Settled Out Of Court. A Courtroom Romance
In a municipal court case, Lida Graves testifies for a plaintiff injured by a red touring car. After cross examinations and courtroom clashes, the parties later reconcile in a romantic turn as Hugo Holland proposes a settlement out of court and Lida humorously acts as judge.
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Sanford
Lida Graves
Russe Roe
Bredi
Holland
Lica Graves
Pholland
Miss Graves
Roe
Brown
Lida
Bee Faye
Linden Dench
Graves
Key
Mr. Roe
Russell Roe
Miss Lida
Mgr
Theiland
Ain
Gotland
Werner
Upernithi
Ree
Rees Tace
World Five
Hugo Holland
Hugo
Sjolland
Hugo Lawrence Holland
Mr. Holland
Toomusi
Vida
About Women and the Parlor Socialist and Dramatist
An essay on women workers and the rise of the woman dramatist, noting the parlor socialist as a leisure class critic. Julia Ward Howe is cited for visions of a new era where men and women unite to lift society, with comments on entertaining abroad and a shift in theatrical publishing.
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Julia Ward Howe
Boston
I Was a Child Under Aunt Euphemia’s Rigid Order
The narrator recalls life with Aunt Euphemia who enforced strict cleanliness and rules at her home. Children endured shoe rituals, a nightly “red ding up,” and surveillance of every toy and treasure. After years, the family reflects on the discipline’s lasting though mixed impact.
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Euphenis
Daniel
Euphemia
Ous
Auat Muphe- Miia
Nellie
Aunt Euphemia
Ethel Vane How Women Waste Money
Advice on frugal living for women with limited incomes urges careful spending and smart buying. It cites clothing costs, home economy habits, and sensible practices to avoid waste, including practical dress, modest housekeeping, and avoiding unnecessary services and luxuries.
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Ethel Vane
Speed and Fun in Travel Glimpsed in Air Balloon Comment
The Boston Advertiser muses that speed thrills come from passing still objects rather than mere fast travel. The piece contrasts balloon pace with distant telegraph poles and passing constables, noting the joy lies in overtaking stationary or slower things.
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Boston Advertiser
Father reads, son soaks book to cure dryness
Dialogue shows a family joke about a book drying out too slowly. Bobby explains he soaked the dry book in the bathtub after hearing father complain it was too dry, prompting a humorous misunderstanding at home.
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Papa
Bobby
Mamma
A Man's Tact in a Playful Exchange
Mr Healey asks Miss Fairley how she would alter her hair and eyes. She replies she would remain as she is, prompting Henley to wonder why she thinks him untactful. The dialogue reveals perceptions of taste and tact.
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Aung
Hophetia
Shae
Euphemia
Enohemia
Tates
Mr. Healey
Miss Fairley
Henley
For Sale House with barn and outbuildings in good shape
Four room house with a good barn and outbuildings, a fine well, plenty of fruit, raised lot, cement walks, strong fencing. Everything in first class shape. Will be sold at a bargain. I. H. McMurtry News Office.
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I. H. McMurtry
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J. Ludlum Lee
Gies Grae Sd
London
Mary Dale
Bradley Martin
New York
Liberty For the Children
Jimmie
Billy
Macete
Peggie
Tal Verberts
Mageie
Johnson
USC
Chicago
Indianapolis
S A. Royster
Gardner's Barber Shop
American Steam
Frankfort
Indiana
Saar
Grasie
Cicero
C. W. Griffin
Sheridan
E. E. Newby
John W. Teter
Newby & Teter
Attorneys-at-Law
Union Elk
Ind
Sam
Harry Griffin Lawyers
Farmers’ Nat. Bank
Pearson & Pearson
Sheridan Markets
Circuit Court
Hamilton County
Hannibal Underwood
John B. Foulke
Co. W. Griffin
Atty
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