Farmyard Romance Sparks as Betty Captures James Blake
In New York society Sylvia Corder obsesses over youth while Betty Gray, new to Sweet Apple Farm, charms James Blake with a warm chat and music while milking cows. Blake, curious and impressed, bonds with Betty as Sylvia’s calculated beauty hides growing envy and longing.
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New York
Sweet Apple Farm
Betty
Sylvia Corder
Mrs. Granger
Jamies Blake
Miss Corder
James Blake
Phillips Milk of Magnesia for instant indigestion relief
For fifty years genuine Phillips Milk of Magnesia has been prescribed by physicians to neutralize acid in the stomach and bowels. It overcomes three times as much acid as a saturated soda solution, leaves the stomach sweet, and is gentler to take than soda. Insist on Phillips at any drugstore.
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Phillips Milk of
Magnesia
Noted Guest Teases Corder Over Milking Scene
James Blake mauls a guest request by pressing Sylvia Corder to view a cowshed milking picture. She coldly refuses while a rival plots, shaping a tense moment as Blake longs for a camera shot. The passage hints at romantic tension and shifting affections amid a social gathering.
Nellie Declines Suitor After Word Of Marriage
Nellie tells Tean she refused Tom after learning she was married. Tom asks if Tean told her, and Nellie asks if he seemed sorry. Tom apologizes, claiming sorrow though he did not know the man.
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Tom
Nellie
Tean
Strangers Mistake Singer at Ulster Concert
Two Ulster men attended a con cert where a vocalist performed The Bonnets o Bonnie Dundee. At the line Come fill up my cup, one man joked I know Phillip McCann but who is Philip McCupp.
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Bonnie Dundee
Phillip McCann
Philip McCupp
Don’t Bring the Baby to Work Across The Line
A reader warns that showing up with a baby carriage to the job harms morale. While a rare gesture might charm coworkers, repeated appearances disrupt work and invite scorn from colleagues. The note urges choosing appropriate times and keeping personal displays away from the workplace.
The Power of Advertising in a Florida Lost Watch Note
A Florida reader credits a newspaper lost and found column for recovering a gold watch. The note explains the watch was lost, an ad placed, and later found in another suit pocket with gratitude to the paper.
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Florida
The Family Censor Dialogue Snippet
A daughter asks her father if he has read a book she gave him and the father replies that his wife is reading it to judge its suitability for him. The exchange centers on parental discretion over reading material in a domestic setting.
Elimination at Elated Wedding Tryouts
An elderly observer questions a melancholy groom who reveals he was eliminated in preliminary tryouts, explaining the wedding scene was not his but another’s ceremony and his bewilderment at the odd exchange.
Advertising Digest Davis Liver Pills Montreal
A historical ad urges daily bowel movement and offers Davis Liver Pills as a gentle yet effective remedy. The 40 pill package is priced at 23 cents, labeled by Davis & Lawrence Co in Montreal.
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Davis & Lawrence Co
Montreal
Man who minds his business passes quiet life plan
A reflective line notes that a person who concentrates on his own affairs and allows others to manage theirs faces little worry, suggesting inner peace comes from restraint and noninterference. The remark emphasizes personal responsibility and self control over meddling.
Funeral Fracas Ends Quiet as Undertaker Secures Help
A clergyman conducted a western state funeral when three shots rang out outside. The undertaker rushed out then returned smiling, announcing he had secured both scarecrows for protection, a line that evoked pride from the parson.
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Bose Cutores
Witty Exchange Between Wife and Husband Ends in Charge
A humorous dialogue features a wife asking a morbid question and a husband replying with a paradoxical plan. The exchange pivots on perceived self-interest, ending with the wife accusing the husband of sharing her fate. The banter reflects early 20th century social wit and domestic irony.
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Margaret Gibbons MacGill
Cicate
Baltimore
Betty Gray
Miss Gray
Ot Nine
Selvia Corder
Teo
Beatty
Sue
Farmer Granger
Jber
Mr. Granger
Blossom
Bonnie
Depris
Jim
Dodds Kinney Pills
Kid Ae
Sean Eet
Gerald S. Doyle
Distributors
Big Cimero
James
Scotland
Duffs
Macleay, Duff & Company
Clasgow
Board of Liquor Control
Fletcher
DR. Wood
Newfoundland
Stevenson’s Island
Bonavista Bay
Long
Stevenson's Island
B.B
W. C Winsor
Department of Marine & Fisheries
St. John's
Gull Island
Petites
Petite’s Harbor
W.C. Winsor
Minister of Marine & Fisheries
Newfquadland
March Sth
Presque, P.B
Lang
Middle Rock
Marine and Fisheries
Department of
St. John's Newfoundland
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