Meeting Aunty Rose Sets Tone at The Corners
Carolyn May Cameron arrives at The Corners to meet Aunty Rose Kennedy after Uncle Joe Stagg fears about a mongrel dog. In a sunlit yard with fowls and poultry, Aunty Rose calmly quizzes the girl and orders a bath before welcoming the intruding dog Prince into the stately kitchen.
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Chuck
Mr. Stagg
Carlyn May
Aunty Rose
Uncle Joe
Rose
Carolyn May
Prince
Aunty Hose
Aunty Rose Kennedy
Hannah Stage
Jane
Kirst
Aunty Rose Aternly
Joe
Joseph Stagg
Joseph Shage
Carolyn May Cameron
Rose Kennedy
Harlem
Mougorel
Going to Bed at Last in Stagg Home
In Chapter II Prince rests with his new guardians as Carlyn May adjusts to life with Aunty Rose and Uncle Joe Stagg. Aunty Rose questions attire and trunk, while Mrs. Kennedy serves a modest supper and the dog Prince enjoys scraps and a marrow bone. The family shares a prayer and light quips about Chet Gormley.
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Mr. Stagg
Prince
Joseph Stagg
Aunty Rose
Carlyn
Mr. Stage
Carolyn May
Uncle Joe
Carlyn May
Rose
Mar Stagg
Joe
Grace
Hannah Stace
Caroten May
Mrs. S Kennedy
Mae'aw
Carolyn Maz
Chirolyn May
Telegram Sparks Plan For Child’s Move In Unfolding Family Drama
A telegram arrives for Joseph Stagg as Aunty Rose arranges care for Carlyn May. Tense talk at the table centers on Hannah Stagg’s room and the child’s future home with Uncle Joe away, while Carlyn May fears her new surroundings.
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Aunty Rose
Aunty
Rose
Joseph
Carolyn May
Stagg Learns Carolyn Left Penniless to His Care
Joseph Stagg learns from a lawyer friend that Carolyn has been left penniless and consigned to his care. His troubled mood casts doubt on Carolyn's future happiness as the story continues.
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Joseph Stagg
Carolyn
How to Ease Food Shortage Through Efficient Use
The text argues that food economies can stretch supplies without killing many cattle. It suggests methods to feed more people by making dairy and other foods go further, avoiding drastic slaughter even in short-term shortages.
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Oarder
Babcock Test Helps Identify Best Cows by Milk fat
The Babcock test measures fat content in milk or cream and, with a lactometer, helps determine total solids. Used in dairy herds, it aids selecting top cows for dairy production.
Freezone corn remover promises painless relief
A vintage ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remover costing only a few cents. It claims instant relief from pain and easy lifting of hard and soft corns and calluses with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. The copy credits a Cincinnati genius for the product.
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Cincinnati
What Esau Said in a Light Street Story
Bobby entertains an air pilot waiting to see his sister Honey. He claims flying machines are in the Bible. The sub asks for proof. Bobby cites a vicar’s sermon about Esau selling his heirship to Jacob as a humorous misunderstanding.
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Esau
Bobby
Honey
Jacob
Cuticura for Sore Hands Advertises Home Care
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing sore hands. It recommends soaking hands in Cuticura Soap, drying, rubbing in Cuticura Ointment, then removing excess with tissue. The note claims Soap Ointment and Talcum cover all toilet needs.
German bluff cited in congressman remark on war indemnities
A congressman cites a Sheridan story to mock German bargaining tactics in war indemnity talks. The tale involves Gunter the confectioner, Hanson the ironmonger, and Sheridan using a ruse to avoid creditors, illustrating reliance on a trusted name.
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Sheridan
Gunter
Hanson
London
Old-Fashioned Children Increase in Obedience
Quoted speaker praises children as old fashioned saying they are obedient and well behaved, noting that they even obey their parents in contrast to modern times. The remark underscores a nostalgic view of youth discipline.
Sallie to Play Music Rack Mystery Revealed
Fragments from a dialogue hint at an upcoming performance with Sallie as the key musician. The speaker notes a missing music rack and anticipates Sallie’s first notes to unveil the scene's focus.
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Sallie
Value of Canadian Farm Land Declines Over Time
The Canadian Bureau of Statistics reports farm land value averages 44 dollars per acre in 1918 and 44 in 1917, down from 41 in 1916, 40 in 1915, with 88 in 1914, including both improved and unimproved land and buildings.
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Cannadian Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It says Hall's Catarrh Medicine purifies blood and tones the system, with ingredients described as powerful tonics. The note mentions druggists charge 76 cents and offers testimonials, with F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as proprietors.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
New Boy at Orphanage Questioned by Board Inspectors
A new boy at the orphanage watches cleaners scrub dining-room steps and wonders why the board inspection prompts extra work. He plans to stop scrubbing after the visitors depart, asking the matron about the need to keep up the routine.
Handbag Placed At Berlin Monument Stirs Allied Muse
A German general’s large monument near Brussels became the target of a wartime prank when an ally placed a handbag in its outstretched hand bearing the note To Berlin as allied forces advanced last year.
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Brussels
Berlin
Courtroom Puzzles Weave Through Cryptic Exchange
A terse exchange questions what felled a case in court. The remark hints the defense centered on a short circuit in the trial process, suggesting procedural or technical flaws undermined the proceedings.
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Dodd, Mead
Dunraven
Europe
Hannah
New York
Foundation For Dairy Herd
United States Department of Agriculture
Beiter
Germany
Dean
Mr. Barnett
John Barnett
Virginia Place
Buffalo
Barasti
Doan
A. A. Wilcox
Com. of Deeds
Sng
Doan Erhe Foster-Mi’ “Urn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
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