Elmer Faces Heartbreak After Doris Affair Disclosure
Elmer Clarke visits Doris at Pilarcitos and she confesses happiness after his kiss, while he plans to leave for Pilarcitos. He grapples with confessing to Nellie and ends dinner with Nellie, admitting a mistake and choosing to come clean about his lost love. Nellie probes, sensing his unhappiness and the changed romance.
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Elmer Clarke
Pilarcitos
Nellie
Joe Angellotti
Elmer
Elmer Dear
Elmer Clarke and Nellie Cathcart Stir Bank Romance
In a tale of money and manipulation, Elmer Butterworth Clarke pursues Doris Gatewood while Nellie Cathcart secretly tests his resolve by delaying a thousand dollar check. After a series of threats, lies, and bold flips of the loan, Nellie tips the balance by stopping payment, prompting Elmer to rethink his plans and consider leaving town.
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Elmer
Doris
Harvey
France
Simer
Pilarettos Commercial Trust & Savings Bank
Los Angeles
Alice Goodfellow
Nellie Cathcart
Miss Goodfellow
Timer B. Clarke
Nellie
Anse Moody
Anse
Kilmer Clarke
Old Anse Moody's
Nellié Cathcart
Elmer Butterworth Clarke
Emer
Elmer Clarke
Mr. Crittenden
Main Street
San Francisco
Muscatine
Iowa
Elmer Darling
Savage
Butterworth Heir Plot Sparks Million Dollar Scheme
MISER Butterworth leaves fortune to Elmer Clarke the nephew and plots an old swindle. Nellie Cathcart, Colorado Charlie and Mae scheme to plunder Elmer while Nellie, secretly heiress to the swindled man, aims for a larger fortune. Elmer runs for school trustee undercover as a reporter Doris Gatewood as Nellie uncovers the plot and acts to foil it.
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Hirem Butterworth
Elmer
Clarke
Absolom
McPeake
Butterworth
Nellie Cathcart
Dlgier
Colorado
Charley
Mae
Nellie
Doris Gatewood
Channey
Kilmer
End of Edict Lifts Highland Dress Ban in Inverness Exhibit
A Highland dress proclamation from 1746, presented at a Inverness exhibition, is shown among relics from the 45. Rev R L Ritchie of Creich, Sutherland, supplied the Gaelic text. the English translation declares the ban on Highland attire abolished and urges pride in trews, kilts and tartans.
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Highlands
Inverness
Scotland
R. L. Ritchie
Creich
Sutherland
Britain
Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Seen as Peak Work
Opinions vary on Hawthorne's best book but many authorities credit The Scarlet Letter with his full power. The discussion centers on whether the novel marks his artistic apex and enduring influence.
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Hawthorne
Bob White name origin noted from quail notes
The bob white name derives from its note, with the last syllable accented, likely dating to early settlement. It applies to several American quail species, which vary and are known as partridge or quail in different regions.
Stork's poor judgment cited in family finance joke
The Ohio State Journal notes a quip about a stork in family finances. The joke implies when a family struggles to keep the wolf from the door, the stork may slip down the chimney as a humorous metaphor.
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Ohblo State Journal
Bridget Cleans Twice On Day Off
Bridget explains she sweeps the living room a second time because tomorrow is her day off and she won’t have another chance to do it. Her mother questions the extra cleaning and the timing.
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Bridget
Delusive Glitter in Eyes and Mind
A fragment discusses the saying eyes are the index of the mind and counters it with examples of bright-eyed girls who are deemed dumb. It presents a challenge to a common aphorism and hints at judgment based on appearance versus intellect.
Sounds Like the West Visitor Gossip Turns Grim
A visitor jokes that the village is healthy while noting a crowded cemetery. The inhabitant responds that graves belong to doctors and undertakers who died with broken hearts, implying a paradoxical toll behind the town’s health.
Boy Shares Dresden Quartette Insight In Church Tale
A child recalls hearing quartets in a church service. He notes the group sounds best with eight or nine singers, a memory shared by his mother. The Chicago Daily News presents a light anecdote about church music and family listening.
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Mother
Chicago Daily News
How to play neighbors in a simple old tale
A five year old Mary asks Mrs. Galliher to play neighbors by borrowing something. Mrs. Galliher agrees and asks how to play, and Mary explains the game as borrowing. This brisk vignette captures a child’s playful approach to neighborly interaction.
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Mary
Hash Request at Corner Table Stuns Walter
Head waiter notes the patron at the corner table asks for a little of everything. Walter confirms the guest wants hash, prompting the kitchen to prepare a mixed platter.
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Walter
H. W
Thrift praised but warned against excess in moral tone
A columnist defends thrift as admirable yet cautions against overindulgence noting a wife carries her false molars to avoid meals between meals. The piece satirically comments on social restraint and practical absurdities.
Armchair Admirer Becomes Buy Me a Lovely Armchair
Exchange quotes a light dialogue about an interior of a costly car likened to a luxurious armchair. The husband responds with a promise to buy the armchair, reflecting lighthearted domestic banter from a Times of India feature.
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Bob
Times of India
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WNU
Tully
Doris Glatewood
Iris
Jasper
Filmer
Benjy
Elmer Butterworth ‘Clarke
Dundee
Winston
Churchill
Boston
Transcript
Elmer's Arms
Bob White
Dr. R. D. Curty
Lewis & Walker
North
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
M. Paumie
Galena St
F. H. Bimrose
Annabel Desmond
Phillips Apts
Dillon Telephone
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
Butte, Montana
Land Office
armacTors
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon
Montana
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