An Entr'acte Scene With Elizabeth and Nick at the Theatre
Elizabeth and Nick share seat chatter with Mrs Barton nearby during a theatre performance. A lively old lady recognizes Elizabeth as Bessie McIntyre and teases the engagement news. Elizabeth protests wedding plans as the curtain falls, leaving tension about future decisions and happiness.
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Dende Elizabeth
Ratzadeth Bowes
Wnet
Gayden
Bessie McIntyre
Nick
Girton
Elizabeth
Josiah
Mra. Barton
Indy
Nick Gaplen
Abe
Mrs. Barton
Elizabeth and Nick face plans and a vaudeville night
A fragment from a drama heavy with dialogue shows Elizabeth and Nick arguing over future plans as Mrs. Barton weighs in on marriage and housekeeping. The scene shifts to a vaudeville performance where a singer delivers a moving end to the act, stirring memories and tears.
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Nick
Elizabeth
California
Berton
Bensie
Bes
Tewsie
Weldi
Mrs. Barton
Burton Wife Funds Arabian Nights Triumph
Sir Richard Burton spent about fifteen years translating the Arabian Nights and faced rebuffs from publishers who offered only 2500. His wife urged self publication, securing capital and contracts. The Burtons earned about 50 000 from the venture.
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Shanes
Richard Burton
Richard
Sir Richard
Sue
Bired
Burtons
Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt in Achievement
A quoted passage discusses how fear of failure and lack of faith in one’s abilities limit productivity. It notes many capable people achieve only mediocre results because they set artificial limits, doubt themselves, and degrade their own talents, preventing progress.
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O. Mardep
Success
Lightning flashes rival moonlight in brilliance and speed
The text describes lightning as a brighter illuminant than moonlight, with flashes lasting about 0.1 seconds and potentially many flashes per second. It notes the extreme brightness could briefly illuminate near objects dramatically, while scientific bodies seem stationary when rotated rapidly.
Baby's Own Tablets Promised Relief In Heat
An ad claims Baby's Own Tablets ease stomach and bowel troubles, nervousness, and sleeplessness in hot weather. It asserts quick relief, safe use, and backings from doctors and customers, with warnings about imitations. A travel anecdote cites language barriers in Madrid and a cow drawing to request milk.
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Adan Marcotta
Quey
Willams
Medicine
Coe | Brockride
Madrid
Humor a Philosophy by Duncan M Smith
A humorous verse collage on love and domestic life filled with wordplay and playful misprints. It riffs on affection under strain, marriage, and aging, weaving jokes about chores, finances, and social scenes through quirky dialogue and light verse.
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Duncan M. Smith
Pert Paragra hs Selecting His View Tim s
A fragmented musing on human nature and popularity. The text touches on persuasion, sharing cures, and the vanity of argument. It references a scientist knowing many things and hints at social aims in marriage and money.
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Rome
Meaning of Well Balanced Flour
A advertisement explains well balanced flour as nutritionally rich and easy to digest. It credits Royal Household Flour with selecting diverse wheats from 100 elevators to produce a loaf with maximum nutrition and minimum waste.
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Royal Household
Hither and Yon and Other Curious Phrases
A collection of linguistic notes on phrases like hither and yon and hither and you, tracing origins in Scots and Germanic usage, plus dismissals of honeymoon myths and naval slang about all bands black faces. The passage weaves etymology with scattered quotes from period sources and humorous exchanges about chaperons and eyewear.
Look Pleasant Give Watchable Smile In Photos
A humorous column explores how photographers strive to replace stiff expressions with genial smiles and ponders the societal impact of a perpetual pleasant look. It also includes a quick joke about automobile numbers and a courtroom exchange where a lawyer asks for home addresses revealing a wit-filled exchange.
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Marden
Magazi
Reuben Draper Beats Gravel With Kidney Pills
Bristol Quebec July 24 Special Reuben Draper a well known resident here keeps proof that Dodd s Kidney Pills cure gravel He passed two stones after a short use and reports relief from torturing pains He tried two doctors without success and stopped other treatment to take Dodd s Kidney Pills Claiming the cure avoided operations once thought necessary and showing dramatic improvement with a stone size evidence and renewed strength.
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Reuben Draper
Bristol
Que
Dodd
Mr. Draper
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