A Knave of Conscience Continues Scheming at Dinner
Mrs. Raymer and Jasper Grierson maneuver to control Mr. Raymer’s iron works credit while Gertrude mocks social hypocrisy. Edward Raymer, beaming after a bank meeting, imagines a vast industrial extension built on promised credit. Martha Holcomb hosts a sick New York author, Kenneth Griswold, as Gertrude notes his delirium.
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Mrs. Raymer
Raymer
Gertrude
Gerty
Wabaska
Edward
Charlotte
New York
Poppa
Jasper Grierson
Rodneys
Jing
Edward Raymer
Yazoo
Sven
Griswold
Oleson
Iron Works
Margery Presses Edge in Raymer Debt Plot
Margery confronts her father about supporting Raymer with a bank loan secured by his plant. Grierson derides Raymer and hints at leverage, while Margery resists and asserts Raymer’s reliance on bluffing women won’t help him. The exchange reveals power plays and family influence in industrial maneuvering.
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Margery
Raymer
Maggie
Hex
Grierson
Griswold Receives Care in Wabaska Returns to Social Ties
Griswold, ill after fleeing St Louis, is treated by Mrs Holcomb and Sven Gleson in Wabaska. He recovers with Dr Farnham approving, then meets Edward Raymer and Miss Grierson at a social gathering. The convalescent discusses writing and future plans with renewed optimism.
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Griswold
Wabaska
St. Louis
the St. James
Evening social whirl divides town elite
A convalescent meets Raymer who explains two social cliques in their town. Miss Grierson leads the first group while Margery Farnham stays with the minority. Raymer plans to fetch Griswold at nine with a buggy, noting hardly anyone else from Farnham's circle will attend.
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Jasper Grierson
Gertrude
Raymer
Miss Grierson
Griswold
Grierson
How They Felt and the Quirky Responses
A brief humorous exchange from the Chicago Daily News features a physician asking a parson about his feelings, a forgiving reply, an auctioneer who says he is forbidding, and a Kentucky colonel who admits perpetual forgetfulness. The wit hinges on personalized, country-tinged quirks.
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M. D
Kentucky
Doc
Chicago Daily News
Emporia
Kan
Gazette
Chicago Daily Newe
The Hen's Importance in American Economy
The National Provisioner extols the hen as the commercial queen of industrial America noting hens and eggs influence meat prices, feed prosperity, and domestic economy. It cites 167 million dozen eggs yearly worth 25 million dollars plus 220 million from hatched poultry, outweighing crops like wheat and cotton.
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America
SOD POULTRY HOUSE FOR HENS IN KANSAS
E D Smith of Kansas built a healthful convenient sod poultry house for 75 to 100 hens. He excavated a 12 by 22 foot area with varying depths, formed sod walls six inches of gypsum over the floor, and partially roofed with boards tar paper and hotbed sashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Smith
Kansas
SOD House for Poultry Demonstrates Ventilation and Winter Comfort
An 18 inch high north wall vent window and a five foot long window with heavy wire netting provide summer airflow, while boards and earth banking protect in winter. The sod structure houses 75 to 100 single comb Brown Leghorns with roosts on the north half and nests on the south under glass. Feed includes boiled and dry wheat daily and meat once daily in winter. gypsum floor aids droppings collection.
Ration Rules For Draft Horses By Top Authorities
Best authorities state a draft horse needs two pounds of food daily per 100 pounds of live weight. A 1600 pound horse should receive 32 pounds daily, with 10 to 18 pounds as grain depending on labor. Light work favors oats with some corn, heavier work requires more corn, cracked grain and hay are popular, noon meals should be light, and severe labor calls for ground grain and moistened hay.
Large Head of Water Techniques for Efficient Irrigation
An experienced irrigator notes that using a large head of water is more economical for most crops. With two cubic feet per second a given area can be watered in under half the time compared to one cfs. One half cfs may fail as water sinks into the ground rather than flow on the surface. The author, C. T. Johnson, cites Cincinnati Commercial.
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C. T. Johnson
Cincinnati
W. L. Douglas Sse Capital
Comenda
W. J. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. L
Businees
Busin
Aanesse Woren
W. L. Dou ‘Ag
Applicon
Brockt
Muss
Geld in the Mail: Kentucky Missing Money Schemes
A Nashville Kentucky mail clerk reports two suspicious cash drop scenarios within 48 hours. A one dollar bill with only a recipient label arrived unwrapped and a $15 wad tied with twine and addressed to a local firm was found in a railway car. Officials deem unconcealed money a decoy yet consider postage a relatively safe route.
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Uncle Sam
Nashville
Bowling Green
New Rules on Submarine Cables Adopted at Brussels Congress
The congress of international law at Brussels issued four resolutions on submarine cables in war time. It declares inviolability for cables between neutral territories and permits belligerent cables to be cut except in territorial seas or neutralized waters. It specifies neutral to belligerent cables must not be cut in territorial or neutral seas, and only within blockade limits in open sea. It warns neutral telegrams must not aid belligerents.
