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Rolfe Lee, a reformed detective turned lawyer, helps Darcy Moore and Elva Boyd avert a blackmail threat from Abner Toll. Toll’s past criminal ties and forged checks resurface when a former associate demands payment for stolen records. Lee retrieves incriminating papers, confronts Toll, and clears the way for a double wedding with Beulah Boyd.
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Rolfe Lee
Darcy Moore
Law
Abner Toll
Toll
Gerrald Toll
Old Toll
Moore
Gerald
Miss Boyd
Boyd
Darcy
Darcey
Elva
Beulah
Gerald Tol
Ilva
Carcy
Elya
Gerald Toll
Lee
Old Tal
Parton
Fle
Rookery
Beagland
Health as Keystone of Preparedness in Wartime
The article argues that bodily harmony is essential for strength during war. It describes how stress disrupts digestion and heart function, weakening resistance to disease. It urges staying busy in suitable work to preserve nervous force and avoid panic as war persists.
How Child Plague Is Spread
Dr. Hans Zinsser of Columbia College identifies likely transmission routes for infantile paralysis. He emphasizes direct and indirect human contact as key paths, with upper respiratory spread being direct and less efficient, and intestinal transmission via food deemed unlikely. Monkeys showed difficulty in intestinal inoculation.
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Hans Zinsser
Columbia College
Dodtor Zinsser
Great Letter Writers of the Eighteenth Century
The eighteenth century produced a notable array of letter writers led by Horace Walpole and Gray. It also includes Cowper Chesterfield Dorothy Osborne Lady Mary Wortley Montague Lady Rachel Russell Dr Jamson Steele Garrick Swift and their correspondences shaping a stately old world charm. Additional letters by Jane Austen Hannah More Finny Burney Burns Goldsmith and Cowper are noted as part of the era.
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Mtyle
Horace Walpole
Heaing
Gray
Cowper
Chesterfield
Dorothy Osborne
Mary Wortley Montague
Rachel Russell
Dr. Jamson
Richard Steele
Garrick
Swift
Stella
Jane Austen
Hannah More
Finny Burney
Burns
Oliver Goldsmith
William Cowper
Advice on marriage and money in a witty remark
A speaker counsels against marrying for money. The other asserts it is easier to manage without money than with a wife who keeps the purse.
Absolutely Necessary Purchase Sparks Odd Reason
A man insists on selling a valuable lot to fund his wife’s new shoes, urged by an adviser who doubts the plan. The Vogue for Agriculture quips about a golf player damaging turf, while a farmer questions the activity. A nightmare anecdote features Mr Chuggins waking in panic while imagining working on his automobile.
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Corn Tossel
One of the Reasons and a Prison Visit
A woman reflects on being an old maid after being shown through a prison and sighs that many are shut away from the world while handsome and bold men roam free.
Humorous Exchange and Gossip Snippets
A collection of light lines and quips on marriage misunderstandings fashion remarks golf talk and social scrapes. Jokes touch on polities farming leisure and telephone etiquette reflecting playful banter and domestic humor.
Nuts as Meat Substitutes in Diet Say Domestic Science Expert
Domestic science instructor Miss Alice Skinner of Kansas State Agricultural College says nuts provide concentrated protein and fat and can substitute meat in meals. She urges combining ground nuts with starch and milk sauce, using nuts in breads, vegetables, and salads, and notes adults should eat them once or twice weekly while children intake should be limited.
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Alice Skinner
Kansas State Agricultural College
Skinner
Open mind and closed mouth clash in a wary philosophy
A would-be philosopher quips that an open mind often travels with a shut mouth. The remark hints at tension between free thinking and cautious speech in a moment of reflective dialogue.
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Mum
Existence and the Call to Live Full Joy
A reflective piece by George Matthew Adams urges embracing Life’s gifts and the power of choice. It highlights joy as loving, acting, and giving, urging readers to seize opportunities and live fully rather than endure mere existence.
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Tagore
New Innovations Highlighted in Modern Rail and Tech Advances
A roundup notes all steel railroad cars due to teak cost, electrical power cutting TB cases in South Africa mines, Siberian huskies achieving 55 miles in five hours, hinges eliminating finger pinches, carpet and tapestry fastening buttons, a low load motor truck frame turning steerable, bridge gates for gradual stops, gelatin golf tees, rubber finger bulbs for sockets, and a wire frame to allow indoor window washing.
