Courtship of Miles Standish Pursuit of Priscilla Continues
John Alden and Priscilla confront consequences of past declarations amid lingering feelings. Priscilla asserts honesty over flattery, insisting friendship matters most while hinting at stronger admiration. Alden, torn between Miles Standish and loyalty, contemplates departure in a tense, hopeful stalk toward an honest future.
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Miles Standish
Flanders
John Alden
Priscila
Miles
Alden
Priscilla
Advertising Lesson From Two Newsies
Two newsboys joke about ads and handwriting, arguing ads must fit human nature to work. The first shares a tale of placing a dog lost notice that drew the dog back after three days due to reporting symptoms of hydrophobia, illustrating practical ad psychology.
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Newsie
Hope of American Future in School Bench Essay
Quote urges teaching boys righteousness honesty and morality in schools. Emphasizes schoolhouses as the nation’s hope and path to a clean leadership for America’s future.
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America
Gibbons
Why Are There So Many Fat Women in New York
A NYC observer laments the rise of middle aged women’s weight. He cites theater and restaurant crowds plus fashion buyers noting customers averaging 165 pounds. The piece attributes overeating and shop trends to shifting styles and the city’s access to the finest food and cooks.
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York
New York
Moving Picture Shows Grip Chicago
Chicago leads in moving pictures with four attendees per baseball fan and a 30 percent rise in nickel shows. The Chicago moving picture bureau, run by Sgt. Jeremiah O Connor, reports 656 shows and thorough inspection of seventy thousand feet of film weekly, while vaudeville houses screen pictures between acts.
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Chicago
Moving Picture Bureau
Police Department
Sergt
Jeremiah O'Connor
Tom
Harry
Unite States
Kansas Hiking Clubs Aims for Two or Three Sunday Walks
Kansas businessmen form hiking clubs after Edward Payson Weston sparked walks in towns. Clubs plan Sunday morning treks with routes mapped by captains and hosts arranging a fried chicken breakfast for about 50 cents a plate after five to six miles out in the country.
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Kan
Kansas
Edward Payson Weston
Kan-sas
Peripatetic Club
Weston Wobblers
Western Pennies Take Center Stage in Western Households
In Salt Lake City housewives push for importation of pennies as a money saver at shops. Banks report few pennies, many held by banks. Westward habit shifts from nickel to penny as odd totals are rounded up to the nickel for merchants.
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Alt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake City
A Pretty Girl on a Motorcycle Turns Heads
An old Detroit Free Press witty remark notes that a pretty girl is a charming sight anywhere except on the back of a motorcycle, highlighting light humor about fashion and transport.
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Detroit Free Press
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