Return to Bridgeton Promises Wealth and Romance
Henry Bolton, a long-lost Bridgeton native now millionaire, reunites with Mrs. Oliver and friends, offering a grand New Mexico ranch life. The quartet gains fortune then nostalgia pulls them home, while Serena Blair stays, and Henry and Serena find love after a ruined ranch and illness.
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Henry
60U
Bridgeton
Lee Driver
New Mexico
Comfort Ranch
Lee
Doc
Dis
Briarwood
Serena Blair
Sarah
Serena
W. G. Chapman
Chose Own Swimming Holes
The excerpt recalls childhood fears of bathing in Scotland and later courage in exploring tidal pools. John Muir describes being forced into cold pools as a child, avoiding dangerous pits and eel-filled waters, then gradually joining other boys in shorebound swims after testing pools with sticks.
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John Muir
Atlantic
Advice for the Minister in a Christmas Dinner Misstep
A bride slips a note to her husband during a long sermon. The usher places it on the pulpit, prompting the minister to pause and then glare after reading a plea to hurry home and fix a gas range error.
Stranger Arrested in Chicago Over Lost Money
A man was arrested after police found $820 in his pocket in Chicago. He claimed the money was his, but officials say he attempted to leave town with it.
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Wabash
Chicago
Gotham
Hior
Proper Caring for Horses and Stall Comfort
Proper horse care starts with matching tasks to horse size and avoiding unsuitable pairs. Comfortable, dry, well ventilated stalls with roomy bedding encourage rest, while wet bedding and narrow stalls hinder usefulness, as noted by Farm Press.
Fitting for Higher Things
Excerpts argue the higher kingdom lies beyond mere physical life and requires understanding of one’s relation to the present world to prepare for participation in spiritual life. The author stresses that only by grasping this relation can a person know himself and his place in life beyond the material.
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Phos
Root Crops for Dairy Cows in Winter Ration
The article explains feeding roots like turnips to dairy cows, noting timing and quantities. Feeding after milking or once daily improves palatability with a pinch of salt, while roots add variety and meat value. It highlights Wisconsin and western states adopting root crops widely.
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Wisconsin
Early seed grain cleaning urged to improve future crops
Do not wait to clean and grade seed grain. Start now while ample stock is on hand. Selecting the best twenty five bushels from one hundred yields superior seed, with only a small cost for cleaning and grading, ensuring heavy plump seed at little outlay.
Puzzled Childish Mind Asked by a Six Year Old
A six year old boy named Ward stands with his mother as she shows last summer's clothes. She proclaims the pants are too small, prompting Ward to wonder aloud in earnest why places of clothing grow small as he ages.
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Ward
Navajo Women Control Property Among Navajos
Navajo women own the property including flocks and herds while men care for the livestock and women have the final say in disposal. This tradition is stated as immutable and not tied to modern suffrage movements.
Pyramid Pile Remedy Free Trial Offer Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Remedy as a permanent cure for piles. It invites readers to mail name and address for a free trial package in a plain wrapper, then purchase a 50 cent box at drug stores after demonstration of relief.
Free Package Coupon for Pyramid Pile Remedy Trial
An apparent mail-in offer directs readers to fill in name and address, cut out the coupon, and mail to Pyra mid Drug Co in Marshall Michigan to receive a trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy mailed in a plain wrapper.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Ridge
Marshall, Mich
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Doc Brown
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Arnold Shanklin
Mexico City
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OFFIC
Frank Dubsky
W. 17
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Grand Central Palace
W. E. Dinneen
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