The Best Man Continued A Bride’s Quiet Turmoil
In a fraught wedding scene Gordon wrestles with guilt as he stands as best man, seeing Juli Bentley’s tearful beauty and realizing he has unknowingly married the wrong woman. He contemplates confession, rescue, and a vow to protect the trembling bride as they depart.
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Gorton
Thorugh
Gordona
Jovey
Juli Bentley
Biny
Stull Gordon
Gaxe
Yonan
Gordon
Oesabe
Ghance
The Impostor Bridegroom at a Wedding Arrival
Gordon, posing as the bridegroom, enters a lavish wedding hall amid carriages and guests. He struggles with questions about his origins while trying to maintain composure behind a fake mustache. He discovers his hat and coat list vanished at the church as Jeff arrives.
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Gordon
Kien
St. Petersburg
Clorden
Jeff
The Beautiful Worm Turns Golden for Fairy Queen
A worm helps a lost fairy in a rainstorm and shelters her in a linen drying yard. The Fairy Queen grants the worm a radiant gold and green transformation. His fellow worms reject him, so he moves away, becoming the rare beautiful worm of legend.
Fewer Gowns Are Bought Now In New York
From the New York Herald Mme Simeux cites sport clothing and rising motor car social activity as causes for a bankruptcy petition by Bimcux Inc at 635 Fifth Avenue. She notes the decline in elaborate gowns and a shift to economical toilette among American women as trips near the city become regular social events.
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New York
Mme
Simeux
Bimcux
Fifth Avenue
Mme. Simcox
Man Reunites After 16 Years In Bridgeport
Twenty years after leaving Springfield Mans Wilbur Penfield learned his mother had died in a Springfield notice. He had believed it true until meeting in Bridgeport Conn where he had worked the last sixteen years.
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Wilbur Penfield
Springfield
Mans
Bridgeport
Conn
Tabby Loses Kittens Adopts Chicks in Odd Prank
The piece notes tabby cats, chickens and a quirky scene where Bature plays pranks. It describes chickens as dainty morsels and a chicken’s odd behavior amid ordinary cats, with a photograph proving the moment.
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Tabby
Bature
Civilization of Africa Retarded by Great War
A fragmentary letter from Mrs Minnie Toppenberg of Seventh Day Adventists in eastern Victoria Nyanga details how World War disrupted African civilization efforts. She narrates German East Africa upheaval, famine substitutes, and dangers to missionaries on Ukerewe Island as English forces advance, with Europeans evacuated to safer posts.
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Washington
Africa
Ark
Seventh Day Adventist
Tey
Livingstone
Stanley
Minnie Toppenberg
Valdemar
Toppenberg
Victoria Nyangia
Ukerewe Island
German East Africa
Masias
Busegwe
Ueukuma
Kanod
Ukerewe
Munnza
Ikidgu
Ikidzu
Vacenius
Tri
Famile
Mbalaget
Ohme
Wreelves
Puseewe
Niaganel
Buseewe
Sixeki
Spekegulf
Foreman Introduction Triggers London Munition Strike
London workers in a large munitions factory struck for two days after a new foreman was not formally introduced. About 4000 staff were affected. two men faced military tribunal for leaving work. Burgess testified that such an introduction is unheard of in his 30 years. The manager said full introduction to all workers was impractical. The court deemed proper notification would have helped and proceedings were dismissed amid cheers.
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Denin
Ami
Julia Hensley
Ian
Burt
Len
White Dog
Ull
CWO
Poesside
Gordon
George
Manare
Nurae
Mister George
London
Burgess
Blank
Hurgens
Re Enter the Old Dance of Past Regency
A Washington Times reminiscence notes a revival of old dances such as the Waltz and Blue Danube as experts predict a revival of traditional social dancing this winter. It cites past preferences for barn dances and highland jig styles and imagines a Marine band at a state reception leading dancers with a baton in a lively square set.
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Washington Times
Terpalchore
Night Life and the Night Worker in Memphis
A Memphis Commercial Appeal piece extols night workers who operate while others sleep, noting the telegraph, typesetting, and press tower at work through the early hours. It contrasts past hours with modern night life and calls for health laws and adjustment to turning night into day for the world’s welfare.
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Memphis
Notree Crea
Fragmentary wartime dialogue on a ladder top scene
A damaged OCR fragment describes an aviator home on leave and a tense exchange. Disjointed phrases reference fear, sympathy, and a ladder top moment, with garbled names and incomplete lines.
From the Heston Transcript He Always Seems Sure
The document notes Mr Blank frequently accepts no fee from the patient. The exchange shows a blunt reply you don’t say no and indicates he settles with the heirs. The fragment hints at a dispute over compensation and inheritance handling.
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Heston
War reels prompt questions about battlefront authenticity
Conversation hints at doubt over authentic war footage shown last night. Mrs Dasher asserts the footage was from the front, pointing to bullet holes at the end of each reel as proof. The exchange suggests public fascination and skepticism about wartime replications.
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Dasher
Mrs. Dasher
Atlant ity Weekend Plans Highlighted by Misunderstanding
A fragmented Washington Times passage shows casual exchanges about weekend plans in Atlanta. One man expresses interest but is held back by finances, while another mentions a spouse’s shopping trip. The dialogue hints at routine social chatter rather than a news event.
Thoughta With a Child The Wages of Darlig Poem
A fragment from Helen Hoyt published in Century hints at themes of care trust and breath. The oblique verses reference water healing and lost clarity as a poetic meditation on human fragility.
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Darlig
Helen Hoyt
Precautions to guard road fund under federal aid plan
Washington says plans to prevent abuse of the 75 million federal aid fund for roads over five years are set by Logan Waller Page. Rules require detailed project data, state funding matches, and prior maintenance plans. Projects hinge on heavy traffic, domestic economic ties, and proper procurement, with oversight by the Office of Public Roads.
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Washington
Klaber
Logan Waller Page
Office of
Pubily
Public Roads Office
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Cealifornia
Connecticcut
Office of Public Roads
Good Breeding in Civility and Manners
A fragmentary early essay argues civility is essential to pleasing society and shaping nature and sense. It notes good breeding decorates character and must be learned through minute attention and experience, contrasting rustic bluntness with refined manners.
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Lond Chenterfeld
Elvili
All Honor to Them from the Chicago Herald
Lore Pryce documents the report of Turkish atrocities in Armenia and praises American missionaries for aiding wounded and sheltering refugees, noting their courage amid peril and the questionable view of German missionaries by some. The account highlights spiritual deeds and the impact of mission work in Armenia.
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Chicago Herald
Lore Pryce
Aramenia
China
Han
Armenia
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Adele
Mint Julia Bentley
the Beautiful Worm
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Pim
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