Railroads and Romance in Greenwood Tale of Ross Lane
Ross Lane arrives in Greenwood to oversee land interests as a railroad boom nears. He befriends Melba Waring and, after a failed lesson in mercenary marriage, falls in love for real, while his friend Bob Devers hopes for a local paper mill payoff. The town watches the unfolding scheme as railroad officials finally arrive.
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Ross Lane
Greenwood
Bob Devers
Ross
Bob
Melba
Russ
Melba Waring
Stoss
Waring
Moss
Waring Home
Jilin
Rossi
Melba Chooses Love Over Money in Railroad Gamble
Melba confesses she craves money to escape poverty yet loves Ross. He explains railroad pressure and Bob's timberland deal lure capital, but Melba vows to choose love. Ross accepts, as Melba plans to profit from timberland talks to secure independence and the future she desires.
Life In The City Courts A Polka-Dot Tale And Napkin Mockery
A New York Sun essay reflects on urban childhood confusion as a Brooklyn restaurant scene shows a five year old diner's napkin folding thwarted by her father. The piece notes polka-dot fashion’s rise tied to Polk era politics and ends with a wry aside on frugality and work ethic in a Boston Transcript snippet.
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Big City
New York Sun
Brooklyn
Should Slow Down Thought for the Day
A brief aphorism from the Asheville Times notes a hurried person misses good things while a gentleman favors others. Public opinion is you and I and those who agree with us.
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Asheville Times
Denton Amusement Co Property Sold By Mortgage Assignee
Real estate auction in Denton Caroline county Maryland under two mortgages from the Denton Amusement Company to Lawrence B Towers and Calvert C Merriken. The sale, in front of the Court House, runs 2 to 4 pm, with cash on day of sale and buyer pays title papers and revenue stamps. The property includes a motion picture theater building in central Denton with an described parcel and improvements. Assignees Calvert C Merriken and James Temple, Auctioneer.
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Denton Amusement Company
Lawrence B. ‘Towers
Calvert C. Merrison
Liber L. B. T
Caroline County
Calvert C. Merriken
Liber L. B.T
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Willan Bullock
Bullock
William Bullock
Denton Amusement Company, Incorporated
James Temple
Harry W. McMahan
Maud McMahan
Joshua IF. Covey
W. Brewater Deen
Federalsburg
Friendship Church
Thomas Andrew
John F. Cohee
Joshua EF. Covey
Ferdinand Cook
Joshua I’. Covey
Sarah A. Covey
W. Brewster Deen
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Melvin “ Johnson
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Europe
United States
Polk
Boston Evening Transcript
Renal Estate
The
Palace Theatre
Auditor's Order
Nisi
Harvey L. Cooper, Ansignee
Louis Yok
Amelia Jok
Circuit Court
Geo. A. Deakyne
Auditor’s Order
Wesley E. Thachey
Frederick
Doerge
Margaretta
Eastern Shore Gas and
Denton, Maryland
Simpro
Simpson
W. A. Simpson Company
Baltimore, MD
R. C. Jackson
Greensboro
Hamilton
J. Virgil Moore
Tery
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
C.c.deen’s
Fowling Creek, Maryland
Clover Seed
California
van Camp
Yard Hill
C. C. Deen
Fowling Creek, Md
Magic
the Farmers’ Supply Co
Cora Robie
Pikeville, Ky
Cardus
Lucas
Thomas & Messer Coo
W. Balto
Baltimore
Denton National Bank
Denton,maryland
Journal
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