The Crimeen Blind and The Cardinal Moth in Review
A list of titles including The Crimeen Blind The Cardinal Moth The Weight of the Crown The Corner House The Slaves of Silence Craven Fortune The Fatal Dose and Netta appears, likely a catalog of works or a reading list from a historical page.
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Netta
A Night of Intrigue at the Hotel and a Secret Plot
Venner awaits Vera at a crowded hotel dining room on their supposed honeymoon. Vera slips away with Gordon following, unseen, as Venner worries about danger and the past. Gordon discovers a mansion garden and falls into a hidden cellar, meeting a mysterious crippled master in an adjoining room.
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Venner
Vera
Fenwick
Mark Fenwick
Gerald
Garon
Gordon
Gurdon
Grosvenor Square
Garen
Off With the Old and a Minister’s Consoling Question
A local paper relays a brief exchange after a man mourns his wife. The minister offers solace through faith and unfailing love, but the husband asks quietly for the name of the departed partner, revealing a poignant moment of grief.
Story to Entertain Mrs Poyndexter With Tales of Others
Mr Poyndexter teases his wife with a tale about another woman to capture her attention as she tries to sleep. The exchange highlights a humorous household moment reported in Youth's Companion.
Farmer Writes Back After Ungrammatical Marriage Proposal
A Kansas farmer received a note from a young man who had been courting his daughter. The note asked for her hand in marriage with misspellings and odd phrasing. The farmer replied that he needed a spelling book, not a wife, and urged a year of study before writing again.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Engagement Ends in Odd Talk in Houston Post
A humorous exchange recounts a broken engagement with a witty exchange about clothing costs and income. The dialog shows both parties denying breaking it while admitting the engagement “sagged in the middle and gently dissolved.”
Agnes and the morning paper request
A Detroit Free Press fragment shows Agnes addressing her father and asking him to fetch the morning paper. The father reluctantly agrees and instructs her to have him bring it in.
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Agnes
Detroit Free Press
What on earth do you think about while fishing
A dialectal exchange from Scribner's Magazine notes a fisherman preferring action over contemplation when fish are biting, and considering thinking pointless during poor catches. The witticism contrasts mental effort with practical patience in angling.
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Scribner’s Magazine
Motorton Praised for Quick Medical Response
In a playful exchange, Motorton is hailed as a very decent sort and Chugley praises his speed noting he uses his own car instead of waiting for an ambulance. The remark appears in a Puck style quip.
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Carr
Motorton
Chugley
Puck
Transcribed Exchange Between Mr and Mrs Dorkins
A brief Tribune snippet captures a playful exchange with Mr Dorkins claiming the last word and Mrs Dorkins replying she always waits to hear him say it.
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Mr. Dorkins
What went wrong with your auto while your wife was away
A remark attributed to a Life magazine quote prompts a light anecdote about a man admitting fault in his car when his wife was absent, reflecting humorous tone. The exchange emphasizes personal mishap rather than technical detail.
Judgement Finds Discriminatory Tariffs Against Regina
Regina board of trade receives the railway commission judgment condemning special class freight tariffs of the Canadian Northern Railway and Canadian Pacific between Port Arthur Fort William and points west as unjustly discriminating in favor of Winnipeg. The commission orders the carriers to publish new tariffs to take effect by April 1 1911 to remove discrimination against Regina Moose Jaw and western Saskatchewan.
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Regina
Sask
Regina Board of Trade
Railway Commission
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northern
Canadian Northern Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Port Arthur
Fort William
Manitoba
Fiddling Bob and the Bacon Warden Tale
Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee recalls a Governor era tale in which a visiting black woman pleads for the reprieve of her father jailed for stealing bacon. The anecdote highlights racial language and a kitchen theft as a moral point in a political reminiscence.
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Bob” Taylor
Tennessee
Bob
Massa Gov'na
The Difference Between Sexes In Gossip
A young society lady at a country house is warned by her hostess that everyone talks about her. The girl counters that talk amuses them and does not hurt her. The hostess notes a gender difference, saying gossip about a young man is a eulogy while about a young woman is an elegy.
No. Not Interested in Hard Luck Stories
Quotation from Washington Herald and Chicago News about a phono graph and Toner. Beers asks how Toner quit using it, Townsend says admiration drew crowds to Toner’s house and applauded every selection. Toner refused to operate the machine even for a hundred dollars.
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Washington Herald
Beers
Toner
Townsend
Chicago News
Atlas and the world behind a scholar’s joke
A Philadelphia Times item recalls a secondary school history class where a teacher asks who supported Atlas when he carried the world. A pupil, after thinking, quips that Atlas must have married a rich wife, delivering a light moment about ancient myth in class.
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Atlas
Philadelphia Times
Hair Brush Praised by Mrs Lapsling in Tribune Account
Mrs Lapsling shows a new hair brush to a caller praising it as the best she ever saw. She bought it from a traveling peddler recently and notes the long firm bristles reach to the hair root.
Hat Chasing Delays Inspector as Marriage Proposal Emerges
An everyday stroll with the inspector turned comic as his hat blew away and was chased for a quarter hour. The involved party explains the hat chase arose while he was about to propose marriage.
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Gretchen
Fliegende Blaetter
Noted Absence at Church Prompted by Illness
A dialogue fragment shows Vicar-James questioned about church attendance after months of absence. James replies duty calls but admits deafness after a winter illness, joking about his enfluency and deafness.
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James
Picture a dozen eggs not kitchen decor
A Washington Herald quip contrasts a plain game picture with a painterly request for a dozen eggs. The light jest riffs on art taste versus cheap wall hangings.
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Washington Herald
Chafing dish party spoils food then dines out
A Washington Star note describes a party where guests ended the meal by spoiling the food early and then moving to a regular restaurant. The report highlights a casual social mishap and the quick change of plans.
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Washington Star
The Resurrection Demonstrated in Apostolic Witness
The article reviews the Resurrection as central to faith, citing key biblical passages. It traces Mary Magdalene and others encountering Jesus, the empty tomb, and multiple post resurrection appearances before Christ’s ascension. It also notes the church’s commission to witness to all nations in the Spirit’s power.
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Christ
Peter
Paul
Jesus
John
Patmos
Hell
God
Joseph of
Arimathaea
Pilate
Nicodemus
Mary Magdalene
Emmaus
Thomas
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Israe
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