A Parable of Drunken Revels and Sailor Quarrels
The Scrap Book recalls a Paris season finale with lavish private dinners at elite restaurants and a New York man who overindulged. A tale shifts to a schooner voyage where Captain Spooner and overseer Comstock clash over navigation as the Sally Ann anchors amid mud flats.
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Paris
New York
Cale Americain
Spooner
Jim
Mr. Comstock
Capu
Connecticut
Mgr. Comstock
Patience and Pain in a Puzzle of Sorrow
A fragment from a Metropolitan Magazine piece hints at a riddle about Sorrow and Jay with Pain replying and a distant birth reference to Beth Slater Whitson. It shifts to anecdotes of access at General Banks and a tale of ticket politeness, Populist figures Tom Reed and Jerry Simpson, and a German passenger seeking a berth ticket.
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Beth Slater Whitson
Metropolitan Magazine
Tom Levi
Jerry Simpson
Jerry
Reed
Simpson
University of
Ber Mn
Tarkington Seeks Notice For Lost Pointer Dog Rex
While stopping at a Tooster hotel during a hunting trip, Booth Tarkington asked the Daily News editor to insert an in our midst notice offering a reward for Rex the pointer. The editor agreed to hold the edition for the ad as Tarkington explained the missing dog from Mansion House yard.
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Tooster
Booth
Tarkington
Daily News
Rex
Luc
Mr. Tarkington
No Questions Asked Ad Sows Plot at Daily News Office
A fragment from a humorous column recounts Tarkington visiting the Daily News with a rejection idea and finding the office deserted. A freckle faced boy on a stool gazes out a window as Tarkington asks about the crowd. The tale shifts to witty quips from Eugenie and theater directors about implausible plots and inept partners.
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Daily News
Devil
Tarkington
British misconceptions about American West amuse dinner guest
An American guest at a London dinner table chats with a gray eyed English girl who believes exaggerated dangers in the American West. She recalls a cousin’s claim of twenty wigwams in a village, humorously contrasting wigwams with rattlesnakes.
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London
United States
West
New Clergyman Faces Vanity Sermon Gaffe
A young preacher making his first pulpit appearance warned against vanity in a sermon. He critiqued women for coming to church to display their best clothes and then corrected himself, saying he was grateful none present came for such a reason.
Emerson Thoughts On Generalization And Knowledge
A quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson warns that new generalizations threaten all knowledge and culture. It recalls Dr Blomfield’s London bishop inspecting a church where four wooden evangelists stood guard over the pulpit as the architect explains their meaning.
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Ralphh Waldo Emerson
Blomfield
London
Ths
DeBells Kidney Pills Promise Back Pain Relief
The ad argues kidney pills strengthen kidneys and remove uric acid to relieve rheumatic back pain and various pains from acute to chronic rheumatism. It promotes DeBell's Kidney Pills as a reliable, proven remedy with broad claims of benefitting the kidneys and reducing pain.
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S.S.S
S. S.S
Nature
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
J. W. Davis
Bennington
I. T
DeBell
J. Watson
DeBells
Get Out Into the Open To Renew Life In Nature
A persuasive call urges urban dwellers to leave the town and spend at least one hour daily outdoors. It argues nature nourishes the body and spirit, contrasting artificial living with grounding contact to soil, wind, rain, and sunlight.
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God
Tion
Nature
Eyes of the evangelists opened by the architect
A church scene features a bishop and a craftsman debating whether worshippers look asleep while an architect is urged to chisel open the eyes of evangelists. A separate tale recounts a minstrel concert advertised for the mere six pence to aid the poor, prompting questions about the fundraiser’s true benefit.
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John
Aoor Prospect Favors Exact Fit for New Suit
Snip assures careful tailoring as Aoor Prospect demands a perfect fit. The exchange emphasizes meticulous craftsmanship and personal care in garment making.
Quiet Bull Turns on Farmer in County Court Suit
A farmer sues a cattle dealer for damages after buying a bull described as gentle. The animal attacked workers and the plaintiff until the farmer was forced to shoot it to stop the danger, prompting humorous exchanges in court.
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London
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Journalistic Enterprise
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Eugenie
D'Ennery
Tuileries
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C. W. Beggs, Sons & Co
Proprietors
Chicago
McElhinney Drug Co
the Citizens Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Prmysicians
Dr. D. Arthaud
Osteopath
Kirksville
Dr. W. M. Terry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's Drug
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Austin
Sutherland
Washington
Iowa
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Golden State
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Milwaukee
East Bound Pass
Southwest Limited
Sea Heee
Wee Neene
Iowe Central
Sylenpee
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Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Mason City Mail
Twin Cities Limited
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
A. J. Morris
A.B. Cutts
Brighton
Minn
Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
Detroit
Mich
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
South Side Square
W. A. Butterfield
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Charles A. Dewey
Office
J. Wilson
C.C. Wilson
Wilson
FFICE
Washington County Savings Bank
W. M. Keeley
E.D. Morrison
P. J. Hanley
J. B. Crail
Famers & Merchants
State Bank
Capital
S. A. Wurre
Sam. Thompson
KK. L Covursi
W A. Wurre
D. F. Macon
Rupp
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Chichester Diamond
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