Doris Goes a Wheelin
Doris Gorham receives a new bicycle at her Gorham farmhouse and overcomes fear to learn riding on a quiet street. Her practical sisters mock the device and a tense past with Seth Watson shadows her, while Doris secretly longs for companionship and motherhood.
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Gorham
Doris Gorham
Lorinda
Doris
Waverly
Ridge Road
Eunice
Ing
Seth Watson
Lydia Parchett
Seth
Gorham House
Deris
Tandem Promise Reunites Doris Gorham and Seth Watson
In a dramatic roadside meeting Doris Gorham confronts her old lover Seth Watson after a bicycle crash. Amid repairs and years of separation they recall past quarrels and tease a future together proposing a tandem ride to Parson Woods.
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Gorham
Doris
Sha
Doris Gorham
Seth Watson
Seth
Lorinda
Parson Woods
Elchly
Red Light and Sin Says Chicago Psychologist
Chicago psychologist Dr. Walter Dill Scott links red light to moral behavior noting a French factory’s demoralization under red illumination and a return to normal once colors changed. He adds red’s uses in therapy and its cultural associations including luck, Thor’s hair, royalty, and Cock Robin’s breast.
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Chicago
Walter Dill Scott
France
Thor
Cock Robin
True Worth Is in Being Not Seeming Poem by Alice Cary
Poem extols inner worth over appearances and great deeds. It asserts kindness and truth as kingly and noble, warning that genuine honor comes from honest living rather than pursuit of glory. The verses emphasize doing good daily, fairness, and integrity regardless of fortune or praise.
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Wren
Alice Cary
Dean
Montague, ‘Masa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Doan
Hattie Brigham
Foster- Milburn Co
Anthracite Mining Death Toll in 1903 Rises
State mining inspectors report nearly 300 miners killed in Pennsylvania anthracite mines during 1903. The figures reflect a deadly year in the coal regions, with fatalities recorded across multiple mines and operations.
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Pennsylvania
Ireland Population Figures for 1903 Decline
Ireland's population stood at 4,433,274 with a decrease of 16,003 recorded for 1903. The data reflects census estimates and annual change as reported.
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Ireland
Mollie Letters Puzzle Revealed by Chicago Operator Study
A Chicago operator claims Mollie can be identified by handwriting and typing quirks unseen by the New York manager. She notes Mollie favors h and n less on others and pounds g and r, with unique strokes for syllables like con and com. A New York Times report mentions a nurse testimonial endorsing Doan's Kidney Pills.
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Home Office
Chicago
New York
Mollie
North Pole
Molly
New York Times
Learn to Stand Well for Slim Figure and Health
Women are advised to stand with chest forward and up, back flat, shoulders aligned, and a dipped waist to keep muscles firm and prevent sagging. Avoid slouched posture when climbing stairs as it worsens heart and lung function and promotes waist fat.
Underground Policemen Patrol Bank Station Steps
Since the opening of the London Twopenny Tube some constables in the city police are assigned to the underground. They patrol footways and staircases at Bank station to prevent breaches of the peace, relieved at the same hours as officers above.
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Bank
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Frank Farrington
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Doris Goes A Wheelin
Jessie Wade Manning
Sellin
J.W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Eeta Ey
Canada
Wilfred Laurier
Ottawa
W. H. Rogers
Watertown
S. D
Chesebrough Mfg. Coo
State Street
New York City
Dakotas
Union Credit Co
Corn Exchange
Minneapolis, Minn
Gregory
Peeer Waiad
Catalogue Frea
Gregory , Sen Harbichead
Maes
Codar Rapide
Lowes
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