The Harmless Little Thing
Sally West teaches a penniless lunch hour drama with Billy Davis at a Dutch inn. He reveals he came to check on Mathilde and ends by asking Sally to walk, talk, and dine together next weekend, hinting at a budding romance beyond a harmless reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally West
Sally
Russia
Mathilde
Billy David
New York
Miss White
Billy Davis
William Thaddeus Davis
ofArtagnan
David Copperfield
Fant
Het
Billy
Tomorow
Precious Gems in Britain and Ireland
Britain and Ireland contain a wealth of semi precious stones. Amethysts appear in Somerset, Cornwall, Perthshire, Fife, and the Hebrides. opals in Cornwall. sapphires near Carrock Fell and in Wicklow and Donegal. garnets widely found from beaches at Bile Bay to Shetland and Cornwall. topaz from Lundy Island and Cairngorm. aquamarines in Cairngorm. blue beryls near St Michael's Mount and Falmouth. green beryls in Aberdeen, Banff, and Dungloe. amber on east coast beaches. malachite near Bedruth. satin spar in Derbyshire. with onyx, sardonyx, jasper, alabaster, and cairngorm also present. No turquoises reported. stones ideal for decoration or wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Irelands
Somerset
Wheal
Cornwall
Agate
Perthshire
Fife
North Uist
Lewis
the Hebrides
Britain
Carrock Fell
Cumberland
Wicklow
Donegal
Bile Bay
Fifeshire
Shetland Isles
Dublin
Anglesey
Lundy Island
St. Michael's Mount
Mourne Mountain
Ireland
Cairngorm
Scotland
British Isles
Falmouth
Aberdeen
Banffshire
Dungloe
Wenegal
Whitbyfield
Bedruth
Derbyshire
North Wales
Cromer
Southwold
Hastings
Montreal Family Herald
Stresemann Seen as Strong Dictator Figure in German Press
German chancellor Gustav Stresemann is described by the press as a strong man with a decisive will, likened to Mussolini. Count Harry Kessler portrays him as a clear leader with a sharp personality, educated, with a notable parliamentary tactician status and ties to major industrial cartels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Stresemann
Mussolini
Stresemann
Count Harry Kessler
Poland
Institute of Politics
Williamstown
Mass
Count Kessler
Dr. Stresemann
Defi
Dresden
Berlin
Napoleon
Byron
Germany
Reichstag
United States
Great Sayon Industrial Kartel
Trust
Meredith Sues Brookhart for 80 Cents in Libel Fight
Senator Smith W Brookhart of Iowa faces libel action from Meredith secretary of agriculture accusing Brookhart of harming farm prices. Meredith seeks 80 cents in damages plus oath exposure, arguing Brookhart’s Radcliffe address attacked his integrity with baseless claims. Brookhart counters I can pay 80 cents and welcomes the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
HE. T. Meredith
Secretary of Agriculture
Wall Street
Agriculture
Meredith
Brookhart
Radcliffe
Smith Wildman Brookhart
No European Problem Says Dr Butler
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University returns from Europe and says there is no European problem politically or economically. He lectured in British universities on American history and addressed the Academy of International Law at The Hague. He visited France and Belgium and warned that war risk equal to the danger on Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Europe
Butler
Academy of International Law
The
Hague
France
Belgium
Dr. Butler
Fifth Avenue
Great Britain
Church of Rome
Deserter Bergdoll Again in Limelight
Deserter Bergdoll attracts renewed attention after a second failed kidnapping attempt. He killed one man and wounded another in the incident, then chewed off a thumb. Extradition efforts by the United States and Canada failed. Germany has not acted. Bergdoll has lived in hiding for over two years in Baden Eberbach at the Hotel Krone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
United States
Canada
Slacker
Germany
Eberbach
Baden
Krone
Spanking Husbands Common in Some Marriages
A Los Angeles Times account describes a married couple who run a business together and use corporal punishment. The husband admits the wife spanks him for serious lapses, sometimes tying him to a bed and hitting him with a strap. He says they get along well, and notes the practice as his medicine. He prefers it to verbal scolding and suggests other husbands might benefit from similar discipline.
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Aediiieie
Uge
Supreme Court
Los Angeles Times
Cushions Poor Train Guide
A man and his wife arrive from Albany and ride to Connecticut via a day line steamer. At the One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Street station the husband dismisses the loud train announcements, insisting he will know his train by the upholstery and later learns many trains have changed routes and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Connecticut
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
New York Sun and Globe
New Haven
Central
Ephraim Celebrates Golden Wedding With Dignity
A man named Ephraim strolls in fine clothing to mark his golden wedding anniversary. He explains his present wife is not involved because she is his fourth wife, a detail he states with quiet dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim
Suh
Skunk Fur Umbrella Joke Leaves Customer Laughing
A furrier assures a coat is genuine skunk fur and promises durability. A customer asks about rain damage, and the shopkeeper replies with a witty quip about a skunk not carrying an umbrella.
Florence Ticket Confusion at Station Window
A dusky woman complains at a railroad station ticket window saying Florence exists on the line. The agent denies Florence on the line, prompting the woman to insist Florence sits nearby and demand a ticket. The exchange captures a terse clash over a non existing destination.
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Florence
The Tragedy of Jones and Dream-Induced Separation
A satirical exchange notes Jones and his wife separating over a dream. Jones shouted Lucy in sleep. he dreamed he was in Chicago and his wife was named Lucy, while his wife, Mabel, is said to be the superstition figure in the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Mabel
Chicago
Lucy
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Swede Seeks Marriage License Instead of Hunting Permit
A young Swede appeared at the county judge's office and asked for a license. The judge asked what kind of license. The man replied he did not want a hunting permit but a marriage license.
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertisement
Aspirin Compliment people and they may deprecate their work, and neither one altogether means what he says. The Cuticura Toilet Trio. Having cleared your skin keep it clear by making Cuticura your everyday toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal, the Taleam to powder and perfume. No toilet table is complete without them.
Proposals to dam Belle Isle Straits to alter climate
The Montreal Family Herald notes that damming the Belle Isle straits at the entrance to the Arctic current could make Montreal an all year port and possibly shift English climate. It warns no one knows the climatic consequences and cites seventy million dollars as the cost while raising issues of water levels tariffs between Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
England
Belle Isle Straits
Newfoundland
Labrador
Montreal
United States
Montreal Family Herald
Argument for Industry
A brief exchange humorously touts steady effort as protection from danger. The Old Hen warns the Young Hen that daily diligence serves as a shield, metaphorically suggesting regular work guards one from trouble, aligned with a Progressive Grocer theme.
Lacing Up Shoes and the Loss of Gaiters
A stark line captures a struggle with footwear as a symbol of what cannot be restored. The prose contrasts the pain of dressing with the haunting memory of gaiters, implying an absence that shapes daily routine.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Precious Gems
Deserter
Wrigleys
Cincinnati
Bayer
Petu Nameeeleyn Re
Peles
Roy Tata Gesola
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