Shirley's Surprise Bazaar Triumph and Honeymoon Plan
Shirley Burnett drives a charity bazaar with a playful scam of soliciting items from Mr. Brown and others. Her portable house becomes the bazaar’s hit, auctioned for $490, while she imagines living in a second unit with Philip Evans, who reveals he already bought the first. She confesses love as he confirms the purchase.
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Shirley
Philip Evans
Philip
Mr. Brown
Shirley Burnett
Foreigners and eating styles show national trait says chronicle
An English Opinion notes Londoners judge foreigners by how they eat. It contrasts English left handed fork use with French disdain for fish knives and salt spoons, and recalls Benjamin Franklin in Paris in 1777 who eaten asparagus and melon with unorthodox methods, provoking court ladies’ disgust.
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London
London Chronicle
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Left to Right: Sun Worship Shapes Human Motion Beliefs
A veteran explains a superstition linking daily actions to the sun’s left to right motion. He cites turning a screw, churning batter, and whaling routines as evidence that people instinctively follow a left to right pattern rooted in ancient sun worship.
The Cannon Aroused and the Young Orator
Campaign stop in a town school leads to a humorous scene as a pupil recites Byron and elicits a flamboyant sneeze from Speaker Cannon. The boy proclaims the cannon’s roar and Uncle Joe jokes about putting away weapons, ending the visit with laughter.
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Demosthenes
Cannon
Byron
Waterloo
Uncle Joe
Success Magazine
One of Life's Tragedies Ends With a Dental Secret
A man seeks comfort from his sweetheart after a cold reception at a party. He confesses kissing another woman by mistake, while she silent and unyielding. The twist reveals she left her false teeth in the bathroom, explaining the startled reaction.
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Darling
Simpson
Irreverent Quotes Note Social Ties and Humor
A string of provocative aphorisms and anecdotes from several papers contrasts money power and social norms. Juvenile bargaining and racy humor share space with insights on love, marriage, and restraint as the era’s tabloids mix wit with blunt remark.
Joker Nugget Ranked Among Chief Australian Finds
The Joker nugget weighed thirty ounces and sold for 600 dollars. A miner hid the treasure on his claim by covering it with his coat while a sunlit day left him giddy. He later learned of the discovery ten days after the initial find, with few identifying its origin.
Patriotism Surprises Great-Grandfather of Rossetti in 1789 Paris
Agostino Polidori, Rossetti’s ancestor, found himself amid the Bastille siege in Paris. A powder-wigged fighter thrust a rusty sword on him with “Take it, citizen! Fight for your country!” He passed the weapon to an unarmed man to avoid responsibility, then went home.
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Agostino Polidori
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Polidori
Paris
Bastille
Palais Royal
Leading American actor laments women’s stage success
He, a renowned international star, remarks that women may reach stage fame with less toil if they possess beauty or figure. He notes men toil long in drama while a pretty woman can quickly gain financial independence and idol status, admitting occasional discouragement at the contrast.
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America
New York Press
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Shoo
Shoop
Lone
Shad
Dr. Shoop
Rayfield County Plat Books
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A. Doenitz
KH. Rittenhouse
Washburn, Wis
U. S
R. M. LaFollette
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