Dorothy Marden Finds Love and Turkey Farm in Vermont
Dorothy Marden moves from New York to Aunt Carrie’s Vermont farm to run a turkey business. She clashes with change, earns independence, and grows closer to Robert Sefton, who visits as the autumn season peaks. Thanksgiving brings a marriage promise amid a bustling farm life.
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McClure
Dorothy
Vermont
Carrie
Mary
Dorothy Murden
New York
Dot
Mary Marden
Broadway
Green mountains
tong
tilin
traile
Abkey Fair
turin
fii
murdet
commission
Mr. Sefton
Robert Sefton
Robert
spence
Plekey
Only a Real Man Would Do It
In a First National Bank tunnel Harry Bowers infiltrates a gang planning a vault theft. He discovers Clara Jennings, posing as a man, among the criminals and helps trap the robbers with Clara’s aid. After the capture, Clara explains she was a bank president’s private detective. They share a hopeful kiss.
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Harry Bowers
First National Bank
wing
China Jennings
Cintra
Harry
First National
Chiara
Larry
Clara
Turry
Hore
Pye
Likney
hind
Barde
dau
Chir
Tarry
sommes
thn
Plirry
poinut
Terry
Andous Uorry
Parry
Taery
Almin
Sfarry
Clara Jennings
ness
ght
Clarry
Jarry
China
Clair
tunel
seine
Patching a Viewpoint
Doris Sims agrees to visit a wounded, emotionally distant patient at a hospital for a morale-boosting assignment. Dr Gray warns her, while Acton funds the plan. over weeks the patient warms to her, and she grapples with love as the man she aids reveals a hidden life desire.
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McClure
Doris Sims
Mr. Acton
Doctor Gray
Doris
New insomnia cure from a comic tale
A blonde counsels a tired couple with a humorous scheme to fool Edward into waking early. The plan uses a cold towel and false clock talk to keep him asleep then evacuate him for an early breakfast, a prank recounted with witty dialogue.
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Edward
Istroth
yost
Story of Sugar Cane Cultivation and Processing
This piece describes sugar cane growth under abundant sunshine and water in fertile soil, with stalks growing to full length and turning reddish as harvesting nears. It notes pests like hurricanes and white ants, and explains crushing the stalks to extract juice, boiling to sugar, and refining to pure white sugar through crystallization and decolorization.
Color in interior decoration and nature’s balance
A view on using color that stresses large neutral wall and floor tones with small bright accents. Quiet backdrops suit high colored objects, suggesting walls and floors in neutral hues to showcase furnishings and art.
Royalty Appeals to Carnegie for Peace Endowment
The prince consort of Holland sought Sir Charles Macara, famed cotton king and ally of Mr. Carnegie, asking him to use his influence to secure a sizable endowment to support the upkeep of the great prize of peace.
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prince consort
Holland
Charles Macara
Carnegie
Flower color changes in the Rose of Sharon
The Rose-of-Sharon, a hibiscus relative, changes blossom color thrice daily from white to pink to deep purple. Native to the Levant and adjacent regions, it forms both single and double blooms and is cultivated in Hawaii and warm climates for ornamental use.
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Asha Minor
hig
Syria
Linmlaya
Hawaii
Muffer and Cut-Out Referenced in Richmond Lines
A cryptic pair of devices is cited in the Richmond Lines Dispatch brief. The Muffer is described as a tool to keep down a horse, used when admitting fruits. The Cut-Out is a device to open the sfug tler and wake a racket, referenced by pear ple when praising virtues.
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Muffer
pearple
Richmond
Lines-Dispatch
Man with growing horns may be sent to Europe
A Johannesburg correspondent to London Tit-Bits reports a man with hornlike growths from a springbok horn origin. The horns began at age nine and continue to grow despite cutting. The man is otherwise normal and experts deem medical interest high, with a probable transfer to Europe.
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Rand
weltes
Johannesburg
London
Europe
Ballroom Dances Through the Ages
The text traces ballroom dance origins: quadrille about 1815, the lancers invented by 1836, polka adopted in 1885, waltz from Germany rising in 1705, and the two step noted as an American invention.
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Germany
Character Shown In Youth General Sherman Tecumseh Name
General Sherman bore the Indian name Tecumseh chosen by his father Judge Charles Sherman who admired the chief's genius. A Presbyterian preacher initially balked at baptizing a heathen named child, but the boy insisted and the name Tecumseh was retained to allow baptism.
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General Sherman
Tecuuseh
Charles Sherman
Sherman
Tecumseh
Music Composers Face Choice Of Automatic Piano
The Christian Science Monitor notes composers now invited to write for a mechanical piano. In London a recital featured a mechanical star and its helper, showing credible results though risk remains that bulk production may erode artistic quality as busy composers feed the machine.
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London
Christian Science Monitor
First Martyr to Liberty: Christopher Snider’s Death in 1770 Boston
An eleven year old boy, Christopher Snider, is described as the first martyr to American liberty after a Boston mob attacked Mr Richardson’s home on February 22 1770. Richardson fired on the crowd killing Snider during a protest over a Lille house mark and non importation law enforcement.
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Christopher Snider
Richardson
Boston
Lille
Snider
Polite delay linked to Hot Springs man’s death
A Hot Springs man fell dangerously and was found dead after his wife ran to a neighbor for help. She explained between sobs that she stayed momentarily to be polite before returning to the scene. Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
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Arkansaw
Thomas Cat
Did You Ever Notice Political Berths Versus Sleeping Berths
A short, dated quotation by Arthur I. Folwell published in Leslie's contrasts political berths with sleeping berths. It remarks that no one objects to an upper berth in politics, implying acceptance of higher status or advantage.
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Arthur I. Folwell
Leslie
Quotable Thought On War From An Exchange Column
A brief aphorism contrasts ants and humans noting ants fight by armies while humans could do better if taught to love one another. The line reflects a reflective mood about conflict and cooperation.
Our Books Quote From Washington Irving
A brief literary reflection quotes Washington Irving on how books retain steady value when worldly concerns turn to dress and fashion.
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Washington Irving
Siberian Merchant Buys Million Squirrel Skins
A Siberian merchant is noted for buying up to one million squirrel skins in a season, a figure cited as a notable capacity in regional trade. The report highlights the unusual scale of pelts handled by this dealer.
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Sberia
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