Artist Hall Bonistelle Faces Urgent Marriage Plot
Hall Bonistelle, an artist photographer, grapples with a looming deadline tied to Uncle John's will. Under pressure from assistant Mlodie Fisher and attorney Mr. Doremus, he seeks swift marriages with Rena Royalton and Caroline Dallys before a midnight birthday, while model Rosamund Gale and others add to the frenzied studio party.
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Hall Bonistelle
Mlodie Fisher
Doremus
Hall
John
Rena Royalton
Carolyn Dallys
Rosamund Gale
Halls
Engagement Drama Deepens as Hall Seeks Consent
In a tense scene Hall Bonistelle presses Rosamund Gale for immediate engagement plans tied to his fortune. Rosamund aims to test her mother’s consent and the odds of a swift marriage while Fledie and Flodie jostle in the studio, revealing rival appetites and power plays.
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Hall Bonistelle
Hall
Fledie
Miss Gale
Flodie
Rosamund
Bonistelle
Flodie Confronts Cousin Jonas Over Hall Bonistelle
Flodie wrestles heartbreak and rumors as Hall Bonistelle nears marriage. A visiting cousin Jonas B. Hassingbury presses for truth about plans and Flodie’s feelings. The scene ends with tense questions about matrimony and loyalty.
4000 Miles for Carnations in a FlowerFrenzied Quest
Dr Kew a Shanghai born Chinese dentist travels from Shanghai to Seattle to Chicago and back to Shanghai for carnations. He will sail Tuesday after buying plants and calls his trip worthwhile for the flower love and garden plan. A curious aside notes Seattle Dispatch critique of Chicago and a stray remark on judging women by looks.
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Dr. Kew
Shanghai
Seattle
Mr. Kew
Pacific Coast
Shanhai
Pacific Slope
China
Chicago
Seattle Dispatch
The
Portland Oregonian
The Pseudoscience Rant on Hair and Head Shapes
A phrenologist mocks female heads and hair with lurid language about measuring inches and caput shapes. He contrasts "beautiful hair" with phrenological lumps and urges a hypothetical revolving air concept tied to the Black Hole of Calcutta for dramatic effect.
Poets Face Editor’s Rejection in The Optimist Tale
The piece notes editors rarely agree with poets on quality. Percival Fliptop has had his work rejected by five editors in a row and now faces the sixth rejection. He prophesies editors will later fight for his work, to which a jaded editor replies that even in victory he will be happy.
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Percival Fliptop
Philadelphia Inquirer
Growth through marble chiseling quote from The Watchman Examiner
The Watchman Examiner compares marble chiseling to spiritual growth saying waste marks the statue becoming more complete. It argues pain in removal yields grace and beauty as the Lord’s image emerges in life.
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Michel Angelo
Lord
Mothers Make Knee Protectors From Stockings
A reader suggests improvising knee protection for children by cutting worn stockings into leg parts and pulling them over the knees. Heavy ribbed winter stockings serve as protectors that cling to the stockings beneath and shield bruised knees.
Notice of Bid Sale for Dolton Village Real Estate
Sealed bids for the sale of Lot 12 in Block 1 Dolton Illinois and several village buildings on 419 and 423 Washington Avenue are due by 6 p.m. September 6, 1915 at Dolton Village Hall. Each bid must include a certified check equal to one-tenth of the bid. The Village Board may reject any or all bids.
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Dolton
Cook County
Illinois
Park Avenue
Washington Avenue
Dalton
County of
Cook
the Pointer
Hallow Park Avenue
WM. G. Dolton
Henry W. Schnoor
Dolton Village to Sell Described Real Estate
Dolton Village ordinances authorize selling lot 12 in block 1, section 3, township 36 north, Illinois, subject to post 1915 special assessments. Sealed bids due Sept 6 1915 at 8 PM, with certified check equal to 10 percent of bid. bids opened at village hall.
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Copsright
Gelett Bu
Miss Fisher
Mrs. Royalton
Mrs. Bonistelle
Iwo
G. D
Mr. Bonistelle
Flo
Fiodie
Hassingbury
Jonas B
Jonas
Harlem
Branford
Connecticut
Black Hole
Calcutta
Hamnat
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