Irvin B Cobb and His Literary Range Celebrated
The piece extols Irvin S Cobb as a multifaceted American writer and public figure, noting his roles as newspaper man war correspondent author and playwright. It highlights his humor and seriousness with works like The Belled Buzzard The Escape of Mr Trimm and The Second Coming of Mrs Bain's First Husband in the Star Author Series of Matrimonial Adventures.
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Trimm
Thomas Bain
Mr. Bain
Mrs. Bain
Honolulu
Brockway
Mai
Tom Bain
White Sulphur
Tom
Arthur
Arthu
Indy
Tatums
Bain
Evelyn
Earth
Kevlyn
Ghostly visit tests a couple's fragile marriage
In a Brockway home a shadowy Arthur Bain returns as a spectral first husband to rebuke Evelyn and defend Tom Bain. The visit exposes marital tensions, reveals shared flaws, and ends with Evelyn swooning as the ghost warns of future public trouble.
Retirement and the lure of pensions in old age
A London Mirror excerpt notes readers’ weariness with work and warns that retirement can harm mood and health. It cites tales of rich men who retire and later seek work again to avoid boredom, suggesting pension hopes may not fully compensate for loss of purpose.
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London Mirror
Winter colony meeting sparks kiss dare in daisy field
A playful scene recounted from the winter colony in California where a man asks a woman for a kiss beside a babbling brook and daisies. She coyly agrees to move away from the brook to share a kiss, the exchange noted by the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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California
Louisville Courier-Journal
Johnson County road graveling detours Iowa City to Cedar Rapids
Supervisors are graveling the road from Iowa City through Solon and Ely to Cedar Rapids. When finished traffic will detour No 161, now being paved. Tourists object to Iowa detour roads. better graveling across counties would improve the state's reputation.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Solon An Ely
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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