Elopement Dreams Derailed on Transcontinental Train
A lively 1911 railcar scene follows Lieut. Harry Mallory and Miss Newton as a wreck disrupts their elopement. Onboard conflicts unfold among passengers Porter Ira Lathrop and Englishman Mr Wellington, while a series of comic misadventures and mistaken loyalties play out before Reno.
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Harry Mallory
Pnt Pines
Marjorie Newton
Taxtoub
Urain
Ira Lath
Yankes
Pacific Ocean
Garden Lake
Philippines
Mallory
Mr. Montague
Miss Capulet
Mr. Mallory
Miss Newton
Marjorie
Reno
Yassah
Porter
San
Airfly
Wellington
Jimmie Wellington
Mr. Wellington
Bra Lathrop
Sultana
Mr. Bathrop
Ira Lathrop
Woolly Aphides Damage Fruit Trees Warns Expert
Woolly aphides injure fruit trees by piercing bark with their sucking beaks and draining sap. Young grafts and tender bark are most at risk, especially after bark injuries. Remedies include kerosene emulsion, tobacco tea, and carbolic soap solutions.
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F. H. Aillman
Mouee and a Mountain on a San Francisco Sleeper
A fragmented passage describes a crowded San Francisco sleeper car filled with diverse passengers. The porter assesses each traveler as a social specimen, while the narrator notes the train journey as a test-tube of character and the roiled clopera eloping in the background.
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San Francisco
Hie
Poultry Yard Advice on Breeding, Housing and Care
Instructional notes urge humane culling at four pounds for cockerels, stress minimal disturbance during breeding, and emphasize breed for meat or egg yield. Emphasizes early zero feeding after hatch, readying wire enclosures, prompt removal of sick fowl, and damp houses as disease risk. Recommends hay for scratching, roasting perches to deter rats, and coal dust in whitewash to combat lice and mites.
Coal Tar Inside Silos Aimed For Preservation And Fire Risk
Instructions advise using hot coal tar to seal and preserve the interior of silos and close cracks. Burn risks are noted as tar fumes ignite near flames. smoking must be avoided and tar heated away from buildings. A broom application is suggested during filling, with yearly interior painting common.
Open Secret Judge Verdict Sparked Jury’s Sacred Secret
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote describes a citizen who felt entitled to a bench after a recent diagnosis and discharge. When asked his verdict in a case, he revealed only that the defendant was unanimously acquitted on the first ballot, declining to disclose his personal vote as a sacred jury room secret.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wichita
Wallace Ai. Daker
Baker
Cuthura Soap and Ointment Featured in Patient Letter
A 1911 testimonial from Mrs. G A Sethy of Redonda Beach Cal details severe eczema on hands and chest, cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The note praises the product as cheap and high quality and mentions keeping Cuticura at home. Also includes seed ad copy and unrelated local items.
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Cal
Dept. L. Boston
Rich woman swaps coffee for Postum and improves health
A wealthy wife reports her husband suffered three years with bladder catarrh and heart palpitations from coffee. She also had stomach troubles and fatigue. After switching to Postum, both regained health with improved energy and appetite in their children, noting long boiling enhances flavor and that Postum is tastier than coffee. The endorsement cites Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan, and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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HL Fyrm
Niss Ande Gattle
Anne Gattie
Miss Gattle
Dorcas
Fensh
Mrs
Ero
Karfield
Edward R. Hewitt
Women's Municipal League
New York
Buubious
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