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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1912
Page
10
An American narrator in China via a dreamlike visit from Jenkins spirals into a panic when a mysterious intruder forces him to confront a mysterious pistol and a chaotic night. The pair clash over fear, misread signals, and a comic yet risky escape, ending with dawn and unresolved turmoil.
In a tense scene at high noon, Jenkins hides in pajamas, fears a silent intruder, and describes a mysterious figure by the window. A telephone call to central reveals a suspect wearing questionable clothes and a smoking opium pipe. TO BE CONTINUED.
A playful note describes frogs traveling down the road and hints at an upcoming Greenback Social with entertainment. The tone mixes whimsy and rural social life, suggesting a community event with music or performances to come.
A Lebanon Ohio resident describes long standing eczema on thigh and scalp with severe itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, relief came within minutes and full cure followed. The seller notes worldwide distribution and offers free samples and a skin book.
A description of how middle aged women vary afternoon gowns with collars edged in white scalloped embroidery and floral designs. Variations include white chiffon frocks with black border, black net hems with silver thread, and long front collars crossing at the waist in a surplice style.
A brief scene shows a small boy waiting for his chance to speak to the librarian. He asks if the library has Twenty Thousand Legs Under the Sea, but the librarian replies she only has two and they are not under the seat, signaling fatigue.
Mr Cumrox questions a lottery image as the art dealer asserts the treasure is genuine and authentic. The dealer cites having three Just Shaft pieces and a belief in owning the original, while discussing a potential purchase.
Little Bobby and Mrs Skinner joke about dinner training with a square meal. Bobby insists on starting with breading appetite and Mrs Skinner participates as hostess.
The writer who does most gives readers the most knowledge and takes the most from them. The quote remarks on friendship and loss, noting it is hard to lose some friends and impossible to lose others.
William Shaw of the Christian Endeavor Society recounted a witty after dinner episode in Boston. A Back Bay girl wrote to her Yale-ward brother and asked how to "spoil devil" prompting her aunt to correct the word while the child pressed for details of the Christian and devil meetings.
A Pittsburg Sun report describes a vacant lot confrontation where two young boys fight. one rubs weeds in the other's eyes after being sworn at by girls to imitate manliness, prompting a bystander to intervene and question the scene while referencing Abraham Lincoln.
A Milwaukee Sentinel quip riffs on Dante with Satan naming a fretful soul as the unlikely culprit. The Wicked Soul is described seated on a scorching stove, sipping molten lava and fanning himself with a red hot sheet iron. The exchange ends with Dante asking who the poor wretch is and Satan replying that the poor wretch said Is it hot enough for you.
Florida Times Union notes a witty adage about selfishness, suggesting some men refuse to give up their ghost even in a haunted house. The remark highlights stubbornness with a light tone.
A lighthearted note on fashion and love. The speaker jokes that a woman's shoes are not yet so flashy as to irritate. She adds a reflection that a girl may not marry the best man at her wedding, but should make the best of her husband.
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