Cynthia Danvers Faces Change From College Ideals
Remington Ardsley debates Cynthia’s cynicism learned at college and, after a painful misjudgment, apologizes. He learns of Cynthia’s private struggles with family pride and college influence. He asks to marry, and she accepts with characteristic wit.
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Cynthia
Cynthia Danvers
Remington Ardsley
Danvers
Ardsley
Rem
Pater
Sis
Mrs. Danvers
Cood
Bob
A Thing of the Past
Investigators report that people with black eyes are impetuous in some cases but no longer thirst for combat, per the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Chicago Record-Herald
A Fortifying Experience
Senator Sorghum notes he dictates all letters and judges replies by watching the stenographer’s manner and facial expression for clues on attention.
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Senator Sorghum
Suspicious Dad Punchlines at Suffrage Meeting
A humorous dialogue fragment shows a father balking at his child joining suffragists over clothing concerns. The exchange hinges on gender equality activism and fashion norms in a social setting.
Daggleberry Surrenders To Cane That Haunts Him
Daggleberry despises canes yet cannot part with a gift from an old friend. The cane escapes him repeatedly from stores and trains, returning by messenger or express. After a doomed charade to discard it, he finally resigns to its fate.
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Daggleberry
Far West
Daggieberry
Pigs Milt Weather Prophecy Triggers Retail Boom Plan
A crafty pig milt scare drives a wily promoter to pitch weather prophecy as a way to boost local clothing ads. A stranger courts editor and tailors Snippers and Joback to run two column ads as Geeville braces for a fashion boom sparked by an improbable meteorological sign.
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Johnny
Geeville
Milt
Kentucky
Snippers
Joback
Joback & Snippers
W. G. Chapman
A Latterday Pirate and the Nickel for Matches
A verse by Wilbur D. Nesbit imagines a shipboard pirate who mocks nostalgic captains while railing at modern profiteering. The speaker recalls piracy’s legends, only to rebuke a newspaper stand boy who charges a nickel for a penny box of matches.
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Captain Kidd
Blackbeard
Kidd
Pierre Laffitte
Newa Stand
Helping Archibald Learn Dance for Better Ring Footwork
In the Louisville Courier Journal instruction echoes a coach advising a young boxer. The aim is to convince Archibald that dance training will sharpen footwork and ring movement, framing it as athletic charity rather than social display.
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Little Archibald
Sissy
Louisville Couxies Journal
Plutarch Timeless Writer and Library Fixture
The article paints Plutarch as a premier writer of his era and a prolific biographer who rivaled Mu rat Halstead in fame. It notes his sellers' visits, quill supply from geese, and lasting reputation with his Lives beside Dante and Milton.
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Plutarch
Murat Halstead
Wibert Hubbard
Milton
G Congressional Directory
Spring Hat Selection Promises Domestic Tension
In a curt exchange, Mrs. Penhecker vows to choose her spring hat tomorrow and to take Henry Penhecker along. He shudders at the thought of her banked money, yet she insists on accompanying him to the hat selection.
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Remington Ardsley, Jr
Cynthia
Ardsley
Sven
Robert Danvers
East
Mr. Penhecker
Henry Penhecker
Automobiles Sparked Debate Over Food Traditions
A historical reflection recalls the push for motorized transport and the backlash from those clinging to horse meat era meals. Supporters hailed progress while opponents remembered the old days of horse meat on the table.
Self Respect in a Spring Bonnet Dispute
In a domestic tiff a wife praises Mrs Jimblums hat while teasing her husband about who chooses the more costly, fashionable bonnet. He questions appearances and social vanity, preferring practicality over ostentation.
Dr Doctor Warns Colonel About Drink Abuse
A doctor cautions Colonel Bluddangoeh of Louisville about drinking too much or too often. The colonel, speaking with a heavy accent, defends his drinking and questions the idea of excess.
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Bluddangoeh
Louisville
A Good Start Recreation of a Family Moment
A humorous exchange between Auntie and Harold shows playful ambition. Harold declares his appetite rivals Auntie, hinting at growth and shared family warmth.
Excellent Ventilation of Stables of Ordinary Size
Armchair guidance on stable ventilation from George F. Weston. Describes sash inlets at stalls to admit air upward, using galvanized iron pieces, chain staples, and stops to prevent overopening. Covers exhaust flues, hay chutes, materials (wood or galvanized), seasonal adjustments, moisture issues, and preventive painting.
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George F. Weston
Canada
Diseases of horse lesions list from North West Homestead
A fragment lists horse ailments by numbered items, including swelling from bridle pressure, parotid gland issues, fistulas, ringbone, spavin, curb, founder, cracks, and other leg and hoof conditions. The text maps conditions to numbers and references various body parts and injuries observed in horses.
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Homstead
Ground hog control and turkey breeding guidance
Practical methods to destroy ground hogs include trapping at burrow entrances and using carbon bisulphate to kill with a heavy cloth over the burrow. Caution advised due to toxicity and inhalation danger. Turkey breeding notes cover growth, maturation, and age-related breeding value, plus range management after feathering. Ireland leads poultry farming, surpassing France with 14 million fowls among about 5 million people.
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Turkey
Ireland
France
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Dorothy Blackmore
Associated Literary Preas
Glenmore
Remington
Dad
Hlas
Pat
ED Mott
Wilbur D. Nesbit
Harold
Walter B. Leutz
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