Four Lovers Find Love After Movie Night Fire
Letty Milbridge and Peggy Baldwin reconcile after breakups with John Ford and Harold Lowell. In a plan to reveal true feelings, the four attend a theater with hopes derailed by a fire. John and Peggy renew love, while Letty and Harold confess theirs, ending in a joyful union.
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Peggy
Letty Milbridge
Peggy Baldwin
Badwin
Letty
John Ford
John
Harold Lowell
Pegey
Harold
Peg- BY
W. G. Chapman
Noble Aspirations Across England Germany and France
The Dayton Journal ponders Balzac's claim that nations gain strength from noble thoughts. It questions how to judge Germany England and France’s noble aims as they devastate each other, hoping the bloodshed yields a higher destiny of peace and prosperity.
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Balzac
England
Germany
France
Dayton Journal
Rasberry Picker’s Veil Protection Plot Ends Silly
A man who hired boys to pick raspberries made neck veils to guard them from mosquitos. The boys thanked him until they learned no mosquitos existed and the veils stopped them from eating berries. Their gratitude turned to confusion as the ruse revealed a different form of protection.
Hoggnishness and sacrifice in wartime relief requests
A letter to the Nation criticizes Americans for not making meaningful sacrifices for European relief. The writer notes he gave $2,000 to Serbian and Belgian funds and urges others to match real sacrifices beyond minor gifts. The piece cites New York papers and argues inertia and lack of imagination block larger aid, urging readers to act.
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Serbia
Poland
United States
Belgian Red Cross Fund
New York Evening Post
Europe
America
Submit and Commit The Christian Path To Peace And Self
A devotional excerpt stresses two central commands submit and commit as grace teaching. It urges ceasing rebel self assertions and yielding to omni potent love to attain inner calm and harmony. The message warns against unbelief and promotes living soberly and godly with steadfast trust in the inner Christ.
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Adam
Chrysanthemum the Royal Flower with Eastern Roots
The chrysanthemum traces aristocratic lineage to Japanese royalty and East Asian cultivation. The article notes its introduction to Europe around 1764, then details cultivation tips including potting sizes, pinching to induce bushiness, and seasonal care for bulbs and bedding plants like Phlox Drummondi.
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Japan
Europe
Old
Chelsea
England
Practical tips for thrift tool storage and neighborly help
The fragment advises spending modestly on garden tools and keeping a box for bolts burrs staples and odds and ends to save money and avoid trips to town. It promotes small habits that benefit neighbors and oneself.
Best Fern for Living Rooms and Warmed Spaces
A guide to choosing ferns for heated living rooms. Recommends Whitman’s fern, a Boston fern sprout with broad leaflets and plumelike fronds. Advises soil of leaf mold, consistent watering, and bright avoidance, noting it thrives in rooms with gentle heat and dislikes steam or dry, intense sun.
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Boston
Is Brushen a Good Artist or a Great Check Drawer
A Pittsburgh Post column quips that Brushen excels not only in drawing pictures but also in drawing checks, praising his dual talents. The line highlights arts skill and financial reliability in a humorous mock debate.
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Brushen
Pittsburgh Post
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