Sir Galahad helps girl amid wash disaster
The story follows Wille trembling the wash as a mischievous boy ruins it, Mary Alice Brown is rescued by Francis Willett the Galahad knight and returns home to Calvert street where her drunken father punishes her. Maury Alice wanders to the countryside and spends the night at Sam Tas farmhouse meeting crippled Thomas. Sam and Martha face the dilemma of aiding Mrs Brown and her children though they are not wealthy.
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Wille
Mary Alice Brown
Calvert Street
Francis Willett
Maury Alice
Sam Tas
Litue
Ne Thomas
Sam
Martha
Mrs. Brown
Thomases
Mary Alice
Charlie Thomas
Mary Allce
Charlie
God
Doctor
Sam Thomas
Liam Thomas
Lem Brown
Son
Mrs. Thomas
Thomas
Lottie Dillingham
Lem
Little Dick
Mrs. Travers
Clipper Hill
Francis
Fsbor
Galahad Knights
Galahad
Hillside Falls
Country life sparks unlikely friendship in a shared reading
In a chapter excerpt, Charlie, a boy with a medical condition, forms a bond with Mary Alice while they read aloud. Mary Alice reads with lively speed and clear pleasure, while Charlie’s joy grows as he experiences her storytelling.
Mary Alice's Day of Quiet Hope and New Bonds
On a trolley ride Mary Alice recollects a day of calm farm life with Charlie Thomas and Sam Thomas helping her. Jealousy fades as she confronts maternal fears, reunites with Mrs Brown, and meets Francis Willett who offers aid through the Galahad Knights while she recalls Charlie's kindness and a boy's generosity.
Fate Shapes Mary Alice and the Willett Boy
A brief note hints at a pivotal moment in Mary Alice life with an acquaintance of the Willett boy foreshadowing dramatic consequences. The fragment suggests impending events driven by chance and choice in small town circles.
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Mary Alice
Willett Boy
Ideal Arrangement Echoes of Uplift Effort in Community
A visitor asks how the uplift program works in the town. An old resident says it is fine with little friction. He notes uplift workers gain satisfaction from reform efforts and neighbors accept it within reasonable bounds.
Orchard Should Have Place on Farm
A compact guide to planting an home apple orchard discussing variety selection soil and site, rootstock from local nurseries, and methods to prepare ground, plant trees, and cultivate prune and spray for San Jose scale. It emphasizes ample spacing, windbreaks, and including pears peaches and plums as companion crops while stressing early and continual care.
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America
San Jose
Protect Water Trough from Weather with Simple Shade
Farmers are urged to build a simple shelter over water troughs to shield tanks from snow sleet in winter and sun in summer. An opening on one side suffices for ventilation and access.
Expert Knowledge Is Prime Essential Fence Posts
Fence posts are a concrete product farmers should avoid making. R W Crum of Iowa State College warns lasting posts require expert mixing and care. He recommends ordering posts with steel reinforcement and at least seven feet length.
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R. W. Crum
Iowa State College
Pasture for Pigs
The article argues that providing pigs with ample pasture yields better gains on limited grain and preserves fertility of the land. It emphasizes pasture use to reduce feed costs and improve long term productivity for pig farming.
Farm Science Defined
A concise statement equates farm science with knowing how to do things right. It presents science as practical know how guiding farming methods and decision making.
Look for money leaks in livestock losses warns editor
If you lost money in the past year, examine leakage in farm operations. The note suggests excess star boarders among cows sows and poultry may be draining resources and warrants careful scrutiny.
Planting fruit trees for poultry yard shelter
The text notes plum and cherry trees suit poultry yards and benefit from fowls near their roots. It adds peach trees grow faster, fruit sooner, and provide abundant shade.
Encouraging Birds With Water and Habitat Advice
Guidance on attracting birds by providing water, shelter, and habitat. Emphasizes constructing houses and shrubbery to invite birds for entertainment and enjoyment.
