Meeting of Ruth and old flame in town restaurant
Ruth Ames encounters Jim Reed, her former suitor, while in town for a day. He rekindles memories and questions Ruth about her marriage to Bob Allen. Allen reappears, taunting Ruth with his claim on her, while Reed reveals lingering affection and strength. Ruth contemplates revealing her status and faces a tense emotional crossroad.
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Ruth Ames
Ruth
iIt
Bob Allen
Bob Alien
Jim
Ieve
Mrs. Allen
Bob
The
Allen
Reed
Ftn
Pis
Barton Ieliave
Tlme
Barton
Vicent Mortimer Miller
Pittsburgh
Barton Finds Ruth Ames and Confesses Love
Barton discovers Ruth Ames at the office and reveals he has chased a clue to her. Ruth admits her deception and confesses love, while Barton expresses hope of a future together despite the risks.
Bells of Seville ringers defy gravity on feast day
In Seville the famed bell ringers ascend to the belfry and straddle bells to swing them from the wall, the riders leaning, rising, and lowering as the great bells strike. The sight shows daring as the bell hangs over the city, the counterweight extending beyond the arch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giralda
Seville
Roughest Game on Earth Football Talk at Chicago Club
In a Chicago Athletic Club setting the crowd debates football’s roughness noting a chill in the air. A Packers observer calls the game the roughest on earth, while George Ade quips that only marriage outshines it before returning to his French novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Athletic Club
Packer
George Ade
Mr. Ade
New Jersey Tech Sweater Confusion Echoes In School
A brief youthful moment recalls a New Tech sweater mistaken for New Jersey by a four year old named Jane at a Technical high school. Separately, guidance on cleaning milk bottles advises filling narrow containers with hot water and salt for five minutes before rinsing with cold water and draining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Brother
Technical High School
Jane
States of the Union
New Jersey
Beavers Valuable to Settlers
Beavers once inhabited most of North America two centuries ago and were a key source of food and warm clothing for native peoples and settlers alike.
Deepest Gas Well Depths Recorded by Popular Mechanics
The article notes natural gas wells vary greatly in depth from under 1,000 feet to beyond 6,000 feet with the deepest active well surpassing 4,822 feet after reaching 6,822 feet cited by Popular Mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics Magazine
To Tame a Husband Diet Claim Provokes Debate
A Tacoma Ledger note reports a lecturer’s claim that wives can tame husbands with lettuce and prunes. The remark is labeled nonsense, arguing such a diet would only drive a man wild in a week.
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Tacoma Ledger
Eight Hour Schedule Sparks Farm Journal Comment
The Farm Journal criticizes the nation’s balance of time with eight hours for work eight for sleep and eight for spending earnings. The note implies a critique of shifting labor and living patterns and calls for reconsideration of daily allocations.
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Farm Journal
Duties and Powers Adjusted Sage Quote
A brief aphorism asserts that duties shift toward capable hands and power concentrates with those who know how. The quote credits Eibert Hubbard, emphasizing leadership transfer based on ability and knowledge.
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Eibert Hubbard
Pointer for Auto Drivers
A bygone editorial urges motorists to keep to the road, claiming it is wiser to yield six inches of clearance than risk ending life in a cemetery. The line uses sharp humor to emphasize road safety and caution for drivers.
Stray Bite of Wisdom by Wendell Philipps
A compact quotation reflecting on education and work, attributing the best schooling to the effort of earning a living as spoken by Wendell Philipps. The line emphasizes practical life lessons over formal schooling.
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Wendell Philipps
Pity the Poor Pedestrian in a Gasoline World
A wry oped laments rising gasoline prices and the impact on pedestrians. The piece uses satire to explore how higher fuel costs affect daily life, commuting choices, and urban mobility. It frames gasoline as a driver of economic and social change.
Development of the Horse Through Time
The earliest horse was the size of a dog with three toes on the front feet and four on the back. Horses migrated to America early, strolling the ground now buried beneath us. Over millennia they grew larger, adapting to open prairies with hard, firm feet. Nature favors reduced surface contact, leaving four hoofed toes while other toes linger beneath the skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Plimsoll Act Aimed to Protect Sailors and Ships
The article recalls Plinwoll pushing measures for safer seafaring. It describes unseaworthy ships overloaded to provoke insurance gains, leading to the Plimsoll line painted on hulls. Britain extended the rule to ships visiting its ports, while opposing foreign ships’ overloading to protect fair competition.
