Miss Lulu Bett praised as stark, real American drama
The piece hails Zona Gale and Miss Lulu Bett as essential reading, noting the play’s immediacy and Pulitzer acclaim. It highlights Gale as a Portage Wis writer and college woman who rose from newspaper work to literature through vivid everyday life.
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Zona Galen
Lulu Bett
Mins
Gale
Portage
Wis
P Doven Noves
Gihe
The Deacons Supper and the Tulip Joke
In a domestic vignette from Warbleton the Deacons share a supper with their daughter Monona, her drama over bread and milk, Lulu the family burden, and Mr Deacon’s gas flame joke. The meal unfolds with quiet tension, hidden power plays, and a house full of unspoken rules.
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Deacons
Mr. Deacon
Monona
Pet
Aira
Deacon
Mre
Slater
Lulu Det
Swedenborg
Descon
Lulu
Ina Deacon
Ash Lalu
Bett Family Domestic Tension and Odd Speech Patterns
In a cluttered domestic scene, Mia fears guilt over releasing her husband’s temper on Luin while Deacon and family members quarrel over money, food, and social roles. The exchange reveals the Deacons’ rigid routines, petty provocations, and a man’s need to assert control in a tense, crowded parlor.
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Mia
Deacan
Luin
Herter Cale
Luis
Biathesa
Dwight Herbert Deacon
Herbert
Hue
Lulu
Monona
Ina
Jenny Plow
Lala
Mr. Deacon
Sir Deacon
Bert
Cage
Honree
Pet
Lola
City girl skeered of the gerter awake lecture
Louisville Courier Journal notes a curious exchange where a city girl fears a creature until someone picks it up and delivers a brief lecture on its habitat and species.
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Louisville CourierJournal
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin With Cuticara Products
Instructional line on using Cuticara Ointment soap and talcum for skin issues. Includes steps to bathe with hot water rinse dry gently apply Cuticara Talcum. Customer voice asks for something for cough. Part seems clipped and archaic in tone.
Local Words Stir Debate On Mothers And Machines
A fragment from Kanasp City Star quotes Miss Constance van Quentin arguing that society blames firearms and cars on upbringing. The tale uses vivid rural imagery and social commentary to contrast gender roles and modern danger.
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Constance van Quentin
Kanasp City Star
Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco Ad Promises Free Samples
An old ad promotes Edgeworth pipe tobacco, noting its distinctive fragrance and appealing to dedicated pipe smokers while acknowledging varied tastes. It offers free samples in two formats Ready-Rubbed and sliced, inviting readers to try and judge suitability.
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Edgeworth
Sam
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