Irresistible force versus immovable buyer in fashion tale
A playful column discusses a father fearing fashion costs and a suitor’s indifference as a star salesman encounters a buyer who won’t commit. It pivots to a sewing pattern advertisement detailing a beginner friendly frock with capelet sleeves and included bloomers, Pattern 9887 with sizes 2 to 10. Order instructions follow.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
New York
N. Y
Alabama Colonel Bruff Joke Reveals Local Ambition
A humorous exchange notes Colonel Bruff’s Alabama origin by panning his “mobile face.” The witticism highlights regional identity in a lighthearted moment.
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Colonel Bruff
Alabama
Humorous Exchange On Beauty Sleep And Neighbors
A witty dialogue centers on Mrs. Brown wanting her husband to fly and look down on neighbors. The other speaker jokes about taking half an hour for beauty sleep each day and suggests extending it, adding a light domestic humor tone.
Witty Exchange on Political Utility and Oyster Demands
A diner rejects oysters that are not perfect. Senator Sorghum questions usefulness of a kind man in campaigns. The waiter consoles with a dry aside about oysters and pearls, underscoring precise preferences.
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Senator Sorghum
Engagement under family cloud cited in talk
A man laments the engagement of Tom to a girl both families disapprove of. He states their union won’t be right, claiming conversations with both families support the uneasy view.
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Tom
Father and Daughter in Business Buyout Impasse
Dialogue reveals a father who arranged his son in law’s business causing friction with his married daughter. The daughter insists Harry seeks a buyout as the conflict centers on control and succession within the family enterprise.
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Harry
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