A Bargain In Hats In a Love Affair
Owen Fuller frowns on large hats on a crowded suburban train and clashes with Doris Stanly over a big hat. Jealousy flares after a quarrel about style, but Doris reveals the hat is borrowed for a kitchen cake and birthday plan. He apologizes, and she agrees to bake his cake and wedding cake, ending with a proposal of romance.
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Owen Yuller
Owen
Doris Stanly
Doris
Owen Fuller
Mr. Fuller
Blake Elis
Blake
Sunny Oaks
Madge
Bor
Stanly
Blake Ellis
Sunny Head
Brin
Blakelis
Miss Stanly
Paris
Mme. Leonore’s
Connecticut Woman Climbs Mont Blanc In Awe
A radiant Connecticut woman ascends Mont Blanc amid a party of English and American artists. The artists whisper in awe as the sublime scene overwhelms them while she stands apart, eyes bright and lips parted. She finally asks, Mr ain't I high.
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America
Connecticut
Mont Blanc
Inter
Eiverybody
Soaking the Clothes Domestic Tale in Dialect
Mrs Browning hires Agnes a new maid. Agnes hesitates over soaking clothes and later returns with money from a pawnbroker saying he offered only a small amount for the outfit. She apologizes for troubling the mistress.
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Harper’s Magazine
Misheard British Place Names Confuse American Traveler
An American at Liverpool Street Station asks a booking clerk for Sapsworth. The clerk denies knowledge then learns locals mispronounce Sawbridgeworth as Supsy, reflecting how regional speech can puzzle visitors.
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Liverpool Street
London
Sapsworth
Kipling Reply to Cambridge Weekly Request
The Cantab Cambridge weekly once asked Rudyard Kipling to contribute. His reply satirically notes the writer declining the suggested prices with a brief, formal apology for the quoted rates.
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Kipling
The
Cantab
Cambridge University
Rudyard Kipling
Gymnastic Stunt Involving Barbour and Waterman
A playful dialogue notes Barbour asking about exercise and Waterman replying he danced with mutes and swung dumb belles all evening, reflecting campus humor from the Gargoyle.
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Barbour
Waterman
Michigan Gargoyle
Fierce. A writer says the brave are tender
A New Orleans Picayune quip questions courage using a poetical line about tenderness in brave people and mocks the idea with a playful bird metaphor.
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New Orleans Picayune
Perilous Chewing Cordite Dangers Amid War Troops
The article warns that soldiers chew cordite as gum, attracted by a stimulant effect and sweet taste. In large quantities it causes ecstasy and visions. The real danger lies in potential accidental detonation from hard teeth. Reports cite German and Austrian soldiers blown apart, suspected cordite chewing as the cause.
The Kukuhuhus Trade in New Guinea
The Kukuhuhus, a shy yet ferocious mountain tribe of New Guinea, trade with lowland groups by leaving goods at a designated spot and retreating. The coast and mountain peoples alternately place and exchange items such as salt, earthenware, dried fish, skins, and feathers, until both sides approve the barter.
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New Guinea
Got Mad Talk Sparks Bid for Clarity in Letters
A sharp exchange quotes a woman declaring men can be fooled by a pretty woman while a man replies that she has studied the issue as an innocent bystander. The Philadelphia Ledger is cited in the dialogue exchange.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Inter Oceon
Wiekly Inter Oceon
Farmer
The Door Knock Mystery and the Phone Visitor
A domestic gag notes a husband knocking and a wife not answering as neighbor’s conversation and a phone call collide. The humor rests on mistaken entry and the irony of being prevented by an unrelated interruption.
Dit Dgence and Skill Quote by Samuel Johnson
A fragment quotes Samuel Johnson asserting that few things are impossible to diligence and skill. The line captures a wartime ethos of perseverance and self-improvement.
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Samuel Johnson
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
A probate notice for Urban P. Tacassier deceased in Jones County Iowa. The court fixes September term for final proof and probate. interested parties may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Dated 7th day of August 1018. Clerk Mish er.
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Urban P. Alacassler
Said
Wis
Urban i. Tacassier
TB i
Misher
Nana County
Lowa
Eveh
Chumants
Alamosa
Howit
Eustace FE Smith
Mos
Eustace TE. Smith
James Gi. White
Mnoeeh Reggde
Mitoeh Reade
Salonana. Reade
Lydia Davises Rath Jeanives
Sarah Rodabaugh
William A. Kerde
Samuel ¢. Tendey
Maury Waldiren
Martha Dames
Loviseo
District Court
Pores
Phuintiff Chiiming
Pian Cth
Chaim
Lowas
Tawa
Lown
Smith
Pate
A. Smith
Tsaac Dewith
R.A. Smith
Eustace H. Smith
General Assembly
James A. White
Isaac Dewitt
Sid Nvortesace
Aded General Assembly
Town
Wing
George W. Lovell
Phaintif
Voli
Solomon C. Reade
Lydia Daevise
Ruth Jennings
Sarah Rodnhaugh
William A. Reade
Samuel G. Reade
Mary Waldren
Marta
Aid
Jodh Reade
el. Reade
Janet, Ing
Austins
Lnoeh Tende
Loeh Reade
Platotitt
Phointit
Noo
Sid
Sephemiber
Fis
Anamesa
Iowa
F.em. Corbit
Notice Approval and Publication Order Issued in Iowa Court
Attorney for the plaintiff reports the notice complies with Iowa statutes and is approved. It orders publication for four consecutive weeks in The Monticellous press of Jones county Iowa. Dated Marion Iowa August 11, 115, Milo P. Smith judge of the th judicial district of Iowa.
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Towa
Sid Noties
Monticellous Press
Jones County
Lowa
Marion
Milo P. Smith
MonticeHo
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Lydia A. Richards
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Remley & Remley
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Websters New
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