Ball at Beryl Court Sparks Jealous Intrigue and Elopement Risk
Ella Wycherly contemplates a bold mixed ball while Arthur Calthorpe courts debate and Lionel Leigh battles inner hatred for love. At Wycherly Hall a balcony encounter triggers affection and jealousy as St. Martha's College tensions rise with Miss Wilkinson's dramatic elopement near-disaster.
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Leigh—Leigh—Leigh
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Earl of Bery
St. Martha's College
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Honeysuckle Cottage
Woodmancote
Papa
Leila
Australia
Calthorpe
Earl of Beryl
Lionel
St. Martha’s College
Seymour Cummington
Jabez Howler
St. Martha's
Abbotshold
St. Mary de Lode’s
Pritchard
Lionel Leigh
Jane Wilkinson
Dick Barrington
Jane
Maria
Miss Wilkinson
Scotland
France
Holland
Richard Barington
Jenny
Ella Wycherly
Miss Wycherly
Sistine
Beryl
Wycherly
Wycherly Hall
Kila
Beryl Court
Romeo
Coe Poe
Michigan Republicans reaffirm principles and Taft support
The Michigan Republican convention renews allegiance to Republican principles and prosperity under Roosevelt and Taft. It endorses Taft for president, praises congressional allies, and expands the State central committee with two Editorial Association-nominated members. The convention also notes the revised constitutional instrument and urges adoption.
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Michigan
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Ohio
United States
Congress of
Congress
Republican Press of
State Association
State Central Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Michigan Republican Editorial Association
Franklin House in Paris Demolished Near the Elysee Palace
A Paris correspondent reports the old Rue Matignon and Rue de Penthievre farm house once housing Benjamin Franklin has been razed. The century-old New England cottage stood near the president’s palace with a garret, thin brick walls, and a rotted tile roof. Franklin reportedly designed and furnished it.
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Rue de Penthievre
Boston Herald
Benjamin Franklin
France
New England
Franklin
The Force of Habit Accountant Casts Eye Quirk
A posed description notes an accountant so devoted to work that with nothing to do he casts up his eyes, a humorous character trait reflecting his diligence and habit.
Prodigal Returns With Money and a Small Purse
In Old Home Week a prodigal son returns and boasts of riches, revealing he started with one dollar and today has only four cents after travel and a small trunk check. He offers to work odd jobs like sawing and splitting wood to stay in town.
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Mr. Jameson
Boston
Ozy Boggs
Uncle Jerry Quips on State Charities Color Lines
Uncle Jerry Peebles jokes that state charitable institutions are not as black as painted nor as white as whitewashed, offering a humorous take on public perception. The line reflects a rural, period voice and social attitudes of the era within a casual exchange.
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Uncle Jerry
Uncle Jerry Peebles
Grocer Sees Health Boost From Postum Coffee Alternative
A Cleveland grocer shares a customer's letter praising Postum Food Coffee. The testimonial claims coffee withdrawal improved nerves appetite and stomach comfort after two years of using Postum. The ad invites readers to try Postum and read The Road to Wellville for more.
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Cleveland
Wellville
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