Marian's Paris to Rome clash over propriety and art
In Marian Drew's studio in Rome the American artist flouts Parisian freedom seeking Old World thrills with a Russian officer. Alfred and Arthur Bowen caution her about propriety and age, then depart after promising to meet at the students club, while Marian contemplates her mother's counsel. She later posts a regretful telegram as Youth's Companion frames the scene.
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Arthur
Alfred Bowen
Marian Drew
Marian
Alfred
Paris
Latin Quarter
Rome
Ma- Filan
Mamma
Never Can Tell Life’s Passing Theme From Courier Journal
A compact poem from the Loaleville Courier Journal notes life’s strangeness as readers range between places. The lines contrast a man with rod and files catching more big fish than a lad with a crooked pin, underscoring unpredictable outcomes.
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Loaleville
Animals With Ears Wagging And A Humorous Quote
The piece notes rabbits can move their ears freely while harca show brisker ear actions. It claims short eared animals like weasels cannot wag, though they have ear length. A humorous exchange follows a bride and mother citing hands and right hand left hand in a Chicago News line.
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Chicago News
Parthian Shot at Court Over Brother's Sow
A courtroom exchange reveals a judge admonishing a man for keeping a sow as a family possession. The respondent deflects by citing his mother's viewpoint and pleads for leniency. The judge remarks on the familial tension and the necessity of dismissal.
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Hemists
Paris
Man of Neeve Tests Bluff in a Woman’s World
A bold claim frames a tale of challenge and wit as a man tries to call a woman’s bluff in a verbal duel. The scene centers on social dynamics, gender expectations, and the risks of testing boundaries in public discourse.
Six Months Old to Three Years Old Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A Virginia mother recalls brutal eczema in her infant born six months prior, with skin gone and blood oozing. After two doctors and desperate remedies, she reports her child, now almost three, has had no flare ups since using eight cuts of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment.
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Wax
James J. Smith
Durmid
F. J. @Keney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & CO
Hall
Canadian manners, law, and wheat fields praised
A Fulton Gazette editor praises western Canada for strict law observance, orderly government, liquor licensing, and strong churches and schools. He notes high wheat yields, oats and barley profits, and government land offers. Also mentioned are weight guidelines and cosmetic tips involving buttermilk.
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Canada
Gazette of
Fulton
Nev
Western
England
Western Canada
Laurel
Charles Dickens
Chicago
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life
Peruna testimonial from Oklahoma City reader
Mr. William Wahlberg recounts relief from stomach catarrh after a single bottle of Peruna. He notes giving up other treatments and praises Peruna as a last resort that cured him, urging readers to try it. The piece emphasizes repeated success stories and cautions against weather talk.
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WM. F. Wahlberg
William EF. Wahlberg
Oklahoma City
Okla
Peruna
Bridge Across Columbia River Connects Washington State
A two mile railroad bridge has been completed across the Columbia River in Washington state. The milestone marks a key transport improvement for regional rail traffic and commerce.
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Columbia River
State
Washington
Sell Guns and Traps Cheap and Buy Furs and Hides
An advertisement for catalog 105 from N. W. Hide and Fur Co. of Minneapolis Minnesota invites buyers to sell guns and traps at low prices and to sell furs and hides. The item concludes with a social aside about women scolding less if their husbands refused to stand for it.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Couldn't Fool Father In Midnight Parlor
A humorous scene follows a stern father scolding a daughter and her companion after a late upstairs visit. The girl defends their political talk as lively but harmless, while an exchange at a shop ends with a joke about fresh ice stock.
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Stern
Dialog Presumes Hidden Wealth Inheritance Claim
Nell tells Jack she never encouraged him while Jack counters that she did by shaping his belief his father was rich. The exchange reveals a tension about truth and parental wealth rumors between the two speakers.
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Nell
Jack
A Slight Jolt
A magazine article quotes a conceited author describing the wife of a genius as having a great trial. The wife replies with a wry, cautious remark about crankiness, noting she knows little about genius and its quirks.
Young doctor vows office practice only
A young physician declares he will confine himself to office practice. A pharmacist agrees, noting that patients who can walk to an office are usually well enough to recover despite medical advice.
Information Wanted and Snippets of Local Wit
A collage of light humor and notices from papers includes a request for a miniature portrait price from Mrs Neurich to capture her daughter, a quip about a flying machine, a joke about an absent minded doctor at an at home, and a husband’s playful line about love at first sight.
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Dr. Bigfee
Intimate Friends First Hello Girl and Ninger Interaction
Fragments describe two Hello Girls meeting with an unknown Mr Ninger. The exchange shows cautious recognition and a warning about bunko steerers. The tone hints at flirtation and social maneuvering in a rural setting with wary farmers observing.
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Mr. Ninger
Bridegroom Hyssop Mystery of the Bills
A comical exchange reveals tensions over wedding expenses. The Bride explains the father expected the couple to cover their trousseau debts, while the Bridegroom assumes the father would pay. The dialogue hints at social expectations and familial pride in a domestic quarrel.
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Trousseau
Seeing In Believing and Like Iron exchange
He asks if she knew he became an actor and she reveals only that he went on the stage. She jokes about fuel in his temper, noting he loses his temper when heated.
Superstition and Money Theme in Dialogue
The Philadelphia Press quotes a debate on superstition and luck. A cynic notes money as life’s real trouble while a broke man counters by saying borrowed trouble is easy but borrowing money is hard. The exchange underscores views on fate and finance.
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Lfe
Leap Year Charm Turns Proposal Into Banter
A witty exchange unfolds as a pretty girl offers a charity publication to obtain a name. The young man misreads, notes leap year, and a humorous streetwise philosopher explains that women reveal themselves in time, avoiding forced understanding.
Quick Glimpses Across Humorous Quips and Sidelights
A collage of brief anecdotes and witticisms from various papers. Jokes about servants light, hospital mixups, proverbs and aphorisms, and a playful quip about the sea prompt light humor and social humor. Several named readers and editors are echoed in a rapid-fire round of jest.
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