Rival Governors Quarrel Sparks Carolina Intrigue
Thomas Ardmore and Henry Griswold become entwined in a Carolina political feud. Griswold sides with Barbara Osborne of the South while Ardmore backs Jerry Dangerfield of the North. Both seek Appleweight, a powerful outlaw, and each plans to force the other to prosecute him. Ardmore launches a large hunting expedition, aided by Frank Collins who shifts from arrest to press agent.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
North
South Carolina
Griswold
Barbara Osborne
Ardmore
Jerry Dangerfield
Iards
Frank Collins
Atlanta
Ardmore Holds Duke of Ballywinkle In North Carolina Standoff
In a dramatic scene at Ardsley a disguised duke, claiming noble status, is challenged by Ardmore’s party. Ardmore, citing constitutional limits, orders the guest absent and threatens expulsion and a steamer passage to a British port. Meantime Griswold and Habersham pursue the missing lady through rough, forested trails toward Mount Nebo.
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Ardsley
Collins
Duke of Ballywinkle
Ardmore
Duke
Cooke
Ardy
Tommy Ardmore
Leutenant
Johnston
Dukes
Duke of
United States
Congress
Bally
North Carolina
Thomas Ardmore
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Mr. Ardmore
Caboose
Prof. Griswold
Mount Nebe Church
Ballywinkle
Habersham
University
Barbara Osborne
Griswold
Billy
Mount Nebo
Ardmore's
Mabersham
Mingo County
Ardsley Land
Turner's
Alll. Miss Dangerfield Seizes Appleweight At Church
A covert gang of about a dozen men with rifles abducts Appleweight during a moonlit church incident at Habersham’s farm area. Griswold and Habersham help plan a jail escape across the state line as Gov Dangerfield’s crisis looms. The group targets Appleweight after a late devotion, pulling him into the woods behind the church. The crowd disperses and the church shutters slam as the plan unfolds.
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Miss Dangerfield
Habersham
Turner Court House
Griswold
Habereham
Dasat
Ardmore
Ardsley
Appleweight
Kildare
Gov. Dangerfield
Raddick
Bill Appleweight
Bill
A Church Carved in Rock in Oberstein
In the German town of Oberstein a rock hollowed church stands with a stone front. Tradition says a robber baron killed his brother over a lady and vowed to build the church where his brother fell. A clear spring miraculously issued from the crag as celestial token. The church remains the town’s only Protestant house of worship.
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Oberstein
Wide World Magazine
Gladstone’s Enduring Memory Powers Through Tests
In his eighty third year Gladstone attempted to recall Manzoni’s ode on Napoleon’s death and reproduced 104 of 108 lines from memory. Two years later he tried a complete cabinet list and named 60 of 70 colleagues, illustrating remarkable memory for a political titan.
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Gladstone
Manzoni
Napoleon
Coca-Cola Advertising Prospectus 1910 Baseball Record Book
A Coca-Cola promotion offers a cooling glass bottle to quench thirst and beat fatigue. It advertises Coca-Cola as wholesome and carbonated, available widely, and invites readers to send a 2¢ stamp for a booklet titled The Truth About Coca-Cola and the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 containing Casey at the Bat and schedules for both leagues.
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Soda Mountains
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball Record
Casey
Coca-Cola Ca
Atlanta
The Gas Meter Joke at Sunday School
A minister addresses a Sunday school about a vital organ but a child interrupts with a punchline. The boy says the organ is the gas meter, delivering a brief humorous contrast to the sermon and highlighting a light moment in a church setting.
Medical cosmetician promises free one sided facial blemish removal
An advertisement by Dr. J. Elizabeth Tompkins of Chicago claims in bold terms to remove wrinkles, discoloration, acne, and pockmarks from one side of the face at no charge to prove the method’s effectiveness. It touts thousands of satisfied patients and urges potential clients to write for details at 8218 Groveland Avenue.
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J. Elizabeth Tompkins
Groveland Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Pattern Mix Up Has Couple Laugh Over Map Mix
A husband points to a large diagram filled sheet on his desk and reveals a map of Halley's comet. The wife thinks it is the dressmaker pattern for a new shirtwaist, causing a humorous misunderstanding in a Chicago Evening Post item.
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Chicago Evening Post
Statistics Go Lame in Village Tale
A witty exchange from a small town overheard on the loafers bench. An elderly resident jokes that stertisticks are faulty after noting a death in town every six weeks for ten years, while the grocer expresses disbelief and curiosity about the claim.
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O. i
Yaas
Ginger
The Inevitable Exchange in Dialogue
A brief comic exchange features Briggs calling Underblossom a scoundrel and Griggs countering with a sharp quip about false teeth, reflecting a humorous disagreement in a period-like dialogue.
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Briggs
Underblossom
Griggs
True Love Faces Poverty and Toothache Obstructions
A humorous remark notes that true love can overcome many obstacles but poverty and toothache are exceptions. The line underscores how practical pains can undermine romance in everyday life. The quip reflects a light, period voice.
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