Mysterious Mrs. Lind Changes Lives of Lee Family
Hayden Lee and his sister Prue shelter a wounded young woman named Mrs. Lind whose presence reshapes their lives. A lawyer reveals Norma Dale Bruce, a repentant wife, as the donor of new fortune and opportunity. Hayden and Norma's growing love seals their future.
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Nhigiyden Lee
Prue
Hlness
Lees
Hayden
Mrs. Lind
Lee
Leg
Hayden Lee
Frye
James Page
Lind
Norma Dale
Walton Bruce
Norma
Bruce
Norma Bruce
Peculiar Accent Revealed by French Teacher in Paris
In a Paris interview a veteran French woman who teaches Americans notes the universal difficulty of French pronunciation. She cites a mom who warns her daughter may have a better accent after Swiss schooling, yet the teacher predicts the girl’s accent will resemble that of many American students. She attributes the issue to Americans not hearing French sounds correctly.
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Paris
Switzerland
The Man of Fifty-Four, A Paragon of Midlife Strength
The piece celebrates men aged fifty four as hale and fit, enjoying multiple rounds on 18-hole courses. It describes middle age as a peak year of manhood when experience retools thoughts and days with wiser, more tolerant outlooks, per the New York Sun.
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Hale
New York Sun
Polynesian King Shrieks In Lift Aboard San Francisco Visit
Chief Tumbremaa of Tari Tari island, aged eighty five, visits San Francisco aboard the Expansion. The royal party experiences a long elevator ride and culture shock as the ship’s captain returns to the Gilbert Islands with the king, who departs with new ideas about virtuals and a taste for T-bone steak.
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San Francisco
Tari Tari
Gilbert Islands
Market Street
Chief Tumbremaa
Tumbremaan
Tumbreman
Gilbert Island
Anchor Hoisted With Auto Onboard Off Atlantic Coast
The destroyer Benham on guard duty near the Atlantic coast, ordered to move, hoisted an anchor that yielded a five passenger automobile. The car was sold to a dealer and proceeds shared among Benham’s crew. The car likely slipped from a ferry and drifted ashore due to tides.
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Atlantic Coast
New York
Benham
Atlantic
Prevent Cows Lying Down in Milking Yards
In muddy spring and summer yards cows are driven to the barn and fastened in stanchions. The mud fouls the milking platform and cows sometimes lie down, causing tails to be urinated on. A simple board device keeps cows on their feet, saving labor and avoiding dirty udders and tails. Clean udders before milking and warn against lying down at night.
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J. N. Muncey
Buchanan County
Iowa
Wallace
Protection for Milk Cans for Cleaner Cream Delivery
The article advises protecting milk cans to keep cream clean on the way to the creamery. A heavy damp blanket should fully cover the can except the bottom to guard against dust. Keeping cans shaded during transport and encouraging patrons to protect their cans would improve cream grade and reduce washing labor.
Stale Milk and Calf Health Guidelines
Old or stale milk causes indigestion or scours in calves. Better to miss four feeds than feed sour milk. Keep pails and utensils clean. Use a hand separator to deliver fresh warm milk. Calves can be raised on skim milk, though cream separated by gravity adds difficulty.
Get Familiar With Heifers Best Plan
A quirky note urges readers to focus on cattle care with a playful self help twist. It hints at planning and practical tips for handling heifers and improving livestock management.
Kidney and Skin Worked In Harmony Warns For Health
An old health column stresses kidneys and skin as partners and advises regular sweating and flushing the kidneys with plenty of water. It recommends Anuric double strength from a drugstore to dissolve uric acid, noting it is stronger than lithia.
Sowing Society Meeting Reported at Private Home
In a brief exchange a speaker recalls that the Sowing society met at a private residence yesterday. The discussion covered garden work and seed sowing.
August Flower and Vermifuge Advertisements Listed
An old advertisement page promotes Green's August Flower for stomach impurities and biliousness with claims of liver stimulation and improved mood. It urges keeping a bottle and warns of the cost of illness. Also promotes Dr Peery's Dead Shot vermifuge claiming one dose cures tapeworm, and includes brief quotes and ad copy.
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Civilized World
Dr. Peery
Beauty Doctor Promises Purified Skin With Cuticura
Advertising note touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for cleansing and beautifying skin hair and hands with no massaging or steaming. Free samples offered by mail from Boston. Also mentions Spain in 1916 producing vast grape harvest and wine volume, plus an oyster’s forty pound weight capacity.
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Dept. L
Boston
Why He's Single From a Humble Gentleman
In a humorous dialogue a woman accuses a man of being a women hater, and he replies that he cannot marry due to lack of income. He explains he could support a wife but cannot afford the needs of two or three, highlighting financial restraint in marriage.
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Miss Leftover
Mr. Slimpurse
Not in the Running at Home Gladness in the Heart
A dialogue hints at curiosity about a ukulele and dismisses new home-made instruments. The text reflects a cheerful outlook as the speaker links gladness with a virtuous life and a steadfast heart.
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Rena T. Douglas
W.L. Dow
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Spark St., Sree
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