Jere Ketchum Stars in Salina Theater Matinee
Abigail and her mother plan a secret trip to see Jere Ketchum perform with Belmont Stock Company in Salina. Abner and Abigail’s aunt Martha prepare the family for a bittersweet afternoon as past expectations clash with new loyalties.
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Abigail
Abner Ketchum
Jere
Salina
Mrs. Ketchum
Martha
Abbie
Abner
Martha Ketchum
Grannie
Henry
Belmont Stock Company
Jere Ketchum Hero of Shelter Bay Returns Home
Abigail and Mrs Ketchum attend a matinee to see Jere Ketchum perform. Messages from family and friends spark suspense and pride as the father unexpectedly leaves the show to fetch his son home after a long day at the theater. The reunion ends with humorous relief and a warm family moment.
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Martha Ketchum
Jere
Abigail
Salina
Martha
M. K
Jere Ketchum
Shelter Bay
Hennie
Mrs. Ketchum
Abbie
Henry Ketchum
Henry
Mr. Ikketeham
The Diminishing Role of Citizens in Caucus System
The article argues that citizen influence has waned as delegates and conventions replace direct voting. It contends voters are treated as puppets, with deals and profiteering shaping nominations, leading to widespread disillusionment and abstention from caucuses.
School and Church Debates and Clergy Controversies
The article discusses demand for native schools and churches in Pao-ting fu China, a Heidelberg chemistry rule about life insurance, Vienna’s new €600,000 electrotechnical institute with wireless research, Rev. Morton C. Andrews in Oshkosh withdrawing from church over business ventures, and a New York endowment plan for teacher training. It also recalls Bishop Fraser’s diocese rebuke to a clergyman who knocked a man down, and Fraser’s amused response.
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H. P. Perkins
Pao-tingfu
China
Heidelberg
Europe
Vienna
Morton C. Andrews
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
New York
Bryce
Fraser
Manchester
Church of England
Expressions and criticism in a Boston Tran script dialogue
A dialogue between a piano teacher and Mrs Smith discusses expressive playing. The teacher compliments the daughter’s expression while Mrs Smith notes the daughter rarely speaks during playing and condemns Mr Smith's expressions as frightful at times.
Humor and misadventure in old time jokes and court gaffes
A collage of quips and anecdotes from era papers. Clever lines about eccentric rich men lawyers and a bus driver connect with playful wordplay and a courtroom verdict of guilty as a punchline. These snippets echo early 20th century humor and public life.
Trials of Weather Man in Comic Press and Real Clerks
A humorous look at the weather clerk stereotype with anecdotes from the Milwaukee Free Press. A caller asks if it will snow to travel to Chicago and a weather man replies cautiously while a neighbor doubts, illustrating the gap between prediction and belief.
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Comic Press
Uncle Sam
Milwaukee Free Press
Chicago
How Could She Spankings In A Mother's Hand
A New York Times snippet recalls a mother disciplining a defiant child with corporal punishment. The child cries out as the mother continues the lesson, insisting the crying must stop despite the perverse misbehavior.
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N. Y
Tess-O Recounts Rejection Then Accepts Second Proposal
The speaker confirms Tess-O was right to doubt the suitor. She explains she rejected his first proposal because she believed he would propose again, and indeed he did, leading to acceptance.
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Tess—O
Jess
Two of a Kind
A long faced man returns to a cobbler on Gratiot Avenue to peddle fly screens after 13 years of rejection. He repeats the pitch about keeping flies out and in, but the cobbler again says nix as the visitor predicts he will persist for decades in the same effort.
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Gratiot Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Nix
Iit
Desperation Sparks Engagement Tale in Cleveland Leader
In Desperation, Fan becomes engaged to Mr Polk. Nan doubts he intended to propose, yet Fan remains resolved to secure the pledge before release.
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Mr. Polk
Nan
Cleveland
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