Bravery praised as Fort Worth mall hold up linked to Page
Postmaster General Hays congratulates Alvin Page for aiding in foiling a Fort Worth mall hold up. Page volunteered to act as messenger for bandits plan. A separate note mentions a signed baseball selling for 750 at Polo Grounds for Matty’s tuberculosis fund. Cubeb berry medicine summary included.
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Alvin
Page
Hays
Fort Worth
Mr. Page
Harding
Christy Mathewson
Polo Grounds
New York
Matty
Adirondacks
Warner
Somber colors reflect critics’ jaundiced view
A quotation discusses men who critique nature and gloom, arguing that dark tones reveal their own jaundiced eyes and hearts. Jud Tankins remarks that these "same men" push arguments not from certainty but from a desire to end an interesting conversation.
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Charles Dickens
Jud Tankins
Proper Table Setting In Elegant Domestic Service
A guide on dining etiquette and table arrangement instructs the economical housewife to set a neat, clean table with a felt or asbestos underlay, a folded cloth, silver placed correctly, and a center piece. It covers attire for formal and informal meals, utensil placement, napkins, and decorative details. Also includes a quip about a friend’s seance and Helen of Troy.
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Scntter Wats
Helen of Troy
A LINE O' CHEER by John Kendrick Bangs
A fragment from The Ante Room reflects on a pure felicity beyond this world and urges flight of honor cheer and love to make paradise of the spirit. The verses hint at a golden realm of wondrous bliss awaiting the soul and the value of virtuous emotion.
Mabel Normand Joins Decorators Union in Chicago
Film star Mabel Normand arrives in Chicago and joins the decorators' union while seen helping decorate a new million dollar motion picture theater under construction downtown.
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Chicago
Mabel Normand
The
Decorators’ Union
Dorothea to Dorothy: tracing a name through history
Etymologists note Doris may mirror Dorothea and Theodora in origin. The name links to early Christian figures Thekla and Theodora, with variants evolving into Dorothy and its many diminutives. Across cultures Doris remains a popular form in England and America.
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Hough
Doris
Dorey
Dorothea
Corret
Theodora
Sieh
Enae
Thekla
Eaid
St. Nant
Hong
Antioch
Tecla
Messinger
St. Dorothes
Paradise
Angele Hands
Dorothy
Dolly
Dora
Dorrida
Dorethy
England
America
Germany
Madam Duck Outwits Mr. Fox by Riverbank
Madam Duck lures the fox with feigned injury and limp to escape as Mr. Fox slips into mud. He vows a future reunion after the memorable chase by the river, while Madam Duck sails away unscathed and survives to an old age.
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Madam Duck
Mr. Fox
Sam
Reynard
Spoony
Eddy Fox
Madam Ducck
Items of Interest Curiosities and Estimates from Various Places
There are two vipers in India one about 20 inches long and another about 4 feet. Kadavu a native forage of Japan has been introduced to Florida with hopes of multiple crops yearly. In Beloochistan a physician is expected to purge and reserve a dose as a guarantee of his good fall. It is estimated the United States spends about 1 million dollars per hour on participation in the war. From 1816 to 1919 total fire destruction in the United States reached 1 416 275 000 dollars in property. There are natural soups such as oho root the hono root of Spain sampberry of Chile and the bark of the Peruvian soup tree.
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India
Japan
Florida
Beloochistan
United States
Spain
Chile
Doris’s agate talisman and lucky day
The text notes Doris carries an agate talisman for courage and protection and as a supposed cure for insanity when worn as a pendant. It mentions Priday as Doris’s lucky day and her lucky number.
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Doris
Priday
Tony Faces Union Pressure Over Closed Shop Threats
A friend Tony arrives in the country and finds work in a railroad shop. He reports a business agent trying to enforce a closed shop and union entry, with threats of strike and job loss. Tony claims smart action by joining the union to resist coercion while the shop remains open but tense.
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Asa Mont
Tony
Smaarta
Union
Frien
Koopa
Saloon Lion Debates Timeliness at 8 PM
Fragmentary report notes a saloon named Lion holding an event at 72 008 to weigh 4 in the evening. The snippet hints at a man keeping promises or speaking truth, but details are unclear.
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Lion
Rope making and ancient cords highlighted in early texts
A brief note traces cord twisting to ancient times, citing Xerxes 480 B.C. using heavy cables for bridges. It mentions rope making gaining prominence in the Middle Ages and references an early pope-walk in America with John Harrison as the pro stletor in Boston.
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B.C
Xerxes
America
Boston
John Harrison
Not True to Life Fashion Plates Aboard Stray Stories
Mrs Wickwire mocks fashion plates as ten ridiculous options. Mr Wickwire notes they used to be engravings from photos. She points to a plate showing two women in new dresses walking in opposite directions with neither glancing at the other.
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Mr. Wickwire
Mrs. Wickwire
Fragmented travelogue and humor bits drift into discourse
A satirical collage presents a travelogue punch line by Hubby and Mrs. Longwed with dull kitchen banter. It blends political quips from Senator Sorghum and observations on interviews, conging phrases, and comic exchanges about pennies in a slot machine, misunderstandings, and marital chatter.
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Hubby
The Female of the Species and Short Comic Bits
A humorous collage of vignettes and quips. Dialogues range from Mr. Pester’s view of women to medical jokes and a farmer’s memory gag. The pages mingle playful punchlines with character captions and brief captions.
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Mr. Pester
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Nay
Tangler Island
Chesapeake Bay
Martin
Army Air Sereion
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James A. Mills
Ussociite Piesa
Trane
Hawk Island
Lake Placid
J. Fuller
Mary Marshall Duffee
Euripiden
John Kendrick Bangs
Mildred Marshall
Cks
Adam Duck
Maduro Duck
Sorghum
Senitus Sorghum
Miss Cayenne
Jones
Blinks
Wilkes
Barcelona
Raquelio de la Torraxta
Palm Beach
Farmer Corn Tessel
Josh
Mr. Peckton
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