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Saltor
Plinwoll
England
Public sale of real estate near Denton Maryland Sept 8 1923
The undersigned owner will offer and expose at public sale to the highest bid the following described property. The sale will be held at the owner's home on State road about one mile north of Denton Maryland on Saturday Sept 8 1923, beginning at 1 o'clock p.m.
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State Road
Denton
Maryland
Public Real Estate Sale Near Denton Suitable for Poultry Farm
The owner, ATRICK W. CAREY, will sell at public sale the home on State road about one mile north of Denton, with four acres high land and two acres meadow by a year round stream. Includes dwelling, barn, and outbuildings. sale rain or shine. Credit terms: cash under $10, else six months on qualified note. Possession at once. property removal after sale terms. J. OWEN Knotts, Attorney. JAMES TEMPLE, Auctioneer.
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Denton
Burrsville
Denton- Greensboro
Newcomer
Alameda St
Burbank
Calif
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale in Preston Maryland 1923
Public sale of a Caroline county Maryland real estate parcel described as a 165 by 209 foot lot on the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway right of way. Property includes a cement building used as a creamery by Apulia Creamery Company. Sale options include one third cash and balance in four months with note security or all cash. Auction by W T. Turr. Mortgagee Charles E B Harrison and assignee.
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United States District Court For
District of Maryland
Nicola Settanni
Antonio Settanni
Frank C. Brauchle
Lillie Brauchle
Raffaele Settanni
Mary Settanni
Alfredo Settanni
Angelina Settanni
Charles B. Harrison
Liber L. B. T
Caroline County
Provident State Bank of
Preston
Maryland
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Jesse T. Dennis
Canning House
Dennis
Railway Company
Aaron K. Wrightson
Charles EB. Harrison
W. T. Turr
Court Highlights Eyesight Duty in Damages Suit
A plaintiff in a damages case faced a courtroom eye test that showed severe astigmatism and greatly reduced vision. The judge instructed the jury that if the expert’s findings are correct the plaintiff’s contributory negligence should lead to a verdict against him, underscoring that impaired vision makes drivers a danger on crowded streets. The piece ends urging readers to have eyes examined.
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Jackson
Public Sale On William C Andrew Farm
A public sale of personal property to move to a smaller farm will be held at the William C Andrew farm along the State Road from Williston to American Corner on Thursday September 20 1923 starting at 1 o clock in the morning. The list includes live stock many milking cows with calves, several horses and mules, 75 White Leghorn hens, machinery such as a separator milking cans buggy implements plows mowers cultivators binders spreader and a Ford touring car plus guns and various tools. Terms cash for sums 10 and under and 12 months credit by approved notes payable at the bank to be provided by buyers. William E Andrew L F Covey auctioneers.
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William C. Andrew
Williston
American Corner
Dearborn
Rock Island
William E. Andrew
L. F. Covey
Public sale of farm equipment at Greenly farm near Greensboro
The undersigned decides to quit farming and will sell at public auction on the Greenly farm near Greenly's Cross Roads about two miles east of Greensboro. All sums of ten dollars and under cash. amounts over ten dollars on a six month credit with an approved note payable at Denton National Bank. No property to be removed until terms are met. ERVIN NICHOLS owner. JAMES TEMPLE auctioneer.
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Atrick W. Carey
J. Owen Knotts
James Temple
Greenly
Greenly's
Cross Roads
Greensboro
Denton National Bank
Ervin Nichols
Public sale of Denton household goods by Bessie Clark
Public sale at Sixth street Denton Tuesday Sept 18 1928 starting 10 30 a m. Selling high class furniture from living dining bedroom kitchen and yard including a Mahogany Victrola with records, oak dining set, leather upholstered pieces, wardrobes, beds, cook stove refrigerator and china. Terms cash under 10 dollars. over 10 dollars 4 month credit with approved bank notes.
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Aize
Leonard
Nippon
Denton
Bessie Clark
James Temple
Auct
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Mediure Newspaper Syndicate
Miss Ruth Ames
Jimmie
Spanish City
New England
Apulia Creamery Company
C. A. Whisler
Denton, Md
Osborne Hinder
Oliver
John Deere
Osborne Mower
Journal
California
Sixth Street
Beane
Mullin’s
Stetson
Schoble
Mullin
Mullin's Home Store
Wilmington
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Defendsra
Robert Jarrell, Jr
Haywood Ma
Chines
G. M. Corbin
Chester, Pa
E. S. Adkins & Company
Salisbury
Oscar Clark
William Brown
Lydia A. Brown
Circuit Court
Circuit Court For
Lewin W. Wickes
O. A.deakyne
Broilers
EH. S. Burns
Denton 4
Hammmond’s Old Stand
Cor
Third
Market
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