Dramatic Home Front Reunion Amid Wartime Tangles
The scene centers on Ethel Willoughby and allies waiting as Captain Redmond returns to London. Old friends Guy Paleoner and Larry Redmond greet him with warmth, while Charley Brown and Miss Brown banter about duty and patriotism.
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Wiloughty
Redmond
Guy Piadeuner
Trish
Trish Guards
Ethel Willoughby
Larry
Tam Glal
Ethel
Guy
Charlie Brown
Redmood
Geerey Wagstaff
Heer
Titi
Conscription Debate in Civil War North Surges
An installment examines the shift to conscription during the Civil War as the North faced troop shortages. It contrasts public displays of patriotism with willingness to sacrifice, noting the heated discussion over compulsory military service.
English tea party notes discuss European war
A garbled report notes a tea gathering at the home of George Wagcetaff with Charlie Grown and an unnamed German spy in attendance. The group allegedly debated the prospect of a European war and related tensions.
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George Wagcetaff
Charlie Grown
Atrertman
Groun
Recroond and Ethel Willoughby Meet Again
The meeting between Recroond and his former sweetheart Ethel Willoughby raises questions about truth telling. Readers expect emotional tension and possible revelations, but outcomes remain uncertain as past secrets linger.
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Recroond
Ethel Willoughby
What's Keeping Em Out in War Time London Revues
A Philadelphia editor recalls Charles Frohman before the Lusitania voyage praising London theaters in wartime. He notes revues with faint crowds and jokes that attendance is hit by the war and, more. crucially, by the high prices.
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Philadelphia
Charles Frohman
London
Wolf Seen Roaming City Streets With Russian Wolf Hound
Owasso correspondent reports a timber wolf wandering the city with a Russian wolf hound for several days. Initially mistaken for a dog, the animal was traced to a cage at William Seagel's home in Durand and coaxed back into its enclosure by capturing the dog and guiding the wolf inside.
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William Seagel
Durand
Owasso
Detrot Free Press
Bad Seats and Growth Deformities in Public Schools
Public school observers warn that poorly sized desks contribute to spinal curvature and asymmetric shoulders among students. Prolonged awkward postures while seated may hamper lung expansion and brain circulation, risking neurotic or dull development over years.
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M. W. O'Shea
The
Mothers Magazine
American Experts Build European Dam Near Takarn Spain
The largest dam in Europe near Takarn, Spain, built by American engineers, rises 330 feet high and 700 feet long with a base of 2380 feet. It forms a 15 percent mile lake after land was bought for nearly $1 million, and its auto-opening gates and spillway handle vast water flow. It yields 20000 horsepower now, planned to reach 40000, supplying irrigation to about 100 square miles and power via a powerhouse.
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Europe
Takarn
Spain
Noguera Pilleresa
Back-Door Etiquette Sparks Nervous Breakdowns
In Atchison two women clash over back door etiquette sparked by returning dishes with items like beans donuts raisin bread and tomatoes. One woman escalates by sending back a pan filled with hot cakes and another with pickled beets leading to further pantry spoils and a near junkman haul.
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Atchison
Emerald stands as the rare flaw free jewel in Smithsonian bulletin
Smithsonian notes emeralds are prized for flaw free condition though flaws are common. Valuations show good diamonds at 250 to 400 dollars per carat versus emeralds 250 to 500 with rapid value rise by size. Flawless emeralds over four carats are extremely rare and nearly priceless, unlike some diamonds valued 1,000 to 2,000 per stone.
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Smithsonian Institution
Cleopatra
Smithsonian
Savina
Speaking Softly and Gently Toward a Jury Trial
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet features a lawyer urging a jury trial and a witty aside from a female companion about politeness. The exchange hints at guilt and strategy in a court context.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Silly Women in Heels Question Reform Support
A critic questions serious reform backing from women wearing high French heels. He mocks their readiness and suggests they cannot stance flat-footed for reform.
Children Should Work At Home For Responsible Citizenship
The Federal Bureau of Education urges that every child share home duties suited to age. Assignments include keeping own room, setting tables, washing dishes, feeding animals, and light farm tasks. Regular chores foster responsibility, effort, and trustworthy citizenship in later life.
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Federal Bureau of Education
Musical farmer claims mules love opera and ragtime
George A. Gage of Sutter County California says his mule colt breaking relies on a phonograph playing band music to calm and attract the animals He notes mules respond strongly while horses remain largely unfazed and adds chickens may enjoy phonograph music though eggs aren’t proven to increase.
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Colorado
George A. Gage
Sutter County
California
Gage
Benjamin Harrison
Yuba City
Benjamin
Origins and evolution of opera from ancient roots to Pers opera
The article traces opera from early Greek tragedy with lyres and flutes through late Renaissance developments. It notes Jacopo Peri's Dafne around the end of the 16th century as a milestone, grown from private gatherings in Florence and celebrated in noble circles.
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Aeschylus
Sophocles
Jacopo Pers
Nectunlithes
Corsi
Reader Complaints About Misread Illustrations
A writer laments artists who misread text in illustration work. The heroine is described as nearly one hundred and bald, yet drawn with hair like a restorative advertisement. The piece also notes an illustrator who turned a boy named Patsy into a girl.
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Patsy
The Perfect Motor and a Demonstrator's Card Case
Willis recounts a judge in a comic exchange about a man Bump who bought a new car that ran perfectly. The company sues to reclaim the demonstrator vehicle claiming it was given by mistake.
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Willis
Bump
Gillis
Guilty Spider Scare Spawns Family Tale
Mrs Arnold loses a spool of cotton. Her daughter Mary searches and reports a spider swallowing the thread and weaving fancy work, prompting a dramatic call to mamma. The incident appears told as a cautionary or humorous folk anecdote.
Visitor Marries and Convict Quips on Liberty
A Boston Transcript quip sets a scene of a visitor claiming five wives in prison and being asked how he enjoys liberty, reflecting a humorous exchange about married life and confinement.
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Boston Transcript
Peter Gnome Hosts a Magical Christmas Dinner
In a woodland tale, Peter Gnome invites Brownies Fairies Elves and Goblins to a grand Christmas Eve dinner. The snow table glows red and white as guests arrive by snowflake chariots and air boats, ending with a candlelit walk to Mr Giant's Cave for stories of past Christmas Days.
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Peter Gnome
Daddy
Brownies
Billie Brownie
Peter
Mr. Giant's Cave
James and Auntie A Minute Tale in Kindergarden
A short story recounts James who resists tidying his toys as Auntie says it will only take a minute. He quips that everything seems to take only a minute but there are not enough minutes in life to finish play.
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Cheorre Wapstat
Honea
Teyau Aden
Mint
Cowell
Bertdhi
Champs Emsees
Toran
Ao Cat
Wei
Bine
Hir
Ethel
Faust
Chere Brown
Guy
Georewe
Georee
James
Auntie
The Natural Way to Live and Grow for a Girl
A piece from Girl's Companion contrasts a plant's thriving life with a girl's ideal path. It argues the natural life is full green leaves and blossoms for both plants and a girl, emphasizing success, happiness, and ambition as natural goals.
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