Seaside Romance Ends in Reunion and Betrothal
Marian Ray recalls summers with her mother at Cohassett where she met Roger Dermott and became betrothed before tragedy and separation. After her mother’s death she overcomes hardship, finds work in a circulating library, discovers Roger’s letter, and returns to him promising eternal fidelity and marriage.
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Marian Ray
Roger Dermott
Cohassett
Mother
Roger
Sean
Indies
Milly Dean
New York
Death
Lee
Mr. Lee
Longfellow
Myran
Mistaken telegram sends 18 cats to Atlantic City hotel
A hotel manager in Johnson reports a telegram ordering cats for Atlantic City leading to a rushed shipment of Maltese and Angora cats. The effort started with 18 cats and continued with more promised, amid jokes about misreading cats for cats. A Virginia inventor unveils a balanced engine promising 20 percent power and fuel savings.
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Will Johnson
Johnson
E. L. Johnson
Atlantic City
Washington Post
The
Mr. Johnson
Atlantic My
Shanghai
Virginia
The Rosem Lace Amazon Quote
The speaker likens a woman to an Amazon quote noting a large mouth that babbles om endlessly, contrasting with ancient Amazons. The line uses playful metaphor comparing a river mouth to feminine prowess and speech.
Experience in Jokes Tradeoff Baffling The Jinks Exchange
The exchange ponders what experience means with Jinks asking what it is and Hinks answering it is what the other fellow leaves you. The witty dialogue plays on the value of lived lessons and the payoffs of experience.
Beware the Man Under the Bed Burglar Tales
A sensational Chicago and St Louis tale recounts women fending off attackers under beds. One wife used a revolver to force an intruder from her room, another bravely chased a thief from the house. A gruesome Findlay murder mystery also surfaces with new, guarded police disclosures.
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Morpheus
Chicago
St. Louis
Douglas Park
Jesse Walters
Salvation Army
Findlay
Ohio
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