Return of Chester Kennith Sparks Marjorie's Hope
Marjorie Kenneth joins Mrs. Sibley-Brown’s lakeside party seeking renewal after a painful separation from Chester Kenneth. A dramatic Fourth of July airship crash reveals Chester alive, prompting a reconciliation as they recall past hurts and vow forgiveness.
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Mrs. Sibley- Brown
Marjorie
Marjorie Kenneth
Catbird Lake
Chester Kenneth
Chester
Young Coates
Stanway
Bluffton
Patriotism Is Not The Flag Or Cannon Alone
Poem by E. Kiser contrasts true patriotism with external displays. It argues virtue lies in faith, honor, and the forefathers' legacy, not in banners, wealth, or loud boasts, and suggests only moral character can keep the star bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Kiser
Placing the Blame and Odd Courtship Customs
A Bremen girl aged nine swallowed 40 pins and killed herself after a moving picture show led to the arrest and fine of the theatre proprietor. The piece then notes a grim hypothetical about a father swallowing a flatiron and a Scandinavian courtship tradition where warriors seize brides at night.
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Bremen
Germany
Whayer
Origin of the American flag tied to Washington heraldry
The article traces the flag’s origins to George Washington’s coat of arms, noting Washington’s lineage to William Hertburn of Washington in Durham and John Washington of Whitfield. It states the first national flag bore three stars and three stripes, tied to Washington as general-in-chief, and that later additions obscured its parentage.
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Washington
George Washington
St. George
General Washington
William Hertburn
Durham
England
John Washington
Whitfield
Richard III
John
George
United States
America
Noisy Fourth Noises Suggested As Safer Celebrations
A Judge advises children and families to replace firecrackers with harmless, quirky noises such as shelling peas, bursting a hoth air bag, tapping a bulb with a cue, gar den hose stuffed with yarn balls, and a steam radiator indoors. The piece warns about safety, noting avoidant risks and recommending celebratory pranks like popping the question with consent.
Who the Blueno ses Are
Thomas F. McCartney of St John New Brunswick explains the term bluenoses originated with the Cornwallis valley potato called the bluenose whose blue skin led to the nickname for its growers in Nova Scotia rather than climate.
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States
Thomas F. McCartney
St. John
N. B
Maritime Provinces
Nova
Cornwallis Valley
Visitor and Mr Newpop Exchange a Grim Joke
A visitor jokes about liking babies before they can talk while Mr Newpop responds that silence avoids parental revelations of what babies have said. The exchange frames a dark wit about innocence and disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newpop
The Man Who Lost His Arms Finds a Head Still Useful
A man who narrowly escaped an explosion and lost his arms explains that arms and legs are not indispensable. He drinks through a straw, pays, lights a cigar with his mouth, and, bowing his head, places his hat and departs declaring his head remains useful.
Where the Blame Rests and Mirrors Mentioned
A brief humorous exchange about aging and appearance as a character dismisses blame and blames mirrors, with a playful tone typical of Harper’s Bazaar commentary.
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Mistress
Nora
Harper'n Bazar
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