Beauty as a flame that fuels love and life
A 1925 voice argues beauty is only the beginning in romance. It praises youth, wit, daring, and zest for life as true attractors men admire, while noting beauty alone fades without character. It compares modern girls to Eve, insisting substance outshines mere prettiness in lasting appeal.
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Hscure
Helen
Cleopatre
Betty Jones
Cupid
Aspira- Sons
Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Teac
Eve
Eden
Five
Lochinvar
Tia
Sgt
Jupiter
Juno
Adam
Hive
Blome
Hye
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The Potters Limerick Contest At Home
The Potters household hosts a humorous limerick contest with Pa Ma Bill and Mamie debating lines and rewards. The piece unfolds as they read limericks, negotiate the right to contribute, and banter about brains, pride, and family dynamics amid playful quarrels.
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Potters
Neil
Bill
Mamie
Goofy
Sily
Spain
Jean
Grace
Fei
Potters limerick contest ends with bold stand
In a family scene from 1925, J P McEvoy stages a playful dispute over a limerick contest. Pa jokes about family resemblance and denounces further lines, Mamie and Iris react, and the narrator offers a $10 prize for the best final lines in two limericks.
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Ahvars
Sarah Bernhardt
Royal Brown
Boston
Mr. Brown
the Potters
Little Sister
Amie
St. Paul
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Fablivious
Mr. Potter
By J. P. McEvoy
Iris
Sto Mamie