Mallory and Companions On a Philippine Train Journey
Lieut Harry Mallory and Motjurie Newton travel by a Transcontinental train in the Philippines. They clash with a minister and a wedding party as romance and misadventure unfold aboard the carriages. A distracting bride and a jealous bachelor add to the turmoil among passengers aboard the moving train.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Motjurie Newton
Reno
Jimmie
Smmmny Walttomb
Ple
Temple
Evlarion
Marjorie Deestem
Mallory
Marjorie
Ira Lathrop
Gattle
Valniy Hunte
Hostilities Begin on the Sleeper Train
In a rattling train scene Ira Lathrop confronts Marjorie over berth rights as a chaotic reunion unfolds. The porter mediates briefly while Little Jimmie Wellington jokes with the crew and Mrs. Wellington and Mrs. Whitcomb collide in a comic scramble for space and dignity.
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Mallory
Marjorie
Ira Lathrop
Anne Gattle
Tle
Porter
Vasseh
Lathrop
Perth
Jimmie Wellington
Jimmie
Reno
Sleeping Car Scandal Sparks Morality Debate on Train
In a vivid narrative, a couple on a sleeping car named Snowdrop confront intimate temptations as coaches convert to private spaces. Mallory and Marjorie scheme to resolve their crisis with a porter, a ministerless meeting, and a plan to pretend they are merely friends while facing social scrutiny aboard the car.
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Uned
Carpathia
France
Japan
Middle West
Ilnois
Lea
Illinois
Mallory
Marjorie
Poe
Mrs. Temple
Emais
Walt
Porter
Yassab
Jemme
Premature Divorce Scheme Sparks Tense Plan
Marjorie conceives a plan to feign a quarrel with Harry as a ruse to leave him in anger. The idea excites her, though Harry finds the ruse somewhat implausible on such an occasion.
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Marjorie
Harry
Choice Varieties of Rose Grown in Mild Temperatures
Article reviews hardy rose types for cool climates, contrasting Tea and Hybrid Perpetuals with Hybrid Teas. Highlights include General Jacque, Paul Neyron, Montrose Dana, Clio, Haronessa Rothechild, and beginner-friendly varieties like Mrs John Laing and Magna Charta. Also notes Hybrid Teas La France and Maman Cochet and other notable roses for gardening.
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Woerichsen
Rosa
Jacque, Minor
Jack
Paul Neyron
Haronessa Rothechild
Nat
John Laing
Ulrich Brunner
la France
Maman Cochet
Kaiverin
Augusta
Victoria
Helle Siebrecht
W. J. Grant
Eure
Fepitz
Clothilde Soupert
Harrison
Madame Viantier
New Jersey Hen House Plan by Clark
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station shares open front poultry house designs with a side hill layout. The plan suits sloped sites, notes a one foot lower front, nine foot middle studs on level plots, and a lighter roof pitch when covered with paper. Nests described as nearly ideal dark and quiet and convenient.
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Ty AT. Clark
New Jersey
Work of Borer on Apple Trees and Iceland Horses in Denmark
Apple tree borers infest orchards often without detection until severe damage. Detect by sunken areas and sawdustlike castings. dig out borers with a pocketknife or use a strong flexible wire. Iceland horses, hardy and fatigue resistant, are exported from Denmark to Britain and Scotland in large numbers.
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Althoug
Iceland
Denmark
England
Scotland
The Cartland Kinship and a Quaker Poet's Wit
A reminiscence of Gertrude Whittier Cartland cousin of Whittier the Quaker poet who reads his grave verses with serene radiance. A friend notes her humorless tone and questions whether she diverts or merely repeats the poet’s sillier lines as she recites.
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Gertrude Whittier Cartland
Whittier
Jones
Heaton
Mae
Greeenleaf
Gceenleaf
Athletic Triumph at Stockholm in Quyanple Games
Harper's Weekly writer Edward Bayard Moss notes Stockholms Quyanple events where thirteen new Olympic and nine world records were cataloged. Arnold Jackson of Oxford won the 1500 meter run, the sole redeeming English highlight amid a disappointing overall display.
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America
Harper's Weekly
Edward Bayard Moss
Stockholm
Arnold Jackson
Oxford
England
Frightened Fish Tale Splashes Through Local Bridge
Local angler Rankin QDunfre recalls a night crossing near his home when lantern light startled two frightened fish into the weeds. The Philadelphia Record quotes the event and herds a wry aside about salaries and automobiles, ending with a homely fable from a small brown hen.
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Rankin
Philadelphia Record
Tarttal Rods in Pickle Trick Question
A playful note ponders where tarttal rods might be kept in pickle jars. The quip suggests storing in family jars while a humorous line laments an inability to laugh at the odd prompt.
Kentucky woman credits Grape-Nuts for health recovery
A Kentucky woman describes indigestion and nervous prostration improving after switching to Grape-Nuts with cream for breakfast. She reports increased strength and vitality, relief from heat flashes and dizziness, and notes only occasional return of symptoms after rich meals. The letter, credited to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich., ends with a plug for The Road to Wellville.
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Tmes
Quantty
Postum Co
Hattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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