Love in Masquerade in a Farmside Courtship
Miss Stone values country life and rejects city frivolity until Eben the Briscomb hired man wins her trust. He reveals a plan to marry and enter the newspaper business, confessing his prior frippery. He borrows clothes, wins acceptance, and the pair face reactions from society as they plan a shared future on a farm and beyond.
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Bob Russell
Fie
Sarah Meiscomb
Fae
Westfield
Weatfield
Sarah
Bob
Sheah
Miss Stone
Sarat
Miranda
Migs Stone
Hank Grimes
Toll
Ausband
Mary Ann Simmons
Aunt Sarah
Phaeton
Misa Stone
Eben
Elon
Svory Gomlin
van Tranted
Mas Stone
Mra. Brisvcomb
Mrs. Briscomb
Elton
Ebon
Gertrude
Minas Stone
Elberts
Nicolls
Lottie Hall
Daily Defector
Mr. Hussell
Mr. Russell
Mrs Stone
Mies Stone
New Way to Make Writers in the South
An old colored farmer explains a boy wants to be a writer like those in the Politic's Progress and Robinson. The boy cannot write his name yet, but the farmer insists a fair show and books could help him rise, believing the boy may surprise the world.
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Atlanta Constitution
The Bishop Smoked In Windsor Castle
A humorous tale about Bishop Phillips Brooks smoke etiquette at Windsor Castle. After being asked not to smoke in any part of the palace, he tries to evade the ban by smoking aloud in his room, then in a chimney, eventually finding a silent loophole.
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Phillips Brooks
Windsor Castle
Bishop Brooks
Brooks
Bishop
He Paid for the Supper in London Spare Moments
A London Spare Moments item recalls three men on a spree who wagered the one who did not boast of his wife would pay for a champagne supper. Each man returns home to his wife and a prank, with one smashing the mantel, another the piano, and the third urged to fall or break his neck, culminating in the loser paying.
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London
Wald
Flo
Boston Common
Hilary
Lary
Mamma
Spanking Query Ends With Quip in Milwaukee School
In Milwaukee a teacher who spanked a boy after failed moral suasion sparked a dispute with the principal and parents. The principal asked if the strike occurred and the teacher replied that “Where the Lord Almighty made him to be spanked,” ending the incident.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Miss c
Tate
Hilary Learned to Be Cheerful and Freddy Learns Effort
A collage of children's stories from The New York News features Hilary transforming gloom into cheer through a puzzle-making activity and reflection on the meaning of cheerfulness. Freddy, slow to try, learns that effort can yield a prize after a wall climb and a shift in mindset. Greta and Alan explore tadpoles, frogs, and curious natural topics with Aunt Peggy. a nursery piece extols industrious young workers.
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New York News
Greta
Alan
Peasy
Peggy
Tall
Bo Aim
Grete
Instructive Franchise Ideas From The Kansas City Star
An authoritative take argues the best public utility franchise is a revocable contract, allowing municipal purchase. It outlines Wilcox’s municipal ownership plan: use utility income to service debt, pay moderate returns, and let profits fund city ownership, with a period of debt retirement before a city buyout.
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The
Kansas City Star
Mr. Pees F. Wilcox
Wilcox
Wilton
Utility Corporation
Alto Otan Ar Wilcox
Goles
Intervet
Genulpe
Uhargu
Uncle Jack Seeks Family Phone Number During Holidays
A fragmented report notes Uncle Jack asking for Elizabeth's father’s telephone number during Christmas visits. The inquiry centers on who to contact for information and a request tied to money, with unclear details and potential misreads in the source.
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Jack
Elizabeth
Subeth
Birds as farmer's ally in insect control
A Kansas rural college report highlights birds as key allies to farmers by eating crop pests. Robins, bluebirds, wrens, orioles, thrushes, and woodpeckers consume caterpillars, beetles, grasshoppers, and moths, reducing insect damage. The study notes varied species rates, with some birds like the wren delivering thousands of pests daily, and emphasizes insectivorous habits across 46 Kansas species while identifying the English sparrow as less beneficial.
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Kansas City Star
Kaneas
Eas Than Alx Howraan
Arity
Nan Beason
Kansas
Mr Wu First Cocktail Speech From Tempee Meeting
Dr Palmore of St Louis quotes H B Wu Ting fang describing his journey from a modernate drinker to total abstainer. He recalls sipping cockpit cocktails in San Francisco and Kentucky whisky, noting wine and spirits eased appetites but harmed health leading to a sanitarian vegetarian approach now asserted as strengthening his body and spirit.
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Shangai
Ching
Palmore
St. Louis
H. B. Wu Tingfang
Wu Reping
Wilder
China
San Francisco
Doxsen
Chin
Cardinal Ceremony Described As Private Vatican Rite
An observer recalls a papal consistory in the Vatican where scarlet cardinals, friars, and officials fill marble halls. The pope grants cardinal red to electees, who kneel and receive a purple mantle, while the scene shifts from ceremony to a sense of family and belonging within the church.
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H. M. Mueffer
Vatican
Italy
Drake
Fremong
Holy Father
Formular
Holland
Mach
Cardinal Falconio
Cheering Him Up From the Christian Register
In London at Half Moon Street an editor recalls dining with Mr Howells. A popular novelist praised his sales but feared decline. Wells reassured him that his writing remained strong and his taste improving. A vivid anecdote from the era shows literary camaraderie.
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Spain
Magasine
Howells
Half Moon Street
London
Mr. Wells
Take It By and Large A Plea For Suffrage
Excerpt from Harper’s Magazine argues that government is a male attribute and that women’s suffrage will refine governance. It questions whether birth sex should dictate civic roles, contending that equal voting rights will advance civilization and challenge male dominance in political life.
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Martin
Harper's Magazine
Butea
No Chelea Tea Talk With Latham About Aging Remedies
A whimsical 1920s tea scene features Hubert Latham conversing with a young woman about aging care. The aviator suggests Arnica or horse balm as equally effective, amid light dialogue and playful chatter.
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Chelea
Dan Prancmeo Chronicle
Hubert Latham
Antoinette Flyer
A Scene in an Indian Court
An Atlantic magazine scene shows villagers and guards in a police court at noon praying publicly on a veranda. The magistrate notes the dignified display of faith and contrasts it with his own expectations, reflecting on reverence observed before all observers.
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Charles Jutvaton
Atlantic
Treasury
Kool
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Christian Register
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