Words to the Wise in California Home Turmoil
Letty Melville and Ben relocate to California and face pressures from Ben's stepmother Mrs. Mook who arrives with harsh rules. Wah Ling, the Chinese house worker, endures disapproval while Letty fears upheaval as Mrs. Mook insists on kitchen reform and clashes with cultural norms. The domestic frictions deepen as family loyalties strain.
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Wah Ling Servant Crisis at Little Redwood Cottage
Mrs Mook and Letty argue over Wah Ling a Chinese servant. Wah Ling brandishes a knife causing fear. Wah Ling departs with a servant’s dismissal while Ben praises him. Wah Ling jokes about the incident and promises prudence.
Patent Invention Test Distinguishing Skill From Mechanism
The article discusses how patent validity hinges on invention rather than mere mechanical skill. It cites tests for inventiveness, noting that skill and knowledge matter and that merely altering materials or incremental changes do not guarantee invention. It uses gunpowder as an example to illustrate the concept.
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Oliver Typewriter Company
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Meryland
Peculiar Trees and Their Odd Products Around the World
A reader notes marvels of unusual trees: breadfruit in Ceylon baked like bread. a Barbura tree in South America yields milk from its trunk for feeding children. an African tree gives edible butter resembling olive fruit. Sierra Leone’s cream fruit tree offers tasty fruit. Other reports cite candles from Cape Bay berries, tallow trees in Sumatra and China, Chusan fruit yielding oil and off in November or December, and sapindas with sap rich in caponin.
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Chusan
A Bachelor and a Widow Tale of Delicate Bachelors
A widow recounts dining with a bachelor who fears friends assuming infidelity. She asks if removing her wedding ring would ease his embarrassment, noting she does so to spare him discomfort and suggesting heightened sensitivity among bachelors. The anecdote ends with a humorous remark.
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Ife
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Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Laments Kidney Decline
H J Cox of North Washington St Easton Maryland recalls early backache that worsened to kidney problems and Bright's disease. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with restoring strength and relief after trying the remedy. price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. remember the name Doan's.
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Foster-Milburn Co
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New York
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