Theron Fain Duplicity and a Music of Names
Mathilda Fain fetches the Austrian engineer Rudolph to help her father with a critical plan. A mistaken mix up with Valentino leads to a reunion where Rudolph reveals his lineage and accepts an invitation to stay as a guest and ask for Mathilda’s hand in marriage.
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Mathilda Fain
Mr. Fain
Dearie
Valentino
Townley
High Falls
Mathilda
Newtown Junction
Rudolph
Mathilda Fata
Mr. Rudolph
Ceet
Mr. Townley
Fain
Typewriter Debate Divides French Authors On Literature
Veteran author Jean Costeau argues the typewriter spoils style and prefers not to use one. Poet Jean Richepin warns poetry written on a typewriter grows hackneyed. Andre Salamon defends the machine as boosting fluency but notes its risk of verbosity.
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Jean Costeau
Costeau
Jean Richepin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Andre Salamon
Leo Tolstoy
Left in the House by a Sudden Escape
A mother returns to find her daughter Mary in tears after Felix, who lit the gas stove and fled through the roof, left the home alone while the mother took a day off from chores. Jaden discovers the scene at the front door.
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Jaden
Mary
Felix
Japanese High Festival Sakura Symbol of Happiness
The cherry blossom festival in Japan occurs in the second or third week of April. The emperor’s garden party, dating back to the ninth century, is renowned for floral splendor and royal social spectacle. Sakura is seen as a symbol of happiness.
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Japan
Royal
Why He Laughed at Bread Through Glasses
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs. Flapjack serves bread with cheese to a new boarder. He laughs, noting butter visible through cheese when he peers at the bread with his glasses, prompting questions about what is seen.
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Mrs. Flapjack
Semi-Sports for Summer Tailored Hats at The Vogue
A fashion feature outlines semi-sports styles for summer including tailored hats with versatile outfits. It highlights flannel suits with contrasted bands, various hat designs from milan brims to ribbon turbans, and the balance between tailored and sport looks in overall dress.
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THE
VOGUE
Milan
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Riddle Jokes From A Pastime Parade
A collection of old time quips and pun questions about geese apples ditches doors and teeth. The exchange previews light humor about everyday objects and roles with simple punch lines.
The Opposites Drill Sparks Lively Class
A teacher asks for opposites of misery sadness and woe. The class answers happiness gladness and giddap in a lively unison demonstrating quick, spirited learning in a classroom drill.
Up Ladder of Fame From Bottom Rung
London Tit-Bits notes that a labor government in power highlights great rises from mill and mine to high state offices. It recalls Ben Jonson who built Lincoln’s Inn with a book and trowel, George Stephenson from a coal pit, and John Bunyan a tinker.
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London
Ben Jonson
Westminster Abbey
Lincoln’s Inn
George Stephenson
John Bunyan
James Hogg
Ettrick Forest
Burns
Opie
Information Sought Hubby I'm at my wits ends
A witty exchange hints at frugal cleverness turning scarce material into trouble. The dialogue frames domestic wry humor about resourcefulness and cheeky banter between spouses.
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