Denny Waters And The Stubborn River Rescue
Denny Waters, a life saver, dives to save a baby carriage that careens into the lake after a child loses hold. He retrieves the infant and the upset lad, Sammy, who believes a baby was in the carriage. Letty Allen, watching from her aunt’s home, admires Denny’s bravery as he explains the accident and becomes invited to the party despite the damp ordeal.
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Denny
Life Saving Trew
Letty Allen
Letty
Tom Winters
Betty
Miss Allen
Geal
Sammy
Dennny
Grati
Tom
No Water in This Well
A country man digs a well while two enslaved workers labor below. The story follows a series of dangerous circumstances guided by a brutal boss, including dynamite and bones, ending with the contractors claiming the man never comes out and remains in the well.
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Zishea
Bill
Bill Ergin
Paris Green Recommended To Control Destructive Pest
Paris Green is advised to combat cutworms affecting garden and field crops. The article describes cutworms larvae and moths, their feeding habits, and the effective poisoned bran mash made from Paris Green, bran, water, sugar or salt. It notes low risk to domestic animals when proper precautions are taken.
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Paris Green
Pardy
Poisoned bran bait aids field crop protection
Field practice notes that poisoned bran can control cutworms in close growing crops like standing grain. The mixture is spread with a paddle or shingle and can reach 20 feet, reducing risk to poultry compared with lump bait. Overall danger to birds is minimal due to the small quantity used, though poultry should be kept away when cutworms are injurious.
Small Tools on the Farm by Walter B Leutze
An Ohio study finds farm small tools cost far more than farmers estimate. Inventories on 33 farms show a 160 acre outfit likely costs 200 to 300 dollars, over 500 percent above typical guesses. Systematic tool tracking reduces losses and delays and ties tools to specific farm enterprises.
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Walter B. Leutz
Ohio
Excellent Producer of Eggs He Sticks to One Fowl Breed
A brief farming note argues that sticking to a single breed yields the best egg production. It highlights the Silver Laced Wyandotte as an excellent choice for the average farmer and suggests consistency over diversification.
Two to Three A Dismal Hour in Kansas City Times Style
A Kansas City Times piece captures the eerie wakefulness of the small hours. The narrator describes listening for the clock to strike two and three, imagining noises from the house, asking if the kitchen window was locked, and fearing illness whispers. Morning finally breaks after a long, sleepless vigil.
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New York
Kansas City Times
Rare china demand drives elite taste for unique patterns
Wealthy American women seek scarce designs to keep global china factories busy. Importers report that buyers will pay ten to twenty thousand dollars per set for rare patterns. They want distinct service and entree plates and insist on exclusivity to avoid duplicate designs in the United States.
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China
Xod
Light Revenge in London Prison Dramas A Grudge
A London prison scene ends in a violent confrontation as Alfred Moody, a long imprisoned fraudster, is recognized by victim Bell who had entrusted him $60. Bell assaults Moody in anger before warders intervene. The incident follows Moody’s prior crimes as a cinema operator fraudster and security swindler.
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London
Eng
Alfred Moody
Bell
Moody
J A Giffen succeeds Thurman Furniture in Atlantic Me
J A Giffen succeeds C Thurman Furniture Co as proprietor of a furniture and undertaking business in Atlantic Maine. W M Bailey remains licensed embalmer with day and night phones listed and location on Chestnut Street.
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J. A. Giffen
C. Thurman Furniture Company
W. M. Bailey
Musson
Bell
Fe Bos Cheetnut St. Atlantic
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Chas. A. Grubbs
4Th and Chestnut Stree Atlantic
Iowa
T. B. Swan
Atlantic
J. B. Rockafellow
OWA
Wood & Savery
John H. Wood
Ben U. Wood
C. W. Savery
Sixth and
Chestnut Sts
D. O. Herbert
East Fifth Street
Max Emmert
II. D
Muscon
C. G. Clark
Dr. R
Chas. D. Finley
Chestnut Street
C. L. Campbell
Gillespie Building
A.S. Mullins
W. C. Heers
Smiley
Green
G. R. Miller
Gilespie
Paul Gillespie
Butler
M. H. Butler
Ant
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