Borrowed Plume: a seaside voyage and a stormy rescue
William Rand returns from college to join Frances and Grace Hodges on a sailboat in a harbor village. A storm tests their nerves and sets Barker apart by proving courage and resourcefulness. The incident reshapes perceptions of gender roles as Grace and Frances face danger and Barker shows true mettle.
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William Rand
Adirondacks
Frances
William
Marcy
Grace Hodges
Ebony
Grace
Barker
Ime
Mother
Billy
Frank
Tom Barker
Common Cense
Willie
Grace Hodge
Thomas Barker
Scenes in the Dead City of St Pierre Destruction Described
An eyewitness account narrates the May 8 to May 20 eruption of Mt Pelee, describing St Pierre's destruction. The text notes towns Case Navire and Case Pilate, the cathedral ruins, and bodies buried under mud as lava and ash engulfed the city in minutes.
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ST. Pierre
Fort de France
Mt. Pelee
Carbet
Peleé
Martinique
West Indies
Pelee
Leva
ST Pierre
Victor
Anse
Lord Lytton
Pompei
Diomed
Trilthei
Peleg
New York Independent
Boston's Aerial Camp A Unique Hospital For Sufferers
Boston City Hospital Relief Station adds a roof garden to treat heat prostration. A raised platform roof with tents, cots, and air circulation via open sides and electric fans will resemble a camp. A portable roof bath tub and bath facilities enhance care. The piece also notes Japanese servant girls and new forestry careers, plus a Japanese farming image and a doggerel verse from the Washington Star.
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Boston City Hospital
Boston Herald
Japanese grain grinder and trade figures discussed
A fragmented report notes a Japanese style grain grinder and the sale of Une shows of American architecture in Casta has trebled to a few years. It estimates this year to count about 300,000 dollars in value.
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Milan
India
America
Une
Casta
Nation of Jokes and Jests From Missing Manuscripts
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from cartoonish characters and a puzzled editor. Dialogues range from legal jests about juries to lovers, poets, and travelers, highlighting comic misunderstandings and social snags with quirky punchlines.
Making Baseballs by Hand in Industrial Scale
A historical note describes wholesale baseball production using scrap leather from shoe factories. Raw balls are formed, moisture pressed out, and cord bound. After weeks of drying, skins are seasoned, trimmed, and sewn by women to produce 15 dozen per worker daily. Prices range from 3 cents to $1.25, with most sales at 3 cents.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Salmon shipments link Oregon to German markets
The article notes salmon frozen in Oregon shipped to Germany selling at 35 cents a pound domestically while German salmon fetches $1.25 a pound, illustrating price differentials in international fish trade.
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Oregon
Germany
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South Australia
National Library of
Paris
Frederick William II of
Prussia
Ameer
Afganistan
Persia
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Hilda
Emma
Veronique Nimaga
P. S
Jessi de Seintures
Rue de Missionaire
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Oly
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M/ France
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SY. Pierre Street
Boston
Boston Aerial Hospital
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Japan
Washington Star
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Halton
Steele
Blobbs
Gotrox
Tommy
Pop
Nell
Belle
Hook
Nye
Miss Hippo
Mr. Monk
Miss Olde
Cinder Sam
Smeelin
Amelia
Herbert
Far West
Mont Pel-2
Mont Pelee
Hester
Bertha
Magrate
the Plain Citizen
Darger
Greene
Gage
Boston Transcript
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