Vase and Painter Forge Escape from Rural Life
Jasper, a poor farmer, inherits a blue vase from a wealthy neighbor and hides it in the barn. An artist, Springer, visits and recognizes the piece as a museum treasure. He offers to buy the vase and, in a bold scheme, offers Jasper a new life as his painting pupil in the city, pressuring the secret treasure to be handed over now.
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Mildred
Jasper
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Milly
Sruth
State hospital
Springer
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Fractured Farm Moral Dangles Over Milly and Jasper
The narrative hints at Jasper's guilt and fear of Milly as she longs to depart the farm. Milly revels in leaving while the artist's suitcase holds the girl who dances near the vase. Jasper barely pays attention to her talk of a fetid cold.
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Jasper
Milly
After All the Trip Abroad May Be Delayed
A Baltimore Sun excerpt explores a family debate over a Grand Tour abroad including France and Italy. Mother favors a grand tour, father resists in favor of Paris and London, and constraints involve a canary, a puppy, and caring for Johnny. The piece ends with the chance of missing the $1,000 prize that would fund the trip.
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British Isles
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London
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Baltimore Sun
London fashions spark debate on modern wives and skirts
A fashion scene in a smart London shop features Lady Hamilton and Indy figures debating the trend toward longer fuller skirts. She remarks that men back the movement though they may disapprove of wife and sister attire, while her husband jokes about buying more clothes if she wears them.
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Lady Hamilton
Indy
London
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World Population Limit According To Prof Kuczinski
Ber lin based Prof Robert R Kuczinski a leading authority says with 15 000 000 000 acres of arable land and 1 3 acres per person the world could support under 10 000 000 000 people Even with advances in technique he suggests the earth cannot sustain more than six times its present population about 12 000 000 000 people
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Robert R. Kuczinski
Berlin
Roman Legions and Highland Customs Inference
Italian historians claim Roman commanders used mountaineers to subdue Scotland and annex lands, shaping Highland culture. They allege a legacy of imposed cuisine, citing native boiled bagpipe dishes formed from sheep stomachs filled with vegetables and grain then boiled.
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Henley
Burning Spring at Niagara Falls Mystery Discussed
The Burning spring near Niagara Falls is described as known to Indigenous peoples two centuries ago. Doctors and chemists worldwide analyzed its water claiming it contains sulphur magnesia salt and iron. They note these mix do not burn and suggest an unknown mineral may join with the sulphur and magnesia to produce a light gas flow.
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Niagara falls
Growth of Banking Education at American Institute of Banking
Denver report shows education growth in banking workers with 12 years of expansion from 80 study changers to 208 and courses enrollment rising from 11 000 to 45 000, a gain over 200 percent. Graduates approach 14 000 as the educational arm of the American Bankers Association offers theoretical and practical instruction to bank staff.
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DENVER
Colo
American Institute of Banking
American Bankers Association
Ancient Iron Chunk Found Near Gizeh Pyramid
Archaeologists report uncovering a 6,000 year old iron fragment near the Gizeh pyramid complex. The artifact represents the earliest known iron piece and offers clues about ancient metallurgy practices in Egypt.
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Gizeh
It Was All for Melissa's Sake
Grandma Farrar fools a would be robber with a game she uses to protect her sister Melissa. The tramp who tries to steal from her discovers Melissa was his mother and seeks mercy. She offers him shelter and a chance at redemption for Melissa's sake.
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Jamney
Grandma Farrar
Janey
Ball
Melissa Bates
Grandma Tartar
Melissa
Mellssa
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Noise Blamed for Crime Rise Says New York Official
Health Commissioner Shirley W Wynne of New York links urban noise to crime and fear reactions in children. He says constant noise keeps people in a primitive alert state, raises pulse and breathing, and harms health, warning that quiet is essential for healing and that unchecked noise could bring long term societal harm.
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Shirley W. Wynne
New York
Commissioner Wynne
Wynne
Coal heat values show Welsh anthracite tops survey
A Dominion of Canada fuel board survey ranks anthracite coal mined in Wales as the highest heat value among commercial fuels. Scotch coal follows, then coke American semi bituminous Canadian semi bituminous and American anthracite. The study notes Canada could generate twenty million horsepower daily from water power if harnessed.
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Dominion fuel board of Canada
Wales
Canada
Many Spinsters In Ireland Reported In New Book
A new report from the Irish Free State notes a higher share of spinsters than any other country. Among women aged 30 to 85, at least 42 percent are unmarried, a striking statistic from the study.
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Ireland
Irish Free State
Actress on Sea Trip Faces Travel Tax Often
An actress travels to the seaside to join a concert party. At London station a porter questions her luggage and greets her with a possible excess charge unless she proves she is a theatrical artiste. She confirms, I am an actress, prompting the porter to apologize for the misstep.
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London
Lanilan Ancware
Population Highlights of the American Colonies in 1775
The article notes the 1775 colonial population about 2.6 million with Massachusetts 335000 Pennsylvania 800000 New York 100000 North Carolina over 265000 and Virginia 450000, illustrating regional demographics of the era.
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Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
North Carolina
Virginia
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