What's in a Name in Vere De Vere Heritage
In a playful exchange Miss Vere De Vere contemplates family pride and ancestral lineage while a suitor or companion nudges her toward a different preference. The dialogue hints at social expectations tied to surnames and status.
A Girl's Way
A man named George pleads for love after a woman refuses him. He accuses her of caring yet says her family deems him unworthy. The woman asserts she does care but rejects the match due to her mother and sisters' disapproval.
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George
Nurse praises Caticura Remedies for skin cures over years
A nurse recounts repeated success with Cuticura for eczema salt rheum ringworm and boils. She cites a child with facial eczema cured after one set and notes improvements in rheumatism ingrown nail and burn wounds. She offers to provide names of those cited.
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Margaret Hederson
Highland Ave
Malden
Mass
Motherly Advice From A Child Cast
Margery plays school with dolls as a class in physiology recites a moral on cleanliness. The young teacher reminds students hands are for keeping clean and feet must stay clean to avoid accidents, in a Metropolitan Magazine vignette.
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Margery
Metropolitan Magazine
Habit Grows I Hate To See A Little Country Buy Its First Battleship
A fragmentary quote notes unease at a small nation purchasing a battleship, likening it to a boy taking his first puff as a risky sign of militarization. The line hints at broader concerns about arms buildup and national pride.
Communings by the Wayside in a Winter Workhouse
Adam Zawfox-Jevver recalls a winter spent in a workhouse with Job Starkey-Yeh. The fragment reflects ordinary life and social conditions during hardship and labor in a dramatic personal vignette from a historical setting.
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Adam Zawfox
Jevver
Job Starkey
Ohio Caucus Chooses Pomerene for U.S. Senate
Washington dispatch details Ohio Democrats selecting Atlee Pomerene on the first ballot in a caucus for the United States Senate, Harmon praising the caucus method, and reflecting on state versus national political dynamics amid broader party shifts. It also notes Senator Blackburn may return to challenge Paynter, Lorimer’s case, Roosevelt’s influence, and ongoing reapportionment debates.
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Washington
Ohio
Atlee Pomerene
United States
Harmon
Pomerone
Pomerene
Bryan
John R. McLean
Marshall
Indiana
Pacific Coast
Joe” Blackburn
Blackburn
Kentucky
United States Senate
Paynter
Senate
Heba Gabos
Eradoal
Panama
Joe” Bailey
Joes
Lorimer
Bailey
Lormer
Beveridge
Robert L. Owen
Sterling
Billy” Lorimer
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
White House
Benjamin Harrison
Republican Party
Blaine
Taft
Oyster Bay
New York
Cleveland
Amoe
James J. Hill
Congress
John W. Kern
Judge Parker
Alton B. Parker
Parker
House of Representatives
Census Bureau
Vermont
New Hampshire
Kansas
Iowa
Committee On Census
House
Repu
R. Crampacker
Renee
Joseph B. Bowles
Writer William Le Quex Hays Early Novel on Train Journeys
The piece recalls William Le Quex Hay writing his first novel during morning and evening train rides while a cub editor on the Globe. He sent the manuscript to a typist before a publisher. Sir Lewis Morris likewise said he wrote much of the Epic of Hades during steam underground journeys.
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William le Quex Hay
Lewis Morris
Young Patriot Lad Gains Dinner With General Howard
A dinner hosted by a boys patriotic club features General Howard as guest. A buoyant trencherman boasts long practice at eating while admitting only six months of gun ownership, reflecting lighthearted wartime patriotism.
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General Howard
Boys” Patriotic Club
Success Magazine
Civil service reform elicits mayoral quip on era of servants
Toledo mayor Whitlock reflects on reforms and jokes about past civil servants. He recalls Urbana resident asking a congressman to help his son secure a civil service job, highlighting shifting norms and expectations.
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Whitlock
Toledo
Urbana
I’m So Sorry About It The Husband Hates Music
A fragment notes a husband who dislikes music and leaves the theater during entr actes while others react with surprise and curiosity. The tone resembles a light anecdotal column about misplaced musical taste.
Cheated by prejudice and a reader’s Grape-Nuts testimonial
A letter discusses how prejudice distorts judgment and recounts a long time user’s experience with Grape-Nuts. The correspondent claims the cereal relieved stomach gas bitterness and restored appetite and weight after years of discomfort and skepticism.
Scarecrow Stranger Guests in the Field
A brief exchange between Miss Brush and Farmer Gobel remarks on field intrusion and birds troubling the crops, from a London Tattler item.
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Miss Brush
Mr. Gobel
Farmer Gobel
London Tattler
Love Strains Budgets as Household Finances Grow Tight
A lighthearted reflection on how romance and affection clash with money worries. The piece notes couples balancing affection with bills, shopping limits, and savings goals amid rising costs and financial pressure. It highlights shared plans and practical adjustments.
Modern Life Pushes Man Into Mud Then Chides His Materialism
A reflective piece notes society judging a man for materialism after a fall into mud, illustrating modern life pressures and social hypocrisy. It portrays a persona who is blamed for seeking wealth while personal misfortune exposes deeper values.
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