Private Seance Ends as Ghost Reveals Truthful Son
A seance led by Madame Ida pivots when a rich old client Karpen pays fifty dollars to summon his son Percy. The specter exposes himself as a living man, claims he and his wife and child are starving, and begs to return home. The medium and professor scramble as Percy reconciles with his father and a hopeful reunion follows.
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Natam
Mindaime Ida
Madame Ide
Madame Ida
Gloomilly
Lsten
Aadame Ida
Ifty
Maud
Karpen
Flowery
Mr. Sharpen
Tln
Astra
Perey
Pop
Surmerland
Edith
Percy
Ikturpen
Insuimierlund
Verey
Summerland
Queen Victoria
Silage Use by Farm Animals Affects Acres Report
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation estimates cattle chiefly dairy cows eat about four million acres of canned corn silage yearly. Cattle consume 96.6 percent, swine 2.2 percent, horses 1.79 and sheep 11 percent. Very little silage goes to poultry. all silage is consumed on the farm as it cannot be profitably shipped commercially.
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Sears- Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Tongue Twister Essayist Pronoun Dilemma
The passage explores the burden of repeated use of the pronoun one in prose and the temptation to seek a new pronoun. It notes how a famous essayist might reflect on writing challenges, claiming that overuse can twist the tongue and complicate sentences while illustrating how a holiday can feel like temporary restraint to enhance later enjoyment.
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Doan
Dependability Suspenders Gaffe Turns Price to Pun
A cautious gentleman enters a store to buy suspenders. The merchant touts the top quality at 25 cents, but quips that a man would not be losing much at such a price. The man retorts that he would lose his pants, then departs.
Beason 1924-1223 forestry drive plants millions of trees
The forestry commission planted over 24,000,000 trees across 14,859 acres in Great Britain during Beason 1924-1223, marking a major rural land renewal effort.
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Forestry Commission
Great Britain
Evolution of the Government Printing Office Title
The office began March 4, 1861 with a superintendent of public printing. In 1867 the title changed to congressional printer. In 1876 it became public printer and has stayed that way since.
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Government
Congressional Printer
Public Printer
Elsie Explains How to Get a Divorce in Private
A humorous quote from the Boston Transcript features Elsie claiming she and her husband will divorce after quarreling. She says she will go to a judge and get a transfer, while her mother confirms the idea of a divorce as a possible outcome.
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Elsie
Bobbie
Boston Transcript
Best Rabbits for Fur According to Government Fur Farmers
Government fur farmers name the best rabbit breeds for meat and fur as white beverans New Zealand whites New Zealand reds American blues and chinchillas. Larger rabbits dress out at about ten pounds.
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New Zealand
Not Piling Up Reasons Don’t You Have Insurance
A humorous, folk-voiced exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer features an argument over insurance. A new agent questions coverage while a villager dismisses with stubborn pride and a quip about his wife’s reasons.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Anonymous Latin work Fleta linked to Fleet Prison origin
An anonymous Latin treatise on English law known as Fleta is said to have been written by a prisoner in the Fleet Prison, London. It is dated to about the year 1290 and later gave the work its name.
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Fleet
London
East Can Teach West Proper Use of Time
Excerpt contrasts Western time scarcity with Far East perception. It cites Japan and China, noting time as a continuous sequence valued for daily acts rather than rushed, last-chance moments. The piece praises measured living and disciplined work without excessive haste.
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America
Orient
China
Far East
Tie
Japan
Locomotive Puffs Tied to Wheel Turns and Speed
The article explains engine puffs depend on driving wheel circumference. Four puffs occur per wheel turn, with average wheels around 20 feet in circumference. At fifty miles per hour this yields about 580 puffs per hour, based on the wheel revolutions in an hour.
Gasoline Runs Gats Out of Gas Goa on the Farm
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation reports oats as the power source on farms, with a shift away from horses. Official estimates show oats at about 1.264 billion bushels for the year, down from a 1920s level, with 45,017,000 acres planted and per acre yields around 275 bushels. A large corn usage remains, most oats consumed, and only a small crep is exported. The crop remains adequate to meet demand despite a reduced horse feed demand and a bumper prior year.
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Goa
Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Tve
Preventing Glass Cracking With Gentle Temperature Change
A safety precaution notes that placing a knife blade under a glass jug or dish allows boiling mill or hot fruit to be poured without cracking the glass. Without this step, glass is prone to cracking when exposed to sudden temperature shifts.
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Kenton Baking Power Co
Cincinnati
Finchville
Federalsburg
Preston
Thos. L. Thee
G. W. Twilley & Son
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Wrightson
C. G. Deen
R. No. 2
S. . Storey IH
C. Todd
J. Coulbourne
Nichols
M.W. Edgelt
Guy C. White
W. Lord J
Bradley
Williston
O. M. Hignutt
Burrsville
J. E. Jepkins
Jh. A. Porter
Goldsboro
A.C. Smith
A. G. Dennison & Bro. J. OW. Farris
Jarman & Bros. Roche & Cortelyou
Tlickiman
W. Aml. Croll Thos
A. Cleaves
MUL
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Mary M. Porter & Co
Hobbs
CL. Todd
L.A. Thomas
Greensboro
W. BF. Stabbs
J.B. Walls & Bro
W.ol Rinebrink
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Whitby & Carroll
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