Senator Morley Vernon Faces Suffix Suffrage Dilemma
Senator Morley Vernon’s visit with his fiancée is interrupted by a call from his political boss as Miss Maria Greene of Chicago arrives to press support for house resolution No. 19. Vernon promises to back suffrage, courted by Greene and urged by Amelia’s jealousy, amid a looming vote and a newspaper sensation.
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Morley Vernon
Vernon
Senate
Maria Greene
Chicago
Miss Greene
Amelia
Sweetheart and Vernon Leave Hotel to Walk in Morning
Amelia joins Vernon as they depart amid Nicnola political mood shifts. They discuss Mrs. Hodgela throp and the Ames amendment on woman suffrage. They resolve not to influence each other’s votes while venturing into the sunlit street.
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Amelia
Vernon
Nicnola
State House
They reach the state house as the legislative session ends
Vernon, Amelia, and Miss Greene navigate the Illinois capitol while Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop dominates the scene. The Ames amendment fails, Vernon faces mortification, and Miss Greene meets the powerful Chicago figure. Tension rises as introductions unfold and rumors spread.
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Capitol
Illinois
House
Senate
William Wanted No Lawyer in Georgia Court
In a southern Georgia court a case opens with Dr. Jones accusing someone of stealing his chickens. The defendant William Johnson resists a lawyer, saying he wants to enjoy the chickens rather than be defended, prompting the judge to offer representation. The humorous exchange ends with Williams’s plea.
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Buffum
Georgia
Jones
Johnson
Willyam Johns
Willian
William
Harper's Weekly
Tragedy In Fire Threat Revealed By Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt recounts a dark moment as a furnace becomes central to a tragedy. A father is described as having threatened the furnace all winter, suggesting desperation behind the fatal sequence.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Women Suffer No More Says Dean's Kidney Pills Cure
Mrs C R Foresman of Canon City Colorado reports three years of rheumatism dropsy and kidney trouble ending in relief after using two to three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills The advertisement claims widespread cure of backache hip pains dizziness headaches nervousness and bloating and notes the medicine is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
C. R. Foresman
Eighth St
Canon City
Colo
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Odd Accordion Exchange Confuses Students
The dialogue features a teacher and student debating octopus facts and a quirky claim about starch improvements. The passage highlights playful misstatements and a marketing pitch for Defiance Starch citing a new ingredient and greater strength and smoothness.
Imagined comet hits a whirling sphere debate
An imaginative man questions planetary impact on Earth while Mr. Fan son suggests a playful home team engagement. Advertisements promote Perry Davis Painkiller, Red Cross Ball Blue, and various goods.
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Mr. Fanson
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