Two Paths of Robert and Lois Russell
Frances Elizabeth Lanyon tells of Robert Russell and Lois Wardell who rise from modest origins to social prominence while aiding the poor. Robert’s charity expands into a coal yard timber-tye venture supplying work and coal to unemployed neighbors, earning community respect and political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Wardell
David Warfield
Milton
Robert Russell
Alice
Lois
Russell
Milton Township
Trobert
Lazy Man's Land and a Tennesseean's Early Morning
William A. Bradley describes Sneedville in Harper's noting the town's lazy reputation with a late afternoon scene and a sunrise bustle. The narrator observes townspeople rising at 4 30 a m to breakfast and gather on courthouse steps while sunbonnets dot the fences in a sunlit valley.
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Sneedville
William A. Bradley
Harper's
Tlingit Chilkat Kon-nuh-ta-di and Whale House at Klukwan
The article details Tlingit society led by matrilineal clans, with Chilkat-kwan dominating fur trade and river resources. It recounts Klukwan’s Whale house, its 1835 origins, architecture, and 1901 potlatch as the Kon-nuh-ta-di lineage faces abandonment and unfinished new houses.
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Yehsh
Prince of Wales
Islands
Klukwan
Chilkat
Alaska
Katetsu
Vancouver Island
Floner
Sitka
Yehlh-guou
Farm implement sheds and workshops described by expert
The article promotes building a dedicated implement shed and workshop on farms. It highlights design choices, space layout, doors, floors, and concrete foundations to protect machinery from weather and enable timely maintenance and repairs. It includes guidance from William A. Radford.
Gratitude and Memories From a Life in Indian apolis
A justice of the peace Conrad Keller recounts thirty years as a druggist in Indian apolis and a late night incident when a neighbor sought help for his gravely ill daughter. He recalls a room in the rear of his store and a distant memory of a doorway knock.
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Conrad Keller
Justice of the Peace
Indianapolis
Keller
SIDKAGE FARM SHOPS AND TOOLS FOR RUGGED FARMING
The article describes building a Sidkage style shop with a concrete floor and light frame, using 2 by 4 studding and clapboards, plus a roof of matched boards to resist wind. It notes blacksmith and carpentry setups for winter repairs and emphasizes practical, affordable tool setups to keep farm machinery functioning.
Blight Killed Chestnut Wood Proves Durable
The department of agriculture reports forest service experiments show blight killed chestnut wood is as durable as healthy timber. Posts poles and ties from infected wood age three years and remain sound. Seasoned blight killed timber with bark loss resists decay better than barked healthy wood.
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Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Department
Italians Quit Colleges to Help Munition Workshops
Italian government endorses student volunteers from over 200 state universities who will leave studies to work in munitions shops. Exceptional study concessions and degree exemptions are promised to support their patriotic shift and future careers.
Exodus Hopes Stir Over North Woods Food Drops
Brief note from Cleveland Plain Dealer suggests boxes of food to aid hunters lost in the north woods and contemplates an exodus of hoboes to the area, signaling a community relief plan.
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North Woods
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sermon on Temptation Receives Edison Reply
Rev. Fred Winslow Adams of St. Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church recited a question on safeguards against temptation and quoted Thomas A. Edison. Edison reportedly said he had never faced temptation or time to be tempted and advised youths to get a job and work diligently to avoid temptation.
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Fred Winslow Adams
St. Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church
West Seventy-sixth Street
Thomas A. Edison
New York Mail
Danderine Promise for Thick Glossy Hair Free of Dandruff
An old advertisement claims Danderine instantly dissolves dandruff and doubles hair beauty after one application. It warns dandruff harms hair, causes itching, and hair loss, urging readers to buy Knowlton's Danderine for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Humors of a piano studio from Clarice Balas
Clarice Balas, a Cleveland pianist, recalls a young pupil who blamed a neglected teacher for gaps in her memory. The girl challenged triplets in the right hand, claiming she never heard of such a thing, prompting Balas to explain.
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Clarice Balas
Cleveland
Balas
Monkey mascot joins Berlin zoo from U-35 service
A monkey once mascot to the German U-35 and later aboard the English merchantman that was halted by a submarine has been transferred to the Berlin zoological garden. He traveled with U-35 on multiple voyages and was in at the death of several merchant ships. He was moved to the 700 when cold conditions threatened his health.
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Norman
Alice Wardell
Lois Russell
Lois
Robert
Alice
Wardell
Russell
Russell S
John Dayton
Dayton
Tye
Grain Exchange
Waredell
Robert Russell
Berlin Zoological Garden
Chile Delays Gold Currency Conversion to 1919
Chilean authorities postpone the shift from paper money to gold until January 1919. No further details provided.
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Frances Elizabeth Lanyon
W.G. Chapman
Warfield
Buck
Mani
Big City
Mr. Russell
Northwest
America
Prince of Wales Island
Haida
Masset
Queen Charlotte Islands
George T. Emmons
American Museum Journal
Tsimshian Peninsula
Yukon Valley
White River
Salton
Kiukwan
Chilkay
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ian
Indianapolis News
Baur Gas Company
Eaton
Ind
Watson E.coleman
Washington,d.c
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