The Funny Man widger and a love the wreck story
Widger recalls a near poem turning to tragedy as a railway wreck exposes a long buried love. He reveals saving a former love, Miss Smith, from a wrecked train and carrying her to safety before returning to humor writing at the Daily Record. The tale ends with a clipping hinting at unresolved consequences.
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Jones
Miss Smith
the Gazette
Perkins
Freak Romances Last Year’s Crop Labeled Love Stories
A collage of sensational cases across the United States reveals marriages born of elopements and improvised ceremonies. Stories range from quick beach weddings in bathing attire to staged ceremonies amid church fires, with brides, grooms, and lovers crossing states and social norms.
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New York
New Jersey
Cowley County
Kansas
Atchison
Mason City
Iowa
Amana Society
St. Louis
Kane
Atlantic City
Vienna
London
Missouri
Atchison Bridge
Australia
Newbury
Napoleon
Ohio
William Sloan
Rose L. Edwards
Boston
George N. Boeck
Baby News Weighs on Widger as Joke Ends
Widger faces heartbreak after the birth of a boy to the Jones family prompts sorrowful reflections. Perkins offers quiet support and urges him back to his work, noting the moment as better left behind.
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Billy
Widger
Perking
Perkins
John Jones
Their Remarkable Record at Deacon Kendrick’s Fiftieth
A Dashville couple marked fifty years of marriage with a family gathering at their home. Neighbors praised the couple for harmony, noting they have reportedly never exchanged a cross word in fifty years. A social toast and speech making followed, ending with light humor from Mrs Kendrick. A closing remark comments on a woman's coaxing voice being disliked.
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Deacon Kendrick
Dashville
Deacon
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Kendrick
Abner
Muir Glacier and Other Explorations Highlight 1878 Discoveries
A survey of Antarctica and the Pacific notes Muir Glacier in Alaska near Sitka, named in honor of John Muir who explored the area in 1878. It also covers advances in railcar axle lighting, Roman Forum archaeology, a New York cyclist’s tack problem solution, agate beaches near Plum and Goose Islands, and new Ring Nebula photographs from the Lick Observatory showing a central star and interlaced rings.
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Muir
Alaska
Sitka
Chilkat
Dyea
Mount Fairweather
Glacier Bay
John Muir
California
Romulus
New York State
Long Island
Watch Hill
Plum Island
Goose Island
New York
Crossley
Lick Observatory
Lyra
Keeler
She Yearned for the Romantic
A humorous exchange about leaving a last place. Mary explains she could not bear it as the couple there lived very happily, making life dull for her. The remark reflects a flirtatious social milieu with light, witty tone.
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