Desert Dilemma in a Choice of Lovers
Beth Lewis stranded in a Arizona canyon faces quicksand and two suitors, Judson Bailey and Buck Harden, who must choose to cross for her. Bailey volunteers first but is saved by Harden. at ranch, Beth admits she favored Bailey to spare Harden the danger, ending in his embrace.
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Beth Lewis
Arizona Desert
Beth
Lightfoot
Ai Rock
Buck Harden
Judson Batley
Beth Lee
Judson Bailey
Judson
Bailew
Hayden
Bailey
Buck
Riley
Teather
Tam
Buck Hawden
Hindoo Dancing and Music in Native Performance
A 19th century observer contrasts Hindoo dance with European ballet noting the dances rely on wrestling, jumping, and convulsive motions. The Hindee taste for music is strong with instruments like clarinets, trumpets, cymbals and drums. The matuya conductor leads with body movements and ecstatic cries to animate the ensemble.
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Boewevrer
Matuya
Man Misreads Memo Gets Sepia Paint Instead
A suburban customer visits a city paint shop with a scrap showing three initials Qe2 aloe ARee and C P A. He realizes the note meant sepia brown paint after misreading the memo and leaves with a red apple in place of cash.
The Art and Craft of Firework Set Piece Making
A detailed look at pyrotechnic production from case making and charging to precise color design. Artists and chemists race to match painted color plans using gerbes and quick match while tall set pieces are assembled on a checkered frame with hundreds of pins. The process emphasizes timing, safety, and elaborate craftsmanship.
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Collor
The Impossible Beyond Our Understanding Parable
A parable by Miss E. Fox Howard depicts a test of belief across generations. A dog cannot open a door, a child opens it, a pupil struggles with a sum, and a professor admits limits on explanation. Just beyond our understanding lies the impossible.
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E. Fox Howard
Bor
Reward of Industry and Gossip at Home
A dialogue reveals a wife Mrs Candour denying presence at home while her daughter Ann notes visitors whispering about her husband’s reputation. The scene shows social pressure and rumor in town exchanges.
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Ann
Good Luck Rings Sell On Broadway Corner
A man hawks lucky horseshoe nail rings on a Broadway corner, selling for a nickel each. Passersby buy and wear them, marveling at the shine. A woman notes the odd livelihoods and the superstition behind the sale in New York.
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Broadway
Woman's grim trip ends with husband’s death in transit
A New York woman on a business trip awaited her husband at mid journey stops. She observed coffin-like boxes loaded onto northbound trains and a hearse with white and black horses approaching her home. At last a funeral escort arrived bearing the body of a man who proved to be her husband.
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New York
Jerser City
Hove
Bedy
New York Press
Justice in Haiti Seen as Revenue Source in Court System
A tale from H Prichard in Where Black Rules White shows a Haitian trader forced to pay weekly debt installments into court. After a remission is issued, a magistrate still imprisons the Haitian for contempt, revealing perceived abuse of judicial authority for gain.
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Haiti
H Prichard
Noorman
Phrased Quips From Louisville Courer Journal
A young wife jokes about reducing quarrels in a year while the elder wife aims to minimize cooking tasks, reflecting domestic humor from the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Marri
Louiisville
Buffragette Beliefs on Equal Wages Stir Debate
Letter excerpts suggest support for equal pay for women and marriage durability. A reader notes a married man’s view reflecting wage equality and cites biographic experiences as context in a Boston Telegram script.
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Buffragette
Boston Transcript
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