The Matinee Idol and a White Mountains Hermit
A theatergoer Alicia Conover rejects engagement while George Everton plans marriage. Alicia falls for matinee idol Harry Esmond after a note prompts a meet. She discovers a stage door abuse plot, escapes, reconciles with Everton, and attends to life and love amid tales of English Jack the Crawford Notch hermit.
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Alicia
George Everton
Letty Blair
Harry Esmond
Lady of the Violets
Letty
Clem
George
Barkis
White Mountains
Crawford Notch
Annabel Lee
Poe
Jack
John Burroughs
John Muir
Thoreau
Whitman
Bryant
Indian Sees-Yuse Makes Historic Columbia Crossing
Sees-Yuse, a Columbia River Indian leader from the Umatilla reservation, crossed the swollen river in a frail canoe with a nine year old boy amid midwinter ice floes. He battled current and wounds to reach the southern shore, later gaining status as head man among the Umatillas Cayuses and Walla Wallas. He now visits Pendleton, Oregon, often admiring a full length painting of himself in Major Moorhouse’s office.
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Columbia River
Umatilla
Oregon Journal
Sees-Yuse
Columbias
Columbia
Lees-Yuse
Yuse
Umatillas
Cayuses
Walla Wallas
Pendleton
Ore
Major Lee Moorhouse
Moorhouse
Ministers face a waning hold on world affairs
The World’s Work Magazine discusses ministers stuck between grand missions and a felt decline in public faith. It notes the frustration of church leaders who must market services as purely musical events or host at home gatherings with minor sermons and faux theatricals, signaling a pessimistic view of impact.
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World’s Work Magazine
Abnormal Child Confesses About Lawn Cleanup
A terse dialogue records a parent worrying about a son. The parent notes requesting lawn cleanup yesterday morning and discovering it completed by evening. The exchange hints at concern and unusual behavior without further details.
The Mightiest Fisherman and the Hermit Dream
The prey earned the nickname the mightiest fisherman. The old hermit endured and spoke of a dream life while seeking his beloved, claiming to see her in a limpid pool at the notch base, at dusk atop a beetling crag, and in the gloaming on the savannah.
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New York World
Digestive Health Remedy Highlighted by Garfield Tea
A curious claim links aging and health, noting many illnesses begin with digestion problems. Garfield Tea is recommended as a cure. The text satirically remarks on vanity and self-importance with a quip about sinners and the devil.
Hicke Caropine Promises Quick Relief for Colds and Grips
The advertisement claims Hicke Caropine is the best remedy for colds and grippe, removing aches and feverishness, restoring normal condition with immediate effect. It lists prices 10e and %c and notes availability at drug stores.
Old Standard Tone Promotes Grave's Tasteles Chill Tonic
The Catholic Standard and Times cites an ad style message for Grave's Tasteles Chill Tonic claiming it cures malaria and builds the state. It reveals the bottle label lists quinine and iron as ingredients and targets both adults and children at a set price.
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Kor
Changed Fortune of Smithkins in Antiques Shop
A judge recalls Smithkins once ran a junk shop and notes a career shift to a fashionable street. He still operates with the same stock now labeled as antiques, signaling a high end transformation.
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Smithkins
One Man's Way Brimson's Response to Trouble
A column reflects on Brimson when misfortune strikes. It notes his swearing ascent and preoccupation with inventing new profanity, implying this distracts him from hardships. Readers are prompted to consider resilience and coping styles.
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Brimson
Parson’s Wife Quoted In Fayette Address
Senator Bankhead cites a parson’s domineering wife to illustrate hypocrisy and misdeeds. He notes a self righteous excuse among certain hypocritical lawbreakers in Fayette, contrasting it with a meek retort about marital order as heaven’s first law.
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Senator Bankhead
Fayette
Parson
Heaven
Delicate Point Honeymoon Humor From Sewickley Couple
An elderly friend jokes with the newlyweds in Sewickley about domestic life. The husband explains his wife cooks angel food every day, and he wonders when it would be proper to ask for beefsteak and onions after the honeymoon. The light exchange underscores a cheerful, affectionate tone.
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London
Jack
Mary
Captain Simmons
Sewickley
Angel
Pittsburg Post
California Doctor Praises Grape-Nuts In Forty Years
A Los Angeles physician with four decades of experience extols Grape-Nuts and Postum as universally digestible. He touts Brain food benefits and says daily use supports mental work and digestive health, recommending the products to patients and carrying them while traveling.
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Los Angeles
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Bummer
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Mary Thompson
Associated Literary Press
Alicia Conover
California
Everton
Sea
Jesbh
Simmonses
Simmons
Nelson
Indian Ocean
Desert
Liverpool
Boy
Preacher
St. Bernard
Cleveland Plaindealer
Jack of All Trades
Catholic Standard and Times
Stow
Oklahoma
Midland Valley
Tulsa
Pawhuska
Kansas City Star
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