Joe Tries Faith and Love in a Winter Prayer
Joe Temple, a sober teamster, falls for Mary Anderson at a cereal factory. A grass sprout on a brick wall inspires him to seek redemption and plan a quiet wedding as he battles drink. A note from Mary brings a hopeful wedding invitation.
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Temnple
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Walt
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Joe Byers
Ieee
Nate
Huttl
Editorial snippet from multiple papers on society, law, and theater
The clipping blends editorial lines from Buluth News-Tribune St Louis Post-Dispatch Baltimore Herald and Chicago Record-Herald. Topics include constitutional amend ments on divorce, Shakespeare in a theatrical syndicate, New York tax legislation, and a hospital case. Contains fragmented phrases and references to public discourse.
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Buluth News-Tribune
St. Louis Postatch
Theatrical
Baltimore Herald
New York
Chicago
Herala
Daniibatties
War's Worst Evil and the Peace Question
A Harper's Weekly summary discusses David Starr Jordan's argument for peace, arguing war wastes the best stock of a nation. It asserts crash impacts on families and future generations, noting decimation in civil war as a warning. The piece contrasts adversity with peace fostering virile virtues and strength.
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David Starr Jordan
Greece
Rome
Jordan
Harper's. Weekly
Garfield Brother Reflects On Presidency And Family
Thomas Garfield, eighty three, brother of James A Garfield, lives near Hudsonville Michigan on a farm. He recalls visiting Mentor before the presidency and James’s wish to serve in the Senate. Garfield says the presidency brought him increased anxiety and cares, and he last saw James alive in Cleveland.
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A. Garfield
Thomas Garfield
Garfield
Hudsonville
Mich
Washington
Mentor
Senate
Cleveland
Thomas
Michigan
Record of Record-Setting Diamond Imports Reach 36 Million
Harper's Weekly notes that imports of diamonds and precious stones into the United States in the past year exceed 36 million dollars. The 1903 and 1904 figures were 28.5 million and 27.75 million respectively, with ten months of 1905 yielding over 31 million and an expected total near 36.6 million, the highest in U.S. history.
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United States
Harper's Weekly
Ice lens lights cigar in skating tale
A skater, with no matches, lights his cigar using a carved ice lens. He explains the ice concentrates sunlight to form a bright spot that smokes and lights the cigar, comparing it to a glass lens and noting its heat could boil water.
Word invention at Academy stirs talk of culture
A Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts student is credited with creating a word meant to fill a long felt need. She says the current use of culture is overworked and misused, dragged to describe people of status. Her remark on acquaintances ends with a quip that they are “cul turined,” not cultured.
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Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia
The Maelstrom Near Norway A Vast Whirlpool Explored
An eyewitness account from a captain describes entering the Maelstrom off the Lofoten Islands. He depicts a circular vortex a mile and a half across with water racing toward the center. The ship rode the edge safely for eighteen minutes, while the roaring, blue to white whirlpool posed feared destruction to large vessels.
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Norway
Lofoden
The Show Window Trimming Guide from a Local Paper
A vintage guide advises shopkeepers on window display care. It urges upper window attention, varied trims, clean glass, and avoid overrun of fixtures. It warns against sun-discolored goods and suggests frequent tasteful changes to attract customers.
Wonderful Faculty of the Triton Reproduces Amputated Parts
The tri 4 lizardlike reptile, found coast to coast, shows remarkable regenerative powers. Bon not, a French naturalist, amputated legs tails and even an eye noting rapid regrowth. A tail loss causes a lopsided gait but limbs and eyes regrow within weeks to months.
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Union
Bonnot
Bonnet
Strenge Sighs in Quirky Chicago Chat
A fragment from Chicago News recalls a playful scene where a character jokes about a passing car and a marriage proposal. The dialogue centers on a machine sound described as chug chug and a humorous misunderstanding during a social moment.
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Strenge
Jack
Edna
Eva
Chicago News
Noted Exchange Sparks Uneasy Tension at Social
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a scene where a man kisses a woman on the forehead and she raises her head in pride before his lips fall short. The dialogue hints at social flirtation and restrained courtship.
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Louisville=Courier Journal
The Poor Bard in a Poet's Attic
In a stark attic scene the poet lights a match to warn away the cold as a visitor surveys the sparse room. The excerpt from the New Orleans Times Democrat captures a brisk, intimate moment between speaker and observer.
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New Orleans Times Democrat
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