The Paisley Shawl
Wallace Brierly hunts for lost papers tied to a Paisley shawl that prove his brother’s claim to wealth. He tracks clues to Springfield and Fairview, reunites with Mrs Esmond and Leila, recovers the documents, frees a widow from debt, and marries Leila, with the shawl symbolizing their new life.
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Eustace
Wallace
Myshare
Hustace
Ivalue
Springfield
Poe
A&a Gstory
Wallace Brierly
Fairview
Mary Esmond
Leila
Mrs. Esmond
Leila Osmond
Esmond
Nervous Broadway Car Encounter Ends in Furry Exit
A fat man and a lean man aboard a Broadway car quarrel over who speaks first. The lean man repeatedly interrupts the fat man as they discuss weather flats coal and politics. The fat man storms off the car after shouting a scripted insult.
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New York Sun
Wisdom and silence as substitutes for wisdom
An anecdote about imitates and substitutes. A talk with Josh Billings notes substitutes like oleomargarine and celluloid may surpass originals, but wisdom has no good substitute. The humorist adds that silence remains the best substitute for wisdom.
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Josh Billings
Women's Duties and Shifting Ethics
The piece notes a shift from defined duties for women of the past to unclear expectations today. It argues that older moralists focused on performing duties, while modern ethics must first determine what those duties are.
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Elisabeth Woodbridge
Atlantic Monthly
Cleaning Mother-of-Pearl Handles Restored by Olive Oil
Purists recommend cleaning mother-of-pearl handles with pure olive oil. Rub with a nail brush, then polish with chamois to restore shine.
Detroit Free Press Fragments on Courtship and Marriage
The fragmentary column suggests a humorous debate on choosing a spouse, with lines about a “cage of love at first sight” and a four year courtship before marriage, attributed to the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
British World War I Dispatch Describes Kut Victory and Ctesiphon Reversal
The British press bureau relays Sir Mark Sykes on Mesopotamia campaign. Kut fell after a fierce clash on a level plain, as Turks held strong river entrenchments and British Indian troops took Kut with prisoners and ammunition. The report contrasts British advances with Arab tribesmen and Tehran’s broader war dynamics.
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Ctesiphon
Kut
Level Plain
London
Bagdad
Mark Sykes
Ctesphon
Tigris
Mesopotamia
Irak
Persia
Bushire
Bander Abbas
Jask
Great Britain
Charbar
Gulf
Muscat
Bahrein
Germany
Follk
Allemani
Zanzibar
Malabar
Arabian
Across Nur the Occupation and Arab Rule in Irak
The piece reflects on war’s brutal realities among soldiers and civilians, recounting Turkish executions, Arab reactions, and a critical view of despot rule. It contrasts terror with a learned heritage in Kut, praising resilient intellect, poetry, and art amid neglect and poverty, and noting enduring cultural vitality.
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Tabari
Hell
Hajjaj
Bedawi
Irak
Kut
Nineveh
Babylon
Persia
Parthia
Caliphate
Suffragette Note Spurs License Return in Ohio Case
In Columbus Ohio Geanie Wintz a Richmond Virginia plasterer and Julia Thompson a Columbus widow had their marriage license returned to the probate court chief clerk with a letter from Wintz. He objects to suffragette influence and to being henpecked saying the marriage won’t proceed and there is nothing doing.
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Columbus, O
Geanie Wintz
Richmond
Julia Thompson
Columbus
Wintz
The Optimist and Pessimist Cartoon Exchange
The Bright Slide features The Optimist and The Pessimist in a cartoon about being run over by a patrol wagon. The Optimist jokes that good luck saved him since he wasn’t in the wagon, while the Pessimist sighs over bad luck.
Window Box on Casters for Plants and Light
Practical tips for building long wooden window boxes with casters to raise pots off damp carpet. Use sand to absorb moisture, paint colors green and white lattice, and extend length beyond the window for even light. Backing winter flowers with care prevents frost damage. buy fresh bulbs each fall and water roots well before potting.
Home Gardening Tips For Potted Plants And Roses
Advice on pest control for worms in flower pots using pepper or mustard infusions. Cautions on liquid manure for novices. Begonias need heat, moisture, and shade. use a water tray with charcoal to humidify air. Mildew on Crimson Rambler roses can be treated with ammoniacal copper carbonate spray or hyposulphate of soda. Home gardeners should plant hardy shrubs and dwarf trees to improve surroundings.
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W. G. Chapman
Cradle OF the World
Old World
Harun-al-Rashid
Ma’amun
Amin
Hulagu
Committee of Union and Progress
Nur
Franz Joseph
Augustine McIntyre
McIntyre
Meent A
Fort Myer
Austria
United States
MelIntyre
Red Cross
Iranz Joseph
Virginia
Ida M. Shepler
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