Beauty Pageant Brings Marjory Tolliver Prize in Bleme of Rev
In Bleme of Rev the Tolliver family readies Marjory for a beauty pageant with Eddy Jackson as escort. Overwork endangers Mr Tolliver’s eyesight, Ginger boosts income, and Marjory wins a $5000 prize. She gives the money to fund his eye treatment in Chicago as Miriam accompanies him. Ginger later meets Alexander Murdock.
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Marjory
Chicago
Ginger
Eddy Jackson
Eddy
Alevander Morlock
Mr. Tolliver
Miriam
Abe
Helen
Bormalium
Margie
Family at Red Thrush Faces Fears and New Plans
Ginger and Helen balance duty and desire as Mr Tolliver’s illness tightens the Tolliver household. Eddy urges Helen to marry now to ease the burden, while Ginger presses for work and security. The trio weighs money, schooling, and future happiness against care and duty.
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Ginger
Horace
Helen
Red Thrush
Ellen la
Mr. Tolliver
Miriam
Marjory
Chain letter vanity spreads through Ginger's household
In a living room scene Ginger confronts Marjory about a new vanity she bought, revealing a chain letter scheme. Alice sold four and each buyer must sell four more, sending a dollar up the chain. The tactic is explained as a worldwide endless cycle.
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Ginger
Helen
Miriam
Marjory
Alice
Noahs Ark Day in England Long Before St Patrick's Day
The article notes England once celebrated March 17 as Noahs Ark Day, a festival feature in medieval mystery plays. Noahs wife was the comic focus, with quarrels and comic beatings fueling audience amusement as the ark was prepared and the wife dragged aboard amid chaos and laughter.
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Irlab
England
Noah
Emlems
Chestnut burrs vex readers with rough exterior
A reflective quip notes that chestnut burrs surprise people by their rough interior and sharp exterior, framing superstition as the world’s greatest burden. The line attributes the sentiment to Miltom.
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Miltom
Why We Behave Like Human Beings by George Dorsey
A compact study of human posture growth and maturation. It traces walking versus standing efficiency, foot mechanics, skull and jaw development, tooth eruption, adolescence changes driven by glands, and aging effects on bones and muscles, noting longevity variability and age-related decline.
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Akull
Atlan
Atlas
Axia
Welamunn
Mala Jong
Wirth
Elghiye Mada
Osorge A
Dorsey.t
Crete Enclosed by Mountains Amid Windmills and Trade
The article tours Crete from Piraeus, noting the island’s 100 mile length, rugged mountains, and sparse railways. It describes rural life with goats and donkeys, ancient grottoes, windmills on the Lawit plain, and scattered villages. Candia (Heraklion) is a key port near Megalo Castro, with Venetian fortifications and growing trade. Agriculture centers on olives and vines, with olive oil reaching Greece, Egypt, and America, amid the island’s evolving commerce aided by a new port project.
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Piraena
Athens
Melos
Antinelos
Cyclades
Crete
Ita
Tralle
Lawittt
Leland
Riton
Cres Ton
Teda
Totel Vinenthy : Ineo Wiliilie
Cwoen
Candia
Enat
Alia
Megalo
Candiate
Elf
Mani
Amal
Hovey
Lowneten
Mearby
Hartor
Ormidia
Mlaoa
Arladao
Kane
Carrie
Ile
Autum
Hoo
Atal Wi Tagem
Elden
Greece
Thonnia
Turkey
Lananone
Island
Tobcco
Avian Minor
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Ethel Hueston
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Irwin Myers
Thia
Chapter
Ark
Manchester Guardian
George Dorsey
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