Susie Atwater Intercepts Governor's Letter Plot
Susan Atwater opens a governor’s letter to her brother John and warns him of a planned visit. The governor calls, but Susan’s timely call prevents an unplanned meeting. A friendly stranger then arrives, claiming to be John’s college mate and offering companionship and lunch.
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Susie
John
Susie Atwater
Suste Atwater
John Atwater
Flo
Miss Atwater
Martindale
Sue Atwater
Acarcely
Uttle
A Doctor's Story of Deception and High Stakes
A young physician recounts a case where a $50 advance fee leads to a staged sanity plot at a mansion. He aids a distressed woman, suspects manipulation, and collaborates with lawyer Charlie Knowlton to unravel an attempted estate seizure by declaring her unsound mind. The episode ends with the doctor returning the fee and losing the chance at the heiress.
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Charlie Knowlton
Charlie
Chartie
Devil
Contentment and War Time Wit in Odd Lines
A quirky collection of lines notes contentment as a mask of clothes and hints at postwar aid for the poor. It muses on a Red Cross station in college football, an innocent bystander, recoiling humor about old hymn books, a gun not loaded, and the need for ambition to keep blood circulating.
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John Atwater
Susie
John
Suusie
Susie Atwater
Bob
Sue
Miss
Mister
Impartial Advice and Scarce Coin Observed
A woman seeking impartial guidance often receives the type she believes she desires, while travelers note a shortage of silver coins in France. At times a comparable scarcity appears in our own surroundings, prompting reflection on value and perception.
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France
Scattered quirks in old timey gossip and farm jokes
A collage of odd claims and social quips spans actors who prefer menial work over fame, crop breeding as biased toward gourds, an alienist on flat living driving madness, an old maid’s elopement, doctors tackling toothbrush use, and sneering takes on snoring and happiness. Rome notes a vast northern wheat crop at 9 334 000 000 quintals with unclear units.
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Rome
When Cold Weather Ends, Styles Begin to Shift
As cold snaps ease, men drop sport shirts while women shed furs and show low cut waists signaling a shift in fashion as winter fades.
No title available about college training and youth
A cynic could be convinced that a college training prepares youths for life by watching them practice on the football fields. The walking stick with a high silk hat symbolizes diplomacy, and the pen and gold headed cane are noted as may be mightier than the sword.
Eyeing the Stage and Markets in a Curious Mix
A wary view of modern theater and public life is offered alongside sly finance notes. The piece notes stock prices rising on the New York Stock Exchange since early war months, contrasts with a quip about hair and despair, and ends with a mushroom color joke about blue toadstools from misused fungi knowledge.
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New York Stock Exchange
Mosquito bites and married men in Britain explored
A fragment discusses trends in enlistment by married men vs bachelors in Great Britain and hints at happiness in marriage. It notes women talk of babies amid onion soup and roast lamb aromas while ice cream and parfait await. A doctor is asked why mosquitoes bite some people and not others.
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Great Britain
Doctor Vans
Doc
New York experts ban ham with champagne
Cooking experts in New York declare it is perverse to cook ham with champagne. They argue this rule could lower the cost of living for poorer residents by reducing expensive recipe choices.
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New York
When you break through the fee keep warm
A writer notes that in case of fire one should stay calm and adds a wry twist. He suggests an extra admonition about keeping warm after breaking through the fee, implying caution or humor amid danger. The remark blends practical calm with a satirical jab at costs.
Women Protest Crowning Glory Commentaries
A provocative witticism argues that women claim men go bald from intense hatred. The remark hints at a broader social jab about appearance and gendered expectations, noting the impact of such remarks on women’s confidence and public discourse.
Fixed Policy on Petroleum Urgent
By J. S. Cullinan the piece warns that invisible government in the form of a legal trust wields power over Texas courts and industry, threatening investors and the state. It argues for federal control of petroleum resources and pipelines to protect supplies, regulate prices, and ensure fair value across the supply chain amid prepper-era concerns.
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Texas
Legal Trust
Legal
State Line
Rome
Congress
United States
Judicial veto opposed in a republic by nine lawyers
A letter argues against judicial supremacy and the so called judicial veto. It attacks a nine member supreme court, five lawyers able to override the legislature, and warns that republican government cannot tolerate such magistral power. The writer cites England and other nations to support constitutional limits on courts.
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England
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Austria
Norway
Sweden
Tressilian
France
Congress
Supreme Court
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James R. Martiale
Mias Atwater
Governor Martindale
Waterford
Somers
Bob Martindale
James Robert Martindale
Red Cross
Chicago
Legal Trust Rules
Texas Economic League
J. S. Cullinan
Elihu Root
Invisible Court
Chief Justice Clark
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