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India
South Africa
Texas
Boston Main
Pan Inexpensive Dishes From The Mother's Cook Book
The article provides economical recipes using half meat with rice onion green pepper and tomato for moisture, sour milk for cakes doughnuts waffles and biscuits, sour cream with green onions as a salad, buttered cinnamon bread for tea, stale bread repurposed in a food chopper with yeast and flour dough, Corn Bread Country Style with sour cream or buttermilk, and a pastry flour biscuit mix baked in iron pans for about 25 minutes.
Timson’s Clever Maid Uses Water for Tea and Washing
Mrs Timson praises Thurza for a mixed water method as rainwater goes to washing while well water remains for drinking. Thurza fills a kettle with half rainwater from a butt and half well water, hoping to heat the bottom for washing up after tea.
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Thurza
One Great Debt One Great Money One Great Man
A lampoonish quip from the Indianapolis Star imagines if debts money and men were singular to create a single powerful figure. It then asks how loan sharks would react if this “great man” used the combined wealth to pay off the debt, highlighting financial power and frustration.
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Indianapolis Star
Peddler and Madam Trade Soap Dialog
A peddler touts a new soap that costs half as much as rivals and promises double cleaning power. The Madam repeatedly refuses the offer while noting the soap softens skin and improves complexion.
Poor Jibway Hounded by Car Salesroom Yearnings
A humorous exchange notes Jibway’s obsession with owning a car. He constantly eyes showrooms while others fear dealership temptations after paying for ears, reflecting comic vanity and social satire.
Cut Off From the World
Asphodelia Twobble contemplates writing a book and shows resolve to focus on a plot by limiting telephone calls to fourteen or fifteen per day. The light exchange notes her seriousness and social response.
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Asphodelia Twobble
Big Bill for Lawn Purchases Causes Laughs
Mrs. Stinjay reports buying a little lawn this morning and receiving a bill that sounds like she bought a whole farm. Mr. Stinjay exclaims lawn seems excessive, prompting humor over the pricey purchase.
Idle Talk on Waiting Tables Ends in No Car Purchase
The speaker asserts that waiters receiving tips from him cannot afford a motor car. The remark implies a social contrast between generosity and purchase power, reflecting attitudes toward wages and consumer status.
There Is No Fool Like An Old Fool
A witty exchange about marriage spans years of single life and a new wife. The wife and husband debate the old adage as Mr Oldesmith finally ties the knot after thrice score years.
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Mr. Oldesmith
Real Reason Noting Gender Reactions at Weddings
Quotation discusses why men often laugh and women cry at weddings, suggesting the difference stems from who is the principal in the event. The speaker implies emotional responses relate to stated roles and involvement in the affair.
One Man's Wisdom and a Scheming Elder
An elderly man offers a grand plan but halts mid thought after admitting he has no funds. The moment captures a perhaps misguided but earnest attempt at entrepreneurial wisdom from a seasoned observer.
Fish Peddler Accused of Cheating in Weighing Dispute
A husband recounts his wife accusing a local fish peddler of inflating weights to cheat customers. The peddler denies the claim, saying he caught the fish himself. The dispute centers on the balance and fairness of market transactions.
Poverty Stricken Bride Recalls Marital Struggle
A six month marriage ends with the bride recalling her husband lacked money and sense, while the widow comments on his finances and character in a pointed exchange.
Not Very Consoling. The Friend-So poor Jolin is dead
The fragment expresses grief over the death of Jolin, remarking sorrowfully on his passing and the widow's reaction. It conveys somber mood and contemplation of ashes and rest. No additional facts or context are provided.
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Jolin
No, You Never Get Full Credit for Your Good Deeds
A dialogue contrasts the pessimistic view of a man’s hidden merit with an optimistic take noting his posthumous reputation after death. The speakers discuss how a life’s small acts may be overshadowed while the undertaker’s work multiplies perceived value.
Shop Talk Sparks on Hummer and Anger
The Sun notes tension over a rumored deal while a figure nicknamed the Hummer provokes with blunt remarks. The discussion hints at a tense, public exchange and lingering dissatisfaction.
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Omar
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