The Flirt by Kenneth Herford in Detroit Free Press
A playful verse about a windswept maiden Ups By Way who flirts with a man much older. He warns of the flirt's charms and philters while noting their age gap and playful mud pie imagery in a light humorous tone.
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Kenneth Herford
Detroit Free Press
Hidden tunnel reveals Libby-like escape plan in guardhouse
A storm of discovery uncovers a secret tunnel under a guardhouse floor. The wall of damp sand hides the thieves, who pried up flooring, crawled through a cracker-box braced tunnel, and slipped away unseen, while others faced removal of bedding and scrutiny.
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Canker
Libby
Seolonel
Old Cobb
Mortor
Colonel vows punishment for Gray and guards in Alcatraz threat
In a tense exchange Colonel condemns Lieut Gray and his aides for a scheme to aid escape. Canker blocks any leniency and orders the guard to seal Gray's tent, with patrols to prevent entry without written orders. The ultimatum ends with a pledge to imprison Gray.
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Canker
Mr. Gray
Lieut. Gray
Fairy Sisters Stir West Point Society in 1897
At West Point the so called Fairy Sisters the elder Mrs Frank Garrison and her younger sister Nita Terriss captivate cadets with dancing riding and social rounds while facing gossip about flirtations and looming marriage a summer of attention for the sisters ends with tensions and plans for the future.
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West Point
Frank Garrison
Far West
Dattery Walk
Frank
Miss Terriss
Nita
Mrs. Garrison
Mary Powell
Wall Street
Mrs. Frank
Powell
Polopel's
Terriss
Néta
Tiffany
Bill Terriss
New Orleans
Savannah
Washington
Ned Colston
Mr. Forman
Mr. Colston
Forman
Margaret
Congo
Far East
Papa
Gotham
Gentlemen and guns clash as Red Joe meets Colorado Jim
Red Joe arrives from Deadwood to challenge Colorado Jim in Custer City. The two men exchange pleasantries and bow as guns are shifted to the front, then agree to a quick confrontation at the Eagle saloon.
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Colorado
Jim
Custer City
Red Joe
Deadwood
Eagle
Joe
Boston Globe
Final favor asks to quit smoking in Collier's Weekly
A dialogue from Collier's Weekly features a bride-to-be asking her fiancé to promise never to smoke another cigar, preferring a pipe instead, and he agrees with little remorse, framing a humorous domestic moment.
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Tom
Collier’s Weekly
Honesty Rewarded in Humorous Dialogue
A short, humorous note recounts a man returning a stolen dog to its owner after failed sale attempts. He explains he kept the dog two and a half days then did the honest thing, giving the animal to the rightful owner who paid him half a sovereign as thanks.
The Tramp Explains Route to Wandering Life
In a quoted exchange from the New York Journal a tramp recalls leaving a happy home after his wife and mother urged him to work or leave. The dialogue portrays forced departure leading to a life on the road.
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N. Y
To Be Had for the Asking in a Family Gossip
The passage notes the eldest sister Albertine and asks who follows her. The little brother says no one has come after yet, but the father implies anyone who does could have her for the asking. The tone suggests a fragile family dynamic and permission implied by the father’s remark.
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Albertine
Papa
Peruna praised by Sisters of Charity and a congressman
A letter from Catholic Sisters in Detroit commends Peruna for catarrh and throat relief after using it with Dr Hartman’s guidance. Congressman Meekison of Napoleon, Ohio, also reports thirty years of head catarrh improvement with Peruna. The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus offers free medical guidance and Peruna information.
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Sisters of Charity
Penman
Hartman
United States
Detroit
Mich
S. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna Medicine Co
Meekison
Napoleon
O.s
David Meelison
Dr Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
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