The Will That Turned the Scale
Anna Foulkes faces ruin as husband Curtin returns dying and debt stacks press from tradesmen. A son’s plea and a risky operation test loyalties. the boy’s wish to save his father tilts the scale toward hope and a possible new life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sna Foulkes
Loy
Anna
Tnr
Curtin
Char- Me
Grantwich
Abna
Tie
Sand
Charlie
Poe
Curtin Foulkes
Anyu
Grantwick
Ana
Iman
Pye
Annis
Charle Foulkes
Phildlag
Koulkes
Anne
Lfe
Curtis
Urantwich
Charle
Anna Foulkes
London Firm Supplies Material to Writers
A London firm recently circulated a proposal offering to supply writers with material at set prices. The practice fits a trend from readers in free libraries who gather information for subjects, often paid by employers who are lecturers or public speakers. Lecturers and debaters hire readers when they lack technical knowledge or local history, outsourcing to secure facts and arguments.
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Tom
British Museum
Itamas
Leiden
Steves
Steve Pipe
Sieper
Father of Devils Eblis in Arabian myth and fallen angels
The Detroit News recounts Eblis or Anazel as the ruler of the essgent fallen angels before his fall. Created by God, he allegedly refused to worship a dust-made man, provoking punishment and becoming the father of devils. He is described as enormous, with a red striped skin and long features.
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Eblis
Anazel
Hharris
Sajys
Detroit News
Adam O
Ebis
Uo Sheythin
Wood Shortage Warns Of Rapid European Deforestation
Ernst Wiehe of Bremen warns in a local note that Europe wastes lumber as demand surges after the war. He cites 15800000 acres of forests in Europe including Russia and Scandinavia being cleared rapidly, risking severe shortages.
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Ernest Wiehe
Bremen
Europe
Scandinavia
Me Wiehe
Baldwin Locomotive Works CEO Strikes Large Telephone Order
Samuel Vauclain, Baldwin Locomotive Works president, reportedly placed a telephone order valued at 30 million dollars with an estimated profit of 3 million dollars. The deal for 375 decapods was arranged with the Pennsylvania Railroad and completed in about five minutes.
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Samuel Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
Arab's Telephone All Greek to Him
A story from an Arabian town explains a new telephone clash of language. A merchant installs the device but cannot understand Greek speaking callers. He appeals to the exchange manager to replace it with one that speaks Arabic, citing total language disconnect and frustration.
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Arabia
Urech
Long distance test lines run every morning nationwide
Early each morning before most people rise, the Long Lines division of the Verizon telephone system conducts tests across 23 districts from Houston to San Francisco and Duluth to the West Coast. Two tests per district assess wire condition and plant readiness, aided by toll testers who locate faults with precision to ensure future calls connect clearly.
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Vinetitan Telephone and Telegraph
Huston
San
New York
Sata
Money in smiles you send by phone
A Commercial Bulletin piece stresses courteous telephone manners for business. It says a pleasant tone and polite words shape customer perceptions, while discourtesy harms both the worker and the company. It urges treating callers respectfully as a simple, valuable practice.
Hawthorne Works Expands Upward at Western Electric
The Hawthorne Works in Chicago adds a four story merchandise office and warehouse and 2,000,000 feet of cable space. The 102nd building grows the plant, increasing capacity to cover large portions of the 12 counties in Wines. Western Electric claims more telephones than Britain's total.
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Hawthorne
Western Electric Company
Chicago
Western Electrie Chicago Works
One Mother's Tribute to Daughter-in-Law
A maternal perspective contrasts a son's past boyish trials with his wife’s influence. The writer notes mothers remember old habits differently as sons grow into different self-conceptions under new domestic dynamics. The piece reflects on associations between motherhood, marriage, and personal evolution.
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Tyler
Tife
Kangaroous
Niuju
Brugband
Uncle Tom's Cabin
the Athantle Monthly
Navajo Beliefs About Mothers-in-Law and Bad Luck
A fragment from a 20th century piece discusses Navajo superstitions around meeting a mother-in-law, described as a source of terrible calamities, and contrasts Navajo and white practices while noting rare, harsh behaviors in historical context.
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Medilcine
Kenneth T. Roberts
Saturday Evening Post
Wgs
The Rich Logger Owes A Dentist A Dollar
A North river lumber crew visits a dentist after a logging voyage. A bearded logger offers 50 cents for a tooth extraction, claiming he works for a poor family. The dentist discovers the patient is John Booth, famed Canadian lumber magnate, who owes the dentist a dollar for the service.
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John Hu Holphus Booth
Canada
Torbe Magazine
Surplus from Sallie F Brown estate on mortgage suit
The bill seeks application of sale surplus to creditors of Sallie F Brown late of Caroline county Maryland deceased. Creditors claim funeral expenses and debts exceed personal property. land sale produced excess. Heirs at law include Thomas I Brown Ralph S Brown J Earl Brown and Annie M Pearson. Court orders claims by Feb 8 1925 and notices to non residents to appear by Feb 5 1925. THOMAS J KEATING.
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Sallie JF. Brown
Caroline County
Sallie F. Brown
J. Jerome Frampton
Thomas F. Brown
Sallie TF. Brown
Thomas I. Brown
Maryland
Ralph S. Brown
Pauline Brown
Kent County
Delaware
J. Earl Brown
Margaret R. Brown
Dorchester County
Annie M. Pearson
Leon Pearson
Swarthmore
Pennsylvania
Circuit Court
Ralph Os. Brown
Thomas J. Keating
Rebuffs From Grave Reveal Wall Street Woes
Excerpt from a Wall Street main's probated will in New York courts outlines bequests and rebukes to family and staff. The text humorously confronts lace, money, and mysterious omissions, mentioning a wife, son, daughter, chauffeur, and partner in a garbled, satirical style from the Wall Street Journal.
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Wall Street
New York
Palm Beach
Wall Street Journal
Scriptural Translations Spread Across The World
Scholars work to translate scriptures into many dialects as thousands labor worldwide to place Bibles in the hands of all people. Couriers trek deserts and rivers, carrying sacred texts from distant cities in days rather than weeks.
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Amazon Valley
Africa
Thmascus
Bagdad
Monuments Erected for Noted Apple Varieties
A look at historic apple monuments noting dates and places. The Baldwin memorial stands near Lowell in 1805, Camillus in Onondaga county marked the first New York monument in 1908, followed by Northern Spy and McIntosh in 1912, and Wealthy at Excelsior Minnesota in 1912.
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Baldwin
Wihuington
Lowell
Iss
New York
Camillus
Onondaga County
John T, Roberts
Syracuse
Excelsior
Minn
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Western Newspaper Union
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Dortur Stevens
London
Father of
Illinois
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Great Liltain
Hvedji Queber
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T. Alan Goldsborough
Assignee
John C. Foster
Geo. A. Deakyne
Nisi
William D. Adams
Ida J. Adams
Twiford W. Nolte
Orient Court
Caroline Canary
Calvert
Merriden
AL Dearyne
Geo
AL Dearyefe
My Mill
American Corner
Walter M. Love
Stewart’s
Baltimore
Dept
Bissell
Ims
Universal
Kraemer
QO. M. Hignutt
Williston, Maryland
Ernest G. Cooper Denton, Md
The
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Denton, Maryland
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