A Peculiar Exchange Laced With Camaraderie
A fragmentary dialogue features a low comedian, a prima donna, and remarks about a cigar named after a celebrity. The scene shifts to Oklahoma land and real estate discussions, with quips about Indians and land deals. The tone mixes humor and social satire in a vintage theater skit.
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New Monoplane Hat With Propeller Pins For Mois Santa Flight
A century old millinery craze debuts the monoplane hat to honor Mois Santa flight from Paris to England. It features two winglike structures and hat pins with genuine miniature propellers that spin with each breeze, adding lively motion as the wearer moves.
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England
Had His Way and the Algiers Bishop Farce
A noted surgeon Frederick Treves advises a bishop to seek rest in Algiers but the bishop, swamped with duties, resists then concedes to Treves insistence. The second vignette shows Haystack Hollow’s postmaster near a breakdown over recognizing signatures on checks as many postal cards arrive unreadable.
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Algiers
Heaven
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Appleweight Case Spurs Ardmore and Griswold Pursuit
Ardmore and Griswold navigate cross border tensions between North and South Carolina as they scheme to capture the outlaw Appleweight. In Dilwell County the governor stays distant while forces on the ground map out routes, locate stills, and prepare to move Appleweight to trial or captivity across state lines. Ardmore and Cooke drift between forests, trains, and a rural drug of the land, chasing clues and sketching a path to justice.
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Griswold Delays Departure Amid Political Intrigue
Prof Griswold and Barbara pause at the telegraph office as news arrives that Mingo Sheriff refuses Griswold’s message. He notes palace lines and warns Appleweight adversaries may reveal hands. Griswold stays in the veranda, savoring Barbara’s voice and planning to thwart the Appleweight ghost and edicts.
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Peasant Girl's Treasure Linked to Ghika Family
The London Telegraph notes that boxes of gold and silver objects, jewelry and diamonds valued at several million Kronen were found during a search near Jassy. The haul, hidden in Safta Hradmnarin’s house for 26 years, was connected to Marta Ghika and a deceased Ghika servant, with ties to Prince Nikolai Ghika in Paris.
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The Limit Elopement Sparks Family Conflict
A brief, fragmented exchange about an elopement. The father laments his daughter’s act while a second speaker urges decency and restraint, implying hopes the matter be settled quietly. The fragments hint at lingering tension and a returned daughter.
Master Briand, Forty-Six, Becomes France’s Prime Minister
Briand, aged forty six, ascends to prime ministership and is hailed as a genius. Once an outsider with a scant legal career, he rose rapidly through cabinet posts, combining wit and charisma with a calm, elusive power. His future as French leader remains uncertain and intriguing.
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Paris
Pitt
Jefferson
Robespierre
Haif
France
Tribune
Gum Chewing in America Sends Wide Consumer Buzz
Washington reports that twenty nine University of Commerce students and three professors now in the United States note the gum chewing boom. The piece highlights nickel slot machines, jars of gum, and gum on subway riders and crowds. It notes many chew for taste or digestion and suggests nerves may link to habit. It cites U S demand reaching billions of pieces annually and a healthy seven year old trust supporting the market.
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University of Commerce
Cologne
America
Subway
Europe
United States
Witty Fragments From Hayper's Weekly
A playful collage of antiquated quips and misread puns from Hayper's Weekly. Features reflections on philosophers Diogenes and ethics, plus jokes about acting dressers and a grocer overweights sugar in a humorous exchange.
He Came by It Honestly
A short tale recalls a boy accusing a teacher of graft after a pencil is misplaced. Johnny’s gaze and the single word mark a moment of scorn. The closing line notes Johnny’s father writes for four current magazines.
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4 Current Magazine
Dame Nature Hints When the Food Is Not Suited
An Arizona man reports lasting headaches from breakfast foods and coffee. After switching to Postum and Grape- Nuts three months ago he says headaches stopped, stomach distress faded, and he gained weight. He praises Postum as easily digested and states Grape-Nuts is tasty and nutritious.
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Wellville
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