A Pup Leads to a Chance Meeting in the Dark
A boy snatches a puppy from a street seller and the animal's rescue unfolds at an Italian restaurant. Morton, downcast over a failed play, meets Ruth Desha, a mysterious woman willing to fund her dreams and share adventures with him, including caring for the dog, Luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belog
Morton
Polly
Ruth Desha
Betty Bruton
Mne
Ruth
Luck
Lfe
Granny
Handsome compromise and plans for Luck
Morton tests finances as Ruth shapes Luck collar and motto while Polly pushes, Ruth declares ownership of Luck, and Lueck plans to go outdoors with Ruth next month. Morton jokes about money and states his aim to own Luck, then agrees to join Ruth and Luck in future ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Betty
Ruth
Polly
Lueck
Hats as identifiers of Persian tribes and classes
A National Geographic writer notes that headgear distinguishes Persian groups from Kurds to Bakhtiaris. Kurds wear large inverted black hats bound with scarves, Bakhtiaris favor white felt kettles, and urban elites wear trimless lambskin caps. Hats signal tribe and class. men rarely remove headgear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Teheran
National Geographic Magazine
Indy
Public Sale Notice From Harrisburg Kentucky 1850
A sale bill from 1850 announces Joe Cooley will auction property near Harrisburg Kentucky including enslaved people, livestock, tools, whisky, tobacco, soap and more. The notice items a 25 year old male slave and various ages, with a cash term and statement I need money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Democrat
Neck of the Woods
Missouri
Harrisburg
Kentucky
Joe Cooley
Cautious Witness Recounts Hearing a Shout at Trial
Tie described as cautious, answering every cross-examiner's trap with care. When asked what the complainant shouted, he recalled hearing "Tom" or words to that effect, adding uncertainty to his memory after deep thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
Tom
Artificial Camphor Factory Expected in Country
It is reported that an artificial camphor factory has been established to compete with natural camphor. The product is made from essential oils derived from turpentine. Chemically the only difference is the oxygen atom in camphor. a chemical process supplies the needed oxygen.
America’s Entry Into War Captain Reports First Gun
Captain Hice aboard the Mongolia states that the first gun of World War I was fired off Ireland on April 19 1917. He describes ramming attempts on a pursuing submarine, its reappearance, and gunfire at 1000 yards. The periscope was smashed and the commander killed, but the submarine was not sunk according to later reports.
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Hice
Mongolia
Ine
Liverpool
Ireland
Rug beating by golf swing teased in chatty notice
A Detroit Free Press snippet quotes a casual remark about rug beating, joking that it would not be too bad to beat a rug with a golf swing and one could practice such a stroke.
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Detroit Free Press
How Diseases Are Spread
How Diseases Are Spread. Public health officials note that most illnesses arise from human neglect of basic sanitation. Typhoid spreads through contaminated water milk and food tainted by filth and by contact from soiled hands.
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United States Public Health Service
Eight Stages of a Woman’s Life From Babyhood to Widowhood
The article summarizes a view of a woman’s life in eight stages from babyhood to widowhood. It cites the Immortal Whiitlam divisions and notes shifts in roles from childrearing to work and dependence, with statistics on marriage and labor patterns. Cupid disrupts planned life trajectories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statstician
Cupid
Shadows on the Street and the North Star Memory
Frances Lester Warner recalls childhood evenings visiting her grandmother with her grandfather. They watched five shadows under streetlights grow and shrink until the point where shadows match their height, then locate the North Star above a pointed tree. The memory endures as a personal beacon.
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Frances Lester Warner
The
Atlantic Monthly
Greatest Fiddle Market in London Draws Worldwide Interest
London is the world's leading fiddle market with many Cremona violins and works by famous Italian French and German makers. London auction sales are famed across Europe, with entire collections sold to cash buyers after owners pass away or for other reasons. Violins are sent from across Europe to London, examined days before sale and knocked down to the highest bidder for cash.
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London
Italy
France
Germany
Europe
No Limp In The Retort From Oxford Cleric
Forty years ago a cleric attached to an Oxford college was approached at a railway station by a prominent politician who recognized him by his limp. The cleric replied he was chaplain at the college. The politician noted the limp and the cleric quipped that preaching did not impress as much as his walking. The exchange ends with the remark that the highest compliment to a minister is to be known by his walk rather than by conversation.
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Oxford
Hmp
Glasgow Herald
Dream Love Prophesy On Lamb Symbols In Fortune Snap
A fragmentary omen list links lamb dreams to outcomes. Seeing a lamb foretells success in enterprise while feeding or driving it to slaughter signals distress or punishment from enemies. Grazing lambs imply happiness. slaughter predicts death to ambition.