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Congress of International Law
Brussels
Lionel Ardon novel set in Tudor England
Malcolm Dearborn's Lionel Ardon traces the Tudor era from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I. The hero, son of Lord Ardon, seeks court life after his father is killed in a duel with Lord Raven. Lady Jane Grey emerges as the key heroine in a tale praised for its portrait of ports and delicate womanliness. Published by G. W. Dillingham Company, New York, price $1.50.
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Lionel Ardon
Malcolm Dearborn
England
Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth
Lionel
Lord Ardon
Lord Raven
Jane Grey
G. W. Dillingham Company
New York
Weathered lines in a gossip column paraphrase
The excerpt notes that Love and Justice are depicted as blind and that victims rarely escape. It then shifts to a casual dialogue where a man asks about his sister’s whereabouts, mentioning a possible marriage proposal that night and suspecting the listener might not be the intended suitor.
Markets Report from Major Cities on October 27 1902
Trading across New York Cleveland Chicago Toledo and East Buffalo shows varied results. Wheat and corn prices range from fractional advances to steady levels while cattle lambs and hogs fetch notable alikes. quotes include winter wheat patents at 4.00 to 4.25 and hogs at 6.80 to 7.10 in different markets.
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New York
Minnesota
wNo
Cleveland
York State
Chicago
East Buffalo
Charity Fib Teaches Moral Lesson Through Nose Joke
A playful tale about a man with a red nose and a child's plain talk prompts a discussion on telling truths. A mother guides with a caution about sparing feelings, ending with the moral Do not monkey with morals.
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New York Herald
Minister's Greeting at Embalmers' Convention Ends With Stand
Rev. R. Perry Bush of Chelsea told a Boston Herald story at the Massachusetts Embalmers' association opening. He recalled a stuffy undertaker who tried to control a funeral and the preacher refused to yield, counting down seconds to assert independence.
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R. Perry Bush
Chelsea
Massachusetts Embalmers’ Association
Collins
Boston Herald
Mr. Bush
Dr August Koenig Hamburg Breast Tea and St Jacobs Oil
In chronic bronchitis and related bronchial conditions the combination of Dr August Koenig Hamburg Breast Tea and St Jacobs Oil is pitched as highly effective. The oils reach adhesions in the bronchial tubes aiding expectoration while the tea soothes, with each remedy aiding the other in curing, applicable to asthma croup whooping cough enlarged tonsils and other bronchial affections.
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August Koenig
Hamburg
St. Jacobs
Koenig
Duty and taxes callout from Cleveland Plain Dealer
Quote highlights that all officials must perform their duties while noting customs officials’ exempted tax collection role, reflecting public debate on government responsibility and revenue. The line emphasizes accountability and federal expectations in taxation.
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Uncle Sam
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Four Daily Trains To St Paul Minneapolis Via Northwestern
Four daily trains run from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis via the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Departures at 9 a m, 6 30 p m the North Western Limited electric lighted throughout 8 p m and 10 p m with fast schedules. Most complete and luxurious equipment in the West dining car service unequaled. For tickets reservations and pamphlets contact your nearest ticket agent or W B Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Illinois.
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St. Paul-Minneapolis
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
North - Western Limited
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Ils
Watermelon Dessert and Health Ads Mixed in Column
A merged column parodies health claims and old time patent medicine ads. It cites water boiled for safety with a watermelon dessert, then lists remedies from Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup and Hale’s Treacle, including brief testimonials and moral quips from Chicago Daily News and Puck.
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Dr. Wood
Peruna Esteemed By All Levels Of Society
Letters praising Pe-ru-na as a catarrh remedy pour in from states across the union. Dr. Hartman reports hundreds daily from laborers to editors, with stage personalities especially praising its power against catarrh. The piece urges prevention and cure of colds through Pe-ru-na, noting officials like Oregon's governor admire it.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Hartman
Statesman
Oregon
Pe-ru-na
State OF Oregon
SaLem
Pe-ru-na Medicine Co
Columbus
He. C
Sirs
W. M. Lord
United States
Dr. Hartman
Dr. Harteman
Ohio
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Chicago Record-Herald
Francis Lynde
Mr. Griswold
St. Augustine
Fla
Notis
Tolomato
R.I. P
Chicago Chronicle
Industrial
SOD Poultry House
Boll
Mr. McCall
Bobby
Philadelphia Press
Toledo
St. Jacobs Oil
Mr. Keerful
Johnson
Lokeleigh
Puck
Lee
Hale
Pike
J. W. O’brien
Thir Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Capitol Building
Auirornia
Svaue
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville, Ky
New York, N. Y
Montgomery Ward & GO
Hamlin
TK. Siakers
NY. Va
Alla
Tower CO
Boston
THE
R. Paxton CO
Columbus Av
Mass
Kellogg Newspaper Co
Ontario St
Henry C. Blair
Anakesis
Anakes A Tribe
H. H. Green
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