Reconstruction Romance in a Postwar City
Sergeant Charles Brenden returns to New York after WWI with a plan to resume work at a silk mill. He finds his job taken by a cheaper replacement, but a brown eyed office helper named Mary Henderson stands up to the boss, earning Brenden a chance to reclaim his post and a future together.
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Brenden
Charles
Sixth Avenue
Sixty-sixth Street
Miss Johnson
Bec& With
Gruber
Enge
Mr. Huber
Huber
Vince Charles
Mary
Chateau-Thierry
Mary Henderson
Is Anne and Enne In Historic Colloquial Speech
The piece argues that linguistic forms such as Anne and Enne mirror modern Ain’t it and that medieval French and Latin usage gave rise to these colloquialisms. It cites Villon and Joan of Arc era phrases, noting pedagogues reject them yet show historic foundation, referencing Wilson's early printing editions.
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Anne
Francois Villon
Joan of Arc
Isabeau
Wilson
Pet humming bird named Dick delights Sawtelle veterans
Sergt Charles Laberkorn and orderly M J Man of the National Soldiers' Home at Sawtelle California tame a red breasted humming bird believed to be unique. Dick perches on fingers while eating sugar syrup from a dropper and sips nectar while perched on flowers. The pair are Spanish American War veterans who found and domesticated the bird a year ago.
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Charles [Laberkorn
M. J
National Soldiers
Sawtelle
Cal
Tropics
No Worms in a Healthy Child Claim
Advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic will enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system after two to three weeks of use. It asserts worms are expelled and the child regains health with regular dosing. Priced 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Damascusc Unrivaled Ancient City Claim In Ad
City of Antiquity asserts Damascus as the oldest city in the world founded before Babylon Nineveh Tyre Sidon Sodom Gomorrah with Shem, Noah’s son, named as founder. The story notes the hazy origins and cites investigators on the claim. The Sun want ads get results.
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Babylon
Nineveh
Tyre
Sidon
Sodom
Gomorrah
Persia
Egypt
Greece
India
Damascus
Shem
Noah
Cheery Kitchen Aims to Ease Household Drudgery
The article argues women performing housework should fit kitchens with labor-saving devices and remove surplus furniture to reduce daily strenuous steps and dust catching shelves. It highlights reducing weariness by modernizing kitchen layout and storage.
Optimistic Thought on Duty of a Sword
A concise moral adage states it is the duty of a sword to preserve tranquility by punishing the wicked and protecting the good. The maxim reflects a classical view of justice and defense of the innocent.
To Wait Patiently Smiles Quotation Echoes Virtue
A brief proverb quotes Samuel Smiles urging patience and cheerful labor as masculine virtue. The line highlights perseverance and workmanlike attitude without context or event details.
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Samuel
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward
An advertisement claims a hundred dollar reward for cures Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot achieve. It asserts thirty five years of use, describes the medicine as blood acting on mucous surfaces, and promises health improvements and testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio with druggist distribution.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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Panama
Republic of Panama
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Odeon
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Near East
Armenia
Jack Pickford
Bill Apperson
Alice Joyce
Lion and the Mouse
Charles Klein
Albert E. Smith
Constance Talmadge
the Odeon Theatre
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