A Matter of Friendship and Courtship Dilemmas
Beatrice Fairfax advises a 22 year old woman to monitor his visits with a married man now seeking a divorce and consider the risk of heartbreak if feelings grow. She urges caution and to avoid frequent meetings to prevent unhappiness. The column also covers a kissing game dispute at a house gathering and guidance on courteous refusal.
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Miss Fairfax
Jady
Men and Their Women Friends in Our Time
Analysis of chivalry and friendship among men and women. The piece critiques men’s choice of friends, noting bias toward pleasant but not deeply fine women, while highlighting patience and social etiquette in male behavior. It reflects Harper's Bazar style and 19th to early 20th century views.
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R. L
Missy
Harper’s Bazar
At the Crater's Edge
A dialogue fragment shows two speakers, He and Amelia, marveling at the crater's power and heat. Amelia recalls telling their mother to fix the furnace before they return, referenced in Brooklyn Life.
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Amelia
Mommer
Brooklyn
Thenardier Escapes With Prized Word From Prisoner
In a tense scene from a Victor Hugo adaptation, Thenardier contemplates killing the prisoner but finds a paper written by Eponine’s handwriting. Marius seizes the chance, using a plaster-wrapped note to signal a planned escape, while Javert unexpectedly arrives with a hat and a plan. The gang prepares a rope ladder and darts toward freedom as police close in.
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Thenardier
Marius
Thenarner
Bigrenaille
Megaera
Bigrenailla
Penine
Javert Ambushes at Gobelins Den in Paris
Javert posts his men at night along Rue de la barriere des Gobelins and ambushes near No 50 52. He nails Azelma but Eponine is missing, grows impatient, and plans to force entry with Marius latch-key as the hackneyed couch returns. To be continued.
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Javert
Marius
Raphael's Prophecies for Sunday October Fourth One Nine Hundred Eight
Forecast for a child born on this day predicts activity perseverance and rising life. For a female, marriage may be unlucky. A successful birthday year with business growth is warned against quarrel and indulgence. Employment prospects improve though letters from young people may annoy.
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Laborer Ignores Doctor as He Keeps Digging
In an asylum grounds scene a laborer ignores a doctor's instruction to heed patients remarks. After the governor challenges him, the worker remains focused, asks the doctor who he is, and replies with sympathy before continuing his task.
First Scholar Quips About Electric Switch At Schoolhouse
Dialogue shows two scholars reacting to a schoolhouse electrician installing an electric switch. The exchange ends with the first scholar threatening to quit if the work involves electrified discipline.
Quick Witty Exchanges from Old Newspapers
A collage of short humorous quotes from Chicago Record Herald Catholic Standard and Times and Baltimore American. Snappy lines reveal playful chats about books engagements and gifts with light irony.
Indiana-Boston School of Expression and Dramatic Art
Praise for the Indiana-Boston School of Expression and Dramatic Art run by Harriet Augusta Prunk at 716 W. New York St. The article lauds speaking and writing as dominant human gifts and notes Prunk’s long career and widespread influence among graduates in the United States and abroad.
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Harriet Augusta Prunk
Indiana-Boston School of Expression
Dramatic Art
New York Street
Boston School of Expression
Indianapolis
Gray
Two Kinds of Women by Winifred Black
A reflection on envy and temperament contrasts between two women. One is bitter and unfulfilled due to inherited expectations, while the other remains content and generous despite hardship. The piece argues happiness comes from inner disposition, not external circumstances.
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Winifred Black
Bible as a Social Forge in American Politics
A historical overview notes Grover Cleveland’s Bible reading habit and frequent biblical quotations in political life. It cites Cannon and Sherman in Chicago, Bryan, Garfield, Webster, Calhoun, Benton, and Webster’s famed Hayne reply, plus Garfield’s Wall Street speech after Lincoln’s assassination.
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Chicago
Sherman
Cannon
Absalom
Bryan
Garfield
McKinley
Calhoun
Benton
Webster
Hayne
Wall Street
Lincoln
Washington
Leslie's
Hinge-Plot Joke Tells of Ballinagh Butcher
A Ballinagh butcher famed for tough meat sells a cut for hinges. A countryman asks if it is for frying or boiling, but the man says no it is to make hinges for the stable door. The anecdote appears in Tit-Bits.
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