Best Wife in the World Sparks Domestic Strife and Reconciliation
A husband boasts of his wife as the best but neglect and social clubs strain marriage. Daisy Ainscourt rebels against superficial life, joins many clubs, and, with her husband, rediscovers happiness by prioritizing home and genuine affection.
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Herbert Ringcourt
Mr. Portcross
Jones
Jenkins
Jenkin
Daisy
Ainscourt
Portcross
Mr. Ainscourt
Mrs. Ainscourt
Herbert
Pet
High Bridge
Daisy Ainscourt
Lorbert
The
Ark
Col. Adair
Adair
Wintering the Old Woman and the Divorce Office Comic Tale
An elderly man asks to be divorced quietly at the Supreme Court clerk’s office. Officials warn him that newspaper reporters will flood him with coverage and headlines. He ends by deciding to “winter the old woman” and return next year. The piece then shifts to a humorous tale of a minister and a curious grandmother, followed by notes on medium phenomena, an San Francisco quake, and a sharp essay on deaconism and country editors.
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Aurora
Mary
Supreme Court
Cap
Enisan
Illinois
Waal
Elisha
Elijah
Eyijah
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mann
Callithumpins
Brethern
Chicago
Massissini
The
Sun
Enoug
Northwest
Congress
Linkensale
Lincoln tale seals Hammond appointment
The Norwalk Connette recounts a story where President Lincoln refuses to commit and tells a Springfield tale about a conceited young lawyer seeking Hammond’s appointment, concluding that Hammond is appointed after the tale reveals the moral was not the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
Lincoln
Augustus Brandages
Congress
Third
Brandages
Henry Hammond
United States
Connecticut
Brandagee
Hammond
Springfield
Ife
Squires
Squire
Vic Noir memories and political irony in a brother journalist’s recount
A brother journalist recalls Victor Noir, noting his prison time for political offences, his pillow of loyalty for ill men, and his stubborn paletot. The piece also cites his defiant reply about a well spelled letter and endures a parable about true friendship and quickened enemies. The Ways and Means Committee favors lowering income tax from eight to three percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Noir
Auteuil
Noir
Victor
Topsy
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
A Funny Fashion Articus on Fads and Figures
A humorous column critiques late fashion trends in hair, footwear, and neckwear, noting exaggerated styles and homegrown contrivances. It pokes fun at steel trimming, floor-length pants, and elaborate accessories while lampooning New York fashion sensibilities and a Jersey Legislature setback on civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Green
Troy
Watefalla
Nowa
Bend
New York Custom House
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A. H. Wise
William Young
Irmat
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H.C. Burchard
Congreda
Walter P. Hunt
Second National Bank
Thompson Wilcoxon
Freeport
L11
Michael Sawyer
John R. Lemon
Ill
James M. Smith
Buena Vista, T.D. Wilcoxonseral Agent Farmers Insurance Company
L. T. Lemon Retary Farmers Insurance Company
Inh. Addams
Elliam Young
L. T. Lemon
Buckman
T. D. Wilcoxon
Iby
LM. Buckman & CO
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Stephenson Street
Frost Fry's
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Silver Creek, Ills
Randal
Stephensworth
Milnots
Vee Lleyl
Harry
W. B. Derrick
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Girele
Amy Randolph
Sitka
Alaska
Detroitl Ice Press
Wintering
Chicago Republican
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Jersey
Chicago Post
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