A village tale of Wiggs and the unwon love
A long anecdote follows Wiggs, a westward returning man, who once pursued a village beauty only to be scorned. He builds a modest business, inherits an estate after his father’s death, and discovers a lace handkerchief that stirs memory before discarding it. Moral: men seldom die for the women they first loved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggs
Lipa
Ecutacy
Paragon
Umited Express
Baltimore Sun
Ethel
Miss Jones
Warburton
Slater
Edward
England
Britain
War Office
Queen Victoria
Solomon
Gaines
Tennessee
Tenchar
Lovemaking Lesson and a Marriage Offer Conversation
An excerpt from a drama featuring Adelaide Hurst portrays Warburton seeking Miss Murray’s help to craft a marriage proposal for a story. Ethel Murray doubts, then imagines an offer and unexpectedly accepts, revealing a playful romance amid authorial ambition and social wit. The piece blends dialogue on writing craft with a developing personal bond.
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Mise Murray
Jane
Dilek
Warburton
Miss Murray
Ethel
Mr. Warburton
Misa Murray
Scattered Ephemera of Love and Remedies
A collage of phrases and comic vignettes from old newspapers includes love dialogue about smoking, eczema testimonies for Cuticura, a mock legal oath, a joke about doctors’ bills, laundry starch praise, a Castoria ad noting thirty years, and light humor about harmony and poverty.
Caesar Uses Hidden Message At Station
Reporters were told to suppress the incident as Caesar tore up a telegraph form and wrote vent vidl viel then claimed others teased him about frazzle. He walked away to the tunnel, while experiments advance in using nickel slot turnstiles in elevated and subway stations to replace ticket sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
Viel
Chicago Tribune
Lewis' Single Binder cigarette ad promises freshness and quality
A handmade cigar offering with fol wrap claims to stay fresh and moist. It asserts old tobaccos are superior, notes former 10 cent cigars buyers now choose Lawrie's Single Binder, and urges buyers to specify Lewis Single Binder to dealers despite higher dealer cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Lawie
Missionary Schools and Saint Peter’s Church Heritage
The piece notes Northfeld schools and colleges for training missionaries and preachers, funded partly by Moody and Sankey’s Sacred Songs and Solos. Ada Even Bayly built St. Peter’s Church Eastbourne with money from Donovan and We Two, and named bells after her book heroes Hugo and Donovan. Also mentions laundering, starch quality, airship jokes, biscuits, and aphorisms.
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Northfeld
Moody and Sankey
Ada Even Bayly
Edna Lyall
St. Peter's Church
Eastbourne
England
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Locas County
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