The Unusual Maid opens a rich man's house intrigue
A rich, aging man named James Ivor dominates a mansion with tapestries and a loyal staff. Fran, an unusual, resourceful maid, arrives via a Help Wanted ad and unveils a forbidden bond with Allan, his son. The housekeeper and Karl observe, as Fran’s bold defiance and claims reshape loyalties and destiny.
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Western Newspaper Union
James Iver
Karl
Help Wanted
Ivor
Fran
Mr. Vor
The Singers Sacrifice Ends With Mutual Love
Beatrice Liane’s former friend Lura Belden, famed for a merciful voice, gives two years to art and others. Elwyn Durand rejects the cost of fame for love and charity. Lara Belden contracts a fatal throat disease while aiding the poor, then reconciles with Durand and they marry to serve the needy.
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Beatrice Liane
Lura
Lura Belden
Elwyn
Elwyn Durand
Lara
Seatrice
Durand
Beatrice Lane
California
Witherell
The Sheep Fair at East Ilsley Through 701 Years
The village of East Ilsley on the Newbury Oxford road marks seven hundred and first anniversaries of its sheep fair. Once 80,000 sheep crowded Newbury’s Cloth hall era, now the fair remains a quaint local custom, continuing so long as sheep are heard on the downs.
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East Ilsley
Newbury
Oxford
East Isley Fair
England
Christian Science Monitor
Father Missing Due To Voting Mix Up In Toulouse
A Toulouse voting mishap leads a man to discover a clerical error in records. He learns Gonzague Tartarin had voted instead of Marius, and the man realizes Gonzague is his father, whom he has not seen since his father’s death four years prior.
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Cri de Paris
Toulouse
Marius Tartarin
Gonzague Tartarin
Gonzague
General Settlement and Robes Return to Palermo
A long piece notes the return of coronation robes once worn by Hapsburg rulers. Italy seeks the return of the Sicilian ceremonial garments from Vienna’s Hofburg treasury. The robes include a mantle a richly embroidered alb and a girdle of gold scales, stemming from Norman and Saracen craftsmanship.
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Hapsburgs
Italy
Palermo
Sicily
Henry VI
Holy Roman Empire
The
Sicilies
Germany
Hofburg
Vienna
Austria
A Fellow Feeling From a Kansas City Stay
Gabe Gosnell of Grudge recalls a hotel seventh floor ant in Kansas City and compares the insect’s oddism to his own sense of uproar and citified rush during a brief Big Burg visit.
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Kansas City
Gabe Gosnell
Grudge
Big Burg
Kanysas City
Arithmetic bugs joke from a World War II vignette
A Black Private quips about arithmetic bugs in his head. The captain asks what they are, and the private says they are cat's cooties that add to misery, subtract pleasure, divide attention, and multiply like the dickens. The exchange captures wartime humor and racial stereotypes in a clipped dialogue.
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Rufus
Methodists Triumph Over Baptists In Errorless Game
The Sun sport editor jokes about a $100,000 bet tied to errors, noting the Methodist Sunday school baseball team played a clean game to defeat the Baptists Friday afternoon. Bryant pitched well as Methodist tallied one run in the first and three in the fourth, while the Baptists scored their lone run in the fifth.
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Methodists
Baptists
Sun
Methodist
The
Bryant
Presbyterians Defeat Baptists 5 to 3 in Midweek Pageant
The Presbyterians outplayed the Baptists Wednesday afternoon to win the big end of an 8 to 5 score. Two Baptist runs came in the first half of the first inning, but five Presbyterian runs crossed home plate from the fourth inning on. In the fifth, the Baptists again put a runner on second and third, threatening a tie, but relief came late. Gomer May pitched for the Presbyterians with a strong game, while Bradley started for the Baptists and was relieved by Ross after lacking support.
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Presbyterians
Baptists
Gomer May
Bradley
The
Ross
Local church league game washed out by rain
The Christians and Presbyterians match was rained out on Monday afternoon. The Presbyterians trail four games on the schedule, two to the Christians and two to the Methodists. Last Saturday Tom Bean’s famous team and the White All-stars played here, with the local team winning 7 to 6.
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Tom Bean
Methodists and Presbyterians Fail To Field For Tie Game
The Presbyterians did not field a team on Tuesday forcing a mixed squad to play the Methodists. Griffin started for the Methodists and was hit for ten runs in the third inning as Hall pitched for the mixed team. The score ended 14 to 2 in favor of the mixed squad, and the game will not count in the percentage column.
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Griffin
Methodists
Hall
Local all star team defeats Cannon 10 to 4
In a Monday game the local all star squad topped Cannon 10 to 4. Whitewright started strong with three runs in the first inning as Gar land and LaRoe hit consecutive one base hits and later scored. Despite Cannon bringing in a new pitcher in the fifth, the locals led 8 to 1 and scored two more, while Cannon’s reliever hit a homer with two on in the sixth.
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Cannon
Whitewright
Garland
LaRoe
Sherman T O league beats Tom Bean 14 to 2 in big crowd
Sherman meets Tom Bean Tuesday afternoon before a large gathered crowd. Sherman outclassed Tom Bean on offense and defense as they pushed across runs with ease. Sherman hit three home runs and recorded two of them while Tom Bean fielders remained busy.
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Sherman T-O
Tom Bean
Sherman Boys
Sherman
Sherman T-O team tops Tom Bean 13 to 7 on Wednesday
The second game between Sherman T-O league and Tom Bean finished 13 to 7 in favor of Sherman. The local diamond play saw Sherman edge Tom Bean in a afternoon contest.
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Sherman
T-O
Tom Bean
Sherman Beats Tom Bean in Farcical Baseball Exhibition
Sherman club dominated the game as Tom Bean produced limited hits and a homer, while umpire John Arnold resigned for Mac Gibbs who called many strikes against T B. The grandstand laughed as Sherman’s trio of homers and multiple extra base hits capped the farce.
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Tom Bean
T. B
Sherman
Kelley
T-O Boys
T. B. Boys
John Arnold
Mac Gibbs
Sherman Club
Gibbs
Texas Highway Association forms to fix wasteful road building
County Judge Hugh Small condemns past Texas highway spending for no maintenance after construction. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the Texas Highway Association is organizing at Galveston to devise plans to address this issue, urging taxpayers to learn about the association’s aims.
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Hugh Small
Star-Telegram
Texas Highway Association
Galveston
Texas
Fort Worth
Seizing the Opportunity at John Jagsby’s Corkscrew Request
Mrs. Bibbles and Mr. Bibbles discuss sending a corkscrew to John Jagsby after a phone call. He emphasizes the difficulty of decisive action by women in business, remarking that they fail to seize the psychological moment.
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Mrs. Bibbles
John Jagsby
Mr. Bibbles
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Emerson Dise Plow
Jersey
Wade_ Robbine
Mary Hestand
P. A. Short
Portales
New Mexico
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Schulz Land Company
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