Well known. A boy seeks his father on hill
A hurried man meets a breathless boy asking for his father. The boy, flushed and wide eyed, insists the speaker should know his parent, while the speaker modestly replies ignorance, reflecting a chance encounter.
Long-wached Philly lawyer ends epic case with hotel bourbon
C H Murphy recalls a retired Philadelphia attorney famed for long speeches. In a six hour closing argument, an opposing lawyer’s note offered a shortcut to a hotel bourbon break. The speaker paused, read the note, then left the case to join colleagues for a drink, joking about wealth and work.
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C. H. Murphy
Philadelphia
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Preeminence of Love in Christian Life
A discussion of love as the supreme Christian virtue citing 1 Corinthians 13. It contrasts love with speaking in tongues, prophecy, faith, and gifts, noting love endures, seeks others’ good, forgives, and welcomes truth. The sermon highlights love as patient, kind, unselfish, grounding gentleness and enduring beyond other gifts.
Blue Fairies Host Mountain Party In Bright Sky Tale
A whimsical scene at the mountain top shows the Blue Fairies hosting a summer party with Fairy Queen and followers in floral costumes. The sky turns blue with a rain shower sparkling like diamonds as guests including hummingbirds arrive. The event features colorful toadstools and a festive supper amid light jest and music.
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Joy
Silver Fairies
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Buttercup
Mr. J
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Mr. Dant
Mr. Sun
Humming-Birds
Ey-Suckles
Wayhem
Pepgen advertised to aid digestion and sweet foods
The ad claims Pepgen relieved a nervous dyspepsia in a Richmond speaker, enabling him to eat sweets after years of liquid diets and stomach pains. It notes many Richmond residents using Pepgen and endorsing it in local papers. Pepgen is available at leading drug stores.
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Eatonic
Richmond
The Adjutant's Warning Behind the Lines
After demobilization a brief tale recalls a commanding officer who took the adjutant's strawberries. The adjutant posted a warning promising to shoot any trespassers' cow, a humorous note cited from the London Morning Post.
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C. O
London Morning Post
Secretary recites town sweetheart letter to return home
Mr Henpeck declines invitation to remarry, citing uncontrollable circumstances. A secretary quotes a message from a school sweetheart asking him to come back to the hometown to marry. He references his iron-jawed wife and her many relatives in declining.
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