From Lucille's Diary on a Telephone Change
Lucile weighs nickel phone costs versus unlimited service while juggling social calls. She schemes to install unlimited service at home to ease long distance chatter with friends, is drawn into bridge evening miscommunications at Betty's, and incurs Uncle Bob’s bill for late talks. Her mother remains practical yet indulgent. The men arrive to install the new line.
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Mother
Betty
Bob
Ben
Clyde
Western College
Uncle Bob
Mr. Owen
Louise Erwin
Arthur Knight
Wisner Lee
Stamford
Wisner
Uncle Tob
Lucile
Difference in Time Through a Woman's Pictures
Nell Brinkley reflects on how a woman changes over the years by comparing two photographs a grown wife and a baby portrait. The Englishman remarks on the difference in looks and fashion, urging lovers to remember a partner through time and fashion's shifts.
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Nell Brinkley
Gibson
Here's June and the blooming gardens refrain
A lyrical fragment celebrates June with images of roses rain, pinks, larkspurs, and fresh green leaves. It evokes warmth, rain, and music as the world dons floral hues and morning light. The verses portray June as a season of beauty and gentle sounds.
Young Man Afraid of His Wife Dines With Humour
In a humorous exchange set in New York diners, a Young Man Afraid of His Wife recalls a millinery debate while dining. The tale contrasts a critical woman’s fashion sense with a balky waiter and costly meals, ending with the partner noting money’s quiet sting in social dining.
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Eas
Arthur Farland
New York
Fisherman waits for March for Lake Killarney trout
Fred Dumont Smith of Hutchinson recalls fishing Lake Killarney with a guide. Rumor of a prehistoric salmon killer drifts from a tale about Brian McCarty. After a long day with no bites, the guide hints trout and bass exist, predicting frosty March activity.
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Fred Dumont Smith
Hutchinson
Killarney
Brian McCarty
B. C
Smith
Shure
Kansas City Journal
Could Have Saved His Money Charlie
A light quarrel over an astrologer ends with Maud and Charlie revealing they could have predicted their own fate. Maud questions the value of the consultation while Charlie defends its worth.
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Charlie
Maud
Little Bobbie's Pa and the Poet Guest
A humorous vignette by William F. Kirk about a family dinner scene where a poet friend visits Pa. The guest recalls a half-baked poem of Sitting Bull and Setting Hen, asks for repayment of a loan, and Pa muses on poets and providence as Ma nudges toward dinner.
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Little Bobbie’s Pa
William F. Kirk
A Poem of Love and a Dinner with a Poet
A quirky narrated scene centers on a poet who recites love filled verses under a May moon. The speaker recalls lines about Love as life and god, interspersed with humorous anecdotes of a dinner visit where the poet’s bohemian look and Niagara Falls like soup exchange lighthearted moments and a playful Onion Soup poem.
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Becaus
Niagara Falls
A Tramp's Strategic Fumble in Pittsburg Suburb
A hungry tramp using a sly ploy targeted a suburban Pittsburg matron and received a meal after ten refusals. He slid through the town’s main street, relying on human nature, and finally earned food at the tenth house after the neighbor hinted he could not share. The tale ends with the tramp eating and reflecting on the town’s response.
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Pittsburg
Pig stealing examplar warned by magistrate
The magistrate confronts a prisoner about stealing a pig and declares he will make an example of the offender to deter further thefts, noting the recent surge in such crimes as reported by Tatler.
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Tatler
Disillusionment of a Wife in a Maine Inn
Helen Curtis watches her husband Warren fail to introduce her to his friends, Hemstead and Moore, as she hoped. The dinner scene underscores her isolation and pride dashed. she rereads a diary entry from March celebrating his intended formal introduction of her as his wife. The couple plans a trip to Cove Bluff, but tension and silence deepen her unhappiness.
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Warren Curtis
Canada
Maine
Helen
Warren
Core Bluff
Dick Hemstead
White Mountains
Warner
Jong
Lawyers’ Club
Cove Bluff
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Mother Hubbard
Guely
John
Sy Dear
Agai
Billy
William
Kiddo
Tay Bill
Ae Roe Trke Madan
Lissen
Ansious
Providence
Pao
Speek
Earth
Sky
Mabel Herbert Urner
Billy Moore
Yotre
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