Ghostly Garden Party Ends in Double Wedding
At Ver Bon Place a lawn party becomes a night of masquerade and romance as the Vernon twins Bess and Selina, guided by Dennison and Hartwell, sneak ghosts through the mansion. A sudden blaze collapses the eerie finale into tragedy, sealing a double wedding as Aunt Wilton relents.
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Tess
Hess
Wilton Centrol
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Merry Eyed
Everthing
le- Non
Joe Hartsell
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Ford
Willon
Cuswell
Torongo
Teize
Selind
Bessie
Whron
Martie
Recara
Hiresona
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Penn Son
Dennison
Caswell
Less
Setisa
Jess
Martwell
Setia
Beat
Ness
Hartwell
Setina
Aunt Walton
Harmwell
Paniic
Beas
Dennisop
Paris Bus Ticket Policy Sparks Public Outcry
A Paris transport policy requiring passengers to show tickets on buses prompts protests as inspectors increasingly demand proof of fare. One rider hoards tickets, claiming they are required by the policy, while inspectors insist on their own ticket. The exchange ends with the inspector often leaving frustrated.
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Paris
Louw Dun Globe
Guid Ry Star
The
Republic
Plucky Mary Eddy Triumphs in Ottoman Exam
An American woman physician, Mary Eddy, earns the right to practice in the Ottoman Empire after a six hour exam before distinguished Turkish doctors. She cites Arabic and defends her sources, winning the license and dedicating her life to preventing blindness amid a changing aviation industry. The piece also notes new aviator cord and wire innovations, with varied breaking strengths.
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Mary Eddy
Turkeys
Ottoman Empire
Syria
Ler
Molaumed
A Land of Hotels in Switzerland Size and Occupancy
Switzerland reportedly hosts about 2 000 hotels across 22 cantons. In Grisons there are 585 hotels while Berne province has over 400. There are 135 000 beds, though haute saison leaves travelers to seek beds on billiard tables in crowded tourist hubs.
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Switzerland
M. A. Danzat
Grisens
Canton of
Berne
Interlaken
Thun
Grindelwald
Dundee Advertiser
Pass'rg of the Silk Hat in London
A London dispatch notes silk hats are now rare and worn mainly for ceremonial occasions. The average wearer uses the hat three times as long because it is worn less often, though it remains fashionable and indispensable to those who are “anybody.”
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London
Piccadilly
The
Park
Amon
Board of Education
Mrs Bowser Teaches Bowser a Lesson in Household Reform
A frustrated husband returns home to find his wife in firm control of the house. After a tense dinner and a loud showdown, Mrs Bowser declares she runs the kitchen, coal bin, and gas, ending with a heart to heart talk. He wanders before a midnight return, where she wakes him with a kiss and a soft lesson.
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Pegi
Alohby
Fuatt
Laura
Mrs. Bowyer
Bowser
Samuel Bowser
Bowery
Ull
Tie
Ties That Bird Reveals a Shaky Divorce Plot
A garbled 1910-era exchange shows Emmalyne Reno and Percival Chester Virkins plotting a cross country divorce and kidnap satire. The letters reference embezzlement, prison, Natalie, a smuggling charge, and lavish dressmakers as readers glimpse scandal and wit.
Ambiguous Exchange Hints at Suit for Your Daughter
A fragmentary dialogue shows a young suitor seeking his father’s consent to address the daughter and win her favor. The father responds with guarded optimism, noting others have succeeded, suggesting social expectations and courtship norms of the period.
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Uwelr
The Fitness of Things
A Washington Star tease quotes Miss Jeppert on pearls before swine. She dismisses sympathy for those who try to fool pigs with overstocked pearls.
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Miss Jepperton
Washington Star
What does C. Q. D. mean Princeton Tiger joke
A short college humor item notes the quip Cant quit drinking as a playful C Q D acronym. The Princeton Tiger mocks jargon in a light caption with a pun about drinking and persistence.
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The Scientific Attitude in a Rhyme Verse
A playful verse from Puck contrasts Little Miss Muffet with a bold claim that germs can frighten only certain beings and that scientific calm is shown in the face of fear. The poem blends nursery rhyme imagery with a wink at scientific mindset.
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Miss Muffet
Puck
Debate Between Old and New Motherhouse Ideals
A Baltimore American exchange contrasts the old belief that child rearing shapes the world with the modern view that nurturing harms the race. The quarrel frames hygienic science against traditional maternal roles in a concise moral discussion.
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Baltimore American
Cheese 7 Raises Stories at Fine Inn Visit
A grouchy tourist and the host exchange lines at a Washington inn where every object has a tale. The visitor notes tradition, while the innkeeper hints at a connected backstory.
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Washington Herald
Too Near the Goal Miss Passeigh Conversation
A brief dialogue fragment shows Miss Passeigh teasing Mr. Goodly about guessing ages. He replies he cannot guess within forty years, stating he is not good at guessing. The exchange hints at humor and social interaction between two characters.
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Miss Passeigh
Mr. Goodly
Birthday Gift Value in a Q&A Exchange
A playful exchange features Solomon praising a birthday gift, calling it highly valuable. Isaacs agrees, saying he wouldn’t take a dollar for it, framing the moment as a lighthearted Sunday Magazine snippet.
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Solomon
Isaacs
Jess den
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