The Patrols of Chip McGuire in Maine Woods
A 16 year old girl Chip McGuire runs away to a Maine camp run by Martin Frisbie and family. She and Ray Stetgen fall in love unseen by others as a hermit guards the wilderness. Martin and Levi hunt for the outlaw and murderer McGuire while strange signs and a lone canoe signal danger approaching the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chip McGuire
Tim
Maine Woods
Pete Bolduc
Martin Frisbie
Martin
Raymond Stetgen
Chip
Ray
Mrs. Frisble
Cy Walker
Levi
McGuire
River Saga of Stolen Game and Hidden Threats
Old Cy and Ray guard a wilderness camp as Martin plans to fetch officers to pursue a thief who raided their ice house. Chip frets and bonds with Tomah the Indian. A half breed lurks near the lake edge intent on abducting Angie before dawn, while Old Cy suspects danger and prepares for a possible rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Cy
Ray
Chip
Martin
Levi
Angie
OM Cy
Rand
Poppy Tomah
Tomah
McGuire
Thoee
Wiley
Greatness and the doubt of necessity in achievement
A reflective line discusses how greatness may be thrust upon a person and the belief they could have achieved it if needed, exploring themes of fate and self-doubt.
Salter Seed Co Promotes Macaroni Wheat Dakota Strain
An advertisement touts Salter Seed Co Dakota grown Macaroni wheat as drought resistant and rust free. It claims yields of 40 to 80 bushels per acre in various states and arid lands, urging readers to send 10 cents plus the notice to La Crosse Wisconsin for free seed samples and additional farm seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salter
Dakota
Mich
Wis
Ohio
Penn
Neb
Kan
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis. K
Darky employment tale and Twain anecdote recalled
A Baltimore employer recalls a degraded worker named Sam Harkins and writes a non committal letter of recommendation after his shift ends. Henry H Ashton preserves early Mark Twain volumes in Virginia City and cites Twain's first Virginia City paragraph about a journalist's salary.
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Baltimore
Darky
Sam
Sam Harkins
Henry H. Ashton
Virginia
Virginia City Enterprise
Mark Twain
Ashton
Virginia City
Beranger
Benjamin West
Deceitful Servant and Clever Reply in Sunday Magazine
A Brooklyn woman disciplines her servant Nora who, though adept in many ways, proves untruthful. Nora finally admits deceit with a jaunty Irish retort about the power of desayin. The scene unfolds in an illustrated Sunday Magazine feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Nora
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Vision of America as Heaven Under Elite Press Reform
Prof. W. B. Elkin of the University of Missouri predicts a millennium in which America becomes a veritable heaven within 100 years. In a piece for the American Journal of Sociology he outlines reforms including a reform of the press where newspapers will be printed and edited by colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Elkin
University of Missouri
America
American Journal of Sociology
Grape-Nuts Boosts Brain Power and Family Health
A female writer and mother describes how Grape-Nuts improved her morning appetite and energy for writing and child care. She credits the cereal with stronger milk supply, better stamina, and clearer thinking, noting a happier, healthier household.
Why Animal Charcoal Removes Color From Liquids
A European chemist explains that animal charcoal cleanses colored liquids due to nitrogen content ranging from five to seven percent, whereas wood charcoal lacks this effect. The finding clarifies the differing adsorptive actions of the two charcoals.
Brown's Bronchial Tradhes Benefit Voice Clarity
A historical note promotes Brown's Bronchial Tradhes as a helpful aid for singers teachers and clergymen to clear the voice. The quote attributes value to universal help of great men and credits Ruskin for the sentiment.
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A fragmented notice-like item remarks on a past over to cures and a plan to get rich quick today followed by hunting a job tomorrow. The text blends garbled phrases with vague quests for wealth and work.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Two lettered testimonials from Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relieving long standing backaches and menstrual related pains. The notice asserts the remedy as a standard treatment for female disorders including displacements inflammation irregularities and nervous symptoms backed by decades of use and claimed cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Mrs. Pinkham
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Charles Clark Murry
Lothrop, Lee & Chepra
Auch
Pete
Dar
Carters
Cartersier G
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
J. Brousator
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