Elopement, dueling, and political plots in a snowbound tale
A rash youth falls for a miner's wife in a western mining town. They attempt elopement as a blizzard traps them and the husband is killed by the wife. The youth aids her escape to the railroad, is left behind, and the woman rides away. Twenty five years later George Gormly rises to power in New York and confronts graft linked to the Gotham Traction Company.
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Tenderfoot
Talla
George Gormly
New York
Eleanor Haldane
Gormly
Gotham Traction Company
Haldenes
Haldane
Gotham Traction Comany
Agormily
Gormly Declines Party Nomination in City Campaign
In a tense office meeting, George Gormly rejects a brokered party endorsement for New York mayor, insisting he runs as an independent. He shapes an in house campaign, to be supported by a personal staff and petitions, while the opposing bosses push for a party backing and a counted ballot.
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New York
Benson
Gorbly
The Attraction of Tidiness in Womanhood
A Home Notes column outlines tidiness as a valued feminine trait and asserts early training shapes neatness. It notes persistent habits like leaving shoes scattered and stray combings, urging constant vigilance to maintain an orderly, presentable image.
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Antesa
Unique Occurrence with Luther Burbank Dinner Praise
Luther Burbank the plant wizard spoke at a Santa Rosa dinner praising California for its winter and summer climate and prices. He claimed there are no Monte Carlo prices here. A Monte Carlo hotel clerk reported Lord Loftus’s bill had been sent, and the proprietor noted he heard singing from his door.
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Luther Burbank
Santa Resa
California
Mr. Burbank
Monte Carlo
Lord Loftus
Telephone romance through the 8th street line
A love story from an era of telephone girls and callers whose hearts were won by a voice heard over the line. Harry found his future in the sound of her voice as she connected calls.
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Bane
Tom
Harry
Seventy-One Years in a Troy Shoe Shop
Charles N. Wilson of Troy New York has spent 71 years in one building at 242 244 River Street and will mark the milestone August 12. He began as a thirteen year old in 1840 and has run his own business for over six decades in a store in one of Troy’s oldest buildings.
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Poole
Gormly
Benson
Watson
Denson
Mr. Gormly
Charles N. Wilson
Troy
N. Y
River Street
Wilson
John Leonard Willams
Williams
Supply. New Minister-Now One Thing More Before I Accept
A terse church exchange reveals a request for a church supply. Deacon explains a supply exists but warns the new minister to handle it with same caution as others and offers to show the location and provide a key.
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Deacon
FALSE HUNGER HEALED BY GRAPE-NUTS DIET STORY
A Carthage Missouri teacher describes years of poor health caused by a constant hunger and nervous problems. She credits recovery to a diet of Grape NutS food and Postum Co. claims the restoration enabled her to work again. The account promotes The Road to Wellville booklet and the product line.
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Carthage
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Wile Maks
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Miss Haldane
Tyro Mke Gormly
National Committee
Fitchett
Aundred
Mr. Liffey
Charley Liffey
Liffey
New York City
Fpoole
Mr. Benson
Carter
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