Elopement on the Reno Train Ends With Marriage
Harry Mallory and Marjorie Newton flee toward Reno to wed but miss a minister on a transcontinental journey. Onboard a chorus of fellow passengers mocks and aids their quest as they improvise a preacher and endure jealousies. Their cold light of realism follows as they marry after a dramatic escape.
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Harry Mallory
Philiggd
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira Lathrop
Elopers
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Sammy Whitcomb
M Jimmie
Mallory
Temple
Marjorie
Mellory
Annie Gattle
Majorie
Dog
Lathrop
Areacher
Miss Gattle
Allory
Kitty Lewellyn
Mary Jorie
Ogden
Great Salt Lake
Anne
Ira
Salt Lake
Nevada
ArceCia
Philippines
Clopers
Tia Lathrop
Mrs. Wellington
Little Jimmie
Malory
Fresh Trouble Aboard Train in Morning Raucous Mosaic
On the train Ira and Anne awaken in disarray with playful intimacy and blunt swearing as they adjust to their new roles. Dr. Temple jokes about mischief while Fosdick and Mrs Fosdick navigate a Nevada legal limbo and a plan to avoid compromising affairs. The scene shifts to the shipboard crowd in a brisk, humorous tone as morning unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira
Mallory
Marjorie
Dr. Temple
Mrs. Temple
Mallorys
Anne Gattle
Ashton
Fosdick
Train Kidnapping Ends With Clergyman's Ejection
Mallory and Marjorie abduct a Reverend Charles on a moving train urging marriage. The clergyman escapes by leaping overboard after Mallory rips his collar from his coat. The pursuit ends as the parson tumbles into dust, leaving Mallory empty handed and furious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
Marjorie
Charles
Selby
The Empty Berth
Mallory learns Marjorie never follows his logic as she schemes to marry him out of spite. After his failed pursuit, she consoles him with tender caresses, revealing a surprising, almost manipulative tenderness that shifts his view of her. He ponders her true character beyond romance.
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Mallory
Marjorie
Mrs. Wellington
Box Office
Mrs. Whitcomb
Mrs. Mallory
Ira Lathrop
Wedgewood
Wellington
San Francisco
Hook
What Figureheads Mean
The article explains ancient practices where buildings or ships housed a guardian spirit by burying a person or blood of a victim. It describes how substitution with animals followed and modern times use symbolic wine. It notes figureheads on ships as remnants of binding an immolated god’s body to the prow.
Millionaire Rancher Hurt Riding Bull in Cal Barn
A Pomona rancher, famed for wealth, was seriously injured after attempting to ride a large red Durham bull to win a two minute wager. He fell 117 seconds short, suffering a badly wrenched hip and shoulder after mounting.
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Pomona
Cal
Corral
Train of Lovers on a Transcontinental Trip
On a long coast to coast train trip, Lieut. Harry Mallory and Marjorie Newton face marital tensions amid passengers and porters. Anne Lathrop joins Ira as antics and rivalries erupt with humorous, unfolding misunderstandings.
Inn of the Mild Henry runs bold ad in Posen
In a Posen newspaper Hermann Dunkelberg, current owner of the Inn of the Mild Henry, posts a sharp advertisement denying accusations he denounced colleagues over a forbidden game. He offers rewards for truth about the rumor and quotes payment for a usable bullwhip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mild Henry
Heinrich
Posen
Hermann Dunkelberg
Herman Dunkelberg
Inn of the
Henry
Hoe and plow origins in ancient farming practices
The article notes that the hoe was likely the first aid in farming, with early Egyptians using wooden versions. The plow followed, initially a larger implement pulled by multiple people, later reinforced with iron strips. Early plows sometimes had a sharpened beam. shares were steel or iron. Single and double wheels are not modern developments.
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Egypt
Charles Winslow Hall
National Magazine
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Ducky Darling
Iia
Ypsfilanti
California
Jimmie Wellington
L. K. Fly Co
Robin
Leutenant
Mr. Wellington
Mr. Lathrop
Malibory
Yassah
Mrs. Lathrop
Anne Lathrop
Hoe
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