Quiet Chicago Wedding Ends Milla's Story and a Small Town Dream
Ramsey, tall and wary, learns Milla has married Milt in Chicago just as Sadie reveals her past with Ike, Milla’s cousin. Ramsey enters college with Fred Mitchell, faces Dora Yocum in new classes, and endures freshman rites including a moralized debate society initiation.
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Ile
Oconomowoe
Wisconsin
Ramsey
Milla
Sadie Clews
Sadie
Chicago
Albert
Milt
Jess
Purv
Dora Yocum
Dora
Fred Mitchell
Fred
Ramsey Milholland and the Parade of First Loves
A boy recounts watching a Decoration Day parade with his Civil War veteran grandfather and later recalling his school trouble and rivalries. Ramsey grows from a poor student to a conflicted adolescent who admires Milla Rust, the class beauty, experiences a first love, and faces parental disapproval as Milla leaves town.
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Ramsey Milholland
Ramsey
Dora Yocum
Dora
Milla Rust
Milla
Elephant discipline and belief shape business outlook
A circus man’s proverb about careful steps by an elephant contrasts with optimism about neighbors. The piece argues fortune favors those who avoid constant suspicion and credit good work to others, citing a child’s answer “God made me that length” as a humble refrain. Badges for British Navy ships are mentioned.
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Forbes Magazine
Design Frame and Stucco Home Impresses with Porch Feature
William A. Radford explains a seven room home design shown in an illustration. The square, not elaborate, includes a vestibule entry, living room 14 by 18 with open fireplace, dining room with bay window, kitchen, pantry, and a second floor four rooms with bathroom and closets.
House design offers comfort and value for the average family
The plan describes a 28 by 30 foot house with a protruding front gable and porch. It sits on a concrete foundation with heavy lines showing straight walls. Stucco up to the second floor and clapboard above. a full basement houses heating, laundry, and storerooms for fruits and vegetables.
Why Jones Wanted to Die and the Two Letters
A man named Jones receives two letters, one inviting him to a football match from friend Jack Smith and another from his employer inviting him to spend the day at the boss’s home. Jones answers the invite with a brief note, while sending a hasty reply to Smith. A misread message leads Smith to think Jones refused, causing confusion and a stunned reaction when the boss’s note is revealed. The anecdote ends with a sharp London Tit-Bats quip about miscommunication.
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Jones
Jack Smith
Algo. Smith
Paradise
Knifeboards Raise Slim Hope in Household Tale
In a Tit-Bits item, Mrs Brown warns maid Jane to guard against waste. A supper guests scene reveals knives cleaned on one side only. Jane explains the habit by saying knifeboards are up and spare everything is kept.
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Jane
Mrs Flubdub Unveils Fine New Graphophone
The item notes Mrs Flubdub owning a fine graphophone and hints at social display as she plans to use the device to enhance status. The quip suggests she will show off the new technology and adopt fashionable airs.
Knew His Daddy in a Glimpse of City Tales
A fragmented reading mixes a football anecdote with lines on male dominance and marital rank. It recalls a father’s commanding voice and a claim that a man learns a woman’s thoughts by her anger, while noting the Kiel Canal’s length of 61 miles.
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Harold
Beware the man who harps on honesty and hides meanness
A reflective line warns that constant emphasis on honesty masks a gentleman’s hidden mean streak.
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Booth Tarkington
Doubleday, Page
Chapter
United States
Greenfield
State University
Mrs
Harvard
College
Lumen Society
Messrs. Milholland
Mitchell
Blickens
Germany
Belgium
R. Milholland
D. Yocum
Noob Dooondoouul
Folka
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Ill
Rodr
Guvner
Smith
London
Wrigley
Wrigley Factories
Wrigleys
Ela Aarm
Unite States
Canada
Curtis
Teleioe Antraiadii
British Columbia
W. W. Bennett
Bee Bldg
Omaha, Neb
Dept
Kiel Canal
Flo
Cates
Goodyear
Goodyear Service Station
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