Quiet Brother’s Feigned Courtship Sparks Family Plot
In 1920, Tom Bradisy Morse, disliked by his sisters for avoiding girls, faces their plan to stage his engagement. Each sister orders regular letters to a fictitious Mary Smith, with Tom dutifully writing while resisting the ruse. A family conclave compels him to maintain the deception until a misplaced letter reveals the ruse.
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Ray Lewis
McClure
Thomas Bradisy Morse
Ry Fx
Sam Hill
Sink
Dea
Belle
Elsie
Janice
Tom
Bean
Eesie
Sam Blake
Heslo
Tommary
Bronsons
Philadelphia
Philo
Walphila
Mary Smith
Ara
Jaanipe
Mary
Kent
Plaits Keynote or Demure Frock in 1920 Follies
New York reports describe a Greenwich Village Follies 1920 frock with an accordion pleated front skirt, high waist held by bronze ribbon, and long sleeves edged with silver ribbons. The design emphasizes pliant, fan like movement and decorative detailing.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Misread Letter Sparks Curiosity About Bride Mystery
Tom smiles as a bomb fear passes and reads a personal letter meant for his eyes only. A note from Mr Morse hints at a prelude, while his sisters discuss Tom and his bride after their Berkshires tour. Janice and Blair note hair color eyes and a shoe merchant father, but clues remain unsolved.
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Tom
Mr. Morse
Dusiness
Mary
Berkshires
Janice
Blair
Belle
Confessions of a Bride in a Turbulent Moment
A bride records her tense bedroom scene as she discovers her husband near death from illness while a message from Ted suggests an impending sail. She calls a doctor and nurses, tending with makeshift first aid as fear and urgency overwhelm the room. The piece centers on shock, care, and the fragile line between hope and loss.
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Bob
Ted
Ann
Ando Sand
Jim
Bob Wakes or Fades in Uncertain Struggle
The fragment hints at a man named Bob emerging from a stupor with danger of death looming. The tone suggests a dire medical or dramatic moment, focusing on whether he regains consciousness or expires. The readable text centers on the uncertainty of his condition and potential outcomes.
Lost Love and Vow Amid Quiet Despair
A narrator recalls long devotion to Bob and the meaning of true love. She vows to build a heaven in hell if Bob returns from the stillness that binds him, expressing deep emotional reflection and a personal pledge.
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Neves
Bob
Plese
Hell
Desair
Elssen
Appropriate Gifts For Christmas YOR
A dressing table atomizer of cut glass and silver makes a charming gift at a reasonable price. An ink well set with ink container, quill, sealing wax, and tapers comes in enamel and varied colors and takes little space. For a young girl a diary with lock and key is wholesome. For the shopper a wrought iron smoking stand is portable.
Chipmunk Fights Buckwheat Behemoth In Dark Squeeze
Chipmunk Chip wrestles with a giant buckwheat threshing machine as it rumbles toward the field. He jumps to reach grain, then is seized and dropped into darkness, fearing the machine will devour all in sight.
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Chip
Nester
Gearer
Egypt
Fragmentary quote from Cincinnati inquiry raises automobile doubt
A garbled early 20th century Cincinnati inquiry quotes a man asking about a liftte barang and attempting to rum an avtomobile for the first tinge. The Old gORY narrator voices the question as the source scene remains fragmentary.
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Cincisnati Pquirer
Practical Gift for a Man That Lasts Years
A practical gift for men that is reasonably priced and durable. By its nature the wooden clothes pins require and consume vast lumber resources. In the United States annual usage amounts to about 10 million feet of lumber.
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United States
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