Midst a university romance and a rain swept encounter
Rosalind Stanton clashes with Professor Jopes over a lecture on advice to girls while a storm drives a dramatic streetcar scene. A gloved stranger helps her retrieve notebooks, reveals backbone and a shared defiance, and a budding relationship grows amid campus chatter and a surprise birthday party misfire.
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Robespierre
Rosalind Stanton
The
Chicago
Waverley
Wong
Minnesota Druggist Praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root
A Hastings Minnesota druggist letter from 1916 lauds Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder relief. The note highlights thirty years of customer satisfaction and endorses its trade reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
DR. Kilmer
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
Letter to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton N Y advertises Swamp Root with claims about bladder and kidney benefit. It promises a booklet and bottle sizes and urges mention of the paper in the purchase.
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Nomet
Frederica
Frederica Whitney
Terry
Westtrun
Rodney
Elvis
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Inghamton
Rample
Prude
la Guardia
Michiany
Lydia
Tommy
The Big Step by Webster Delves Into Modern Matrimony
The review notes a romance that begins with marriage and follows years into double harness. It portrays a well to do Middle West couple facing equal suffrage and women working, exploring family life and evolving social roles. The editor promises thoughtful, intimate contrasts for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Mr. Webster
Fragmentary 19th Century Dialect Exchange
A partial, dialect filled misread dialogue shows a prison visitor urging a friend to see the error of his ways. The clipped text references saws, porky tones, and implies a scene of discussion about future actions and penance.
Food Control Breakfast Banter in a Curious Exchange
A waiter asks a guest what they will have for breakfast and the back-and-forth mentions melon bacon rasher coffee and odd phrases about biscuits and fish. The excerpt satirizes advertising as hosts gauge tips and guest tastes.
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Henry Kitchell Webster
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Tande
Trousseau
Robes Pierre
France
Miss Stanton
Orin
Asf
Forty-seventh Street
Rose
Altrecht
Niagara Falls
Ned
Mione
Ana
Roddy
John Woodnurr
Tredney Aldrich
Tals
Freddy
Sid Praterton
Rod
Brartin
OG. Siebinn
Hastings, “Miny
Dean
Mrr
Iowa
Sevartes
Doan
Rover Pills Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
WNL U
DES Moinee Des Moines
ENO
Bary
Dai
Rients
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