Mayor Bedight Hunted by Ten Girls In Island Comedy
A playful chase scene follows Mayor Bedight pursued by ten laughing girls who form a court and sentence him to daily tasks for ten days. A suffrage bill drops from his pocket used to enforce their mandates as he escapes the sheriff’s pursuit, flees through a thunderstorm, and hides in a hotel room amid chaotic escapades at Squirrel Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Vining
Mabel Arney
Bess Winters
Arriet Brooks
Squirrel Inn
Beau
Miss Brooks
Sid
The Mayor’s Moonlit Ruse At Glen Island
On a moonlit Wisconsin night Mayor Bedight and a companion visit Glen Island. He orchestrates a covert meeting with Miss Vining while a mysterious girl accompanies him, sparking questions about loyalties, propriety, and a vanished second woman as the scene ends with intrigue.
Figs and Raisins Estimated Crops at Smyrna
Consul Horton notes Reform estimates Smyrna raisin crop at 700,900 quintals and figs at 76,000 camel loads. He reports exporters seek low figures to enable high prices. If weather stays favorable, raisin yield could reach 99,616,000 pounds and fig crop 100,000 camel loads, versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton
Smyrna
Reform
Health via iron and bicycle rides from State official
Alvey A. Adee the second assistant secretary of state credits his health to plain iron taken in the form of a bicycle. He notes his European bicycle tours and long outdoor activity as key to his wellness. Also, Washington Post hotel crib usage grows, with many hotels now stocking cribs for baby guests and maintaining multiple ready upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adee
Faith
Alvey A. Adee
Mr. Adee
Europe
Washington Post
Cribe for the Baby Guests and Modern Luxuries
A brief note surveys baby care trends and the comforts now offered to guests, highlighting luxuries and conveniences in households. It notes evolving standards in infant care support and the way modern amenities shape guest experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cribe
Pigeon Entered Reading Home Through Chimney
A Reading resident found a pigeon perched on the top bar of the drawing room grate after descending the chimney. The bird had dragged in a considerable quantity of soot, and it escaped when the resident opened the windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Road
Reading
England
Philosophic Resignation in a Cryptic Gage Exchange
A quirky exchange shows Senator Sorghum asking if two interviewers are needed. The patient scribe says no, noting he brought a friend to allow the other to have first chance at the denial. The dialogue hints at constituent pressure and a sly jab at political narration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghum
Mind unemployed to mind unenjoy ed
Fresh supply Mrs. Austin's Bag Duele wheat now on hand at your grocers Adv Banquets Pa who do people have banquets For the purpose of giving men who do not get a chance to talk at home a chance to talk away from home
Crimsonbeak bachelor seeks silent partner for joys
A humorous exchange between Mrs Crimsonbeak and Mr Crimsonbeak about finding a suitable partner for the bachelor, highlighting his slowness in pursuing a relationship. The dialogue frames a social joke on matchmaking in a light, old fashioned tone.
Cuticura Cures Eczema Sufferer in Five Years
Mrs Geo Clark of Theria Missouri reports a five year struggle with soup eczema. After using Cuticura Ointment and Soap, one box of ointment brought permanent relief and hair regrowth on the scalp. She notes severe itching burning and scale on the back of the head, now fully healed. Sample offers and world-wide availability advertised.
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Theria, Mo
Talgo
Geo
Clark
Mar
Cutbury
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Onion Found as Cure for Love by Scientist
A scientist reports that onion may cure love while a fresh supply arrives from Mrs. Austin. A proverb notes a tip does not always come to the man who waits, linking domestic commerce with romantic remedies.
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Western
Sheriff's Row
Wisconsin Woods
Glen Island
Bedight
Mine Host
Jackie
Miss Vining
Tol
Jackie Vining
Mr. Bedight
Alice Mason
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Amo
Government
Toledo
Ohio
Babel & Gors
Louisville
Mendetse—Mead
Grantly
Sauers
Twenty-Second Street
Pottsville
Carter
Rae
Rou
Jenny Geo
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