Decorative Splendors and the Ostrich Feather Insight
In a witty exchange Miss Cayenne notes riches require intelligence in use. The pair quip that even the finest ostrich feather may appear plain on its own, underscoring judgment over mere adornment.
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Miss Cayenne
Freckles Cure Promoted With Othine Double Strength
An advertisement touts Othine double strength to remove freckles. It promises noticeable results after nightly applications, with money back guarantee if the product fails. Also contains unrelated quotes about music and a joke about off color cinema.
Acid Stomach Relief Promises Quick Comfort
The ad claims Batonic cures excess acidity and gases, cooling the stomach and aiding digestion. It asserts a wife of H. D. Crippen felt better after taking Batonic, reducing bloating belching and repeating after meals.
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H. D. Crippen
Dice Decide Who Rules the Newelyweds for a Day
The New York Sun reports a playful marital experiment where a pair of dice decides daily domestic power between newlyweds. Each morning they roll to determine who leads the household, with the player achieving five naturals first dictating the day, easing disputes and promising fewer divorces.
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Mrs. Newlywed
Mr. Newlywed
New York Sun
New Jersey Senate Seeks Small Claim Court
A bill proposes a small-claim court to cut costs from 12 to 15 dollars to begin a claim to about 1 dollar. No lawyer would be needed as the plaintiff speaks to a court clerk. Advocates claim Newark alone could save over 25 thousand dollars yearly by removing lawyers and fees.
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New Jersey Senate
Newark
Judge Imposes Fifteen Years Over Counterfeiter
A Boston Transcript quip portrays a judge grounding a punishment in strict practicality. The counterfeiter pleads hardship to cover room and meals, and the judge replies that the sentence will cover board and lodging for fifteen years.
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Boston Transcript
A Clever Husband
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs Jones shows a new hat and her husband jokes that if she were as attractive as him she would need less help from the milliner.
Fatal Originality and a Stunner of a Proposal
A terse, period-laden remark describes a dramatic reaction to a surprising idea. The speaker dismisses a male character as dull and hints at a shocking proposal from a dear friend, framed in antiquated, charged dialogue.
The Perfect Picture Frame Jokes on a Wedding
A humorous exchange features a man praising a woman as a perfect picture while his friend deflects by saying he cannot marry her because he cannot afford a suitable frame.
Dishes and desserts from the 1920 Kitchen Cabinet page
A 1920 Western Union Kitchen Cabinet page offers simple spring recipes. It lists layered potato pork bake and baked beef stew, plus spaghetti dishes with tomato and onion, apricot dainty, bread pudding, spaghetti de luxe, and banana float, with poetic inserts and tips.
Youthful Springtime Pied Tales and Ancient Graves
The piece blends a lively rural reminiscence of children chasing agates and playing in spring with a fatherly exchange about pennies and a boy seeking an agate. It notes a British military cemetery near Bolongne containing almost 12 000 graves and mentions about 70 periodicals printed in the constructed language Esperanto.
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France
Bolongne
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