When a Good Wife Tries to Save a Wayward Husband
Nel Brinkley meditates on marriage and temptation, urging women to combine love with common sense. She warns against constant surveillance, praises humane freedom, and stresses that moral strength, tact, and reasonable boundaries sustain a home.
Magistrate Watches Odd Language Case In Oil Court
In Peoria a battered prisoner known as Campbell speaks through a translator about camel jokes and a supposed duel. Magistrate Murphy teases out the tale as Casey the bridge officer mediates and the court adjourns after a light exchange over a drink.
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Aman
Bellevue
Goa
Campbell
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What Is Failure by Winifred Black
A reader from Indianapolis letters to Winifred Black arguing against labeling a timid worker as a failure. The author insists effort and character negate supposed innate cowardice, praising the letter writer and urging others to consider those worse off before judging. The response defends the writer, rejects the notion of inherent failure, and calls for empathy over condemnation.
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the Sun
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Jeffries Training Feats Amid Circus of Hype and Fanfare
The article chronicles James Jeffries in extreme training stunts and playful boasts as he prepares for a July 4 bout. He pushes a freight train six miles, shatters a gym bag in a wall excavation that uncovers a $750,000 gold mine, and endures barber antics and praise from trainers and agents. The piece notes sparring with multiple opponents and negotiations for exotic practice partners, with optimism his left hand lags behind his right.
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Jes Gen
San Francisco
Harber
Conta
Berger
Tony Spumante
California
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Faust
Gunboat Briggs
Slugger Smith
Boxcar Casey
Locomotive Scroggs
Percheron Potts
Hagenbeck
Reuniting married couples in springtime love
A guidance piece on mending quarrels in marriage urging couples to overlook pride and apologize to renew love. It highlights the dangers of long quarrels, the impact on children, and the need for patience, self control, and heart to heart talks to revive affection in springtime.
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