Grandma's Flirtation in a Sunlit Village Life
An eighty something grandmother recalls youth and faith while recalling a old romance with Tom Bentley. She muses on belief change since Darwin and predestination, recalls six children and eight grandchildren, and wonders if she could love both her husband and Tom in an afterlife. Tom visits daily, and the pair acknowledge lasting affection alongside family ties.
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Tom Bentley
Bentleys
Tom
California
Four Corners
Molly
Lizzie
While You Wait Street Seamstresses in Chinese Cities
In many Chinese towns street seamstresses mend masculine garments on sidewalks or low stools. Their work is mostly running stitches and limited in scope, valued by local workmen who lack other options. They cater to boatmen and laborers families living in houseboats along the creeks, aiding maintenance in crowded cities.
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China
One Hundred Pound Motorcycle Breaks Weight Gap
A lightweight medium power machine bridges the gap between a bicycle and a full motorcycle. Built on a sturdy loop-type frame it weighs 110 pounds with tanks filled, far lighter than the typical 260 pounds or more of larger cycles, as reported by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Milk House Essentials for Dairy Comfort in Heat
O E Reed of Kansas Agricultural College outlines a sanitary milk house plan for hot weather. A 10 by 12 foot cement floored structure should be separate from the barn or odor controlled. Equipment includes a 30 by 36 inch refrigerating tank for four cans, cooler, aerator, wash and separator, with a windmill to pump cold well water into the tank for circulation and an overflow to a watering trough.
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O. E. Reed
Kansas Agricultural College
Are your cows efficient in milk production test
Dairy testing uses the Babcock tester and milk scales to judge efficiency. It helps identify cows that underperform relative to feed costs and reveals surprising butterfat producers. Cow testing associations enable economical use of testing tools and improve herd management.
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Babcock
Regularity in feeding drives dairy success in dairying
The article asserts that success in dairying hinges on cow quality rather than feed or workers. It stresses valuing dairy cow maternity, recommends straining milk through cheese cloth after milking, notes some cows lose money due to low milk yield, and cites siloed corn and hay as sound winter assets. It also claims grain and feed sold through butter mold and cream can fetch top prices regardless of grain market.
Redfield Defends Wilson Policies in Indianapolis Speech
Secretary Redfield spoke to Indiana manufacturing leaders praising the tariff and federal reforms. He asserted the Clayton antitrust and Federal Trade Commission acts aid honest business, denounced pessimists, and said the party kept faith without private interest.
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Wilson
Indianapolis
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Indiana
Planner
Record speaks for itself on May tariff effects
The message notes May import shifts under the Payne Aldrich law with a May excess of 34 million dollars and a 14 million dollar food surplus from last summer's drought. It highlights wool imports rising to 2.4 million dollars, free raw wool at 6.789 million, increases in cotton goods and leather, declines in chemicals and dyes, and lower copper iron and wood imports.
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United States
In Mr Nelsons Words on Mexico Policy
The Kansas City Star quotes Mr. Nelson saying the Star supports President Wilson on Mexico policy and will not advise him. It notes the newspaper’s stance amid tensions with Japan and Mexico, as stated in New York by a Herald representative.
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Nelson
Japan
Mexico
New York
New York Herald
Star
Wilson
Kansas City Star
Roosevelt's view links campaign funds to a church gift
Roosevelt argues that contributing money to a campaign fund is like giving to the YMCA. He cites Standard Oil's $100,000 donation to his 1904 campaign as effectively a gift to the church, and Senator Flinn's 1912 contributions as advancing practical Christianity and good.
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Roosevelt
Young Men’s Christian Association
Standard Oil Company
Flinn
Interview With The War Hero In A Cheerful Meet
A light hearted interview scene unfolds as a caller pesters a returning veteran with questions about trenches, weapons, and war experiences. The dialogue stays playful yet probing as the host insists on more stories before bidding farewell.
Quibble over Objections in Thaw Case Cited
In New York lawyer John B. Stanchfield called objections mere quibbles with no real bearing on the case of his client Harry Thaw. He compared them to a farmer and his wife, saying they only confuse matters, amid a broader discussion during an interview. A spring morning joke about a thin husband and a potato peeling remark followed.
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John B. Stanchfield
New York
Harry Thaw
Mr. Stanchfield
Paint Rockway
A Difference at School Reunion
Two old school friends meet again and exchange wary, wry greetings about luck and misfortune, hinting at shared past and current fortunes with a biting tone.
Viewpoint on ladders of fame and personal longing
A reflective piece contrasts satisfaction with aspiration. It notes that while many accomplishments exist, the absence of certain goals can feel heavier. The metaphor of climbing ladders suggests fame paths vary in difficulty and reach.
Right Man for the Position at Cairo Lumber Yard
Oliver O Agler and Fred W Upham ran a Cairo hardwood yard. Flood mud stained planks in storage prompting Agler to hire a crew of workers. A Black man volunteers as the hose holder and proclaims himself the wash man.
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Oliver O. Agler
Cairo
Fred W. Upham
Ohio
Mississippi
Mr. Agler
Indignant Judge Stops Window Incident On Pacific Avenue
A woman jailed for tossing stones at a Pacific avenue building faces habeas corpus action by her lawyer Indignation Jones before Judge Goggin. After reciting the facts, the judge reacted by asking for the number and then declared the property belonged to him before offering to pay the fine and warning against further window breaking.
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Pacific Avenue
Brothers in Misfortune on the Field and Basement
A baseball first baseman is carried off with a sprained wrist and a dislocated shoulder after a game. En route to the hospital an ambulance stops to pick up a janitor who has fallen downstairs. The two men share a joke as they introduce themselves.
Cornered morals and jests on marriage and ancestors
A wry tirade on Dudley and his bragging ancestors followed by quips about bachelor life and wife management. The text notes that descendants won’t brag about the bragger, Cupid’s arrows heal wounds, and the more a husband earns the less sense a wife has in money matters.
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Dudley
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