Global headlines mix in chaotic early 20th century ramble
A stream of disjointed observations covers weather, Esperanto, travel, crime, real estate, politics, fashion, and aviation. The piece jokes about a New Yorker robbed in France, debates skirt styles, notes Maine’s housemaids, laments currency design, and muses on Zeppelin plans and a looming revolution, all in a rambly, speculative tone.
A Plea for the Conservation of Common Sense
Col George Harvey highlights a hopeful future for America in the North American Review, urging balance between capital and labor, strong patriotism, and civic duty. The piece notes a new loyalty course in schools and calls for resource conservation, while a Jersey City fire chief mockingly closes with a light note on requests for leave.
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Appleweight case in shadow as governor’s aide feuds with attorney general
In a Columbia statehouse rendezvous, Barbara Osborne and Griswold push to secure a state action in the Appleweight case. The governor’s quiet absence and a missing requisition threaten to unmask political maneuvering as Bosworth and the aide clash over authority and potential prosecutions.
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The Little Brown Jug The Little Brown Jug Jatc Ardmore Tale
A confused OCR tale follows Ardmore chasing a winked at girl through Georgia South Carolina and North Carolina. Mistaken identities and a governor’s intrigue unfold as Grinwald and Osborne evade danger and pursue power in a fractured state plot.
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Irreverent Secret Document Stolen from Governor’s Desk
In a tense exchange the governor’s desk document is alleged to have been taken from a drawer before Gov Osborne’s departure for New Orleans. The attorney general calls the charge ugly while Griswold huffs, amid accusations of prying and theft.
Shushed Carolers Told To Sing Peace On Earth
An odd scene unfolds as a small boy directs a caroler group to sing Peace on Earth under a lamp in a back street. A copper saucepan wielding woman thanks them with three pence, noting her husband’s turkey raise and the goal of avoiding neighbor interference.
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The Hobble Skirt and a Saucy Exchange
A Bristol Rhode Island dinner sparks debate on the hobble skirt described by Miss Ethel Barrymore as pretty yet inconvenient. A bystander compares its tightness to crowded bridge trains while a witty quip about a pending marriage adds a hint of whimsy to the social note.
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Clean sport debate echoes in dirt and cheers
In a light exchange, Mr. Fintck extols baseball as the cleanest sport while Mrs. Pintck counters with a memory of crowds cheering in the dirt at each base, illustrating differing views on the game's appeal.
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Fragmentary Missouri line sparks unclear quarrel exchange
In a seized excerpt a misquoted exchange hints at tension over taking sake from a window. A voice from Missouri appears to confront a youth with harsh reproach, while the youth replies in broken phrasing about vetore and being told off.
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