Three Graduates Face a World Beyond Alma Mater
A wistful trio of recent graduates from an unnamed university faces separation as they prepare to pursue future paths. Anne Leavitt plans to teach in Siberia, Nancy Leavitt cherishes writing a play and hopes for fame, and Claire Wallace grapples with envy and the pull of home. Their friendship, forged over four years and war’s shadow, carries them from college into uncertain new worlds.
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Claire
Thelma King
Anne
Siberia
China
Africa
Anne Leavitt
Los Angeles
Cal
New York City
John Smiths
Anne Leavitts
Old University
Professor Nevin
Miss Anne Leavitt
Tam Anne Leavitt
Nevin
Claire Wallace
Nancy
Big Anne
Little Anne
California
New York
Madame Breshkovsky
Russia
Nancy Leavitt
Topsy
Dad
Ist
Mexico
Trail
Alaska
American Expeditionary Force
Theodore Hoffman
Little Anne Leavitt
Long Island
Nantey
Barry
Merrycliffe
France
Wana’s
Women jurors call for reform in American courts
A Fatty Arbuckle trial juror voices frustration that crucial pretrial and testimonial evidence was withheld from jurors. She argues juries are not weighing guilt but judging lawyers, urging reform to ensure the jury can assess truth by hearing all evidence and making an informed verdict.
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Fatty” Arbuckle
United States
Greatest Drill Master. Lorenz praised by public in New York Herald
The New York Herald quotes praise for Dr Adolf Lorenz, famed child surgeon, amid debate on opening Chicago hospitals to him. It contrasts public opinion with professional caution and argues that war taught the value of disciplined training, praising General Pershing and the American soldier for shaping modern drill mastery.
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Adolf Lorenz
Lolita Armour Mitchell
Doctor Lorens
Doctor Lorenz
Chicago
Pershing
Wrance
France
Germany
Europe
Fortune From the Movies and a Dishwashing Machine Dream
A columnist notes a man’s wealth from film fame yet new business ventures with washing machines. The piece touches on quirks of audience behavior and a Ohio case wherein a 10-year-old girl exhibits baby talk and is under psychological care. A reflective aside mentions romance and perception.
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Ohio
The Enchanted Barn Becomes a Grand Stone Home
The group returns to find the old barn replaced by a stone mansion on a green terrace with a glass door, a hot house, and a new life for Shirley and family. A hidden team of workers had quietly rebuilt the property, turning the barn into a dream home while preserving memories. Doris exclaims her joy and claims her new rooms as вновь hers.
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Shirley
Mrs. Hollister
Graham
Elizabeth
Carol
Doris
Barn House
Star
Gardner
Graham Estate
Ords
Sidney
Donna
Printing the Fourth Amendment Text in Full
The Columbus Dispatch notes heated debate on Fourth Amendment wording and proposes printing it in full. It argues the amendment protects against unreasonable searches and warrants, but not an absolute ban on searches without warrants.
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Columbus Dispatch
Congress
Wpen
Eastman Richard builds town and gifts college hall
Eastman Richard a Creek man, once peddler in Eufaula, Oklahoma built a town in Cushing and the center of industry at Highland. He financed a bridge and donated 18,000 to Bacone College for the Richard Memorial Hall named after his son who died there. A cautionary note on youth and love ends the report.
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Old Bullde
Kansas City Star
Eastman Richard
Eufaula
Oka
Cushing Geld
Hicharnd
Wasi
Hacone College
Muskeep
Oklo
Bacone
Marine couple tale lights up Washington street
A comic exchange in Washington between two marines centers on a date night mishap. The girl’s new shoes cause trouble at the theater. she cannot redress them and the man ends up paying for a taxi home. Advice ends with a shoehorn purchase and a light note on cosmetics.
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Washington
Repair of Liberty Bell Sparks Local Effort
Dutchess county reports George War repairs a bell said to have rung for many years. He plans a trip to Philadelphia to attempt reviving the cracked Liberty Bell as a community note from Tivoli Old Red Church. The church bell, long silent, rang again on Artistic day after sexton and welder work.
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Dutchess County
Philadelphia
Ladey Dence
Tivoli
Sexton
Hanes
Boo Waelde
Delphia
Astounding Juggle of Population and Rivers
An eccentric provincial piece notes that the human race adds ten you to life and cites an actuary in Chicago. It jestingly wonders why lifespan growth should not continue, comparing Mark Twain’s river to the Mississippi shrinking as it lengthens, predicting it could be only 18 miles long in a distant future.
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Chicago
Mark Twain
Perlis of the Locker Golf Quote Sparks Debate
A garbled passage presents Perlis of the Locker questioning golf’s danger while Gadapur dismisses invitations to discuss a recent purchase. The fragmentary text suggests a lively exchange about risk and ethics in sport.
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Perlis
Gadapur
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Happy House
Allewine
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
M. Statta
Ave
Dr. Pierce
Invalida’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
B. Richards
Rice Brothers
Live Stock Commission
Hegs— Sheep
Sioux City
Bioux City Ptg. CO
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