Stormy Rain Forces Shelter For Two Women
A thunder shower drives Miss Conyers to a rural New England home, where she meets Ida Bassett nee Conyers the aspiring actress living with her mother. Amid rain drenched porch scenes and tense talk, Conyers offers help and a chance to abandon the stage, leaving Ida torn between honesty and her mother's belief in her fame.
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Ida
Helen Conyers
New England
Miss Conyers
Fred Romney
Finnehed
Mother
Jain
Jess
Saeh
Tam
Yau
Pirle
Quaker Talk and a Quixotic Farm Encounter
Nassau County Sheriff Gildersleeve recalls seizing roulette wheels and cheating devices near Cedarhurst. He jokes about Quaker talk with a Philadelphia visitor who tests a farmer's wit on a fence, ending with a farmer declaring normalcy and not being a lunatic.
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Gildersleeve
Nassau County
New York
Cedarhurst
Philadelphia
Cynwyd
Hedlam
Too Previous. The Denver widow and the aeronaut tale
H. H. Wixon uses a Denver widow tale to illustrate risk from haste in flight. He notes aeronauts err when their balloons or planes are not ready and the widow reacts comically to the doctor’s reversal about a patient’s recovery.
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H. H. Wixon
Chicago
Mr. Wixon
Denver
A Judge’s Gleaned Wit and Courtroom Prose
A Maiden district court judge known for stern exterior hides a kindly humor. In one exchange a drunken prisoner claims sobriety, insisting he is as sober as a judge, leading to probation. The reminiscence notes the judge’s unintentional wit and cautions about prejudice.
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Pettingill
Maiden District
Boston Herald
State Presents Handsome Gift To Its Namesake
New York reports the Montana battleship, launched 1906 at Newport News, will receive a native Montana silver service. Exhibition next week at Reed and Barton, Fifth Avenue and Thirty second Street, designed with historic scenes. The service bears state and navy seals, the Bitterroot flower, and Montana mine silver. Pieces include punch bowls, cups, ladles, candelabra, trays, bottle holders, and urns with eagle and ship imagery. Delivery to State Capital Helena next month.
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New York
United States
Montana
Newport News
Reed & Barton's
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-second Street
State
Navy
Barge
A. D
State of Montana
Buttes
Selena
Evangeline and the Teche Legend Tale of Cajun romance and Longfellow
In a Cajun tale linked to the Teche country, Judge Edward Simon recounts the origin of Evangeline the maiden’s name and the romance of Isvingel with Louis Atemedus. The narrative ties Longfellow’s poem to Creole memory, including Saint Martinville, the bayou, and the lovers’ separation and reunion.
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Bayou Veche
Longfellow
St. Martinville
Edward Simon
Simon
Louisiana
Teche
Isvingel
Iam
Judge Simon
Trie
Thas
Evangeline
Meiine Labieche
Louis Atemedus
Ermeline
Maryland
Bayou
Louis
Evangelne
Records That Players Go After This Season
The article lists historic baseball records from the past 25 years and notes players will chase them this season. It cites figures such as runs in a game by Chicago versus Cleveland in 1882 and long at bats by Brown of Louisville in 1881, among others.
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Orhoone
Hiss
Haliday
Rusie
New York
Storey
Athletics
Boston
Margo
Grand Forks
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
New York Nationals
Philadelphia Athletics
Columbus
Ohio
Voledo
Paul Hines
Providence
R. IL
Tlarry Thagan
Rochester
Jersey City
Harry Schlafly
Portland
Ore
Louisvile American Association
Waddell
Lancaster
Atlanta
Shreveport
Chicago
Cleveland
Brown
Louisville
Keeler
Baltimore
Schreckengost
Donahue
Chicago Americans
Evers
Chicago Nationals
Collins
Boston Nationals
Allen
Philadelphia Nationals
Swap Party For Girls Sounds Like Fun
A 1920s style guide describes a swap party as an entertaining activity for young girls. Guests bring items to swap, wrap them, and exchange without peeking, with a bell signaling the end and a “going going gone” centerpiece theme.
All Ablaze Sleep Cars Reported Ablaze
Reporter recalls arriving as sleeping cars were smoking not aflame. The editor asks if any sighted died or caught fire, but the scene shows only smoke in the cars.
A Common Form of Cruelty in Domestic Dispute
Pessie says her husband pinched him severely when she asked for money. Bert counters that he is not the only man pinched for money, implying shared hardship or jokes about domestic pressure.
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Pessie
Bert
Rockefeller Jr and Abby Aldrich Raise Two-Year-Old Heir
New York profiles John D Rockefeller III and his parents John D Rockefeller Jr and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. The piece highlights a simple, religious, charity-minded upbringing, frugal habits, and avoidance of society excess. It notes Abby Aldrich’s literary interests and practical charity work.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jrr
Irom
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Prand
McCormick
John D
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John DL. Rockefeller, Jr
Abby Aldrich
Senator Aldrich
Rhode Island
Aldrich
Rockefeler
The Choice. Bohemian Suits Up For a Marriage Question
A young man prepares to seek the hand of a widowed mother’s daughter. He debates two cravats, one bought by him and one gifted by the girl. He chooses, pleasing mother and bride, and feels he looks his best.
Meeting a Waterspout in Beatrice Grimshaw’s South Seas
Beatrice Grimshaw describes a waterspout approaching a ship in the South seas. A black trunk-like formation rises from the cloud and a vast cone of turbulent sea joins to form a towering pillar spanning ropes of waves and cloud. The event is presented as a frightening, deadly dance of nature.
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South Seas
Beatrice Grimshaw
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W.brearst
Great Britain
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