The Wild Weed in the Marsh and the Garden
A strange weed grows in a marsh its foul color and poisonous bloom repel bees and slay with shadow. The speaker plants it in a garden bed and tends it day by day until its beauty and bloom flourish as a parable of sin and redemption.
Jane Thornton Faces Embarrassment Over Social Mixup
In a Swift River Valley town, Jane Thornton frets after mistaking a Martins garden party invitation for her own. She discovers the Martins planned a public chocolate demonstration and fears her social standing will crumble as she contemplates explanations to Bob Martin and friends.
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Jane and Bob Martins Postpone Mountain Visit to Wedding
Jane confronts a mistaken engagement with humor as Bob Martin delays his departure. He stays weeks longer in M, causing gossip. Jane postpones her mountain trip, and when her mother returns a trousseau is made and a wedding date set for January.
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Farwell’s Bold White House Clash Denounced by Chicago Observer
A Chicago source recalls Charles B. Farwell’s fearless, blunt clash with President Harrison over federal appointments. Farwell, staunch Blaine ally, taunted the President with a sharp dig about John V Farwell and Garfield. The exchange spurred Harrison to wince and ended any cordial talk between them. New York Sun report.
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Oxygen Made From Water in Los Angeles Ice Plant
A new oxygen production process using manganate of soda and steam is described at an Los Angeles ice plant. Oxygenated water is prescribed for diseases and the method claims to yield pure oxygen with minimal purification. Storage in gasometers and carbonation into water by a Twitchell machine precede bottling at sixty pounds pressure. A popular couple costs two dollars.
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Singing Bullets and the Voice of Death on the Firing Line
A Baltimore American excerpt describes soldiers hearing bullets whistle and sing as they pass. The tale explains windage and air resistance create a sound the ear detects only after the bullet has crossed the listener’s line. A raw recruit fears ambush after hearing a near miss.
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Baltimore American
Portable stove for campers designed by Indiana woman
A simple two part stove arranged for summer campers. The design emphasizes easy transport so campers can avoid carrying a full kitchen. The drawing shows two main parts with optional add ons, including a post and the remaining components.
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Ingenious Heat-Resistant Cook Stove Invented in Freiburg
A design features a steel post anchored in the ground with a rotating stove top and three open sides allowing fast access to flames. A locked plate forms a base, enabling shifting pots toward heat while preventing tipping during use. Also recalls Freiburg prison fees and a Lausanne verdict returning 5840 francs to a wealthy escapee after ten years.
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Supreme Court of
Lausanne
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