Millionaire Hall Proposes to Three Women
In a melodrama setting at a studio, Alfred Bontatelle plans to marry Rosamund Gale while Carolyn Dally and Mrs Royalton also accept proposals. Flodie Fisher plots as the trio confronts betrayal fears and a looming party twist as Hall declares a sudden marriage plan to Rosamund.
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Rrust
Pee
Fisher
Fe Doremua
Rena Royalton
Hall
Ale
Carolyn Dally
Agrera
Rosamund G
Jonas Hassingbury
Mall
Flodie
Mai
Suudio
Carolyn
Ross- Mind
Mra Royalton
Temio Lam
Alfred
Rosamund
Fledie
Mrs. Royalton
Jen
Mia
Royalton
Lari
Mra, Royalton
Viodie
Mra
Ube
Ninetieth Street
Kaine Royalton
Flodin
Eve
Rowmmund Gale
Weill
Tye
Modie
Flo
Mr. Bonnstatle
Halla
Rosamiund
Pio
Carolyn Dallys
Rosa
Lamp Trimmer's Signal Aids Street Safety
A Minneapolis man invents a roadside lamp signaling device to warn passing traffic. The tripod with two white wings and red circles sits under the arc lamp, allowing the worker to lower the lamp without risk of collision.
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Minneapolia
Lecture From Experience Ends With Window Drop
Mr Jimco, habitually late to meetings, faced a late night home. His wife, angry at his lateness, planned a lecture. He arrived with an excuse about discussing the benefits of fresh air, prompting her to declare he can lecture tomorrow night from experience as she shut the window.
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Flodie
Maniike
Plodie
Aelagie Quarrel
Tool
Ad and scene mix in old newspaper fragment
A mixed fragment describes Cuticura products for scalp care alongside a sketching club stroll. It notes dandruff remedies, fragrant plants, and a misread gardener remark about onions, with a stray New York Times quotation. The text blends ads and rural curiosities without a clear single event.
Youth Reporter Practices in Paper Office Pranks
A dialogue shows editor and youth discussing pranks in a newspaper office. The youth recalls a suggestion about making the paper more interesting and confirms carrying out a prank involving a boy with a wastepaper basket. The editor acknowledges the prank involving the removal of dens from upstairs.
Wares Yet and Pearsons Six Named Child Riddle
The Buffalo Express fragment references a bachelor friend Sweeney and Jonen, noting he does not need to buy shoes for a wife and two kids while mentioning Pearsons Six. A baby named BMT is cited with birth on the first of the month, and a line about a song in the heart versus possessions.
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Jonen
Sweeney
Experts Clash Over First Born Child Inferiority Claims
Debate heats as Karl Pearson argues fireborn children are inferior in mind and body. Kerley and Gregory present opposing views noting physical but not mental or moral differences, while Olwin Clarke touts benefits of earliest birth. Amid diverse expert opinions, observers note marriage trends and public fascination with the debate.
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Karl Pearson
Maeme
Charles Gilwore Kerley
New York
Monan
Gregory
G. Mardy Claris
Mr Olw
Pournon
Tin University of London
Prargon
Fragmentary dialogue overheard about a professor and niece
A fragmentary exchange features a niece and Professor Hilks arguing humorously about intellect and knowledge. The lines reveal playful banter and a mock confession of ignorance, carried by a witty, old fashioned tone.
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Professor Hilks
Knowles
Foundries and kitchenettes in citten life
Deacon Vyperhorn Medders remarks on what kitchenettes reveal about the city. Upson Downs explains they are places where goods are cast or produced, reflecting daily life for fat dwellers and their meniettes in Judea.
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Deacon Vyperhorn
Plainwl Upson Downs
Judea
Fragmentary Debate on War Calls and Duty
A tense exchange questions whether to answer a country’s call to war. One speaker contemplates waiting for stronger urging before committing, while the other probes the meaning of possible mobilization and personal obligation.
Inconsistent Man Outburst At Local Gathering
Fragmentary speech shows Mia and Mrs Bacon arguing about inconsistency. A man allegedly tried to break his habit of left handedness and was said to punish a small boy with a soft band.
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Bacon
Mia
Eabert
Tndeadt
Perfectly at Home in a Rural Banter Scene
A fragmentary dialogue shows Farmer Corntassel describing summer harvests and a rustic meal. The exchange, though garbled, centers on simple domestic hospitality and kinship within a rural community.
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Howe
Corntassel
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Gelett Durge
Synopsie
Warnius
Carolyn Daliye
Rena
Bang
Mlodie
Mr. Jimso
Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Gardner
New York Times
du Pont
Handbook of Explosives
DU Pont Powder Company
Lmington Delaware
Hiram Waybacker
Warilke
Jane Bo
Beaty
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