Tangle of marriage and travel ends in reunion
Leonard Vancourt and Celia quarrel over wealth and control in their Southwark property feud. He plans a Mediterranean cruise then a possible Africa trip while she frets, fumes, and awaits his return. A horse drawn crash interrupts the separation, bringing him home wounded but reconciled as Celia nurses him back.
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Len
Leonard Vancount
Claris Turnine
Amelia
Amela
Celia
Vancourt
Boenius
Southwark
Pame
The
Daily Express
Ceélia
Clarisse
Wvancourt
Gus Harrington
Wella
Wantcourt
Vancroft
Carstairs
Southaimpton
Tomerroun
dTe
Vincourt
Morraglan
Carlton
Southampton
Mediterranean
South Africa
Leonard
Celia Vancourt
C.iat
London
Clarissa
Park Lane
Eoward
Wancourt
East End
Addie
Leonard Vancourt
Cabby
Carku
Fragmentary dialogue scene with coded courtship
A fragmentary exchange features a pair of characters, DT and Valcourt, in a tense flirtation. cryptic phrases suggest a concealed plot and strained affection as one character urges a response while the other evades.
The Social Hour and the Greater Need
A Baltimore talk by Allen Wodertrail on his Tony tramping expedition to the Wiji islands includes reflections on tramp life. He recounts a humorous anecdote about a tramp trading a nickel for bread then beer, and notes the wit and learning he finds among tramps.
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Allen Wodertrail
Yale
Upton Sinchiins Helicon Hall
Baltimore
Tony
Wiji Islands
Mr. Uodegraff
New Haver
Stud Vs Scotland Rugby Match Delivers Encore Laughs
Two young women mingle with the crowd at a Stud versus Scotland rugby game. A halfback makes a long run, the crowd erupts, then laughter rises as the ball is called back for an encore.
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Scotland
Ethel
Sea Water as Medicine in Quack Advice Tale
A physician prescribes sea water as a cure claiming it aids dyspepsia indigestion and insomnia. A young lady drinks it despite a bitter taste and asks why, while the healer hints the remedy is costly and mocks others who seek help. The fragment portrays eccentric beachside remedies and social satire.
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Bella
Alias Shaheen Faces Charge For Tolled Towels License
In the South Orans court a prisoner called himself Alias Shaheen. The judge pressed for a real name and learned he was Syrian. The officer confirmed the truth and the offender paid $5 for peddling towels without a license and was released.
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Rotn
Orans 7
Shaheen
Les Doit
Uns
Justice Roll
Atlas Shaheen
A Sure Sign Buckwheat Appetite Quirk Story
A 7-year-old displays a remarkable buckwheat cake appetite at breakfast. When asked how he knows he has eaten enough he says he eats until he feels pain and then eats one more to be sure. The grandfather witnesses the exchange.
Garden of Idea Teaches Caution on Poison Ivy
A Sunday afternoon scene shows an infant class teacher extolling the Garden of Idea. She warns children that Adam and Eve might not touch one thing, and a boy quips it was poison ivy.
Advertising pioneer William Johnson remembered for storytelling
The Brookyn printer and Printers Ink owner William Johnson, a longtime advertising force, is praised for his wit and a favorite tale about two children wanting to play store. A writer recalls Johnson telling stories to young solicitors as a tool to win business.
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William Johnson
Brooklyn
Printers’ Ink
Ancient canoe and the myths of its glories
A nostalgic ode questions the old Insian canoe’s vanished woodwork and memory. It ponders which birches died to form its hull and who carved its delicate shape, recalling rivers, battles, and imperial dreams tied to the craft.
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Kelly
Ueston
Air Currents Conquest Becomes Aeronaut’s Dilemma
Berlin reports that German researchers debate steering beyond current navigational control. Lighter than air and heavier than air systems test three types of balloons, with the Parseval craft showing notable maneuverability. The envelope holds 2,800 cubic metres of gas and uses dual balloons to adjust pitch and ascent.
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Berlin
Germany
Count Zeppelin
von Parseval
Army officers ride out in big Washington exercise
General Duvall leads 30 officers in a two hour horseback drill to Fort Myer, with cars and ambulances in support. Photographers chase the parade as desk-bound officials show off in the open air to President Roosevelt’s object lesson. The ride ends with tests at the hospital and cheers from civilians.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. F P. Duvall
United States Army
Kodak
War Department
Fort Myer
Duvall
Angel
Port Myer Annie
Chacinto
Theodore Roosevelt
Ile-Newpop Funeral Set for Tomorrow
Funeral services for Ile-Newpop are planned for tomorrow. The obituary notes he was known for a lifetime of rocking the cradle and even the cradle rocking led to a boat rocking habit.
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Ile—Newpop
Ile
Secret kept by a wife and her dressmaker joke
Gossip column from Harper's Weekly and New York Sun notes a suitor asking for marriage while a riddle about a secret and a woman's habit of never revealing the fate of her pet dressmaker. The quip contrasts a father's pocket kept ring with a woman's refusal to disclose.
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The
New York Sun
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Varcourt
Cilia
Chrissa
Valcourt
Alias
Major von Farseval
Randolph
Duvans
Pittsburg
Nellie
Iene
Columbia
Special
University of Missouri
Harper’ S Weekly
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