Morley the swindler in Union Square tale of vice
Hastings Beauchamp Morley roams New York in a string of cons and casual cruelties. He targets the hungry and hopeful on park benches and in shops, plotting thefts while mockingly praising luck and power over the poor. The story closes with a desperate cry for death after a moonlit night of deceit.
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McClure Co
Astings
Beauchamp Morley
Union Square
Carnegie
Mr. Rockefeller
Park Commissioners
Hastings Beauchamp Morley
Morley
Madison Avenue
Indiana
Meaningful names and wedding notices in the Times-Democrat
A woman ponders the meanings of names William James and George as her mother reads wedding announcements in the evening paper. The scene conveys family curiosity and the focus on names linked to personal futures.
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William
James
George
Hope
Mother
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Not After Permanent Impressions
A Washington Star passage quotes a heated exchange about political trust. One man challenges a speaker to make constituents remember or believe what is told, while the other dismisses the aim of being remembered on record.
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Morley
Solomon Smothers
Ellenville
Sol
Smithers
Long Island
Kingfishers’ Club
Sol Smothers
St. Swithin
Mr. Smothers
Wall Street
Wastington Star
Curious exchange across generations in a playful greeting
The man of fifty meets a twenty two year old and asks about time apart. The younger replies with warmth asking about the elder’s well being, a cheerful back and forth captured in a brief New York Press moment.
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New York Press
Ingenious Arthropod Wordplay in Puck Jest
A playful exchange features Noah urging a centipede to hurry and the creature replying in clever punning fashion. The fragment showcases humorous wordplay centered on a clever arthropod as reported by Puck.
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Noah
Puck
Call Over All Others and Passing Away
A brief selection contrasts the universal call of a devoted caller with a romantic nod to a personal caller. The piece notes a fading craze for bridge echoed by a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip comparing it to pingpong and novelty shoes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Whole Hearted Obedience vs Partial Faith in Saul
The lesson contrasts Saul’s partial obedience with God’s demand for a whole hearted life. It discusses Saul’s failures to fully obey, the rebuke by Samuel, and the principle that to obey is better than sacrifice. It warns that partial belief equates to rejection of God’s word and urges total commitment to following Christ.
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American Press Association
Saul
Samuel
Gilgal
God
Gideon
Israel
Egypt
Jesus Christ
Christ
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Madison Square
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New York Tribune
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D. M. Stearns
the Citizens Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
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Osteopath
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Iowa
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Twin Cities Limited
Peoria Express
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A.B. Cutts
T. A. ‘Pelohaen
Minn
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
Attorney-At-Law
W. MH
Butterfield
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Charles JA. Dewey
Office
J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson
Wilson Lewyers
Washington County Savings Bank
W. M. Keeley
E. D. Morrison
P. J. Hanley
J. B. Crail
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State Bank
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Sam L Thompson
L. Coulter
W. A. Waite
E. C. Rupp
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