Katydids Sing Secret News Ripples Through Pleasant Valley
Freddie Firefly discovers Kiddie Katydid’s musical prowess and plans to leak the secret to Mr. Crow, the gossiping newspaper frog, unless Kiddie can quiet the rumor. Freddie seeks help from Mr. Frog, the tailor, who knows Mr. Crow and can deliver a message.
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Freddie Firefly
Kidde
Pleasant Valley
Katy
Kiddie
Ted
Mr. Crow
Crow
Frog Family
Mr. Frog
What's in a Name How Sheelah Shiela Became Popular
Mildred Marshall explores the origin of names like Sheelah Sheila and Shiela in Irish and European roots. The piece traces echoes from Roman and Etruscan lineages to Venetian and Irish adoption, suggesting romantic beliefs tie name choices to luck and love.
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Mildred Marshall
Shiela
Sheelah
Lin
Ceoles
Vivenna
Venice
Naples
Aky
England
Three Brothers Legend in Ancestry Beliefs Across History
An essay notes a widespread superstition that many peoples trace origins to “three brothers.” It cites Noah’s sons, Hesiod, and ancient Germans as examples. The piece suggests such myths reflect arithmancy magic and universal human need to roots origins.
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Natong
Sone
Noah
Earth
Heaven
Thage Brothers
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Hotel St Popapher and the Home Trouble Advice
A hotel stenographer warns Kelly about his failing marriage and skewed advice on ending a marriage via flowers candies or other ploys. An advice figure insists kindness improves matrimony, while several harmful schemes are mocked as fashionable but wrong. The piece ends noting real divorce law would rise with such attitudes.
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Eyatho
Kelly
Aliey
McNayeht Syndicate, Inc
When I Was Twenty one by Joseph Kaye
A 21 year old Edgar Rice Burroughs is described as a private in Troop B of the Seventh United States Cavalry stationed in Arizona. He aimed to rise to officer rank after failing West Point exams and enlisting. Burroughs later becomes famed creator of popular books and a noted figure in literature.
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Gary
Ute
Seventh
United States Cavalry
Arizona
Smy
West Point
Edggar’ Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burrougha
McClure
A Little Different Hub and Wife Dialog Tangle
A back and forth between a husband and wife centers on relatives seeking money. Veracity Foreman questions an applicant about a discharge citing hospital stay as the reason. The dialogue reflects a tense job interview scene from the American Legion Weekly.
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Foreman
Ins Hospital
American Legion Weekly
At the Show She They Pay I Have Eyes Like Pop
A fragmentary caption hints at a show with a character described as Hal Pop-eyed and others with unusual eye expressions. The text remains unclear about event details or identities.
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Pop
Hal
Expensive Lessons in Poker Misunderstanding
A brief dialogue depicts two men arranging a poker game and a comical misunderstanding about one man playing poker. They clarify their positions with light humor about impressions and expectations.
Unclear Philosophical Note on Idealism and Ego Sublimation
Fragmentary quotation discusses modern idealism and an epistemological question. It references an inevitable sublimation of the ego and a figure labeled California Pelican as part of the musings. The text is fragmentary and lacks concrete events or dates.
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God Head
California
Masquerade Quip Sparks Witty Golf Ball Joke
A Vanderbilts Masquerade quip circulates as a playful line comparing a figure to a golf ball and noting the pun on being "ceeed" up.
Cause for Split Booty Engagement Break
Sally and Hal called off their engagement after a biscuit Sally baked was dropped and eaten by her dog. The incident led to a breakup and strained relations within their circle.
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Sally
Hal
Awful Flatterer Mentioned in Quick Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows Grace and Mabel discussing Tom Alsmilea an infamous flatterer with a quip about compliments. The line hints at social humor and character dynamics in a light conversational piece.
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Grace
Gosa
Tom Alsmilea
Mabel
Not So Good Doctor I Understand
Fragments show a character speaking to Flapper about a left shoulder ache and a jesting remark on age or capability. The text reads as a humorous aside or dialogue fragment without a clear news event or report. Likely a line from a serialized piece or fiction in progress.
Dawn Debates Split Philistine Poet On Daybreak
Fragmented dialogue shows a clash between a Phillating figure and a poet over dawn. Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith express mutual indifference, while a puzzling remark about a huge baby surfaces amid the garbled exchange.
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Arthur Scott Bailey
Freddie
Whorlor Syndicate
By John Kendrick Bangs
Raver
Cothe
McGiure
Oyu
Alma Rubens
ASC
Alma ‘Rubens
San Francisco
Alma
Stpopapher
Joseph Kaye
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Malou
Hub
Teggie
Ceed
Vanderbilt
De&ts
George
Alan
Post
Lea
Tthwestern Yeast CO
Ashland
Chicago
Heaith
Reid, Murdoch & CO
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Develor
Nujol
W. &. Caldwell
Cello
Jil
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Artistic Cleaning & Dyeing Co
Jona
Wadérat
Biel
Dr Caldwell
McIunlarton
Tims
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