A Valentine Scheme That Ends With Marriage Plans
In January Bob Edwards devises a Valentine party with six days of social intrigue at his Ed wards country home. A chaperon, Mrs Barstow, becomes the pivot as guests exchange secret valentines. ultimately the scheme collapses and the narrator contemplates a future wedding with the widow, inspiring others to marry as well.
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Billy
Bob Edwards
Bob
Akult
Edwards Country
Olf
Jove
Mr. Edwards
Barstow
Mrs. Barstow
Valentine
Herod
Galing
Flrst
Chaneron
Rod Edwards
Polo
Hearing Watch Gaffe Sparks Laughter and Alarm
A Newark News item recalls a man who can hear nothing of a ticking watch after wax removal, until the doctor admits he forgot to wind the watch. The comic tale contrasts with war updates on Britain’s naval aid and Turkish setbacks, and adds brief notes on London population declines and Bible Society outreach.
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Saya
Newark News
Borden
House of Commons
Ottawi
Balkan States
Earl Nelson
England
Emerado
N. D
London County
London
British and Foreign Bible Society
Sunda
American Bible Society
Aventine Republic
Bruce Walker
Winnipeg
Walker
John Olenink
Red Deer
Alta
Canada
British Empire
Nationalr Cad Committee
Brandon Times
Britain
Australia
Notes From the Nursery Fishing Duo Weathered by Cold
Two young men fished from a punt on a swift river despite a chill wind. They returned with a small creel of immature fish and smiles. A teasing sister questioned if they were fishing in the infants class.
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Angier
London Telegraph
Misplaced Precision in Dorothy’s Cake Lesson
A short dialogue shows Dorothy praising cake with phrases like awfully nice. Her mother corrects to like and very, omitting just and oh, while Dorothy complains the phrasing sounds like bread, revealing a playful child’s language lesson in Youth's Companion tone.
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Dorothy
Geography Class Quiz Ends With Witty Reply
In a geography lesson a teacher points to a map and asks Willie to name the other hand after Russia. Willie, pressed for an answer, blurts out warts in a humorous moment from the classroom.
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Russia
Willie
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