The Spendthrift and the West Wing Tale
Percival Bines travels with his rich uncle to the western mines and encounters a New York party led by financier Rulon Shepley. A chance reunion with Psyche Bines tests social ambitions and old values as the families confront wealth, class, and futures in a rapidly changing landscape.
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Citatter
Newport
Peter
Pete
Petie
Pish
Marthy Bines
P. Percival
Percival
Peter P
P. Percival Blues
Sis
Psyche
Miss Bines Love
Peresta
Namie
Losk
Montana
New York
Crim
Bines
One Girl
Grant
Porter
Kaslo Junction
Rulon Shepley
Shaft House
Fifty-ninth Street
Pater
Panghorn
Pangburn
Milbrey Mystery Deepens In Hidden Mine Descent
In a cave under a distant mine Percival and Avice Milbrey share intimate moments while the party advances above. He reveals a yearn for control and a desire not to be forgotten, and she notes his bold yet gentle nature as they descend deeper, seeking a future beyond the present peril.
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Miss Millerey
Shepler
Percival
Milbrey
Avice
The Landlubber's Toast From The Times
A playful seafaring verse from the New York Times praises land and sea life with mock bravado. It rails at storms and waves while celebrating tempered pleasures, drink, and stable ground, ending with a humorous nod to domestic life ashore.
Shoes for Plump Women Relates a Shoe Store Issue
A plump woman in a shoe store cites the Shoe Retailer claiming shoemakers lack enterprise by not placing laces in an easier position. She notes that lacing is difficult for heavier wearers unless a maid dresses them. An actress on stage reportedly removes shoes with laces on the inside to avoid discomfort.
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Jupiter
Blake's
Amy
the Metropolitan
Farrier and Currier Pup’s City Lesson Gaffe
In Everett Massachusetts just before holiday recess a classroom moment defined a farrier as a man who deals in furs and a carrier as a man who deals in cars. The humorous exchanges show students wordplay during a routine lesson.
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Farrier
Currier
Everett
Mass
John
Mutual doubt shadows caller in Bridgetta exchange
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a tense exchange where Mrs Kratchett-Bridget expresses distrust of a man who visited to see Bridget last night. Bridget counters with a remark that the caller held the same opinion of her.
Wedding Anniversary Echoes in a Tense Evening
A wife prepares for a ceremonial night as her husband hides bustling plans elsewhere. Roses fill the rooms, conversations reveal distance, and a troubling quiet settles as she confronts a fractured marriage on the eve of their anniversary.
Clothes Made of Wood Readies for Dry Goods Stores
A Technical World Magazine forecast imagines wooden suits and fabrics made from wood pulp. Pine and spruce fibers are described as durable like leather, with napkins and collars woven from hemp fiber replaced by wood pulp. The process yields long ropes pressed, dried, twisted, and woven into a wooden cloth web.
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Technical World Magazine
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Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Lothrop Publishing Company
Alorgnon
Hines
Perecival
Ream
N. Y
T. W. Hanshew
Joseph B. Howles
Jim
Bella Armitage
Bella
Budleigt'’s
Jin
Mrs. Armitage
West
Chicago Daily News
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