The Return of Molly Stewart to Nan and Jim
Nan confronts her past as Molly Stewart returns as a widow Abner McClure is dead and Molly comes back with beauty and money Nan fears Jim may be drawn back to the old life Nan prepares for a dramatic confrontation, dressing carefully for battle in a hot day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly
Jim
Molly Stewart
Abner McClure
Nan
Abner ‘MacClure
Sclmman’s
Rook
Merry
Holman’s
Sam
Nan finds renewed courage in Molly visit
Nan Lancaster returns to Holman house and reunites with Molly McClure, shedding fears and jealousy as old illusions fade. Nan notices Molly’s faded beauty while Jim’s affection remains, marking a turning point in her self doubt. Baron de Freilly recalls hissed plays in Paris with witty self referential humor.
A Peasant Boy Philosopher James Tierguson of Banffshire
A brief portrait of James Tierguson born 1710 in Kelth Banffshire Scotland. A self taught youth who built a wooden clock at eight and crafted a wooden watch, later tending sheep while studying the stars. He published on harvest moon phenomena in 1717 and gained approval from the Royal Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tierguson
Kelth
Banffshire
Scothand
Ward
Ioyal Society
Syringe Bearing Firemen in 17th Century Firefighting
A New Orleans Times-Democrat quote recalls early firefighting tools. A studious fireman notes that before engines and pumps, syringes were used to squirt rainwater from rooftop tanks, but fires still consumed cathedrallike buildings.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Timon of Athens Wedding Quip Delights Exchange Readers
One on the Court Jester. Timon of Athens had just been married. As he walked with his bride in the chapel aisle the court jester halted them with a quip. He said Timon tied waits for no man and claimed to be square with him as he left the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron de I’renilly
France
Vaudeville Theater
Paris
Comte de Segur
Timon
Athens
Iere
United States
Union
H. D. Sanders and Co
Judge Building
Salt Lake City
Utah
Alaska
Department of the Interior
Oregon
Washington
California
Idaho
H. B. Sanders & Co
Dangerous Egge and the Cape Town Ostrich Egg Death
A famed actor rues the risks of the profession and recounts Wishiam Brown's touring death in South Africa. The cousin explains Wishaim was killed by ostrich eggs in Cape Town, a grim tale framed as a pun on eggs.
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Egge
Wishiam Brown
South Africa
Wish‘am
Wishaim
Cape Town
Father explains bank cashiers' short cash in papers
A Spokane newspaper quote shows a father telling his son a bank life is not large. He notes from papers that cashiers are often short on cash, using humor to explain limited growth in that career.
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Spokane
Spokesman-Reviere
Birthday Gift Rejected as Useful Present
A fashionable young man murmurs a line about offering himself as a birthday gift, only to be met with a cold reply that she will accept only useful presents. The Philadelphia Inquirer fragment presents a witty exchange reflecting social banter.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Farm Hothouse Heating System Described For Suburban Use
An article explains an economical hot house construction with two trenches running the length of the building. Brick front end and airtight furnace flues provide heat, able to hold 70 to 103 degrees. The design uses regular hotbed sash, glued together like shingles, with hinges and long iron hooks to open. The structure employs glass on south and east sides, boarded north ends, and tar paper for insulation, with posts 16 feet apart and braces for stability.
Garden and pest control tips from a bygone page
The excerpt outlines house sash maintenance to stop water entry, advising good foundations and painted woodwork. It also covers curtain placement to block sun, plus a kerosene emulsion recipe for pest control and notes on lime sulfur mixtures for San Jose scale.
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Ino
San Jose
Rural Maryland land sales and a Denton house lot
Several parcels of Caroline county land offered for sale including a two-story farm dwelling with outbuildings two miles from American Corner and four miles from Federalsburg plus a woodlot and fruit, the Gold Dust tract near Denton Burrsville road, five adjoining parcels near J. J. Moore and Downes properties, and a Gay Street Denton house lot with a 50 by 70 foot footprint. Possession on compliance with terms. wheat crop reserved. tenant interests may affect some parcels.
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Caroline County
Maryland
Denton
Andersontown
Jas. T. Sylvester
James T. Sylvester
James H. Thawley
Gootee S. Roe
Kerr
Williston
Clement Noble
J. S. Ober
Studwell
American Corner
Beniah ‘Ty. Seeders
Federalsburg
Frank Wright
Burrsville
Isaac L. Dukes
Sixth Street
Lawrence B. Towers
Burton W. Parker
Liber T. L
Gay Street
Academy
Second Streets
Minnie M. Downes
William SH. Deweese
McGregor
Tan Yard
Bethlehem
Thomas W. Harmon
William EI. Deweese
Fred R. Owens
F. P. Covey
F. R. Owens
Ridgely
Jackson
Hillsboro
James Wright
Frank Booth
Wright
Denton Nillsboro Road
Harvey L. Cooper
Terris
Jtarvey I. Cooper
John W. Clark
Dry Street
Bryant
Peter L. Davis
Lizzie G. Redden
Denton Maryland property sale listings No 13 15
Properties described on Gay Street Fifth Street and Main Street in Denton Maryland with frontage details and improvements. No 13 includes George Bryant and Thomas Morgan parcels with two story frame dwellings. No 15 describes a near new two story dwelling on Main Street with gas bath and sewer connection. The sale invites merchants farmers and residents to participate in Denton’s bustle.
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Gay Street
Denton
George Bryant
Elijah Griffin
Thomas Morgan
Fifth Street
Osirus Hutchins
Richard Fr. Carter
Fifth Streets
Main Street
Richard ‘T. Carter
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benz
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Her
Lucy Medford
Associated Literary Press
Jim Lancaster
Shep
Holman House
Mrs. Holman
Molly McClure
Mr. Holman
Ace
Anolexington
Baltimore
S. & H. Green
Coon
S. C
Patapsco Guano Company
W. H. T. Wilson» Furniture Company
N. Howard St
Baltimore, Md
Wilton
Axminster
Brussels
W. J. T. Wilson Furniture Co
N. Howard &J
Mulberry Street
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Piersep
World’s Mapensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Pres
Malin Street
Buffalo
N. Y
J. Harry Rose
Berwanger & CO
Baltimore St
Clothiers
Ailora Furnishers
T. H. Evans & Company,Frort and Produce Commission Merchants
Circuit Court
Lilian Roberta Stevens
Wilmer B. Parker
Henry R. Lewis
Court House
Timothy Hay
Iman
J. J. Moore
J. D. and
Ormond W. Downes
Colored Cemetery
William Stevens
Turton W. Parker
Gay Streets
Willifred Deweese
Natilla I. Deweese
Mary M. O. Deweese
William B. Bareh
Carrollton
Druid
Rendy
J. Leland Hanna
Equitable Eide
Rpuos
F. Garey
Attorney-at-Law
Lexington ST
Denton and
Adaline Jackson
Alexander Jackson
Liber T. L. D
L. Ann Davis
Harvey L. Foes
Journal
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