Miseries of Courtship in Men The Suffering of Proposals
A humorous study from a St Louis Globe Democrat inspired piece describes the trials of courting. It traces men’s fear during engagement and the awkward proposal, the wary parents in law interview, and the public mockery lovers endure while chasing matrimony. It blends sociological observation with light satire.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
France
Iceland
Timbuctoo
Owen Meredith
Thebes in Ruins and Rhode Island Capitals Note
Historic Thebes on the Nile lies ruined with monumental colossi and Karnak palace remains. Rhode Island once had five capitals Newport Providence East Greenwich Bristol Kingston, with current legislature meeting in Providence and Newport. That hush money remark closes with Brooklyn Life quip.
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Thebes
Nile
Egypt
Nile Valley
New World
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Newport
Providence
East Greenwich
Bristol
Kingston
Wentzville Boy Johnny Wade Faces Size Mystery
The 12 year old Johnny Wade, son of Mr and Mrs N S Wade in Wentzville Missouri, stands 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 282 pounds. Local curiosity cites a blood drinking habit at slaughter pens as a possible cause, while relatives are smaller and he is still growing.
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Virginia
Weisha
Wentzville
Johnny Wade
Eldes
N. S. Wade
Johnny
Four toaced pigs and a rooster's wife tale
A hare lipped man in a State Street restaurant clashes with a waiter over mispronounced orders. He requests four toasted pigs but is served four pork steaks to resolve the linguistic mix up, leading to a comic exchange about a rooster's family terms.
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State Street
Darky
Soul Watah Street
Photographed with dogs becomes a new fad among debutantes
A fashion spreads in England where fair debutantes pose with their well bred dogs in joint portraits. Lady Hilda Keith Falconer, lately presented to Queen Victoria, is shown as an example. The trend is expected to cross the ocean into America as a sign of modern women and pet photography.
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Darwin
Papa
Ters
Collies
Hilda Keith Falconer
Queen Victoria
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Marpina
Alaska
John McGee
Buffalo Courier
Christ
Ptolemy Lathyrus
Amenhotep III
Karnak
Brooklyn
Chickunis
Chicago Evening Post
Lady Hilda Kelth Falconer
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