Harris Farm Strains Family over Homesteading Dream
Beulah Harris clashes with her father John Harris over a Westward land offer pushed by neighbor Riles. Jim Travers helps wrangle rebellious cows, while Beulah confronts long hours, money worries, and a looming family choice about leaving their beloved farm for new homesteads near the Rocky Mountains.
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Rocky Mountains
Riles
Mary Harris
Harris
Jim
Beulah
Denard
Hungry Hungry Homestead: A Prairie Chronicle
John Harris leaves a Canadian town to homestead in Manitoba with Mary whom he loves. They marry, settle, and build a farm. Mary endures loneliness while a son Allan and daughter Beulah grow up on the prairie. Harris grows rich as Beulah chafes at farm life. Jim Travers works as a rare hire helper.
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Jim
Jim Travers
Harris
Riles
Allan
Ife
John Harris
Manitoba
Mary
Beulah
Jim Declares Plan to Go Home Steading
A quoted remark shows Jim stating there is no accident in his decision, only a choice to return home with steady resolve.
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Jim
Primitive South Sea chart exhibited at American Museum
The South Sea Islands sea chart made of sticks is on display in the American Museum of Natural History New York. Gifted by Robert Louis Stevenson the map guided early navigators of the Marshall Islands with distances measured in hours. Chiefs memorized the charts in exams as the sticks possibly depict four seasonal currents.
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South Sea Islands
Marshall Islands
South Sea Island
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Reform Versus Prevention Opinion Stirs Reader
A Los Angeles woman dedicated to aiding unfortunate girls laments sympathy gaps for less dramatic reform efforts. The Los Angeles Times notes a paradox that people crave sensational reform while neglecting prevention and care for those tempted. the piece underscores societal reluctance to help before a crisis.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
the Times
Slate Pencils Turned by Machinery in Pennsylvania Quarry
In Europe slate pencils are typically hand made but in this country they are machine produced. A Pennsylvania quarry yields millions of pencils annually from rough slate cut to standard 5 3/16 inch length. Cylindrical rods are painted on emery wheels by trained boys and boxed in sets of 100.
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Europe
Pennsylvania
Parked Request Sparks Family Shopping Dilemma
A mother and her sister accompany young Etta downtown for a shopping trip. Etta grows tired and asks to be parked to rest before finishing their errands. The moment highlights a simple desire to pause amid a busy outing.
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Aunty
Etta
Genius Creed Misfires in Power Talk
Fragmentary text hints at a debate over intellect and authority within a group. The wording suggests tension between proclaimed genius and actual influence, with unclear participants and a focus on power dynamics. Further context is needed for specifics.
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Er Irwin Myers
Department of the Interior
Devo
Collie
Uluetrettic
Doan
Ohio
Raut
Dee Dees
Foster-Milburn
Buffalo
Holland
Aaradil Sara BY
F. Young, Inc
Temple
Springfeld
Mase
Friedman
Emery
Co Eat
Friend. Company
Manchester
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