The Governors L A Novelization of a Play
Mary Slade faces a turbulent marriage and a pending divorce as Slade presses for separation. Her ally Robert Hayes confronts questions of loyalty while Merritt pressures her to leave. Mary vows to fight for her home, two lawyers ready, amid whispered suspicions and a looming court battle.
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Daniel Stade
Slade
Katherine
Strickland
Mary
Merritt
Rob
Hayes
Friend Pulls Watch On Your Funny Story
A brief urban tale where a friend humorously checks his watch during a joke, signaling the punchline delivery. The moment lands with the crowd, turning a simple anecdote into a playful social gag.
Wording Frays in Old Gossip Colloquy at Social Rod
A fragmentary dialogue mocks a quarrelsome man and a sharp retort about temper and marriage. The overheard exchange features a playful jab about a furnace temper and a recollection of affectionate restraint, all within a clipped, humorous tone.
The Young Idea Moon Inhabitants Joke
A father answers his son questions about astronomy saying people live on the moon. The child asks if many, and the father replies yes, far more than in this world. The boy then wonders why they are not crowded at half moon.
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Johnny
Half Moon
The Teacher Taught
Miss Dixon, a society girl, spent the summer trying to elevate the simple country people she boarded with. As she prepared to leave she bids farewell, and the old farmer replies she has learned a heap since she first came, though she was the greenest one they had.
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Dixon
Ingersoll
National Monthly
Postum Beats Coffee as a Remedy Claim
An advertisement touts Postum as a cure for headaches nervousness and insomnia caused by coffee. A Philadelphia man cites relief after switching to Postum claiming he felt better for 20 years and less prone to colds. The pitch notes Postum is made from hard wheat with malt and contrasts it with coffee's caffeine.
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Postum
Phila
Mich
Fire cremation scene from The Heart of India tale
In a river setting a Brahman directs a funeral pyre as a young woman’s body burns. A brother watches with quiet pain, glimpsing her face briefly in the flames before calm returns. He recalls childhood memories and smiles at the Brahman, then resumes watching the river.
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Amile
India
C. F. Benson
How the U S Capital Moved Through Early Years
The article lists the sequence of locations serving as the capital from 1774 to 1790, including Philadelphia Baltimore Lancaster York Princeton Annapolis Trenton New York and finally Washington, with dates for each transition. It notes the shifts among major towns, state capitals, and early federal sites as the seat of government evolved.
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United States
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Decembelphia
Lancaster
York Pa
Princeton
N. J
Annapolis
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