Old Man Manting's Garden Reveals Quiet Passion
A lonely widower, Mr. Manting tends a small, riotous garden behind a weathered picket fence. His beloved violets draw a visiting professor's scorn and a highway accident brings a guardian rescuer who vows to nurture the garden until Manting recovers.
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Mr. Manning
Annie
Mr. Manting
Mrs. Manting
Professor Stannard
Rotary Club
Manting
Myra
Grantland Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Fast Foot Pain Relief
Advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil for tender aching swollen feet and corns. Claims quick relief within minutes from pain and swelling, with ongoing use reducing varicose or swollen veins and corns. money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Moone
Honor Given Scottish Poet Somewhat Late
A memorial to Robert Ferguson the Scottish poet has been erected in the Moray aisle of St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh. The stone marks Fergusons burial place, previously evidenced only by Burns tombstone in Canongate churchyard. Erected after 138 years through donations by Hon James Craigie and Dr Macgillivray with J S A Scotland as king’s sculptor, under Burns federation auspices.
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Robert Ferguson
Moray
St. Giles
Scotland
Ferguson
Edinburgh
Canongate
Robert Burns
James Craigie
Legislative Council of
New Zealand
Macgillivray
King’s Sculptor
Burns Federation
Weekly
Scotsman
Notorious Name Attends Boston Browning Society Meeting
A newly rich woman was invited to a Boston Browning society gathering where several of the poet’s verses were read. She exited saying the samples were the best Browning could offer and joked she could not blame “Peaches” for leaving him.
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Boston Browning Society
Browning
Peaches
Boston Globe
Large trees saved with quick replanting after storms
Uprooted trees may be preserved if promptly replanted and cared for, restoring health after storm damage and reducing loss of mature greenery.
Waited Long for Mail When West Was Young
Early mail between Atlantic and Pacific coasts was slow and uncertain. Pacific steamers dominated pioneer communication for years, with occasional notes via Panama, trapper or Indian couriers, or lone ships. A bride in Oregon received a letter two and a half years after arriving, traced from New York to London, Cape Horn, the Sandwich Islands, and finally the Columbia mouth before a volunteer carrier delivered it.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Far West
Oregon Country
Panama
East
Oregon
New York
London
Cape Horn
Sandwich Islands
Columbia River
Detroit News
Prominent businessman recalls closing a shady venture
A speaker praising commercial acumen tells students about leaving a company shut down for dishonest practices. A student asks the speaker to finish the sentence and reveal how much profit was earned. The exchange highlights ethics in business and personal decision making.
Trash talkin doll hints at divine omen in Charleston
In a Charleston tale a Black yard worker named Sam cleans trash and discovers a headless mamma doll that suddenly speaks. Startled, he fears a sign from the Lord as the houseowner asks what has happened. The newspaper notes the uncanny moment as a local curiosity.
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Darky
Sam
Missus
Charleston News and Courier
Creeds Opposed to War Listed in World War Census
A census report from the World War era identifies noncombatant religious creeds in the United States. The list includes Brethren in Christ The Yorker Old Order Brethren United Zion's Children Christadelphians Amana Society Churches of Christ Church of the Brethren Conservative Dunkers Old Order German Baptist Brethren Brethren church Progressive Dunkers German Seventh Day Baptists Church of God New Dunkers Friends Mennonites.
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Brethren In Christ
the Yorker
Old Order Brethren
United Zion's Children
Christadelphians
Amana Society
Churches of Christ
Church of the Brethren
Dunkers
Old Order of German Baptist Brethren
Brethren Church
Drama of the Deep Sets Sails for a Casablanca Screening
The piece hints at Felicia Hermans epic being filmed and a potential appearance by Jackie Coogan on deck with blisters from doughnut like scenes. A Nile battle backdrop suggests a marine panorama appealing to veterans from Rochelle to Los Angeles.
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Felicia Hermans
Casablanca
Jackie Coogan
Battle of the Nile
Rochelle
Epsom
Los Angeles Times
Hog mange in Iowa hogs prompts herd treatment
The Iowa Homestead warns hog mange from the sarcoptic mite is common in Iowa and harms hog thrift. Treatment includes lime sulfur dips at 110 degrees for one gallon per 30 to 50 gallons water, with weaker mixes in heat and stronger in cooler weather. When dipping isn’t possible, creosol in waste crank case oil offers an alternative spray.
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Iowa
Intuition and handwriting clues hint at psychic insight
The passage argues that heightened intuition appears in writing through disconnected letters and looped d and t forms. It links this to sensitivity to inner inspiration, stating that clean writing reflects a clear mind and a strong intuitive faculty guiding conclusions with little doubt.
Cooperative Writing Traits and Handwriting Variations
The passage describes how a cooperative person’s handwriting shows tolerance, equal sharing, and neat style. It cites features like varied letter sizes, rounded forms, generous curves, checkmark terminals, evenly spaced margins, and precise dot placement as signs of a willing partner.
Organizations Develop Stock Industry Says Jardine
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine lauds breeders and stockmen associations for advancing the U S livestock industry. He cites benefits of member contact, information exchange, and constructive plans, plus roles in transportation taxation and legislation. He notes active federal support for breeding better livestock and pure bred sires.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Jardine
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Department of Agriculture
Feeding Sweet Potato Vines to Live Stock
Farmers sometimes feed green sweet potato vines to cattle when green feed is available. After digging, vines should be fed in limited amounts, kept free of sand and dirt, and not when moldy. During long digging periods, green vines can replace forage and may be layered with dry corn silage in a silo. the safe method is to feed vines green and clean.
Reducing Ration and Laxatives for Sick Animals
When animals fall ill the first step is to reduce ration and provide laxative feeds like alfalfa or clover hay, bran or linseed meal. Silage helps bowel movement. root crops such as mangels sugar beets or carrots are good substitutes for silage for ailing animals.
Signs of Character in Handwriting: Caution in Judgment
An analysis notes how courage, initiative, and independence show in handwriting. It warns that lack of force, crowd-following loops, leftward T bars, and wide margins signal conformity, while forward slant may indicate careless strokes. Final judgment advised only after all signs reviewed.
Historic trees mark debate site at Botanic Garden
In Washington Botanic Garden the Crittenden oak, planted 1863 by J. B. Crittenden, commemorates a debate among statesmen where John Crittenden urged peace between North and South. Nearby lies the Beck-Washington elm, a descendant of the elm Washington planted at the Capitol’s west front.
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Botanic Garden
Washington
Crittenden Oak
J. 8. Crittenden
John Crittenden
Beck- Washington
Capitol
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