The Ezekiel Firm Visit Alters Harvey Jethroe's Plans
Harvey Jethroe wakes to a new nightmarish scene as Uncle Martin, wealthily controlling a fortune, directs him to secure twenty five hundred dollars in gold and arrange a bank transfer for ten thousand. A visitor from the Ezekiel firm arrives to confirm funds and testamentary intent, leaving Harvey stunned by the turn of events.
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Harvey
Jethroe
Mr. Jethroe
Ezekiel Firm
Harvey Martin
Joseph Taylor
Taylor
Uncle Martin
Ind
Harvey Jethroe the Younger
Jeth
Tethro
Harvey Jethroe
Turbulent visits end with arrest at central station
Harvey Jethroe navigates a dangerous web after a mysterious bag of gold and a warning letter. A red haired agent named Joseph Taylor threatens Ezekiel firm actions while Inspector and lawyer Hargraves assemble the case.
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Mr. Taylor
Jethroe
Mr. Jethroe
Harvey
Central Station
Jethro
Hargraves
Ularvey
Perrott
Lane
Wargraves
Ezekiel Firm
Joseph Vaoglor
Queer Facts About Steel Puzzles and Fatigue
The article notes that steel and the iron industry are vast and full of unsolved puzzles. It describes steel fatigue, where after heavy strain a piece weakens but can recover with rest. It also states that gradual loading does not strengthen beams and that some new steel fails tests yet later passes, while other steel remains brittle unexpectedly.
Truth and Fancy Verses Rhyme With Purses and Curses
Detroit Tribune notes the poetical Verses rhyme with purses and curses, presenting a playful aside on language and sound rather than a formal literary critique.
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Detroit Tribune
Harvest Showed Farm Wealth Figures From Railroads
Railroad statisticians estimate the grain traffic for the crop year at 1 501 000 carloads with enough cars and engines to stretch from New York to San Francisco. A vast rail movement would require thousands of locomotives and miles of track, revealing the scale of 1905 farm wealth and the pressure on western railroads to handle peak grain traffic.
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New York
San Ranisco
Bo Wold
Minnesota
Electric Plow Promised For North West Farms
A Minneapolis firm builds an electric plow powered by a dynamo and trolley lines to plow large bonanza fields. The system would pull the plow across the field, cut labor, and run four times faster than horse teams, with potential use for harvesters and other farm machinery.
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Minneapolis Machinery Company
Weather Bulletin Reports Frost Hit Rocky Mountain Crops
The weekly weather bulletin notes scattered frosts in central and northern Rocky Mountain districts and upper Mississippi valley districts late in the week. Temperatures were generally favorable east of the Rockies, with rainfall still needed in parts of the north Pacific coast and central plains. Corn advances, early crop harvests proceed in the southern corn belt while spring wheat suffers on flooded lands in Minnesota and North Dakota.
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Missouri Valley
The
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Missouri
Upper Mississippi
New England
Missour Valley
Exas
Kansas
North Pacific Coast
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Different Nationalities. Eddie Foy in Ghiengo hotel lobby talk
Eddie Foy recalls a lobby debate among Ghiengo friends on nationality. A French idea is mocked by a red faced Celt who questions labeling a child born abroad as French, comparing it to calling oven baked kittens biscuits.
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Eddie Foy
Hs In
Ghiengo
Trishman
France
Srisuman
Advancin
Cure to Stay Cured in Louisa County
In Wapello Iowa on September 11. Mrs Minnie Hart who was bedridden for eight months and unable to walk slowly recovered after using Dodds Kidney Pills. She claims full recovery and garden work within four weeks and praises the treatment for kidney health.
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Wapello
Town
Louisa County
Minnie Hart
Dodd
Haimat Family
New Anesthetic From West African Tree Reported
Consul Guenther in Frankfurt relays Philadelphia Record notes on yohimbine derived from a West African tree called yobhubehe. The alkaloid induces short nerve block after injection and eye drops. Italian ophthalmology reports show corneal insensitivity and increased blood flow, with a preference over cocaine and tropocaines for less tissue damage. Two American doctors report self experimentation with positive results.
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West Africa
Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
Philadelphia Record
West Allied
de. Magnant
Annali di
Magnani
Judge’s Opinion of Grape-Nuts Endorses Healthful Breakfast
A Sunflower State judge praises Grape-Nuts as a daily staple claiming it replaces pastry and meat at breakfast. He says a small dish beats a pound of meat for nourishment and strength and notes skin benefits for women with facial blemishes. Postum Co. cites his endorsement from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
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