Lilacs Entice a Village Romance Under Moonlit Lilacs
In a Berkshire hamlet a weary city girl Katherine Hope, staying with Mrs Jones, grows stronger amid lilac scented nights. Selden Howard, a well traveled bachelor, admires her from a garden hedge and impulsively offers hospitality and attention. A chance walk in the lilac garden leads to a whispered invitation to stay, between them a spring romance blooms amid moonlit shadows.
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Howard
Selden Howard
Jean
Katherine Hope
Eleventh Avenue
Katherine
Perdita
Marpessa
Ariadne
Jones
Abe
Mr. Selden
Mr. Selden Howard
Mrs. Jones
God's Green Earth
Mollie
Mollies
Selden
Chimpanzee Described As West African Ape
A historical account describes the chimpanzee as a large west African ape in the Simiadae family. It notes its dark hair, flesh colored hands and feet, erect posture possible, arboreal habits, fruit diet, social nesting in trees, and relation to the gorilla.
Dachshund Days Highlight Tough Dog Days
A witty line recalls a season of unusually tough heat with a pun on dachshund days. The remark frames the period as harsher than typical dog days, using humor to underscore patience strained by the heat.
Wagner Provokes Dumrox On Soothing Music Debate
Mr. Dumrox contests the soothing claim of music and admits he personaly grows agitated by Wagner operas, highlighting a clash over music’s calming power.
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Mr. Dumrox
Party Frocks For Youthful The Debutante In War Times
War time fashion advice celebrates debutantes and their friends with home sewn party frocks. The illustrated crepe georgette and taffeta gown features a long lace overskirt and an overdrape, with a modest neck. It notes home sewing is practical while praising American girls for lasting modesty and prettiness.
Four Hats Show Youthful Millinery Styles
A descriptive gallery of four hats for young women, from satin small hats with bead embellishments to navy blue tam styles and plaited ribbon trimmed silk crowns. Fabrics include satin satin broadcloth duveryn velvet and fur fabrics with looped ribbons and georgette underbrim. Also a note on friendship as the basis of selfless sympathy.
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Navy
Vicks VapoRub Promoted for Influenza Relief
An article promotes Vicks VapoRub for Spanish influenza care, detailing external use to loosen phlegm and open air passages, breathing steam methods, and bed rest. It notes influenza’s low fatality but warns of complications like pneumonia, urging early bed rest and avoiding crowds.
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N. C. Board of Health
Nature
Vick
Freddy's gasless Sunday gift confusion
Freddy's aunt gives him a $10 automobile for his birthday but he insists on riding his old tricycle on the sidewalk. After a brief rebuke she asks why he won't use the new car, and he responds that today is a gasless Sunday.
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Freddy
Family Lookalike Sparks Quiet Exchange
A boy tells his father he looks like him. The father asks why and the son replies with a brief, simple denial. The child notes the other boy is much bigger, highlighting a subtle moment of self-awareness.
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Sonny
War garden question prompts simple reply
A brief dialogue notes Mrs. Hoorah tending a war garden. The exchange asks if she has raised vegetables and the answer is no flags are raised.
Inheritance Dialogue Frames Widow and Late Husband
A brief scene centers on a widow who is tardy and a remark that she takes after her late husband. The exchange hints at family dynamics and lingering memory.
Sing 0 Come Tumble the Jam on the Ocean
Miss Ellis at school No 41 allows pupils to choose a song after music class. A young student asks to sing and Miss Ellis, an able interpreter, leads a spirited performance of Columbia the Gem of the Ocean by the group nicknamed babies.
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Columbia
Dr Peerys Dead Shot Ad Offer
Vermin control claim touts Dr Peerys Dead Shot as a single bottle solution for rapid, assured results. Advertisement text emphasizes efficiency and reliability for pest management.
Ominous Outlook in Dental Chair
In a Kansas City Star excerpt, a dentist urges Bruce to hurry as a boy Clar ence Callipers quotes a Bible line about a day with the Lord being like a thousand years. The scene mixes urgency with a biblical proverb in a dental setting.
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Bruce
Clarence Callipers
Kansas City Star
Treat reports with indifference and others will disregard
The quote notes that public attention fades when reports lack interest. It suggests a warning about media credibility and audience apathy, urging readers to value accurate, timely reporting rather than neglecting news.
A Man’s Wit and Weights in Gentle Humor
A thoughtful note on moderation and manners. The speaker contrasts playful self awareness with social tact, suggesting a robust yet courteous approach to life and humor. The tone blends lighthearted self depiction with a nod to politeness even among larger men.
Haarlem Oil capsules promise kidney and bladder relief
Advert reads that OLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules are a 200 year standard remedy for kidney and urinary issues. It claims safety and effectiveness, urges prompt treatment, and notes druggists sell the product with a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
LD Edal Haarlem
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