News of Katydid secret could reach Mr. Crow
Freddie Firefly learns a musical secret of Kiddie Katydid and plans to tell Mr. Crow the gossip, hoping the old beaver newspaper bearer will spread it. The plot hinges on a whispered tune and the desire for fame in Pleasant Valley.
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Freddie Firefly
Katy
de Katydin
Kiddie
Pleasant’ Valley
Mr. Crow
Kiddle
Ted
Freddie Wirefly
Frog
Treddle Tirefly
Mr. Frog
Grosset & Dunlap
What's in a Name by Mildred Marshall Pacts about names
An odd cloze-like feature describes name origins and variants Sheelah Sheelah Shiela, Sheelah spelling, and historical ties from Etruscan Ceoles Vivenna to Coellan hill. It traces spread from Venice to Naples to England and Ireland with notes on meanings and luck.
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Mildred’ Marshall
Ceoles ‘Vivenna
Coellan Hill
Venice
Naples
Sky
Shiela
England
Sheelah
Why of three brothers superstition in origins
The article argues that many people believe in three founding brothers as the source of their ancestry. It traces this trait to arithmancy magic and shows how cultures from Noah’s sons to Hesiod and ancient Germans used triad legends. The piece notes the deep, widespread persistence of the three brothers myth across history.
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Earth
Heaven
Thage Brothers
McClure Nawapaper Syndicate
Wild Advice on Wives From a Discontented Detective
A hotel scene shows a house detective lamenting a failing marriage. A stenographer suggests drastic, comical methods to remove a wife, then taunts the idea with witty social commentary. The exchange ends with a plug for kindness over drastic acts.
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Wisiy
Kelly
Fair Land
Ha BleNuueht Syndicate, Inc
When I Was Twenty One by Edgar Rice Burroughs
A fragment from a 21st birthday journal recalls Edgar Rice Burroughs serving as a private in the Seventh U S Cavalry in Arizona. He details aims to become an officer and reflects on varied youthful ambitions while pursuing writing fame.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Ray
Introop
United States Cavalry
Arizona
Cavalry
West Point
Edgar Rtice
Burroughs
Hha
McClura Newspapey Syndicate
Letter From a Relative Sparks Department Exchange
A fragment from the American Legion Weekly features a tense worker discussion about a letter torn up for money requests. The dialogue reveals concerns over misrepresentation and family influence in job applications.
Expensive Lessons In A Poker Game Exchange
A brief exchange shows a Major inviting a friend to a poker game. The friend declines, noting he does not play. The officer humorously recalls his own past confusion about the same impression, revealing a light moment about assumptions and miscommunications.
God Head and Inevitable Ego Sublimation Debate
A dialogue fragment contrasts modern idealism with nonepis temological monism. She questions the stance, while he hints at the inevitable sublimation of the ego as instinctive within California Pelican prose.
Masquerade Quip Teases Regegle as Golf Ball
A Vanderbilts masquerade joke mocks Regegle by calling him a golf ball and saying he was “teed up.” The quip suggests a playful jab at the guest’s appearance or status during the event.
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Regegle
Vanderbilt
Cause for Split Roots Why Sally and Hal Ended Engagement
The couple halted their engagement after an incident where Sally dropped a biscuit and her dog ate it. The event led to a quarrel and ultimately the breakup as reported in local society notes.
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Sally
Hal
Flatterer Tom Alsmiles Impresses Mabel in Banter
Grace remarks he is an awful flatterer and flirts with Mabel. Mabel asks if he called her pretty. Grace clarifies he complimented Mabel, not Grace, sparking playful dialogue about charm and appearance.
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Grace
Tom Alsmiles
Mabel
Graice
Even Settles Debts in Private Exchange
A terse line features a dialog about decisions and futures, with a focus on a respondent named George and implications for the speaker’s upcoming plans in a personal exchange. The fragment hints at resolved obligations and an outlook tied to future arrangements.
Nujol Endorsed as Safe Laxative for Regular Elimination
Authorities approve Nujol for its gentle natural action that drafts missing intestinal lubrication. It softens waste, permits thorough elimination without taxing muscles, and can be used long term. it does not form a habit and may be stopped anytime with bottle directions.
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Nujol
Bay
A Childs Laxative Which Mothers
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois, a physician for 47 years, argued constipation caused most childhood illness. He advised mothers to use a harmless laxative to establish natural bowel regularity instead of harsh cathartics. His Syrup Pepsin offered a dependable laxative option without regular assisting drugs.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Not So Good Doctor Knocks Back Flapper Banter
A playful exchange features a doctor and a flapper, with witty barbs about pain and health. The dialogue hints at social slang of the era as characters trade quips on ailments and resilience.
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Benging
Dawn Debate Between Philistine and the Post
The fragment dialogs feature the Philistine and the post debating dawn and daybreak with lines about the start of the day and end of night. The text glimpses a poetic exchange reflecting dawn imagery and a cultural contrast in hearing morning.
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Post
Alnal
Life and sympathy cross paths in a small exchange
Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith share mutual sympathy after a misunderstanding about a baby. One woman comforts the other as they discuss their shared concern, reflecting close-knit community support.
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Arthur Scott Bailey
the Kidd
Freddie
Wheelar Syndicate
H. Irving King
By John Kendrick Bangs
Bea
McClurs Newepaber
Alma Rubens
Alma ‘Rubens
San Francisco
Alma
Dhe
Joseph
Kaye
Hub
Witey
American Legion Weekly
Northwestern Yeast CO
North
Ashland Awey
Chicago
Nemo
George
Reid, Murdoch & CO
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
W B. Caldwell
O.f
Artistic Cleaning & Dyeing Co
Keosauquaway
Des Maines
Iowa
Dr Caldwell
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