Hidden Treasure of a Park Avenue Debutante Tale
A young architect and a struggling author meet during a storm near Moldavia New York. The author’s manuscript becomes a sale to the architect who adopts the author’s pen name Templeton Sayles. A Park Avenue debutante Marion risks scandal as she enters a Purity Pictures contest with celebrity agents and suitors watching.
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Kelsey Hare
Martin Holmes
Moldavia
N. Y
Holmes
Holmesholm
Kelsey
Park Avenue
Purity Pictures
Park Avenue van Strattens
Marion
Liggett Morse
Leon Snydacker
Peckett
Gloria Glamour
Moby Dickstein
Snydacker
Darrling
Moby
Sayles
Gloria
Hare
Love Beyond Sin Comes to Life in Night Visit
Kel sey, now Templeton Sayles, meets a living echo of his story as a mysterious duo visit him after a midnight car ride. Purity Pictures pursues the tale with A Leon Snydacker sending demands and a forged telegram.
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Templeton Sayles
Kelsey
Malden Featherston
Holmes
Adelina Ashcan
Esq
Holmesholm
Moldavia
N. Y
New York
A. Leon Snydacker
Purity Pictures Inc
Martin Holmes
Gloria
Maine
Moby Dickstein
Purity Pictures
Moby
Leon
Cultivation of Quaintness Becomes Box Office in Ozark Life
Ozark residents reflect on rising fame as hillbilly culture becomes popular with outsiders. Lucile Movies notes natives adjust to tourism by embracing rustic charm and vernacular, from split hickory chairs to calico dresses.
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Ozark
Lucile Movies
The
University Review
Lord Thomas
Origin of Coney Island Name
A fragment discusses how Coney Island got its name. The most supported view is that Dutch settlers named it Konimeiland meaning Rabbit island due to rabbits on the dunes. Other theories mention cone shaped dunes and a sailor named Colman linked to Henry Hudson’s voyage.
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Fortune
Coney Island
Colman
Henry Hudson
Konimeiland
Rabbit Island
Coney
The Thrifty Scot on the Edinburgh to London Train
A Scottish man travels from Edinburgh to London buying tickets at each station due to a heart condition. He explains the doctor warned he could drop off at any time, so he purchases ticket from station to station as he moves.
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Edinburgh
London
Witty Maid Jokes About References and Photographs
A light exchange between a prospective maid and a house mistress ends with a joke about references and photographs. The maid quips that none of her references do her justice, likening them to her photos.
Hedging on Theoretical Shooting Talk Between Soldier and Sweetheart
A soldier explains ballistics to his sweetheart detailing how to calculate target distance and adjust for Earth's gravity. She asks about shooting over water, and he replies that it is beyond her grasp and adds he is not in the navy.
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Kelsey
Glunk
Adelina Ashcan
Park Avenue
Marne
Gloria
Maine
Telegraph Messages Diehard Lesson in Family News
A college student writes to his elder brother that he has failed a crucial exam and to prepare their father. The brother replies that the father is prepared and urges the student to prepare himself, turning a blunt failure into a call for personal readiness.
The Last Laugh: Vacation Tales at Sea Shores
A humorous exchange about coworkers who took a seaside vacation and must soon return to work. The banter suggests light gossip and the inevitability of resuming daily duties after holidays.
No Hypocrite revival tale from a coal partners plight
A revival service draws in a coal firm partner who urges his associate to join too. The partner balks and asks who will do the weighin if he joins, revealing a humorous twist on obligation and hypocrisy.
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John
Family Card Game Hints at Sidney Brown Wedding
A light exchange hints at a possible marriage between Sis and Sidney Brown. The scene shows a family gathering with Father playing cards in the front room and casually saying I will raise you Sid, suggesting approval or plans surrounding the young couple.
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Sidney Brown
Sis
Sid
Bankers Reference Offered During Property Sale Talk
A house agent presses for a banker's reference for a sale. The client replies that providing it would distress the agent, reframing it as a mere formality.
Shmeking Tax Complaint Ridiculed by Dentist Visit
A fragment notes a complainant about a dentist charging fifteen dollars while others paid three dollars. The exchange includes a complaint about loud shrieks scaring away three patients.
Vision Aisle Bargain Sparks Witty Exchange
A shop humor scene features an optician offering $10 glasses and a customer retorting that the price is too high. The exchange turns on the contrast between advertised value and perceived cost, showcasing a light exchange about vision and price.
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Optician
Desertion remark sparks courtroom exchange
A judge reprimands a colored man for wife desertion, calling it a serious offense. The man protests that the woman is not a deserter but a refugee, challenging the court’s view of his domestic situation.
Homemaker’s Kitchen Quip Spices Family Talk
A humorous exchange in a family scene features a child asking for a cake like mother used to bake and a witty reply noting the old man’s indigestion. The light moment captures domestic warmth and playful banter.
Pick Me Ups for Summer Wardrobes
Fashion notes advertise pattern No 1762 a fitted wide shouldered jacket beret gloves and envelope bag to upgrade day frocks and white skirts. Also No 1742 offers a paneled hip diminishing dress in voile georgette or chiffon with sizes 36 to 52 and fabric requirements for several pieces. Send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Room 1824 Chicago Illinois. Price 15 cents per pattern.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for Malaria
Don’t endure malaria with chill and fever. At first sign take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. Contains tasteless quinidine and iron. Acts to combat malaria in the blood and helps you feel better. Pleasant to take and suitable for all ages. Buy the large size at drug stores.
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Grove
Law of Failure Quote by Horace Mann
A Horace Mann quote notes that giving in to temptation leads to the law of falling bodies, linking moral failure to physical consequence. The aphorism emphasizes cause and effect between actions and natural laws.
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Horace Mann
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