Finding Frances on the Jersey City Ferry
Christopher Brooks searches New York ferries for Frances Pollard after she misreads his plans and boards the wrong boat. She finally reunites with him on the uptown pier, having nearly been separated twice, and he declares he will not lose her again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Brooks
Philadelphia
Frances Pollard
Spank
New York
Chris
Chicago
Jersey City
Frances
Bessie
Bess
Manhattan
Creed
Twenty-third Street
Jersey
Cortlandt Street
Twenty-third
Fanny
The Old Time Shawl and Its Changed Use
The Argonaut notes the shawl as a shared garment across cultures and eras. It praises the shawl for utility and beauty, contrasts it with modern coats, and laments its narrowed modern use to travel contexts. It mentions travel rugs as heavy shawls seen as proper for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Europe
Who Won the Wine
Montgomery Stout, a suburb businessman, recalls a burglary prank gone wrong. After a later heist at his home, he outwits two would be robbers by recapturing his property and turning the tables on his prankish friends, culminating in a champagne toast with Hamlin’s admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Press Association
Montgomery Stout
Stout
Mark Hamlin
Ben Turner
Mr. Stout
Hamlin
Bill Turner
T. DE Witt Bowman
Judge’s simple cure for marital bliss in the courtroom
A judge recounts guiding a teen couple to reconcile on their first anniversary by asking them to imagine pleasant thoughts of each other. He rewards their effort with money for a celebratory supper and bus fare, then receives annual flowers from their garden as thanks, reminding him of his unlikely mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Press Association
Providence
Edmond Compton
John A. Orberg
Abraham U
Astrom
Port Wing
Said
Abraham II
WM. H. Irish
Wisconsin summons to Susanna Olson et al in suit
The State of Wisconsin summons Susanna Olson and Contance Olson infants and Emandus Olson to appear within twenty days of service to answer a complaint in the action brought by John Walsh attorney Washburn Bayfield County Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Washburn Loan and Building Association
Wisconsin
John Walsh
P.O
Washburn, Bayfield Co
Wis
Angeline Clevett
Angeline Clevet
Barksdale
Bayfield
Washburn
State of
Jane
H. A. Robison
Hhereby
Sanborn, Lamoreaux & Pray
Ashland, Ashla
State OF Wisconsin County Court
Training Canaries and a Pair of Humorous Exchanges
Training canaries in Germany focuses on male singers as females do not sing. Birds are whistled to imitate until the best pupils are selected for further instruction and command high prices. In a quick comic exchange a hobo calls himself a passive altruist, while a Boston transcript presents a playful banter about a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canary
Boston
Transcript
Chicago Tribune
The Modern Husband in Harper's Weekly
Fragmentary caption notes Mrs Knicker and Mrs Becker discuss Henry’s delays at work in a brief Harper’s Weekly panel. The exchange suggests a humorous domestic moment about time and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knicker
Becker
Henry
Harper’s Weekly
Jaded Quotes on Vice and Life Observations
A fragmentary column cites Benjamin Franklin and a street vignette with phrases about vice and life. It contrasts warnings about smoking with irreverent street banter, reflecting a newspaper voice on morals and experience.
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Miss Pollard
DR. Warner
Strest
Washington, D
Lippincott’s
Rernvean
Susanna Herried
Susanna Olson
Emandus Olson
Contance Olson
Neil & Pratt Lumber Company
Emma Holmgren
Mason
Johan E. Berglof
Mason Bayfield
Eich
Official Directory
W. H. Irish
A.M. Warden
Bauve
A. B. Severson
N. M. Oscar
John Freseth
Nels Myhre
F. A. Bell
E. C. Alverd
J.smith
G. Mertens
Hugo Nelson
Geo. Dibbell
Nels Lee
H. P. Axelberg
Nels Westerlund
Q. Wescott
L. M. Usausen
E. E. Renfield
Washburn Public Library Board
N.N. Oscar
Bryan
Charles Peterson
Wm. O'Neil
A. Oscar
Kryan
James A. Sheridan
Pine Street
Seventh Ave
John's Episcopal Church
Ray
PuLsher
Bermon
Methodist Episcopal
Pengilly
O. Gutekunst
N. Epworth League
Congregational Church
J.r.weise
Christian Endeavor
Chr. Christianson
Ladies Aid Society
Helping Hand Society
Ly Washburn
Arngoe Enderline
Lenawee
Coda
Bena Arbon River
Superior
Duluth
O. Ry
North South
Ashland Junction
St. Paul
Ashland
Northwestern
WIS. Central Trains
Exress
United Daily
Ja Pm
Unity Supply CO
Dept. P
Ill
Lake St
Benjamin Franklin
Foley
Foley & Company
W. Frost
Seventh Street
Washington, D. c
Chicago Wholesale and
Metropolitan Magazine
Metropolitan Magasine
West Twenty-ninth Street
New York City
A. Wolkush, Casimer
Q. W. Frost
Josephine Tueck Baker
Evanston, Ill
Desiens
Munn
Scientific American
Anatase Ana Munn & Co
Fur Dept
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
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