Graeme Returns Home and Faces a Transformed Life
Graeme comes back to Riverdale in a changed mood after his western trials. He seeks a new purpose, reunites with family and old friends, and composes a plan to use his strength for good by railroading and helping the vulnerable, while his mother and brother witness his sacrifice and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beetles
Martin
Rattray
Graeme
Wig
Nelson
Jesus Christ
Fellows
Big Barney
Jonah
Yanadis of India Forge Fire By Friction In Forest Life
A Madras government museum report describes the Yanadi tribe of Nenore district Madras presidency living in forests. They lack tools and monuments rely on primitive hunting and fishery practices and a ritualistic religion. They catch cobras fearlessly and may swallow snake venom to ward off bites. They produce fire by friction using two stock rods rubbing in a square cavity, lighting tinder from rags or leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nenore
Madras Presidency
Madras
Origin of Many Names and Diminutive Surnames
The article traces how pet names such as Em and Til evolved into surnames like Emmett Tillet Tillotson Bartlett and Robinson from Robin. It notes diminutives in kin and cock among Anglo-Saxons and in on and et among Norman families, with examples across England and America. It also recounts a humorous tale of a boy who ran away from a doctor to avoid charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kin
Emma
Hmmett
Emmet
Matilda
Til
Tillet
Bartholomew
Bart
Little Bart
Bartlett
Tillotsons
Emmetts
Bartletts
England
America
Robinson
Robin
Little Robert
Hen
Anna Annchen
Elizabeth Lischen
Watkin
Walter
Simkin
Simeon
Perkin
Peter
Fear as the Chief Cause of Disease
A Health article cites Meacham M D who argues fear causes more disease than microbes and more deaths than famine. It claims fear weakens the heart, induces congestion, invites indigestion, and produces poison through decomposing foods, largely driving about 90 percent of illnesses.
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Eitther
Gif
Meacham
M. D
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Dane McLeod
Dunc
Kair
Connor
Prue
Jack
Cate
Rascal
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Craig
Il Iean
Earth
West
Smith
Polly” Lindsay
Wig” Martin
Barney Lundy
Little Wig
League
Polly Lindsay
India
Mamma
Papa
New York Press
Physicians and Surgeons
T _P
Stanton, MD
Mallory Block
West Side
Stewart’s
Throckmorton
A.M. M.D
Cor
Lucas County
A. & Yocom
First National Bank
Chariton, Iowa
J. A. McKlveen
Theo. Barnes
McKlveen & Barnes Physicians and Surgeons
Southwest Corner Square
W. Thomas
I. D
Newbern
Iowa
Marion
Lucagana
Warren Counties
M&f. Mary Montgomery Osteopathic Physician Office
John A. Bown
D. VY. S
Attorneys AT Law
S Cc. Hicktian
Hickman Block
East Side Square
Chariton
J. A Campbell
Attorney At Law
Smyth's Clothing
O A. Hoagland
Ana
Shiloh
S. C. Welts & Co
le Roy
N. Y
Karl
F.E. Oakes & CO
Noah’s Ark
Southeast Corner Square
Rey Os. Ree Ie Chariton
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