Club Offer Discounts on Magazine Subscriptions
The offer lists special club combinations with the Vindicator and Republican, including Cosmopolitan with World Po-day for 2.55. Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar for 2.65. Cosmopolitan and Woman's Home Companion for 2.55. Cosmopolitan and Review of Reviews for 3.50. and Cosmopolitan, Review of Reviews, and Woman's Home Companion for 3.0. Also notes a county line map option for twenty-five.
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Vindicator
Republican
Cosmopolitan
Harper's Bazaar
Woman's Home Companion
Gosmopolitan
Heviews
Womans Home Companion
the Vindicator
Akien
Th Atlurigator
Republica
Mercenary Affair Ends As Helen Chooses Corey For Love
Mrs Palmer’s daughter Helen is engaged to James Corey amid rumors she marries for wealth to save her father from bankruptcy. At a Glenwood Park tea, family and Tom Breuster quarrel as Helen admits love for Corey. Corey enters, declaring his belief in Helen’s love, and fate intervenes.
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Mrs. Lawrence
Mrs. Brooks
Mrs. Ellis
Mrs. Wyllie
Mrs. Wylie
Mrs Lawrence
Father Abraham
Tom Breuster
Helen
Ula
Mrs. Pahner
Jelly
Mr. Corey
Mrs. Palmer
Tom
Tommy
Helen Palmer
Father
James Corey
Scotland's Great Genius in Boswell’s Johnson Tale
A London Express summary recounts Buchanan of Scotland as a supreme Latinist and genius. It notes his fortune in misfortune, teaching Montaigne at Bordeaux, tutoring James I, and dying poor despite his vast impact on Scottish history and letters.
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Scotland
Boswell
Johnson
George Buchanan
Buchanan
Mary
Three Paige Sisters Spark Boyish Pranks in Town
In a small town, three Paige sisters known for their neatness attract the mischief of local youths. After the gate is moved by two neighbors, the sisters' sharp exchanges lead to parental reprimands. Jim and Ted joke to defend their prank, claiming the sisters overreacted.
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Paige
Old Maida
Papa
Jim
Ted
New York Press
Dances of Grace Across Cultures Crowned as Art
A Chicago Tribune student of dance argues that three dances embody true grace and poetry of motion: the Javanese love dance, Italy's tarantella, and Japan's butterfly dance. He contrasts these with modern stage dances as meaningless, overly physical, and devoid of civilization’s refined beauty.
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Africa
China
Italy
Japan
Chicago
Better Than Long And The Canary’s Hidden Money
A workingman who hid his money around the house forgot some spots after heavy drinking. His wife objected when a neighbor offered to buy their canary, noting the bird had helped fund the household. The man then recalled where some cash had vanished, via the bird’s gift to the family. Wells as Weather Prophets in Switzerland show wells draw in air as barometer rises and blow out air as it falls, making weather trends detectable, confirmed by a gauge test.
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Pearson's Weekly
Switzerland
Chicago Tribune
Animals and Rain Shelters in the Wild
The piece notes that most animals avoid rain and few construct shelters. It highlights monkeys' discomfort in wet weather and orangutans lacking roofs, while Dyaks claim pandanus leaves offer rain protection for themselves.
Hairbrush deception test by touch and flame
The New York Telegram describes a method to detect hairbrush forgeries. An expert can judge by feel if a brush is all hair or mixed, and to be sure, burn a suspect hair, noting burning hair odor and the charred residue versus a vegetable substitute.
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New York Telegram
The
Christian Record
United States
New York
Hall Trees and a Helpful Letter Mixup
A woman received a letter from another woman asking for a slip of her hall tree. The writer explains they built a new house with a nice hall and asks for a hall tree along with instructions on watering it from the top or bottom.
Canundrumas and Meggendorfer Blatter Quote
A fragmentary quotation discusses laughter over artistic works and cooking, referencing Meggendorfer Blatter and a remark about old Roman gladiatorial times and baseball umpires. The text blends playful dialogue with obscure cultural references and newspaper slang.
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Roper
FPR
Alten
D. R. Alexander
Roper, Aller & Alexander Attorneys
Lawer Ractate
Tytan Ratherville
Towamma
H. Kendall
Ratherville
William Shoesmith Optician
Estiterville
Twa
Geo. E. Patterson
Mallachrons
Bounty
Court House
Byron M. Coon
Washington, D.C
Tha
Washington
Knight Bros. Patent Lawere
Newark
Grant Block
Hobsin’s Dry Goons Store
Alexander Ivey
Towa
Ke Shorvills
Lows
E. Wilson
Emmett House
Carl
Robbins
Ws. Foshier
Lovell
Maple Street
Estherville
Iowa
Hed ‘Towa
Payenport
Canundrumas
Baltimore American
Rock Island Lines
Minnesota
Rock Island System
MO. G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Converse
Hartung
F. W. Converse
Iowa Savings Bank
W. W. Fullam
Woolens
J. Hansen
Moore
Norman
Maine
Oklahoma
J. T. Ragan & Company
Real Estate and Loans
Vinita
Indian Territory
Western Electric Telephone System
Emmet
Frank Parshall
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