Noble Dills Disappears Amid Atwater Family Turmoil
Noble Dill vanishes after a day of anxious searching and rumor within the Atwater clan. relatives and neighbors fear a rash act driven by his stormy romance with Satin Atwater, while his absence sparks speculation about his fate and the reactions of Julia, Florence, and the wider circle.
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Aunt Harriet
Noble
Fanny
Mr. Atwater
Harriet
Dilt
Herbert
Atwater
Noble Dol
Satin Atwater
North End
Dith
Julia
Wallie Torbin Thay
Patty Fairchild
Henry
Plorence
Currie
Virginia
Florence
Thord
Tome
Joseph
Suburi
Uncle Joseph
Slater
Carrie
Myles
Sileness
Wayne
Hee
Eutine
Noble Dill Seeks Southbound Escape After Mourning Change
Noble Dill, shaken by Florence’s news, leaves town to pursue a homing mill venture. He revisits routine tasks, dons a new tie, and waits at a railway station for a time schedule, mutely contemplating an uncertain future as bystanders watch.
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Florence
Noble
Fanny
Nahie
Julia
Huttis
Fanny Atwater
Bec
Fragmented narrative and scattered lore mix in a dusty passage
A jumble of Booth Tarkington prose and travel notes blends with stray historic curiosities. The scene shifts from a train station to Kamchatka hunting life and Indian music history, then to old marblehead dances, with flickers of narrator reflection and fragmentary dialogue.
Inventor of vane unknown and wind lore tale
The origin of the weather vane is unclear with early notes from Vitruvius about the Tower of the Winds in Athens. The piece recounts Andronicus Cyrrhiestes and an octagonal marble tower with wind figures, plus later vane traditions and a British joke about doors ending with a pun in the room.
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Vitruvius
Athens
Andronicus Cyrrhiestes
Athena
Theodosius the Great
Constantinople
Apple Dishes and Kitchen Tips From Early Guides
A compilation of domestic guidance on using apples in baked dishes and desserts, plus versatile cooking substitutions. It covers baked apples with nutmeg, eggs shirred with sausages, caramel sauce basics, and general food substitution rules for housewives. It stresses varied uses for apples, practical cooking steps, and pantry planning for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Stowitch
United States
Still More Juvenile Language Snippets At Boston Transcript
Reading notes show fragmented dialogue and mock interviews from the Boston Transcript. adults and youths exchange odd phrases about school careers and court misstatements, with comic token lines and a playful tone. The piece resembles a light satire of juvenile wisdom and social interactions.
Long Distance Ouija Chat From Heaven on Coal North
An amusing exchange on a asbestos ouija board features Sambo in heaven greeting Ras below. Ras reports lively but laborious duties sweeping clouds, polishing stars, and switching on light each morning, noting a shortage of help in the afterlife.
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Sambo
Rastus
Chicago
Phoenix
Tablets and Liquids Share Pepto Mangan Fame
The article notes Gude's Pepto-Mangan comes in tablet and liquid forms and is prescribed by physicians for years. It claims the product boosts red blood cells, aiding run down and pale individuals to regain health. It mentions consumers choosing tablets at noon and liquid at home morning and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude
Gade
Birthday Reminder Sparks Annual Celebration Idea
A young artist shares a clever birthday plan from the New York Sun. She keeps her birth date in view by typing it on note paper with her address, prompting constant reminders and convincing herself birthdays are worth celebrating each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pye
New York Sun
Velvet and tobacco ad with dubious cure claims
Fragmented ad text references silk neckties and velvet products. It markets tobacco leaf products and a skin salve named Velvet Kin Men and Women. Mentions Columbus address and a preparation described as soothing but vague in efficacy.
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Merle
P.O. Bex
Samya eWit M. Waleos
Otiscg
Indiana
Velvet &Kin
Beni Ena
GuamaNreao Tee
Columbus Srenaration Co
Columbde
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