Real estate office wreck cited in Courier-Journal remark
A Louisville Courier-Journal item quotes a distressed observer saying the real estate office is a complete wreck and the loss is total after an advertisement error. The exchange includes a quip about a bomb, implying confusion or shock in the aftermath.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Four Death-Punishable Crimes In England History
The article notes four crimes still punishable by death in England: setting fire to royal dockyards or arsenals piracy with violence treason and murder. It traces how earlier, 160 offenses carried the death penalty and cites examples like tree cutting and impersonating a pensioner. Reform by Sir Samuel Romilly and King George III era narrowed to four since 1861.
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England
Clackstone
Greenwich
Samuel Romilly
George III
Auction listing of cleaning and milling equipment
Includes 48 inch corn stone 10 inch International feed grinder flour packer two 16 hp motors 20 hp motor and 7 hp motor, plus a warehouse measuring 100 by 62. Details imply a sale of industrial machinery and storage space. Entitites: International, horsepower figures, dimensions. Location not specified. Auction context inferred from listing style.
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H. P
Land sale in Caroline County Maryland 1921 description
In 1921 between two and three o'clock a parcel on the south side of the road from Smithson to McCarty s Wharf in the Fourth Election District Caroline Maryland, conveyed as part of James F McCarty s estate to Eliza A McCarty, now Nathan M McCarty s occupied land. About 8 acres cleared and the rest timbered, mainly pine with walnut and hardwood toward the rear. improvements include 9
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Caroline County
Maryland
Greensboro Station
Circuit Court
James I. McCarty
Ellen A. McCarty
Covey Bros
Preston
Smithson
McCarty
Nathan M. McCarty
James F. McCarty
Eliza A. McCarty
Caroline County to issue dog licenses under new law
County Sheriff Owen N. Dulin appointed as special officer to issue licenses and tags for dogs six months and older. Licenses due by July 1, 1921, with penalties for noncompliance. Schedule of license sites and dates across districts, hours 9 am to 4 pm, with residence option in Denton. Fees set by law: 1 for each spayed or unspayed dog, 2 for unspayed female, 10 kennel up to 25 dogs, 20 kennel for more than 26.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Owen N. Dulin
Caroline County
Owen
N. Dulin
Marydel
Heather's
Frank Line
Henderson
Walls
Sevee
Clark
Ridgely
Temple's
Denton
Hillsboro
Thompson's
American Corner
Lord’s
Federalsburg
Clellie E. Turner
Preston
Gallagher
Ties County Commissioners
M. M. Luzabeer
Lurvey L. Cooper
Lawrence B. Towers
Awrence B. Towers
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Denton Journal
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
America
North Star
Vislon
Winter
Greensboro
Orrell & Smith
Thomas F. Dobson
Joseph B. Orrell
W. Temple Smith
Thomas L. Day
Josepht B. Orrell
Harvey L. Coorer
J. Kemp Stevens
James Temple
Auct
Charles B. Harrison
Wo. T. Turr
Dordens Eagle Brand
Nisi
Calvert C. Merriken
Wilbert P. Butler
Hulda B. Butler
Lawrence LB
Towers
Okeh Records
I, O. Stevens, Hickman, del
Sevedi Seas
Seven Seas
Amercan
Admiral Line
State Forest
New York
Manson Navigation Company
Gay Street
Baltimore
Manson
Ling
Beaver Street
New Yor
Portone 'S
Broadway
New Wee Pacific Mall
Kny
U.S
Mail
E Co
D Line
Cuba
Melt Ae Nee
Wall Street
York
Shipping Board
Shipping Board Notion
H. Lave
Information Bureau
EF Street
N. W
Washington, DC
U.S. Shipping Board
Washington, D.C
Paris
Palm Beach
Hullin's Home Store
Wilmington
Wilkinson Land Agency
Sun Building
Ridgely, Md
Harvey L. Cooper
John W. Davis
Sarah K. Davis
Farquhar
WM. W. Blair
Clayton, del
the Peoples Bank
Henry T. Nuttle
Preat
T. F. Johnson
North America
Central Station
Willys Light
H. E. Crook Company, Inc
Willys Light Division
Light Street
Baltimore, Md
Willys Light Junior
Rau
UTES
UCLE
Hipillys
Twin City
Shannahan & Wrightson Hardware CO
Easton
Twin City Tractors
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