Man of Law Seeks Wild Life with Stenographer
John Carey, a middle aged attorney, is urged by his sister to live more boldly. He befriends his stenographer Hilda Bronson, joins her for tea dances and dinners, and discovers a playful, adventurous side. A spark grows as he asks her to marry, seeking a happiness found in their shared wildness.
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John Carey
Ife
Johnny
Tom Smith
Ben Jones
Jobin Carey
John
Jack
Miss Bronson
Biltmore
Carey
Hillda
Wiltmore
Viilda Bronson
Hilda Bronson
Hilda
Broadway
Hilda Jonson
Kevan
Glass Touching Roots in Duels and Etiquette
A historical note explains the origin of the glass touch before drinking linking it to safety and nonpoisoning during duels. It recounts the duel era habit of exchanging deceptively filled glasses to ensure mutual risk, a ritual that faded with combat but left the gesture. Also described is Tucson Arizona’s six acre Public Auto Camp, a city within a city offering overnight car lodging with security and amenities for travelers.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Cactus Joe Advises Studying Music at Soda Fountain
In a brief exchange at the soda fountain, Cactus Joe muses that the young man should consider music, noting that the physical training from hand and foot exercise would help him learn to play the pipe organ.
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Cactus Joe
The Incriminating Paper In the safe at Claude La grange’s office
Sam Jackson, seeking a damning document tied to a youth conspiracy, finds the paper in a safe. Clara Ferguson, a federal secret service agent, arrests him, but Mammy intervenes by burning the incriminating paper, sparing Sam. Clara’s conflicted loyalty ends with relief as the evidence is destroyed.
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Sam Jackson
Jackson
Claude Lagrange
Clara Ferguson
Clara
Sam
federal
secret service
Hannah
lora
Mammy
Mummy
Sunset Cox and Nickname Tales in Congress
Samuel Sullivan Cox earned the nickname Sunset for tagging others in Congress with clever nicknames. He exposed borrowed rhetoric, prompting Julius Caesar Burrows to be dubbed the Columbian Orator and Daniel Morris to be called Old Ocean after disarmingly recognizable declamatory passages were read aloud.
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Samuel Sullivan Cox
congress
Cox
Julius Caesar Burrows
Allchigan
Burrows
congressional library
Daniel Morris
New York
Morris
Ocean
Vision and Mind Sharpen Seeing Through Attention
The piece argues that sight is mental and selective, with the mind shaping perception more than the eyes. It contrasts a sailor's and an artist's focus at Dover, notes how deep thought blurs perception, and claims observation can be trained, citing hypnosis and the role of will in seeing. The humorous Yearwedd snippet follows.
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United States
Philippines
Dover
Montress Family
Cooperation and credit in achievement
AForce states that outside literature and science no one succeeds alone. Ordinary life is too short, and great prizes go to those who secure loyal cooperation. The truly big man does not claim all credit, recognizes others' help, and shares honor and reward accordingly.
The Cyntel New-I Remarked On Her Sweet Manner
The Cyntel New I comments on the subject’s gentle demeanor and questions how such behavior could be. The phrasing shows curiosity about her manner and potential explanations.
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THE
DENTON NATIONAL BANK
DENTON, MARYLAND
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
American Corner
Hickman
Del
Andersontown
Hobbs
Denton
Greensboro
Sixth street
S.G. NUUSH
MARYLAND
R. C. JACKSON
Hamilton
Illinois
JAMES J. ROSS
WM. DENNY
See’y Treas
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
DELAWARE
CARTER & DEEN
L.IRVING JONES
Agt
JUMN
W. PAYNE
Preston
HocHScHILD,KOHN & Co
Harriet Knight
China
American Steamship Company
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Miss Knight
Portland
Oregon
Seattle
Washington
New Mexico
Texas
Florida
California
BALTIMORE, MD
cae
BUICK
DODGE
F. J. WRIGHT Optometrist and Jeweler
DENTON, MD
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
FRANK H. WILLIAMS
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