The Angel of Trouble Continues on Page One
The scene opens with eyes shadowed as a woman lies in a dream and Indian bread crumbs through her fingers. Kindersley looms large, sprawling his bulk over the table, his shirt white like Arctic snow and a red, evil-visaged face rising above. The moment shifts as he looks up, revealing tension and menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kindersley
Wynter
David Kindersley
Miriam Kindersley
David
Tilli
Fred
Jack
Miriam Selwyn
Miriam
Mrs. Kindersley
Sunrise Reflections and a Moonlit Return of Lovers
In a dawn-lit bungalow a tangle of past romance and present loyalties unfolds. Miriam Kindersley seeks Jack after a night of social tension and hidden truths, while Athol and Coleridge wrestle with love and duty. A tense reunion under Indian moonlight sets the stage for further revelations.
Illiteracy and Postage Debate in Government Literacy Support
A historical column argues that the United States leads in literature access, praising the public distribution of knowledge by the government through the post office and other agencies. It condemns raising postage as a blow to education, urging a businesslike approach and warning against profiteering by express companies.
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United States
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin
Government Printing Office
Department of
Postoffice
Weather Bureau
Navy
Army
Post Office Department
Uncle Sam
Express Companies
Post Office
Janey
Sam
Bourne
The Tyranny of the Young and a Mother's Dilemma
A gray haired mother laments overbearing devotion from daughters Bertha and Gertrude who live nearby and tag along on every purchase. She ruefully notes their care curtails her freedom and trims her tastes with fashion choices. Their attentions feel like serfdom in modern guise.
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Lear
Bertha
Gertrude
Gath
Ashkalon
Tyranny of dutiful children drives aging mother to revolt
An aging mother vents about being treated as a frail tool by daughters Bertha and Gertrude. She laments constant supervision, lost independence, and the burden of their “kind” care, fearing a future home and planning a Society of Persecuted Parents to reclaim freedom.
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Bertha
Gertrude
Gray
Thoughts in a Garden Poem on Nature and Quiet
The speaker contrasts human vanity with the serenity found among plants, praising nature as the source of repose. Images of Daphne, Syrinx, and laurel recur, while the mind retreats from worldly passions into a green thought and tranquil shade. The poem links flora to beauty, love, and transcendence beyond human endeavors.
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Apollo
Daphne
Pan
I Loved a Lass In Shiny Golden Hair
Poetic reminiscence of a love lost to betrayal. The speaker recalls a fair beloved with hair like gold and eyes like stars, praising her beauty before admitting she left him. The verse laments broken vows and warns against trusting maiden promises as false. The tone echoes antique ballad rhetoric.
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Coleridge
Athol
New York
Lord Axminster
Hilda
Hck
Nellie
Alick
Jer
Sparkes
Hildja
Allik
Nel
Falero
Lero
Loo
Old Master Painting Claim Turns On Seller’s Guarantee
Mrs Parvenue notes a corner painting she bought from a seller who guaranteed the painter was over 75 when he painted it. Mrs Swartleigh questions the claim, recognizing the work as an apparent old master not matched by the signature.
Farmer Hodge Quips About Son on Police Motor Cars
In a humorous exchange, Farmer Hodge notes his son Joe enjoys motor cars. He adds the boy does not own a car, clarifying that Joe is on the police force. The remark highlights family pride and a lightweight glimpse of local life.
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Farmer Hodge
Evils of Social Ambition and the Christian Ideal
A polemic targets fashionable society women who claim Christian virtue while fostering jealousy and conflict in social hierarchies. The author argues true faith shows love and humility not pomp and exclusion, praising mothers and daughters in law who seek reconciliation over ritual display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
To Celia His Only Love
A brief rhymed lyric by Charles Sedlet expressing steadfast devotion to Celia. The speaker rejects changing for others, insisting the beloved embodies both beauty and kindness, and asserts easy faithfulness without seeking new love.
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Celia
Woman seeks ad for lost husband at high rate
A Missouri woman entered a country newspaper office to place a lost husband notice. She balked at $2 per inch, saying four inches were unaffordable since her husband stood over six feet tall.
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Missouri
New Haven
Fixed ratio dialogue on house size by company count
A brief on stage banter where an actor suggests the house size varies with crowd, while a native explains the perceived size can be estimated by dividing the number of people in the company by two. The exchange highlights a practical method to gauge audience scale.
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Pusck
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Gentleman In the Balloon
Dorothy Hesler
Boston Naval Station
A. H. Robnett
Auld
Br. S. Cowles
H. J. Kilbourne
Boston
Elbert Hubbard
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Acme-Evans Company
Andrew Marvell
Amoretus
George Withers
E’er
Sors
Sero
Merry
Lero Loo
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Charles Sedlet
Cha
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