Eloping Couple Sparks Train Comedy on Transcontinental Route
Lieut Harry Mallory and Marjorie Newton plan to marry but a taxicab wreck blocks the minister. On the Transcontinental train, a chaotic scene unfolds with Ira Lathrop, Little Jimmie Wellington, and Mrs. Wellington shaping a tense journey as strangers clash and romances threaten to derail.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira Lathrop
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Lathrop
A Curious Journey Beyond Reno in a Tense Car Scene
Miss Anne Gatle and Mrs. Jimmie Wellington clash over seats and morals aboard a train to Reno. Mrs. Wellington riffs on divorces and cigars while cloaked in charm, drawing in a flirtatious traveler as Anne ruminates on marriage and China in sharp Chicago society contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Gatle
Jimmie Wellington
Mrs. Jimmie
A Conspiracy in Latin Leads to Divorce Plot
In a Chicago scene, Mrs. Sammy Whitcomb schemes for a divorce while eyes turn to Reno. Ashton questions her plan as she insists Sammy Whitcomb will not contest and will support alimony. The reunion with a handsome young man hints at further entanglements as the chapter ends.
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Lathrop
Mr. Lathrop
Wellington
Jimmie Wellington
Chicago
Jimmie
Latham
Throp
China
Mrs. Wellington
Mrs Wellington
Miss Gattle
Sammy Whitcomb
Reno
Mr. Ashton
Sam Whitcomb
Ashton
Peculiar Prayer to Court Ends in Soup Money Mistake
A lawyer recalls a stenographer error in a divorce case where the phrase was misread as asking for temporary alimony and soup money. The amusing misprint arose from legal terms being misheard and miswritten, illustrating the risk of stenographic inaccuracy in court filings.
True Greatness Quote by Channing
A short quotation emphasizes genuine greatness as simplicity humility and a genuine interest in others. It highlights brotherhood with the human family and self forgetfulness as core traits.
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Channing
Truth-Tellers Reluctant as if Pulling a Tooth
The remark likens honest people to those who tell the truth with notable reluctance, comparing candid speech to a painful dental procedure and implying honesty comes at a cost. It conveys skepticism about ease of truth telling and suggests resistance or discomfort in honesty.
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le Clerc
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised By Woman
Mrs Susi Trem of Pl e ton Nebraska shares a testimonial about five years of female troubles and severe pains. After seven bottles she reports restored health and ability to work, urging others to try the medicine. The record extols Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy for women’s illnesses.
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Hooper
Nebraska
Lydia E. Pinkham
Susi Trem
Pleton
Pinkham
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Henry W. Savage
H.fly
America
Mr. Wellington
Wedgewood
Little jYomy Wellington
Rupert Aughes
Deptk
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Carter
Parker
Jusgiste
Gladwin CO
Mich
Gladwin
Michigan
Defiance
N. UL
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