Russia’s War Time Finance Prospects Highlighted by Premier Sturmer
Boris V Sturmer told a newspaper that Russia faces possible monetary disruption but remains financially strong with growing savings deposits and latent wealth. The finance minister reported war expenses of 12 billion roubles and a 2.009 billion rouble rise in savings since the war began due to abolishing the liquor monopoly.
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Russia
Boris V. Sturmer
Council of the Empire
Health groups unite in anti alcohol campaign call
The New Jersey Health Officers' Association unanimously adopts a resolution urged by the New York board of health. It recommends a state and local health department publicity campaign to inform the public of the dangers to life and health from alcoholic beverages.
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New York Board of Health
New Jersey Association
Health Officers’ Association
Departments of Health
The Quaker's Odd Eye Remedy At The Inn
A traveler bursts into an inn with inflamed eyes requesting brandy and complains spectacles no longer help. A Quaker examines him and counsels a strange cure: wear spectacles over the mouth for months to let the eyes heal.
Foreign presence and a Denver mission feed controversy
Ellis Meredith citing the Union Signal notes many foreigners in Denver and a Methodist mission feeding schoolchildren at noon. He recalls 1914 15 winter averages near a hundred daily, dropping to 40 50 last winter after a dry payday, implying prohibition arguments.
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Denver
Ellis Meredith
Union Signal
Italan
Newspaper Men Meet in Chicago Lively Lobby Exchange
In Chicago at the La Salle, a group of about 15 newspaper men from several states met during a luncheon break. One man offered a drink. all declined, noting that 15 years ago most would have accepted.
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Chicago
Sterling
Ih.) Gazette
la Salle Hotel
the Gazette
Woman Runs Home for Drunkards Faces Prohibition Impact
In Portland Oregon a woman who ran a home for drunkards described how prohibition has ended her job and pushed her to consider a new business. She spoke before the city council about the dry law's effects.
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Portland
Ore
Brewers Contribute to Dry Convention in Plainfield
Brewers gave $100 to the Letter Carriers Association convention in Plainfield New Jersey and offered to donate a beer keg for each keg purchased. carriers declined with thanks. A veteran carrier noted the slogan Four teen bands and not a drop of beer and called it Our first dry convention.
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Letter Carriers’ Association
Plainfield
N. J
Temperate Army and Sobriety in Modern War
A New York World remark notes a temperate army is essential, comparing a drunkard's misfit in an army to his undesired place on a battleship. It states a modern army is a fighting machine complex like a navy and equally dependent on sobriety among soldiers.
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Todig
New York World
Breweries and Churches Spending in 1915
Data shows for every dollar invested in new breweries and distilleries in 1915, $88.20 was invested in new churches, highlighting a major tilt of capital toward religious institutions over alcohol industry ventures.
Saloonkeeper vows to quit business and vote dry in Wisconsin
A Superior Wisconsin saloonkeeper declared he would quit the liquor trade and vote dry on Tuesday after an impassioned speech by ex Governor Frank M Hanly. He proclaimed he could not stand the situation any longer and pledged to oppose drinking.
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Superior
Wis
Frank M. Hanly
Knocks the Booze
A regional columnist riffs on temperance or prohibition era themes, using a play on words about knocking booze and the habit of rocking a cradle. The note evokes social reform language and a folksy, rhythmic cadence.
Woman's health testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham remedies
Mrs Rost of Moore Avenue Washington Park Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with curing female troubles backache nervous spells and blues. She says the treatment keeps her looking young despite worry and that friends notice her improved health. The company offers free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Washington Park
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rost
Stopies
Moore Avenue
Illinois
Different Strain of Boys Makes the Difference in Life
A Youth’s Companion tale compares two college graduates seeking work at a shipbuilding firm. One boy asks for clerical work. the president will mail his name if such a job opens. The other offers to do any green hand task and is placed sorting scrap iron. In two years he leads a department with a likely higher salary.
Sound Reasoning and a Faint Credit Signal
One glance at that woman's face told me her credit is good. The Bill Clerk notes the husband raises doubt about the home life. A witty remark about appearances masks a harsher judgment. Japanese in Seattle utilize ferns as food.
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Seattle
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