Potatoes Saved by Fire on Long Winter Night
A March potato delivery ends in a near disaster as six teams work through a freezing night to move a hundred bushels. Old Squire Addison and workers build fires to keep sacks from freezing while horses struggle in three feet of icy water. Despite losses, the crew toils until dawn and salvages many loads for the railway delivery.
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Bunhela
Leo
Horace
Ico
Aquire
Addison
Halsteid
Aleda
Florida
Uleda
Halstead
Morthand
Toy
Portland
Alice
Canta
Sauiashad
Potatoes Survive Forest Road to Market Amid War Price Hikes
An old Maine farm tale recalls planting in remote woods to escape pests as war drives potato prices up. A damaged harvest yields twelve bushels seed per acre, twelve bushels per seed, and a winter cache in a bank cavern to preserve the crop until March for transport to Portland.
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Colorado
Squire’s
Maine
London
Neas
Omnquire
Bous
Forestire
Ambuteaza
Rivera
Bootembar
Malac
Ghudy
Atream
Wauira
Godalivyer
Portland
Self belief and purpose in the face of doubt
The text argues that false confidence inflates trivial rewards and that true worth comes from loyalty to inner faith. It warns that accepting imposed roles limits personal creativity and blocks one’s connection to the Creator.
Potatoes and pests haunt an old woods trading tale
A faded reminiscence recounts potatoes reaching the market through a hidden woods opening. The dealer laughs as the old squire explains how pests attacked the crop, and for years after they mined potatoes there until the pests were checked by using Port green.
Election notes and community events in London and district
Reported notices describe a dry goods venture in Bird Secord's Block and a church event. A new The Croskinele Club formed to buy a town hall plane, with officers elected. Municipal elections produced several council and school trustees, amid a London crowd of over 2,000 in a crowded city hall where a floor collapse caused casualties. Knox Church and New Year entertainments highlighted local holiday fixtures.
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Pew Drug Uint
Bird
Secord’y Block
Diociples
Thin Club
Ita
Williar Willaings
Atm
HJ Snaith
Aira. A
J.A. Murray
le Mius
Jenna Wyte
Menory
James Clark
John Clarke
J. A. Murray
Isaac Frantia
Trunteen George Lynda
Hebert Holmes
Uren
London
Peruona
Knox Church
B&ehool
John Brown
Mountain sunrise inspires a brave traveler to endure
A reflective passage urges endurance on the road to a mountain city. It contrasts grumbling with the exhilaration found in ascent, sunrises, and distant snow peaks. The text cites faith, nature, and the reward of forward-looking courage amid hardship. It also includes a wartime food commentary from the Food Controller about sugar production and consumption in France, Italy, the UK, and other regions, highlighting shortages and rationing measures.
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Aldo
France
Italy
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Tinty
England
Thorn
Germany
United States
Canada
Vandy-Maktu
North America
Cuba
Mekent
Caunuhe
Ollie
Witty talk and gaffes mark early school and political events
A humorous account describes girls in a dorm attempting a popper prank and failing. It recalls public speaking missteps by students and officials, including a principal in awe and an engineer dinner joke. It also notes a governor’s re election speech where a mispronounced name caused embarrassment.
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We Uw
Soni
Bravasta
Pernon
Onho
Aida
Jim
Tount-Minster
Kensue
Gell Ua
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Xenia
Hilraus T. Mterrick
Great Cry Against Prohibition in Uquer People
A letter from J. E. Haxlowood of the Department of Home Service argues against wide scale prohibition. He urges preserving alcohol for essential wartime needs such as manufacturing explosives and medical uses, while condemning blanket curtailment. He warns that alcohol has important industrial roles and alternatives may not meet all demands.
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Edigari
Kerwone Ag
Conaliler
Hoda
J. E. Hlaxlowood
Hocla Service
Tree Lesson From a Snowy Meadow Track
A narrator recalls children playing a winter game near a schoolhouse where they tried to walk straight from a central tree to avoid curving paths. Henry Armstrong kept his gaze on a distant pine and achieved a straighter line than the others, illustrating how intention shapes outcomes.
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Jamon Allaon
Henry Armstrong
James
Jacob Small
Henry
Thomas
Jamed
Tale of Tal mage and a clock a gate to high ascent
A fragment recounts Tal mage, future vice president at Goulds Aea, selecting a confidential secretary by observing a distracted clerk. The clerk fails to answer time, discovers the clock and responds late. The next day Charles M Hays is promoted to a higher role, signaling how small incidents can spark a rise in business.
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Charles M. Hays
Opportunity
Olla
Talmage
Gould Adea
St. Louis
Mr. Talmare
Mr. Talmage
Chas
M. Hayy
Boy Scouts Get First Aid Training For Autos
A movement aims to teach automatic instruction on auto repair to the Boy Scouts nationwide. If true, Boy Scouts would render practical aid to motorists stalled by engine trouble. Two courses of lessons, three each, with Scoutmasters assisting, are planned.
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Lexsons
Gramunication
From Pillar to Post recounts Li Hung-chang on local power
Gen. M. O. C. Lowther relates an anecdote from his book about Li Hung-chang debating decentralization with an American. The Chinese statesman recalls that China once tried a water-based decentralization system centuries ago but found it unsuccessful and did not restore it.
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Pillar
Li Hung-chang
Powender
United States
Wyater
Li Hyngg-chang
Alice
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