Lost One Alice Found Another
Owen Barton misreads a written note and plans to escort Alice Bart to a dance while confusion over two similar named Alices rises. At the Garvin party he learns of business ruin looming for Alvin Bart, induced by family extravagance, and discovers true admiration for Alice Bart as a potential wife.
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Owen Barton
Alice Barr
Alice Bartlet
Edgetown
Miss Barl
Alice Bart
Pilson
Guy Pilson
Alice Earl
the Garvin's
Barton
Mr. Bart
Paul Earl
Alice
Alvin Bart
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Eggs as Cupid Messengers Stir Matrimony Tales
A Denver report discusses eggs arriving from Kansas to Colorado with hundreds of names of singles seeking marriage. A Kansas focus yields many eligibles and odd letters, including a tall, slender man’s self description and a 17 year old girl’s reply. The commission agent traced the writer to the father, ending the correspondence.
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Denver
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Berthoud
Col
London Hospital collecting boxes attract sailors
In an East End pub a London Hospital donation box drew a crowd of sailors. An elderly man, pretending to be sober, urged crowding funds to ten pounds and joked about giving the hospital a “square feed” for tomorrow. They complied, offering a four minute donation at one penny per second.
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London Hospital
East End
Sun
Silk from Spiders: Durable Yet Unlikely to Replace Silk
Woven from spiders silk, some wearables prove more durable lighter and nicer to touch than ordinary silk. Yet spiders cannot be cultivated profitably because of their enormous appetites. The spider aids by destroying insects and could gobble vast prey, though it is wasteful in feeding and often drains only juices from victims.
Russian Proverbs Worth Remembering Through the Ages
A collection of traditional Russian sayings on luck love poverty and judgment. Highlights include praising a wife after years not days and that misfortune weighs heavy while relief can come in small amounts. The sayings reveal humor caution and social observations from everyday life.
Specials Saturday January 21 at Big 4 and Vandalia Flour
Grocery ad lists prices for flour Big Dominoe 80c, White Lily 75c, assorted soaps 15c 25c, Corn Flakes 3 boxes, Toasties 6% cents, salt fish 6.8c per lb, pork and beans 10c, prunes 25c for 2 lb, pickles 15c per dozen, sweet pickles 25c per dozen.
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Cecesae
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J& K
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