Rosellan and John Barry Romance at Odds Then Unites in California
Rosellan Howard defies her parents to marry John Barry after a dispute over his suitability and a suspected illness. He leaves for California, writes of love and duty, and returns cured to claim his bride. The couple reunites with a wedding planned amid family dynamics and a supportive aunt.
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Gilbert Crane
Ting
California
Denrie
Goodby
Nosellau
Roger Howard
Gilbert
Atalleay
Mrs. Howard
Los Angeles
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Father
Des Moines
Cal
Steve Golden
The Japanese Jury in the Tergel Era
A mid thirteenth century Japanese statesman linked laws to the people by creating a twelve member state council that served as a jury. Litigants spoke through advocates, then twelve judges deliberated in private before delivering a verdict impartially. The oath demanded impartiality, forbidding influence from family ties or friends.
Wavering Luncheon Table Chooses Chowder Over Cakes
A Philadelphia Bulletin note recounts matinee dining where four women at a round table shift orders by neighboring plates. One woman adds clam chowder after glancing at others, leading to cakes, coffee, and chowder dominating the table all afternoon as wavering diners follow observed choices.
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Philadelpha Bulletin
Fairy Tales as Paradoxes of Courage Humility Faith
G. K. Chesterton argues fairy tales convey destiny through three paradoxes. Jack the Giant Killer embodies courage, Cinderella embodies humility, and Beauty and the Beast embodies faith. Heclaims these tales reveal deeper truths about bravery respect and love surpassing mere literal beasts.
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G. K
Chesterton
Gargoyles as Ancient Waterspout Figures
The London Telegraph notes gargoyles are carved heads and grotesques used as waterspout terminals on roofs. Water gurgles through mouths, giving the term its sound. Monks carved many, linking grotesques to medieval life and notable likenesses. Notre Dame’s gargoyles are cited as an example with similar origins in Brittany, Normandy, and parts of England.
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Notre Dame
Paris
Brittany
Normandy
England
London Telegraph
Moxa Doctorat of Tokyo Shows Street Remedies
A Tokyo feature describes a low street practice known as kuisha or moxa doctor who uses dried herb pads set alight to blister the skin, touted as a cure for chest tightness, mood dips, and teeth grinding. It notes rhinoceros pills and furidashi cough remedies, plus musk pills claimed to cure many illnesses from a red nose to seasickness.
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Moxa Doctorat
Tokyo
Coquette Ideals Highlight Social Craft in 1900s Debates
The San Francisco Call notes that many girls lack beauty or wit yet excel as natural coquettes. It argues the average man is won by flattering talk rather than looks, praising the practice of entertaining several men at once and making each feel uniquely favored.
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New England
Ebenezer Snell
William Cullen Bryant
Bryant
W. A. Bradley
San Francisco
Absentminded Man Misplaces Handkerchief Reminder
In a humorous exchange As' cum questions the absentminded man as he searches pockets for a tied knot in his handkerchief. He explains the knot was a reminder of something for his wife, but the item is now missing.
Maiden Heart Flutter Confounds Doctor in Quizzical Exchange
A playful dialogue features a maiden confessing a fluttering heart and loss of appetite, while the doctor dismisses the ailment as love. The exchange humorously centers on whether the physician can cure what he cannot treat, revealing both characters’ unmarried status.
Rail schedule between Des Moines and St Louis and Kansas City
Carrying through service between Des Moines and St Louis and Kansas City. For further information address C. S Crang G P T A St Louis. L R Davis T P A Des Moines.
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Kansas City
C. S, Crang
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L. R. Davis
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