Formosa Camphor War Plans and Savage Head Hunters
The article details Japan’s plan to subdue Formosa’s savage tribes within a year to secure camphor, describing the island’s geography and defense lines. It notes head hunting as central to Atayal culture and recounts Formosa’s history from Spaniards to Chinese rule, plus camphor production and trade to the United States.
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Formosa
Japan
Sardina
Corsica
Camphor
Koxinga
Middle Kingdom
China
Philippines
Luzon
United States
Europe
America
Daisies Link England to Pennsylvanian Landscape
A Philadelphia Record correspondent notes daisies fill eastern Pennsylvania grounds from Memorial Day to July and that Horsham township is blamed for introducing the flower weed via Sir William Keith. The Keith era and Graeme Park tie the bloom to colonial-era memories, with the ruined mansion now called the home of the daisy.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Record
Horsham Township
William Keith
A Colonist of Canaan at Canaan Junction
Nell recognizes a young man, Acton’s pursuer, who arrives at Canaan Junction seeking Colonel Acton. The exchange reveals Nell’s protective stance, town quirks, and a family connection as she aids her father with a depot message while the visitor presses on to find Acton, amid heat and town bustle.
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Canaan Junction
Nell
Acton
Jopman
Goodby
Father
River Road
Main Street
Alcazar
Warded back to Alcazar a soldier and his daughter
In a small depot Nell delays fate as Colonel Acton reconciles with Jack Dexter and reveals the bankers’ suicide after confessing fraud. Dexter offers news of inditment squashed and the trio plans a homeward lunch while Nell wrestles with truth and courage.
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Nell
Main Street
Alcazar
J. P. Dexter
Jack Dexter
Lsten
Jack
Canaan
Nellie
Acton
Dexter
High Morals in America argue divorce standards differ
R Newton Crane senior counsel to the American embassy in London tells a royal commission that America has a higher morality than England and that divorce is more prevalent here than elsewhere except Japan. J A Barratt notes European causes for divorce exceed those in the United States and cites varied grounds abroad.
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R. Newton Crane
London
Royal Commission On
England
America
Japan
J. A. Barratt
United States
Austria
Hungary
France
Formosa
Algeria
Bar. Taft
Europe
The Widow and The Candidate Duel in Dialogue
A brief dramatic exchange shows Mrs Smith challenging a claim as The Candidate asserts past loves. The scene shifts between skepticism and confession in a conversational style aboard a setting labeled Throne and Country.
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Mr. Smith
Jill
Scrimper’s Fourth of July Noise Battle
A humorous exchange recalls Scrimper’s frugal Fourth of July stunt. He allegedly set off firecrackers in a sound proof cellar to avoid disturbing neighbors, insisting he would not buy noise for all.
No clear event or people to headline
A compact, ironic reflection on sensational marriages and repeated reform avoids specific facts, noting how an ex-convert can relapse and that ordinary threats outpace ordinary cats, ending with a quip about excuses and necessity.
The Chance in a Gambling Parlor Tale
A lamb argues poker is not a game of chance while facing a cold deck. The dealer removes cards from the bottom as the youth eyes two deuce cards and questions where his chance lies. The dealer implies a chance exists that the game will be pulled.
Doctor Hopes For Arm Recovery After Paralysis
A man paralyzed in the arms asks a doctor if he can regain use of his hands. The doctor replies that the right hand is already improving and predicts the patient may sign checks within a week.
Unfrenzied financier talks of millions and hundreds
A financier speaks of stock deals with casual confidence, claiming comfort with large sums. He says he can win hundreds with more joy than the millions he contemplates and has grown used to the markets through frequent trading and flyer campaigns.
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Daisy
Him
Qoker Witaur D. Nesbit
Royal Commission
Man Giddies
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