Mary Marie and the Double Life of a Star Wife
Mary Marie explains a split personality and diary motive, starting with Nurse Sarah’s account of her birth at Andersonville. The famous astronomer father, Abigail Jane the chosen name, and a home ruled by Grandma Anderson frame a tale of social clashes, a looming divorce, and a child’s early insight into family drama.
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Norsa Batah
Gret
Chatterbox
Sarah
Father
Marie
Mary
Star
Grandma Anderson
Enat
Nora
Axe
Mother
Mary Marie
Andersonville
Nurs Sarah
Abigail Jane
Hidden Lives in a College Home
The narrator recalls family tensions within a college household. A wife, overlooked by her busy husband, is advised by her mother to restrain herself and support his career. The grandmother urges the wife to be proper and to help him succeed, while the wife battles loneliness and quiet sorrow behind closed doors.
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Mother Anderson
Dustin
Tls
Famous Rome Restaurants Fined Over Luxury Tax Payments
A group of Rome dining establishments faced fines for retaining luxury taxes paid by American visitors. Officials said the penalties target improper handling of levies earmarked for tourism programs.
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Rome
Colorado River Dam Bill Seeks 70 Million Appropriation
Representative Swing, Republican of California, introduced a House bill to fund a 70 million dollar project to build four dams on the Colorado River creating a massive reservoir at Boulder Canyon near the Colorado Nevada line. The measure aims to store flood waters and protect Imperial Valley California Yuma and various nearby regions from flood hazards.
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Ashington
Congress
Fall
Colorado
Representative Swing
California
Boisider Canon
Colorado River
Colorado-Nevada
Swing
Imperial Valley
Yume
Ariz
Ciany
Unified dam project to aid ex servicemen and power supply
Mr Swing described a plan using 800000 acres government land to reclaim lands below via a new dam. It would create 750000 horsepower of electricity for Utah Arizona Nevada railroads mines and southern California cities. Power sales or leases would fund the dam and irrigation works repaid by benefited lands.
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Colorado
Swing
Secretary of the Interior
Utah
Arizona
Neveda
California
Old Naval Officers Face Hard Times
Ninety old naval officers, some dating to 1898, fear pay cuts under a 1917 reorganization into the naval reserve. Commander William Prideaux, amid serving duties in San Diego, petitions President Harding for pension protection or restoration of retirement pay, arguing the cost is about $60,000 yearly to cover their modest benefits.
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Wea
Naval Auxiliary Service
Congress
Naval Reserve
Regul Thalrenforcery
William Prideaux
Zafiro
Admiral Ewey
Mania Bay
Rappahannock
San Diego
Cal
Harding
No Accommodations for the Tenderfoot To Alaska Park
Department of the Interior bulletin notes that after steel completion on the Government Alaskan railroad from Seward to Fairbanks, heavy tourist traffic is expected this summer. Mount McKinley National Park will attract visitors, but no park accommodations exist and no roads or trails are ready. McKinley Park station at Riley Creek hosts local roadhouses by Maurice Morino and P Z Lynch offering tents, stores, and bedding for travelers who must bring food. Miners and prospectors head into the Kuntishna mining district, with pack animals and guides available at the station. travel beyond established lines remains largely impractical.
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Seward
Fairbanks
Mount McKintey National Park
The
Park Railroad
McKinley Park
Riley Creek
Braid Pass
Alagka Range
Maurice Morino
Morino
P. Z. Lynch
McKi
United States
League of Nations plan to study military strength by state
A draft program prepared in Geneva for the League of Nations aims to guide studies on population, health, emigration, and living conditions to estimate each member state’s potential military power. The plan, prepared by Professor Benfel, seeks data across economic, social, political, geographic, racial, and financial factors to inform future army ratios.
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League of Na- Hons
Geneva
League
Washington
Benfel
Kilmer's Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Benefit
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder ailments. It asserts it neutralizes uric acid, claims thousands testify to its efficacy, and offers samples by mail with ten cent postage. The copy includes testimonial language and product ordering details.
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Mera Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Sit Drug Stores
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for the complexion and scalp, Cutietra daily use, and Cutleura Talcam as a fragrant accessory. It markets a three piece toilet routine claiming clearer skin and softer hands.
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Ofitment
Caffeine Found in Holly Leaves Says Study
A study reports that one species of American holly contains significant caffeine levels, up to one and a half percent in dried leaves. The finding highlights holly as a potential natural caffeine source and may influence future plant chemistry research.
Castoria Nostalgia and Alimony Truths
The item notes Castoria's long history and signature claim for infants and children. It then pivots to a reflection on luck in alimony, contrasting those who feel lucky paying alimony with those who feel unlucky for not escaping the obligation.
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Fletcher
Once Botte Strikes: Strange Birds' Ross to Trees
A cryptic note recounts a peculiar scene where birds alight on trees, labeled by observers as strange or uncanny. The fragment hints at a roadside or park setting with unusual avian behavior attracting curiosity from passersby.
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Eleanor. H. Porter
Quest
em—Dustin
Senos
League of Nations and
Mr. Groucher
Excello
Canada
Praia
Sisi
Green Mountain
Guid
IED CO
Rupert Coe
Attention
Behold & Man
Natione Bi Distributors
Murdock & Main
Wichita
Kanai
G. Hy Tayman
Shawnee
Okie
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