Love and Mathematics Con-man Jack Wins Over Mr Vane
Edna Vane and her father clash over Jack Tarrows. Jack proposes a clever wage scheme to win Edna’s hand, sparking a battle of pride. A cashable bet ends with Mr Vane recognizing Jack’s wit and proposing a banking partnership and marriage as the outcome.
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Jack
Edna Vane
Papa
Jack Tarrows
Smyers & Rickets
Fmish
Jedson
Cdna
Roberts
Edna
Vane
Mr Vane
Farrows
Mr. Vane
Dea
Becoming a Life Insurance Agent A Path to Wealth
A guide to a career in life insurance from an office boy to general agent, detailing schooling, pay progression, and commissions. The piece argues early entry, steady effort, and promotions can yield high earnings, with 30 to 50 percent first year commissions and later 7 to 10 percent across a district. It notes potential totals reaching tens of thousands annually for top earners.
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United States
Hai
Soandso
John
Tila Incoma
Bis
New York
Manhattan Island
Contan
Tim
Bera
Associated Literary Press
Woman Values Time At Sixty Four Dollars A Day
A telephone operator describes a working day valued at 64 dollars after a single eight hour shift. She recounts a curious series of calls where a woman volunteered to relay messages and charged for seven long calls and fifteen minutes of effort totaling 235 dollars and 35 cents plus two dollars for extra time.
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Maude
Courage of a Man Against Danger and Duty
The passage extols a man who endures danger with duty as guide. It lauds resilience against fire bullets and disease, claiming the insured value of honest employment. It reflects a belief that a superior person should resist cholera with greater fortitude.
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Kis
Tom
Ayvold
Progress In the Latest Guise
A satirical note claims James Lads Ilow of St Louis plans a road progress demand. A committee of unemployed workers will press a general railroad committee to grant free passenger rides to job seekers, replacing rods and bumpers. The piece questions modern progress as heartless yet practical.
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James Lads
Ilow
Haho
St Louis
Well Preserved Obedient Friend and Herbarium Joke
A witty exchange from Mergendorfer Hlaetter features a friend who introduces Mr X to a youthful beauty. Mr X quips the pair resembles a lover, and replies that the beauty is 'out of the herbarium' in a dry, humorous tone.
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Mr X
Mergendorfer Hlaetter
Emerson Quotes on Work as a Divine Duty
The fragment reflects on work as a vital, sacred duty. It suggests life gains respectability through useful tasks and affections, and that a person preserves meaning when their labor is cherished by God and deemed indispensable.
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Emerson
Restroom described as soothing room with green furnishings
The woman of the house calls a room the restroom and decorates it in soft gray with green hangings. Oak furniture with green cushions and a green sofa create a restful scene. Dark shades subdue light and the room is praised for admirable taste.
pockets and places in the house where a woman can forget a purse
A playful phrasing notes the many spots a woman might leave her pocketbook in a house. The remark highlights domestic clutter and the humor of misplacing small personal items.
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Lina
Farrewa
Hoberts
Idna
Roy
Ifes
C. W. Jennings
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