Slade's Rise and Romance Ends in Political Ambition
In this brisk tale Daniel Slade, a penniless miner, climbs to wealth and political dreams while navigating a tangled web with Katherine Strickland and his wife. Editor Merritt shifts allegiance for money, Slade courts Katharine, and Bob Hayes confronts love rival Slade amid personal and public upheaval.
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Daniel Slade
Slade
Katherine
Senator Strickland
Mary
Merritt
Heatherine
Divorce Looms As Dan Slade Pushes Mary From Home
Mary Slade confronts her husband Dan as he presses toward a quiet divorce and control of their cottage life. He reveals a planned separation before a court, while Mary vows to fight, clinging to memories of their early happiness and fearing another woman may be in his thoughts.
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Slade
Mary
Dan
Dreness
Robert
Mary Slade
Father
Dan Slade
Soen
Nita
Juanita
Long Association Shapes Faces and Voices Across Society
A New York town reports two widows who kept a servant for over four decades and now resemble their mistresses in appearance and voice. The memo notes how prolonged proximity can blur lines between people and even alter speech over the telephone.
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New York State
Kipling's The Recessional Gift to Britain and World
A fragment notes Rudyard Kipling sending a $500 check for The Recessional, which he refused to accept, dedicating the poem to the nation so all world can print and use it freely. It mentions publication in the London Times and the poem’s uncopyrighted status.
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Rudyard Kipling
Britain
Empire
London Times
Uge
Remembering the First Dollar Earned
The speaker recalls a claim that many remember their first earnings while the other admits only a single nickel shaped the memory. The exchange highlights differing memories tied to a modest sum.
Champion Bird Fight Ended by Bald Eagle Mascot
A Manila cock fight story describes U S infantrymen escorting a canvas bag containing a bald headed eagle into the ring. The eagle clamped a game cock with a beak and talons, killing the Filipino champion as American troops claimed the mascot role and collected winnings.
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Harper
Tompkinsville
N.Y
Far East
Manila
Bovette
Boldberg
Beverie
Syura
Motorcycle powered chaff and turnip cutter on farm wall
A farmer at Vantnall Salem Eng land rigs a motorcycle on a wall stand to drive a chaff cutter and a turnip cutter. The two machines share a belt system with the engine cooling fan added to prevent overheating. The setup also churns milk and saves time by performing two tasks simultaneously.
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Vantnall
Salem
England
New Method of Finding Longitude by Photographic Comparison
Professor Lippmann the French astronomer tests a method using simultaneous sky photographs from two stations. An artificial zenith star guides alignment and the shift of natural stars reveals longitude difference with claimed precision of a few feet to ten or fifteen.
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Professor Lippmann
Not a Mathematician Reveals Unlikely Career
A courtroom exchange reveals a witness claiming to select chorus girls for a musical, not a mathematician, prompting the judge to clarify the witness’s occupation. The humorous misdirection highlights the witness’s actual job in theater casting.
New Lands Surveyed in British Columbia 1913
In 1913 British Columbia surveyed about 1,000,000 acres of new lands. The German army uses baskets extensively to carry shells and vartrideag.
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British Columbia
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David
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