminine timing
The Boston Post notes women often refer to trains by a rough number like 3 or 3:12, confusing a man who sticks to exact times. The piece argues men trained to precise schedules would better handle such differences and avoid frustration.
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Boston Post
Whistler in crowded car ends after challenge
In a crowded car two men share a double seat. A long distance whistler annoys the other, who finally asks if he can stop it. The whistler declines, saying he doesn’t think he is man enough to, but hopes the other is, and the whistling ends.
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Argonaut
Warmth in Letters Sparks Banter Between Friends
A man of sentiment urges more warmth in letters while his worried friend recalls receiving business letters with a warmth he did not care for this morning. The exchange contrasts pleasantry and the unsettling tone of certain correspondence.
Hostess and Minister Share Quiet Evening by Hearth
Scrap Book recalls a church convention scene in a major city where a famed hostess hosts ministers and delegates. A weary delegate stays for company as hymns drift from a nearby church and a cricket serenades the hearth while the clergyman quips about songs of Zion.
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Zion
Harper’s Weekly
Revenge and the naked sword warning in verse
A poem by Charies Henry Webb warns that revenge is a naked sword with no guard. The speaker questions the reader's firm grip and notes that close handling makes the blow deadlier, often wounding the wielder more than the foe and leaving the blade in one’s own heart.
Paid For What He Got
A Boston Traveler excerpt depicts a hot day near a telephone booth. Various locals crowd the line as a discordant parade of passengers argue over calls and a weary rider pays a dollar for a Turkish bath, proclaiming he pays for what he gets.
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Boston Traveler
Why the Judge Sympathized. A French lawyer's court tale
The passage recounts M. Barboux an eminent French lawyer known for after supper stories. He relates overheard lobby talk at the airere court where a client boasts of securing divorce and custody with the judge on her side. The client’s friend is revealed as the wife’s first husband.
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M. Barboux
M. Barbour
Airoree Court
No Latitude Joke Echoes Ireland Geography Class
No Latitude, an Irish school inspector exams a geography class. A pupil answers the latitude question with a witty quip about Ireland lacking latitude due to British government limits, drawing a defiant smile from onlookers.
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Ireland
A Dream and a Reality
A traveling Irishman and Scotchman share a breakfast quail and decide the eater is determined by the night’s dream. The Scot dreams of a basket descending from heaven to paradise, while the Irishman imagines the other rising and not returning, so he eats the quail in victory.
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An Phwat
Jury Spar Over Damages For Blighted Affections
In a quoted courtroom exchange the jury debates whether the plaintiff can recover costs incurred on gifts and trips rather than general damages for blighted affection. The foreman and another juror weigh the plausibility of repayment, with one juror admitting past romantic involvement with the same girl.
Rejected Bid Dream Script Request to Eugene Walter
In New York the playwright Eugene Walter hosts a visitor who, claiming to be the Only Mannering of the Quay circuit, asks for a breezy one act skit with a deep undertone like Paid In Full. The proposer offers ten dollars, which Walter dismisses as easily borrowable.
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Eugene Walter
New York
Walter
Quay
Mr. Walter
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Denton Journal
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Jonson Mehlvin & Johnson, Publishers
Dransstore
Oliver
Kerman
Ie Bererte Schien
Baltimore
Joseph L. Kernan
Bookict
Denton
Dean
Martin J. Morgan
Seaford
Del
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Doaun’s
W. T. Brubaker
Menager
Broad Street
Reading Terminal
Filbert Street
Eatilmy
Barrsville
Geeland
H. B. Davis Paints
Brussels
R. H. Stafford
Burrsville, MD
Maryland Agricultural Collegeollege Parl
Maryla Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Arlington
Deltsville
R. W. Silvester
College Park
Mad
Middletown
Middletown Farms
Iliddielong, del
T. W. Smith CO
Box
Hughes Lumber and Coal
C. Denton
Maryland
Chas. H. Redden
Denton, Maryland
John A. Lewis
W. S. Hoddinott
Sec. and
Treas
THE
Cambridge Brick Company
Cambridge Brick Co
Cambridge, MD
James T. Cooper
Undertakers
J. Virgil Moor I
Coop HE & Moofe
Cooper
Moore
Hekle
College of Ubalming
Philadelphia
Concord Bargain House
Como
Dukes
Gongord, MD
Tall & Booktet
Bothlet Chemical Cn Baltimore
Sue Gein
Duffey’s Pharmacy
Denton, Md
Hillsboro, Md
Feed and Sale
A. E. Cooper
HOTEL
Junker
E. Fayette ST
Near
Charles
Baltimore, MD
Eastern Shore
Simpson
Maple Avenue
Greensboro
R. R. Shull
Florence
Florence Ovens
Nettle Hardware CO
Market Street
Thomas O’connell
Wilmington, Delaware
Chesapeake Steamship Company
Chesapeake Line
Norfolk
V. A Ore
Old Point Comport
Baltimore Light Street
Cor, I
Old Polot Comfort
LRAVE
RK River
West Point
Richmond
Pier 15
Light Street
Cor. Ee Lee, Ct
Southern By
Viers
Altimore
J. Chigm
N. Chapman
Mike Maryland
Wilmington
Frank P. Barnhart
James J. Ross
Wm, Dedniitly, Sec. & Treas
Kent County Marine Insurance
Dover
Delaware
Mutual
L. Irving Jones
Jonn T. Carter, Jr
Alex. Noble
Preston, Md
F.j.wright
Aly Werk
E. Lexington ST
Charies Henry Webb
Hashieigh
Boston Transcript
Jean
Scesuter
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