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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1909
Page
16
A quirky verse discusses how people might choose new names to fit different personas and roles. It mentions Liz, Peter Jones, and Lester Ermanck as examples, and muses on identity and the act of changing names for various purposes.
A collage of cynical quips on women politics money marriage and medicine from a Sydney Bulletin style exchange. The bratty stage humor and mid century slang reflect gender bias social mores and humor of the era.
In a scene of a French village tale, Jacqués Simbord plans to wed Lisette after a secret elopement. The couple seeks early marriage as Notary Choux approves, while a moonlit gate and vines frame their escape through the town.
A fragmentary column humorously critiques marriage norms, noting how some men profit while many women shape hopes. It jokes about elopement, apologies, aging, and social expectations, ending with a bizarre DIY note about a chemical blueing method for metals.
A frontier style dispute ends with a written notarization as a man named Dave renounces preventing a marriage. The couple, aided by a local scribe, provide a signed document releasing Dave from interference and allowing the union for $2 in cast. The scene centers on a cabin meeting and a promise of settlement.
A garbled Philadelphia Ledger item shows a female speaker opposing a motion. The agitator replies that the vote offers a powerful chance, noting uncertainty in the exchange.
London Glebe reports a Scottish church gathering where a feuding elder’s feast ends with a challenge about twelve baskets of fragments. A feugal woman MacLaren stands firm on better housing, while the elder tests the congregation with a strange request.
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