Jerry and Becky Win Father’s Approval in Dance Dilemma
In a 1921 tale a set of conflicts pits Jerry Cowles against his father’s strict view of suitable matches. Becky Lenox, Jerry’s love, pretends to be old fashioned to win his dad, while Be ss’s twin tries to steer Jerry toward a traditional life. The plan moves toward a supper with the Lenox family and a potential engagement, ending with the father’s unexpected reversal.
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Jerry
Jerry Cowles
Fox
Becky Lenox
Tay
Becky
Dad
Tim
Bess
Sleeping car passenger pins $10,000 Tobr Uckpin claim
A Hot Springs traveler woke in a sleeping car to claim a 11 carat Tobr Uckpin worth over $10,000. Police were sent from St Louis after a porter found the pin in an upper berth. The owner admitted the mistake and paid a quarter to the porter who found it.
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Hot Springs
St. Louis Polce
Union Station
The Mystery Of Isolated White Tribes In The Tropics
An examination of legends about isolated white groups in tropical regions. Distinct narratives place pale communities in Central and South American mountains and Mindanao, Philippines. Historical accounts link Oman’s Sheraizi mountains to descendants of Persian soldiers, explaining isolation and distinct tongues.
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Tropics
Central
South America
South Africa
Rider Haggard
Bene Jfer
Philippines
Mindanao
Dhoose
Arabia
Persia Gulf
Muscat
Oman
8. B. Miles
Miles
Sheraizi
Green Mountains
An Encore Unawares at Yale Poets Reading
A disrupted Yale reading by Wilson Masefield ends abruptly as the host and audience press for him to read more. The British poet balks at offending Americans and lamely claims he has already read aloud. The moment exposes cultural tension in late 19th century literary circles.
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Masefield
Yale
Cumbc
English Department
Tewksberry Road
Russia
Derentetheen
Renese Land
Scrap Book tale shows two figures at garden gate
A fragment from a Scrap Book features a couple at a garden gate male Harry hesitant to enter an invite from a young woman. She notes loneliness as her mother is out and her father upstairs with aching legs. Harry finally agrees to enter for a short time.
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Tellight Hai Falen
Harry
Ajin
Welsh horse names reflect Norman influence in history
Sir Alfred T Davies notes Welsh cows keep Welsh names while horses bear English ones. The Manchester Guardian explains early Welsh lords, many foreigners, introduced English horse names, and Welsh folk adopted them as horses replaced oxen. Now Welsh cows stay Welsh with names like Siren and Pensgwar.
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Alfred T. Davies
Manchester Guardian
Wales
Boxer
Siren
Dialogue on Silence Between Spouses During a Scrape
A brief exchange shows Wifey chiding John for thinking her ignorant while asserting she knows more than she reveals. The husband replies wishing she would share more of that knowledge.
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John
Wonders From Petrie Excavations At London Exhibition
Prof Flinders Petrie and team at University College London prepare a display of finds from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt. The 8000-year-old remains, tombs in the western desert near Culpa, include a magical alabaster jar with inscriptions and vivid scenes of ancient life. The exhibition aims to share richly preserved treasures before distribution to Britain and abroad.
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Flinders Petrie
University College, London
British School of Archeology
Great Britain
England
Minchester Guardian
Peties
Lonston
Lalin
New York
Wesern
Culpa
Aorith
Seinzert II
Christ
Eludera Petrie
Young Jimmy the Philosopher at Swedish hospital
Seven year old Jimmy, visiting a hospital, escapes from bed and wanders ward to ward. A nurse alerts him with reports of a death and a birth in nearby rooms after Jimmy says he read it on the report sheets. He muses on the saying the Lord giveth and taketh away.
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Jimmy
Juuiny
Nursdy
Dimaya
Mtv
Virgin Timber In West
The forests of western Oregon and Washington hold the nation’s largest virgin timber reserves and supply much of the country’s lumber. Washington led in production since 1905, Oregon now ranks third in production but first in standing timber, with rapid gains expected to place it atop timber producers.
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Oregon
Washington
United States
American Forestry Magazine
Amon
Uric Acid Claim Prompts Kidney Remedy Endorsement
A Frederick Case cites relief from weakness and backache after taking Down's Kidney Pills for urinary issues. Mrs. John A. Burris of 460 Madison Street reports increased energy and immunity after using the pills as directed, claiming they eased her kidney discomfort and fatigue.
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Frederick Case
John A. Uurris
Madison Street
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Et Newspaper Syndicate
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Gil
Jerty
Schoppenhauer
Malthus
America
Americana
Ship
Questoners
Baltimore
Dadi
City Opera House
Manhattan E Players
America's Leading Stock ‘Co
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Purina
Rae
C. S. Schermerhorn & Son
North Market St
Frederick, Md
C Leer
Dean
Idoan's
Foster Milburn Co
Mighe
Buffalo
Potts & Griffin
Real Estate and General Insurance
Court Street
Srip
Geests
Footer’s Dye Works
Frederick Agency
B. T. Marman
Tager
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