Automatic Farmer Tom Delivers a Rural Sensation
At East Slowcumber station a stringer arrives with a two gallon can and a letter for Josiah Corndropper. The Ely Manufacturing Company markets an "Automatic Farmer" named Tom who, fed on command, performs farm chores and frees Josiah from work, until trouble with tramps leads to a village reward and a public testimonial to the invention.
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East Slowcumber
Corndropper
Tom
Ely
The
Ely Mfg. Co. (Limited
Jouiah
Josiah
Tommy
Milar
flint
hle
Mfg. Co
Humble Clam Builds Home With Tools
The piddock clam bores into rock to create its home using a rasplike shell. It starts the hole by rubbing the surface with its foot or hand, holding sand grains, effectively using a tool. The comparison likens this to a housewife scrubbing a pot with sand.
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D. T. Marshall
Long Island
The Room of the Purple Ray
Four months after a loved one’s death Herbert Munson discovers a Purple Ray that erases painful memories. The Mansion of Forgetfulness offers one hour to forget, but Munson himself cannot forget. A veiled woman seeking to forget love enters. the memory of Morella, his betrothed, vanishes for both, sending him into torment as he goes to the ray once more.
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Herbert Munson
Munson
Abe
Morellat
Moreilal
OAshermen
Naples
Indians Did Not Sell Lands Outright Says Frontier
The Frontier argues that many lands were not owned by individuals and could revert to tribes if unused. It notes Indians believed purchases were token settlements, with examples like Manhattan where traders gave trinkets for permission to dwell among them.
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Frontier
United States
Indlang
Manhattan
First Aid for Wounds Burnt Paper Remedy
A historical note describes burnt paper as a quick clean first aid dressing for wounds. Sir James Cantile notes burned paper, though black, is clean after intense heat. Instructors favor this over a pocket handkerchief when laundered. The key rule is using something uncontaminated by germs or dirt.
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James Cantile
Roof top cathedral lunch in Milan draws shoppers
Marble Forest luncheon on the Milan Duomo roof offers a buffet with tea and meals once a kiosk sold fruit drinks. The site now features varied foods for Milanese who stay in city during summer. From about 800 feet visitors enjoy views of the Lombard plain and Alps from Mount Viso to the Artler.
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Milan
city
Alps
Mount
Viso
Artler
Marlo Borsa
Which Limb Uncle Sol Went Out On
Uncle Sol abandons a letter and exclaims in impatience. He reads that their father fell from an apple tree and broke a limb. Aunt Sue questions him as she tries to understand the note.
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Uncle Sol
paz
Aunt Sue
Rob Roy Macgregor nickname and Jacobite links
The article recalls the nickname Rob Roy given to Robert Macgregor who assumed the Campbell name after clan proscription by Parliament in 1002. It notes his Robin Hood image in Scottish history and ties to the 1715 Jacobite rebellion as a partisan of the Old Pretender.
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Rob Roy
Robert Macgregor
Campbell
Robin Hood
Scotland
Sir Walter Scott
James II
Kansas City Star
Lapland Girl Receives Reindeer When Daughter Is Born
A Lapland tradition sees a daughter's birth marked by her father presenting a reindeer. The animal’s progeny becomes the family’s sole fortune, underscoring the value of livestock in wilderness life.
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Lapland
Foolish Stubbornness in Wisdom and Happiness
Quote reflects on stubbornness hindering wisdom and happiness, contrasting a fixed mind with gains from open inquiry. Not tied to a person, place, or event, the line serves as a reflection on intellectual rigidity. The source presents a classical aphorism attributed to Southey.
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Southey
Then He is Condemned in American Opinion
A quotation from the Nashville Tennesseean rails at partisanship, noting that a manly, outspoken man is loved by all Americans unless he aligns with the opposite side. The remark captures partisan divides and public judgment in a single biting line.
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Nashville Tennesseean
Blessings Unappreciated Quote by Franklin
A brief quotation attributes to Benjawin Franklin about not valuing health as highly as illness, noting how people overlook great blessings when they fall ill. The line reflects on gratitude and human tendency to overlook well being until sickness appears.
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Benjawin Franklin
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DENTON NATIONAL BANK
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Federal Reserve System
Automobile for Hire
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P. R. Fisher
Prop
Short Story Pub Co
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