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A city man and Marian Skillman confront class and fit as wedding guests gather at the Crampton farm. Dick, from the city, pursues Marian, but she fears judgment of her background. He returns, pledging compromise to bridge city and country life and win mutual love.
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Joe Ruggles
Mr. Ruggles
Ruggles
the Inquirer
Dick Todd
Marian Skillman
Marian
Crampton
Skiilman
Surla Marian
Mariagl
Skillman
Burglary Rates Mark West and Midwest as Crime Hubs
An Interchange crime tabulation shows Illinois leading with 1,156 burglaries in the past year, far ahead of Missouri with 75, Pennsylvania 72, and Ohio 66. Western methods and large hauls near New York suggest western crooks moving east as New York City faces a major crime wave.
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West
Middle West
Ilinois
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
New York City
Rabelais Prophecy Inside a Nursery Tale
The Christian Science Monitor notes that in a Rabelais tale Pantagruel’s voyage to Catay is completed in four months, faster than the Portuguese. It frames the episode as prophetic, linking Gargantua and Pantagruel through a magical pigeon message and a dream of air dominion becoming reality.
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Pantagruel
Thalassa
Catay
India
Christian Science Monitor
Asia
Malicorn
Gonzal
Rabelais
Dumas 1848 Address and Election Efforts
The article recalls Dumas’s 1848 election address in Paris and his claim that his literary output funded employment across printers and actors. It notes his later defeat for Guadeloupe and his frustration with politics. It then describes Britain planning an educational service corps for officers and soldiers, with courses in industry banking and accounting and a correspondence bureau.
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Dumas
Paris
Louis Philippe
TI Lave
Guadeloupe
Not Well Seasoned Bragging Rivalios Rex Beach Tale
Robert Chambers tells a tale featuring Rex Beach as hero. A acquaintance of Beach brags about a story in Wonder Magazine and asks Beach if he wrote it. Beach replies with a sharp retort that implies a paid compliment from a friend.
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Robert Chambers
Rex Beach
Beach
Chambers
German Deterioration and War Weight Loss in Cities
German doctors estimate that the average urban inhabitant lost about one sixth of his weight during the war. Men shed slightly more weight than women, while farmers lost no weight at all in the period reported.
Cardus the Woman's Tonic Story From Rouse City
Mrs Mary Kilman of Rouse City Texas recounts relief from months of side pain after childbirth by using Cardus the Woman's Tonic. She credits three bottles with ending her agony and restoring health and strength. The piece ends urging others to try Cardus for headaches backaches and general weakness.
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Rouse City
Tex
Mary Kilman
Cardus
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Wrigley’s.1
Lee Ree
Archie Cameron
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Crampton Place
Ereabouts
Hen Crampton
Hen
Jennie
Ole Hen
Jen
Bumas
Ala Ballill
Iatti
Tee
Prince Albert
P. A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
The
Atlanta Tri-Weekly
Constitution
Moulton
FISK
Paul White
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