Change of Owners Lily and the Plumber Take Over Boarding House
Lily Bruce a forty year old waitress in a shabby boarding house surreptitiously saves enough from twelve dollars a month to buy Miss Jones’s place. When Jones falls ill Lily buys the furniture fixtures and goodwill and becomes proprietor with Sanders the plumber as her husband to run the house. The staff and boarders react with shock and laughter as the unlikely couple step into ownership and plan a summer start.
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Lily Bruce
Jilly
Miss Jones
Lily
Sanders
Misa Jones
Miss Harris
Rogers
Lis
Waltress
Mise Jones
Mine Jones
Rogera
Waa Lily
Miss Harria
Indians Keen Bargainers in Early Trade
A historical view claims Native Americans were shrewd negotiators in fur trade with Astor as the sharpest white bargainer. It notes Sleia, the first fur dealer fluent in Mohawk, Seneca, and Oneida, earned prestige by using native languages to barter effectively.
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John Jacob Astor
Astor
Sleia
Water in the Body Drives Health and Hydration Needs
The article notes water makes up two thirds of the human body and blood four fifths. It explains lymph is a colorless fluid carrying red corpuscles and stresses muscles, blood, and bodily fluids continually require replenishment through adequate water intake.
Emigrants Visit Quiet Western Towns
A traveling man notes changes from Crimson Gulch to Coyote Corners. Broncho Bob confirms no gambling or drinking in town and that both Saturday night and Sunday are peaceful as residents visit Coyote Corners. Washington Stas.
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Coyote Corners
Crimson Gulch
Broncho Bob
Kaiser's Suez Plan Tied to Sinai Route In World War
The article links Kaiser Wilhelm's projected force of 500000 troops to a Sinai crossing from El Ma’an toward Suez. It suggests mass preparations along the Damascus to Medina pilgrimage rail lines, desert hardships, and allied fleets opposing the move. It mentions Moses, Aleppo, and the hoped speed of transit, contrasting ancient journeys with modern mechanized warfare.
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Cal
Deborah
Moses
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Constantinople
Kaiser Wilhelm
el Ma’an
Suez Canal
Suez
Aleppo
Asia Minor
Damascus
Bistort
Medina
Arabia
Mecca
el Ma‘an
Pertaking
Leopold of
Bavaria
Great Brittain
Ma‘an
Arabian Desert
Europe
America
Forest Waste Lecture Turns to Comical Confession
A lecturer urges action to halt forest waste while a nervous man is challenged to justify his use of a toothpick twice, prompting a quiet, awkward moment in the audience.
Not a Biblical Term for Prophecy Classification
The phrase notes that major and minor prophecies are not biblical terms but are used for convenience in classification. It explains that this labeling reflects editorial tradition rather than scriptural categories.
Oven Heat and Cake Finesse Explain Baking Uniformity
A historical notice explains how oven heat affects cake quality. Uniform heat prevents cracks and uneven rising, with cautions about cooling and gas escape during baking. Proper oven management yields even layers and better frosting.
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Geome
Household wisdom for home repairs and cleaning tips
Practical advice on preserving furniture and textiles and improving home efficiency. Tips include keeping a furniture replacement fund, using cold water baths for blankets, saving lettuce leaves for salads, turpentine to deter water bugs, cleaning oak with warm beer and beeswax, freshening damp fur with a hot iron, avoiding heat on wet furs, soda solutions for mud stains, potato rub for stains, drying clothes in the oven, cleaning bamboo with warm water and salt, warming lemons for more juice, saving gas with tin over jets, alum to fireproof fabrics, and red pepper to block mouse holes.
Effective Dishcloth from Koltting Techniques
A historical note describes using a dishcloth with several rows of hard twisted cord. The firm cord helps scrub surfaces where scouring soaps or metal should not be used, providing a cleaner finish through mechanical action.
Cleaning Goora With Vaseline A Handy Trick
A note describes keeping hands clean during dirty work by washing thoroughly and applying vaseline before handling tasks like cleaning Goora. The method is presented as effective and satisfactory.
Cleaning lamp burners with wood slices and water
How to wash lamp burners using ig wood slices and water to make them come out clean and bright.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Veen
Tul
Mospul
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