Graduate's Story Original
Frank Notkins recalls the winter elopement tale of his parents after turning twenty one. Nancy and her college boy lover secretly wed after a midwinter ride gone awry and a gamble with a drifting sleigh. The ruse fools her father and the couple eventually marry a week later.
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Pather
Frank Notkins
Frank
Nany
Edeus
Nancy
Epigetline Spoonier
Spoonier
Situs Ak
Niex
Innocent Childs Salvation Brings Redemption in Bank Heist
A desperate working man plans to rob a bank to feed his starving family. A sleeping baby in the home he intends to rob triggers a turning moment when the cashier confronts him, and the child’s innocence prompts the cashier to reveal a secret. The two men reconcile, the man is spared, and the cashier helps restore his life.
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Kingdom of
Heaven
Mabel
Tommy
Acskeleton
Mr. Stevens
Cholera Infatum Patient Cured by Chamberlain Remedy
Ruth, the young daughter of E N Dewey of Agnewville Virginia, was near death from cholera infatum last summer. Her father says after giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, she improved in five hours and was well after half a small bottle. The remedy is sold by all dealers.
Dr Frank N Brown Dentist Ad In Roswell
Dr Frank N Brown dentist advertises in Roswell with office over Roswell National Bank offering special attention to pyorrhea and orthodontia. Contact numbers for office and residence provided.
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Roswell National Ban
Residences
Saving and smart buying: little costs save big future bills
An old advice note argues that average earners save at most ten percent and must spend nine dollars on living for every dollar saved. It suggests small, prudent purchases like garden seed and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy costing a few cents can avert larger expenses later, noting availability from dealers.
Summer resort round trip tickets offered by Pecos Valley System
In summer 1905 the Pecos Valley System will sell round trip tickets to resorts in Colorado Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and other stations at low rates. Tickets on sale daily until September 30 with final return limit October 31. Call at ticket office for full information. M D Burns, Agent.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Pecos Valley
Artesia Lands Bargains in Desert Assignments and Relinquishments
Advertising note from JOHN RICHEY & SONS invites buyers to invest in desert assignments deeded lands and relinquishments. Promises future rise in value when purchasing in the dull season, mentions Roswell Creamery on butter packaging.
Haller and the Bernese Cake Lesson
The eighteenth century Swiss scientist Haller impressed a Bernese woman by listening intently to her fourteen cake recipes. Later he pursued politics and received unexpected votes aided by her enthusiastic network of relatives and friends.
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Haller
Berne
Fares Cabs in Russia Drag With Tricks of Drivers
In Russia cab fares are said to be exceptionally cheap as there is no formal tariff. Drivers on droskies bid for trips, with bribing, bargaining, and a “Dutch auction” style system. Passengers must haggle over distance and price, often paying a dime for long Moscow rides and joining a lively contest for the best offer.
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Russia
Sorok Kopeck
Moscow
Remark on Great Men and Generational Progress
A Des Moines Register quotation notes that while people feel there were giants in past generations, successors later emerge capable of improving on those legacies. It emphasizes that pessimism at leaders' passing is unfounded and progress continues as new leaders rise.
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Des Moines Register
Lights Go Out At 10 O'clock In Old House
A Chicago News item quotes an old man warning a young man in a house about lights out at ten. The young man asks for an exception to turn them off earlier, a brief domestic exchange set in a parlor.
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Chicago News
Lucky Stars Theatrical Manager Credits Favorable Season
A prosperous appearing theater manager credits a very successful season to luck while a seedy man retorts that luck favors him. The Yonkers Statesman records the exchange as a sharp, wry remark on show business fortunes.
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Yonkers Statesman
Lawyer questions defendant about inciting to perjury
Witness testifies the defendant asked a woman her age, implying possible incitement to perjury. The exchange appears in a courtroom transcript. The incident is described by the witness as part of the defendant's conduct during the proceedings.
Justice and Fear Drive Moral Resolve
A aphoristic remark notes that love of justice exists in many, yet fear of suffering in justice governs behavior. The quote attributed to La Rochefoucauld reflects on human motives and moral ambition across a broad audience.
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Chamberlain
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