The Other Passenger in London Omnibus Reunites
Sal, a flower seller, meets Bill Cartwright on a London omnibus he had once loved. She recalls a past lie to protect her father and accepts his sudden return, accepting his offer to take the flower basket and accompany her home. The encounter awakens old memories and signals change.
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Sal
Mrs. Bower
London
Charing Cross
Charlie
Whitehall
Covent Garden
Admiralty
Mrs. Carp
Bill Cartwright
Nat’rel
Bill
Californy
Australia
Rochester Row
Missis
Story of South Sea Shark
Minneapolis readers learn of a remarkable shark aboard the Haute Flyer during a South Sea voyage. The rogue predator repeatedly boarded the deck, bit Henry Williams, and finally died after absorbing a shipboard clock that rang 23 strokes.
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Minneapolis
Minn
South Sea Islands
Henry Williams
Williams
Easter Song Reflects Calvary and Easter Day
A poem about Easter joy born from sorrow with images of Calvary and resurrection. The speaker urges sorrowful hearts to rejoice as Calvary and Easter Day are presented as one moment of divine salvation. Signed Susan Coolidge.
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Mart
Susan Coolidge
Symbolic Easter Origins and Customs Through the Ages
The article surveys Easter symbols like eggs and lilies across civilizations from Egyptians to Hawaiians, tracing the feast’s origins from Passover links to Christian resurrection. It covers the Paschal controversy and Nicene rules for dating Easter, names origins, and varied traditions including feasts, fires, feet washing, and customs across nations.
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Hawaii
Nisan
Constantine
Ecumenical Council of
Nice
Nicene Council
Eastre
Ostera
Christ
England
Ireland
Unjust Suspicions and Postal Card Revelations
A New York Weekly item notes Mrs Shrill raising questions after personal postal cards from her family became public. A postal clerk speculates the cards were left at home and not read by anyone in the office.
Milk Bottle Exchange
Milkmen trade bottles between dealers at the exchange. They receive one cent per bottle from others and may buy their own company’s bottles at two cents each.
Frisky Train Banter Ends With a Deadpan Punchline
Young Stevens jokes with a farmer aboard a northbound train. The farmer remarks the town blocked burying a woman, then adds she wasn’t dead, leaving Stevens chagrined by the macabre misdirection.
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Young Stevens
Pocketbook advertisement sparks theft barter
In a sharp exchange, Billson asks who advertises for the pocketbook. Jimson claims the ad is his and dismisses the finders reward. The talk turns to bank-notes and cheques inside the pocketbook. Bertha Bullion’s father allegedly funds the large ad, with Bertha lending the money.
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Billson
Jimson
Bertha Bullion
Miss Fitz's Fits Fashion Note
Miss Fitz presents dresses with a fashionable twist and stylish appeal showcasing fits for a stylish figure. The note playfully teases Miss Fits and Miss Fits misfits, highlighting fashion wit and charm.
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Miss Fitz
Unproductive Irish Land Decline Since 1840
Since 1840 about 1,300,000 acres of Irish land have fallen from cultivation. The figure highlights the vast agricultural collapse and mounting land abandonment during the period.
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Augusta E. Mansford
Joseph B. Bowles
Willie
Meg
Ben
Stevens
Duke of Devonshire
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