Folly's Daughter: Folly Duane schemes for Sam Kerby
Folly Duane flatters herself as a twenty two year old with blue eyes and a kittenlike face. She steals fifty dollars from Jill’s purse to buy clothes and a bracelet to impress Sam Kerby, a theatrical producer, hoping for a part in his show. Jill, content with a big day ahead, plans to visit MacNeill Shannon as the scene ends.
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Jil
Chicago
Bad
Polly
Myrtle
Sam Kerby
Sam
Wally
Folly
Elonie
Ehy
Jill
Aod
Liege
Dill
MacNeil Shannon
King Fras
Are
Goodnight Stories Explores Mole Family Meeting Bobby
A young narrator Bobby meets Mr Mole and Mrs Mole in a garden tunnel. The moles invite him to view their underground home and introduce six tiny hatchlings before Bobby hurries back to join family dinner.
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Bobby
Mole
Mr. Molt
Bob
Higody
Mr. Mole
Arann
Mrs. Mole
Kiddies' Dot Puzzle Rescue After Avalanche
Al Pyne nearly reached Mt Steed summit when an avalanche buried him. He was saved as the drift stopped on Zeth Gobo's path. Draw straight lines.
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al Pyne
Mt. Steed
Zeth Gobo
Meditations of a Married Woman by Helen Rowland
A humorous essay on enduring female love across eras from ancient times to modern marriage. The piece sketches how women's affection persists despite changing fashions, from hair, patches, and suiting, through midcentury norms, to present day. It juxtaposes male vanity and female devotion, noting romance survives every era.
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Helen Rowland
Oxford
Golden Age of Fighters and the Crowned Champion’s Burden
A 1730s England boxing legacy notes James Mies as first heavyweight champ and fanfare around Sullivan era. The piece argues champions grow apart from ring fame, becoming bosses or entertainers, retiring to profit from past glory and denying future contenders a fair shot.
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Tuiney
Eveling Gothes
James Mies
England
Eves
Jackson
Lord Byrom
Jacksony
Joam
Alewaya Ben
Fat
Sullivan
Fey
Tim
Tess Ioan
Sage
Rhyming Optimist Reflects on Victorian Era Prints
A fragmented verse from Godey’s Book recalls early 19th century print culture. It notes fashion, propriety, and a lack of scandal with lines about maidens, pantalets, hoops, and a dour yet orderly life.
Table Talks Menu and Unusual Fish By-Products
A historic note describes converting by products from the fish industry into palatable dishes on an island off Maine. It covers using fish heads bones and trimmings to make stock and soups such as cod head chowder and fish stock for soups with rice or barley.
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Ove
Maine
Ania
Chile
Jessen
Manning Walter
Remieve
Sintks
Household Hints: New Stain Removal Tip
A brief household tip suggests using a slice of lemon or other familiar household item to lift stains and brighten fabrics. The note emphasizes simple at home steps for common cleaning tasks.
Fashion Handbags Shine With Spring Polish
Fashion notes crown highly glazed Kidskin and supple leather bags in pastel colors. Top handled styles lead the Featured line while tailored Tyonehe purses will also be available.
Truth as Life’s Enduring Light in Mansfield and Others
A reflective passage discusses Katherine Mansfield and the primacy of truth over fame love or material wealth. It quotes Mansfield on truth and honesty, contrasts it with comfort and power, and asserts truth as a universal, life changing force.
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Moore
Joan of Arc
Christ
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Ann Lisle
Alsreg
Life Move
Fay King
Gener
John L. Sullivan
Socrates
Metropolitan Museum OF
Blanche Silver
BKK
Rose Dickie
Yomiua
King Fons, Sen
Tno
Sue
Aogve
Beon Timomel
Tims
By Fay Xing
Rhyming Optimist
Mack
Godeys
Gadex
Mildred Kitchen
Niagara Falls
National Bread
Steffler Bakery National Bread Company
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