Eccentric Millionaire Will Voided By Jury
A New York supreme court jury ruled Alexander Miller of Brooklyn, owner of Vulcan Iron Works, was not in a sane condition to make a will. He left a small sum to his widow Mary Ella Miller and most of his estate to his brother and sister, after a life of eccentric antics at home.
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York
Supreme Court
Alexander Miller
Brooklyn
Vulcan Iron Works
Mary Ella Miller
Miller
Lure of the City Reaches Out to Farms
The piece notes that a majority of young men in blue uniforms on St. Louis trolleys are sons of farmers. It describes how rural workers fill clerical and railway roles, with many city newcomers originating from small towns and facing the lure and alleged sins of urban life.
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T. Louis
St. Louis
Home Made Bread Declared Murderous
The National Association of Master Bakers derided home baked bread at their annual meeting in Anastas City. President Paul Schulze of Chicago urged housewives to stop baking at home and switch to sanitary bakery bread. He linked undercooked center bread to possible harm, calling it death bread and a form of murder.
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Ansas
National Association of Master Bakers
Lot
Paul Schulse
Chicago
Association
Mr. Schulse
Mr. Schulze
Caleb Beamen Recalls The Every Woman Dressmaker Magazine
Caleb Beamen enjoys a rare cheerful mood after hearing of a new magazine promising monthly pages on Every Woman Her Own Dressmaker and patterns with clear instructions. The discussion jokes about savings for Lyddy Simonds and notes a companion section Every Man His Own Tailor with home sewing tips.
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Caleb Beamen
Mr. Beamen
Jed Harmon
Lyddy Simonds
Lyddy
Mrs. Beamen
William
Greenley
Pole Saunders
Jennie
Spotless Pictures and Simple Home Renovation Tips
The passage encourages restoring old labels and engravings as a pleasant task. It guides cleaning pictures by removing tacks, dusting, washing the glass, and resealing with fresh backing paper. Ammonia in water is suggested to polish glass and improve room appearance with spotless pictures.
Persistent Rooks Nest on Dover Telephone Pole
Rooks built a nest on a busy central Dover telephone pole. Each time the nest grew it fell or blew away, yet the birds repaired and rebuilt it on the pole with persistence, despite workers’ efforts to deter them.
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Dover
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Caleb
Barstow
Mohave River Valley
T. G. Nicklin Barstow Printer
West Second Street
Los Angeles
California
T. G. Nicklin
Mojave River
Choice Business
Resi
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