White Rose romance unfolds at Deeping Hurst
Dolores Cliefden faces a marriage proposal from Lord Rhysworth as she hides a deeper love for Sir Karl Allanmore of Scarsdale. Lola de Ferras, equally drawn to Karl, schemes to win him, while Dolores marries for security. A summer return of Karl unsettles Lola who awaits “The third of July.” The scene ends with Karl’s arrival and Lola’s hopeful, trembling reception.
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England
White Cliffe
Squire Cliefden
Lord Rhysworth
Deeping Hurst
Dolores Cliefden
Dolores
Sir Karl Allanmore
Scars‘dale
Lola de Ferras
Karl
Lola
Sir Karl
France
Scarsdale
Beaulieu
Bue
Sir Earl
Rhysworth
Genoa
Hurst
Lady Rhysworth
Heaven
Madame de Ferras
Germany
Mamma
Gord Marley
Sir Alec Forbes
Mr. Newton
Lady Fielden
Madame
Italy
Madame de Serras
de Ferras
Bea
Great River of Oil Verified by Beaumont Spouter Discovery
Texas oil fever rises as Beaumont gusher supports the river theory of crude flowing from the northwest through Colorado to the Gulf. The Lucas well unleashed a powerful oil surge, with 600 feet of pipe entering and then blasting skyward, followed by water and a heavy oil column six inches wide leaping up the derrick.
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Texas
United States
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
Beaumont
Gulf
A. F. Lucas
Beaumont Oil Boom After Giant Gusher Strike
A six day old strike at Beaumont unleashed the largest spouter in the world. An oil lake of 64 acres ten inches deep formed after the lake bank failed. About 200,000 barrels escaped, with estimates that half a million barrels remained in the lake. Daily flow around 30,000 barrels. The discovery spurred rapid real estate deals, hundreds of leases and transfers, and sa shed lumber and rice industries. Over 50 companies formed and a dozen derricks clustered near the new well.
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United States
Beaumont
Lucas
Tully
Duras
Selecting Good Cows for Profitable Dairying
The article argues dairymen rely on personal judgment rather than records. It cites a trial of 25 cows with no records showing wide variation in milk, fat, and profit. It recommends keeping milk and fat data per cow to select better cows and outlines ideal body and udder characteristics for maximizing milk production.
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Jersey
Lola and Dolores Across a Web of Love
Lola pursues Sir Karl while Dolores mourns Lord Rhysworth. Karl avoids emotional entanglement, but Lola’s letters push him toward a choice between loyalty to Dolores and a chance at Lola’s own coveted claim. As Karl plans a continental tour, Lola schemes to keep him and to shape Dolores’s future.
Dr Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills Promote Quick Liver Relief
Biliousness and dyspepsia linked to torpid liver are described with Carlyle as a cautionary example. Dr Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills are promoted as a direct dual-action remedy, claimed to cure liver and kidney ailments including biliousness, indigestion, constipation, and backache. Each box costs 25 cents, available at dealers or by mail from Edmonson Bates & Co in Toronto. piles use Dr Chase's Ointment as a guaranteed cure.
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Carlyle
Dr. Chase
Canada
United States
The Third of July Brings Lola Morning Joy
Lola rises with happiness as the third of July arrives and she opens her window to balmy air. Birds sing joyously and the earth seems green and alive.
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Lola
Extraordinary ball at British Legation during Peking siege
During the Peking siege a remarkable ball was held at the British Legation. Dancers performed from 10 p.m. through the night while thousands of besieging Chinese rioted outside. Allied officers took up rifles between dances to defend the building. no casualties occurred during the event. three waltzes were halted three times for defense actions.
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Peking
The Hen’s Superiority To The Cow In Farm Output
A well fed hen yields 100 to 150 eggs yearly, each over two ounces, totaling four times her weight in solid matter. By comparison a cow would produce about two tons of cheese and butter in the same period. Hens also rear ten to twelve chicks, unlike cows that rear one calf. Proper care and management determine the hen’s success.
Toll-gate keeper who guards coins as collector
The speaker notes a father who is a coin collector and likens him to a toll-gate keeper, emphasizing his role in guarding or preserving coins as a hobby or responsibility.
On the Farm Sowing Oats for Best Yield Across Seasons
The article recommends sowing oats as soon as soils warm and bright days arrive to maximize yield. It notes oats prefer cool weather and should mature before hot July days, with surface-growing roots making deep plowing unnecessary. For fallow land sow in spring after fallow prep, and on corn stubble broadcast seed then harrow. A good soil tilth enhances germination, growth, and harvest. Although early sowing risks some late freezes, delaying seeding risks hot dry conditions far more.
Fresh Manure Use for Early Barley Planting
The article compares applying fresh manure directly to fields versus composting first. It recommends spreading manure on an unplowed field, plowing four inches deep in spring, harrowing, and sowing barley to ensure even germination and an early harvest. It notes this method leaves land in good condition for a following wheat crop and reduces weeds.
Conundrums Exchange Editors Trade Jokes
A dialogue of bantering exchanges between an information editor and an exchange editor. They trade pun riddles about cigars towels catfish chewed gum and other topics, with each line attempting a clever left turn or punchline. The piece ends as the editors part with a final quip about customers waiting for change.
Not What She Meant in a Family Dispute
A fragmented dialogue shows a mother and Johnny in a tense exchange. Johnny demands a nickel to behave, while the mother asserts an unusual condition that he cannot be her child unless he is “good for nothing.”
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Mamma
Johnny
Causes of Comfort Cartoon Caption
A humorous exchange between a wife and husband about an old chair. The wife finds the chair delightful yet uncomfortable while the husband jokes that their mother was likely tired when she sat down.
Window Pane In Its Sash Inspires Grim Dialogue
A fragment shows a child in apparent distress as a character asks about his pain, with the boy groaning and insisting no, there is great pain inside him. The lines suggest a moment of dramatic tension in a scene.
Did Anybody Ever Do That What Is Tact as Feeling
A quirky aside defines tact as the impulse to retrieve a friend's photograph from a bureau drawer and place it on the parlor mantel in anticipation of a visit. The piece muses on social grace through a domestic image and a gentle act.
Relative’s Claim to Wealth Through Fire and Insurance
A homely saying frames a tale of a great-grandfather who sought wealth by fire, joking that his pioneer tool was not an ax but a flame. The quip contrasts traditional labor with arson for insurance gains, reflecting a frontier perception of risk and enterprise.
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Baraos
Section Foreman Bossing a Gang
Section Foreman and Mr. Bear debate leadership skills amid anecdotes of long marriage and authority. The exchange hints at experience and control, framed in a terse dialogue about managing workers and personal life.
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Mr. Bear
No Chance to Falk in Quiet Family Tale
White notes he was the only boy in a family of nine children. Black-Muwassey is described as a poor conversationalist and there is no chance for Falk in the cited context.
The Anxious Father Confronts Eloping Daughter
Jones chases to stop an elopement as Jinks vows not to intervene. He insists the young man must proceed, or risk losing his chance. The exchange hints at a strong parental reaction and a decisive pursuit.
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Jones
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