Margie of El Rosa and the Corner of Happiness
In a California hillside romance, Frank meets Margie a deaf and dumb student who inspires him with her courage and joyful outlook. She defies limits, teaches in Salem, and after a tragic accident regains speech enabling them to face a future together with renewed hope.
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Ballet Shoes Fit For Dancers Convenience And Style
A Boston Globe note describes ballet shoes as leather with a thin sole and no rubber heels or supports. Toe dancers favor a hard box toe while ordinary dancers want freedom of movement. Experts emphasize space for toe movement and warn against high stage heels for effect.
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Bostob Globe
Reading Herbert Spencer Biology in a Home Chat
A light exchange about Herbert Spencer's Principles of Biology ends with a humorous misinterpretation of the topic. Mrs Smith questions the subject while Mr Smith clarifies Spencer defines life as a complex of heterogeneous changes in relation to external conditions.
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John
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London
When Religion Called in London Christian Voice
The London Christian recounts a bishop of London tale from Work In Great Cities about the foot and door trick to gain time for parley. It describes a scene where a girl named Sally answers a door, revealing religion as the surprising visitor, signaling how doors open to welcome the bishop.
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Sally
London Christian Globe
Why the Sun Sets
A child asks why the sun sets and the mother offers a hopeful answer about sunrise the next day. The tale shifts as the boy proposes a playful explanation that the sun sets to hatch all the days, reflecting a lighthearted, whimsical exchange printed in the Washington Star.
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Jack
Washington Star
Justice in a Magyar Magistrate Tale
A visitor seeks to see Hungarian justice in action as a magistrate in full Magyar dress greets him. A loud-voiced gendarme ushers in a prisoner accused of stealing a goose. The magistrate asks the accuser what he has to say, beginning a small, comic legal moment.
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E. C. Johnson
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Man Slays Doctor Over Warmer Climate Advice
A Kansas City Independent tale tells of Mike Maloney after years of medical changes to his ailing wife. With wages spent and the doctor urging a warmer climate, Mike finally hands the physician an ax and asks him to end the wait by killing his wife, a grisly moral from old times.
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Kansas City Independent
Practical Help For Deafness Disputed Practice
Practical guidance argues deafness can be aided with common pasteboard mailing tubes and basic items like pictures or music. Experts contend the method is impractical and lacks scientific support, urging caution and professional evaluation before use.
Prosaic Exchange Cited From Chicago Tribune
Dialogue snippet notes Harold asking Maud about surprise after a long hesitation. Maud responds that the idea of a proposal was once given up two years prior. The exchange captures personal tension and humor in a newspaper quotation.
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Maud
Chicago Tribune
Deception Alleged Over Orange Promise by Children
A Chicago News item reports Mother-Jack asks if a promise to not eat oranges before dinner was broken. The boys admit to swapping and eating each other’s fruit, with Little Jack-No denying their actions and claiming Ella ate his orange.
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Ella
Chicago News
Women In Japan Says Love Best Remedy
A Japan Times quote notes a traditional saying on women and suggests that the best remedy is to love her. The remark reflects cultural attitudes and social advice within a historical context.
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Carlyle's Creed on Striving and Fitness for Duty
A quotation from Thomas Carlyle proclaims that man is born to expend all his strength in the work God has given him, to endure with his best breath and do his utmost. The message emphasizes duty, effort, and perseverance.
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His Concession
Miss Sallie Miller, famed as the town belle, faces a shortage of suitors due to her father’s strict porch watch. A bashful Newton Brown, arriving early, nervously endures a blunt reception before the older man finally recognizes him as Old Jake Brown’s son and relents with a cautious remark about rain.
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Jake Brown
Everybody's Magazine
Honesty Lesson At Noon Hour Restaurant
A Broad Street eatery trusts patrons to settle debts at the cashier and rarely catches cheats. A youth caught skimming the till chooses kitchen work over arrest, washing dishes for an hour before allowed to depart. Also notes mercy shapes futures, and a health advert promotes Kodol for dyspepsia from Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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