An Escapade in Dawlish and a Rich Man’s Help
Dick Lyddon, a rich but restless young man, meets Bertha Tamlyn, posing as a penniless helper after her brother dies. He pursues her through Dawlish, learns her story, and uses a staged tale to win trust. A mysterious letter brings money from an estate, revealing a fraud. later the pair reunite under the rock by the sea, forging a bond as they face hardship together.
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Richard Lyddon
Dawlish
Dick Lyddon
Capt
Boxer
Bag
Capt. Boxer
Tamlyn
Bertha Tamlyn
Bertha
The Good Shepherd sermon worth the flock’s trust
A 1902 sermon by the Highway and Byway preacher unfolds the I am the Good Shepherd declaration. It compares Jesus to a comforting mother, a guiding Davidic shepherd, and a conquering savior who sacrifices for the sheep, seeking the lost and promising eternal life. It urges readers to heed the shepherd’s voice and join the safe fold.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
Niagara
Tam
Good Shepherd
Galilee
David
Saul
Jesus
Bethlehem
Judea
Isaiah
America
South America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Garden of Eden
Napoleon
Celestial Kingdom
Christ
The Rod and the Boy and a Teacher’s Moral Debate
Bill Arp argues the rod has been largely abandoned in schools while sharing anecdotes from Rome and Texas about boys, mothers, and mercy. He relays a Rome flood rescue by a barkeeper with an angel within and a Texas pupil named Bob who reforms after a compassionate moment. The piece contrasts discipline with home influence and ends with a family note of aging and children leaving.
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Atlanta Constitution
Rome
Bob
Texas
Solomon
Fort
Holderby
Atlanta
Pappy
Rehoboam
Israel
Winnsboro
Carolina
Bill Arp
Van Twinkle Was Unmasked at Grand Central Farewell
Augustus Van Twinkle escorts his family to Grand Central and laments two months apart from Seraphina. Letters reveal his loneliness and nightly reading, until Seraphina returns home to confront him about eye strain and a two month gas bill of eight cents.
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Augustus van Twinkle
Grand Central Station
Seraphina
Tommy
New York Times
Augustus
Old Citizen Epitaph Quarrel Ends In Ripe Or Green
The Old Citizen obituary phrase slips between ripe and green old age drawing mockery from Chicago Daily News. The joke hinges on humorous confusion over age description and a pun about green rice.
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la Montt
Chicago Daily News
How It Happened Aerial Navigation Study Insight
In Brooklyn Life the mendicant notes a discussion on how studying aerial navigation could affect eyesight. The piece hints at observers watching skyborne balloons when sand was dropped, challenging the idea that such events changed vision.
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Brooklyn
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the Good Shepherd
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