We and His Other Self A Daring Ocean Rescue
In this serialized psychological tale, Gertrude races to catch her husband after a dramatic desertion by river and sea. A plunge into the tides tests her resolve as she endures hardship, aids a grateful Breton boatman, and secures safe passage toward a Southampton steamer amid social scrutiny and evolving plans with Lord Wartlebury.
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Gertrude
Dol
St. Malo
Southampton
San Francisco
Miss Somers
Lord Wartlebury
Lesle
Dinard
Filippoa
Hotel Des Bains
Turpentine Substitutes and World Consumption
The world uses about 21,400,000 gallons of turpentine annually, nearly all produced in the United States. As extraction harms sources, substitutes rise in demand. Turpentine oil substitutes mimic volatilization without chemical reactions, serving as pure solvents. Wood turpentine carries odor from impurities like formaldehyde, reducing painter favor despite practical use.
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United States
Trade Register
Land Grants to CPR Leave 14.8 Million Acres Unencumbered
The Canadian Pacific Railway once held about 33 million acres of federal land. After resales it possesses 14,825,496 acres free of bonded debt and rapidly increasing in value, according to the engineer.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Aged tree on Cos Island believed to be twenty centuries old
A very old tree on Cos Island in the Aegean Sea is estimated to be about two thousand years old based on its size and historical references. Researchers note its enduring presence through ancient eras and possible cultural significance.
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Cos
Aegean Sea
Mucilage saving cork tricks and cheap porch shade
The excerpt offers practical tips from the Boston Post on preserving mucilage in a bottle by adding a watertight cotton or linen cloth and reusing the cork, plus a cheap method to shade a piazza using two widths of floor matting sewn and nailed to wood, painted olive green, and hung with rope pulleys for a country home.
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Boston Post
Apron Pockets and Home Management Tips in Boston Post
A torn apron leads to a deep right side pocket used to store handkerchiefs, an account book, and household tools, keeping finances organized and enabling quick repairs. Also includes color icing recipes and guidance on tempering flatirons to avoid rapid cooling, from the Boston Post.
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Boston Post
ROUSEHOD RECIPES Lemonade and Pickle Instructions
A collection of home recipe notes describes methods for lemonade from heated lemons, sour milk pie with quick cornstarch, an oyster nugget dish with milk and eggs, quince marmalade with sugared rind, and ripe tomato pickle with vegetables and spices. It advises cooking steps, cooling, and storage guidance for each item.
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Alteen
Quiet Hour Faith and Privilege in Daily Duty
A reflective piece urges seeing daily tasks as privileges in a life of faith. It compares loving God to caring for family and serving others, warning against double lives like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The message emphasizes honesty, devotion, and living out love through everyday actions.
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Bolton
Xxu Ie
Losa
Canada
Robert Lould Stevenson
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Dr Jekyl
Hyde
Pease
God's Debts and Divine Promises in Mercy
A reflective passage on God forgiving debts of sin and becoming a debtor to pay his promises. It argues that penitent sinners owe only love and obedience while God owes much more, calling readers to confidently expect the fulfillment of His promises through infinite mercy.
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Joan of Desert
Bishop Hall
Adolphus Busch
Pasadena
H. §. Tanner
Long Beach
Tanner
Sali
Choe
Mr. Busch
Los Angeles Express
The Unseen Meal and the Search for Ideal Duty
A fragmented excerpt quotes Thomas Carlyle on ideal amid daily life and responsibility. It discusses youths seeking lofty ideals in clouds, risking neglect of real growth and present duties.
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Thomas Carlyle
Solo Arctic Explorer Ernest Leffingwell Returns
Ernest Leffingwell, geologist and explorer, returns to San Francisco from the Arctic voyage aboard the Narwhal. He accompanied Mikkelsen on the Duchess of Bedford expedition and was the last man to return after two years alone in a desolate Alaskan camp. He mapped three northern Alaska rivers flowing toward the Arctic Ocean.
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Arctic Island
Ernest Leffingwell
San
Eminent New York Physician Urges Curb on Alcohol Use
Summary from Dr A Mac Nicoll of New York City outlines the medical consensus on alcohol harms. It links drinking to poverty, poor schooling, moral decline, and weakened citizenship, advocating extensive public health education and healthier living spaces to reduce future societal burdens.
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New York
George Carpenter
London
Carpenter
When Mabama Went Dry
The Alabama State Senate in Montgomery witnessed a bold moment as the Statutory Prohibition bill passed 2 to 2 with women and children crowding galleries and surging onto the floor. Lieutenant-Governor Gray failed to restrain the scene while cheers rang out and lawmakers rose with unveiled heads to sing Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.
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Mabama
Alabama State Senate
Montgomery
Senate
Gray
Saloon Closures and Prohibition Aims Across Chelsea Mass
The city of Chelsea plans to extinguish saloons and renew after a recent fire, prohibiting licenses for an undefined period. Temperance notes condemn beer, champagne, and other liquors, urging labeling by alcohol content. Stanford urges liquor ban in student lodgings and fraternities. Objections to alcohol from Bjornson and McClellan cited as context.
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Chelsea
Masachusetts
Count Bismarck
Meno
Johnson
Academic Council
Stanford Uuiversity
Deiik
Bogland
Prince Leopold
Bjornestjerne Bjornson
George B. McClellan
United States
Solomon Dedicates the Temple Exposition Card
Solomon dedicates the temple in Jerusalem, detailing national gatherings and rituals. The Ark, tablets of the law, and the tabernacle are described, leading to the Shekinah glory filling the temple. The piece connects Israelite worship to Christian New Testament fulfillment in Christ.
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Solomon
Temple
B.C
Jerusalem
Israel
Tabernacles
Konath
Kobath
Gibeon
Horeb
Tabernacle
Seron
Moses
God
Jehovah
Jesus Christ
The Result of Long Ages
A concise reflection on institutions shaping views, suggesting they crystallize the era’s God-centered opinions, and echoing how each age preserves its prevailing beliefs through time.
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God
Betrayed by His Sweetheart Cause Duluth Limited Wreck
John Mel Mullen, arrested in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin, confessed to causing the Duluth Limited wreck on the Chicago Minneapolis St Paul and Omaha Road near Augusta. Eight people were slightly hurt when a rail was removed, sending the fast train off the tracks. authorities were alerted after his sweetheart reformed the confession.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
John Mel Mullen
Chicago
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Omaha
Augusta
Taft Licked Tim in a Fight Telegram from Dubie
Charles C. Dubie of New Orleans sent President elect Taft a telegram of congratulations recounting a past schoolyard fight with Taft. A telegram signed W H Taft thanked him for the note and noted a square-off memory from their younger days.
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Taft
Tim
Charles C. Dubie
New Orleans
Las
Loral
Cincinnati
Duble
Tubercular Convicts Ramp Up Demand for New Hospital
The New York State Prison Commission urged construction of a dedicated hospital for tubercular convicts, arguing improved care and containment would benefit inmates and public health alike.
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New York State Prison Commission
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Sarah Grand
Bris
Monsieur
Madame
Gertrude Sprame
Ciel
Lesie
Leslie
Lawrence Sodmee
Felus
la Maree
Maree
Tigen
Pontarson
Pontorson
Lawrence Soames
Aing
Soames
Femi
Atwood Miller
Sito
Nary
Thrietia
Union Herald
Hum
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