When Paul Came Home to Lilith and the Mill
Paul Westerly returns to the plants office after eight years to run the business. He finds flowers and a clue from Lilith Masters, the woman he loved, hidden in a bouquet. When Lilith arrives seeking her father's papers, they reconcile as old feelings reemerge and the letters reveal why she disappeared.
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Paul Westerly
Guy Masters
Paul
L. M
Lilith Masters
Tie
England
Cone
Lilith
Auta
Kennett Society
Masters
Tling
Mastera
Ile
Father
Henry
Real Estate Suit in Kansas Ends with Squire’s Ruling
A Kansas tale recalls a man suing to recover Tid unfairly taken. The witness testimony was marred by doctored accounts, the plaintiff accused a biased jury, and the squire finally ruled in the plaintiff’s favor after a tense exchange about past deeds and grain practices. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes the humorous clash.
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Kansas
Squire
Tuever
Tam
Accidental Oven Burn Sparks Domestic Frustration
A fragmentary note recalls a domestic mishap where a beef roast burned while Meggen Dorfer Blatter tried to tell her husband about it. The quirky aside hints at a lively household moment and the writer's worried mood.
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Fran
Nurses Dread Lightning and Thunder Influence
Nurses at Skousevelt hospital fear storms affect patients with nervous distress. The piece notes extreme anxiety from weather, nurses’ care, and the impact on wards. A different anecdote mentions woolen tag collection and a boy's cricket definition.
Potatoes Shrinkage Under Winter Storage Conditions
Ivory explains how potatoes shrink and sweeten as winter wears on. Water loss, enzymatic sugar formation, and protoplasm activity rise with storage temperature, making potatoes stored in cold or fluctuating conditions prone to shrinkage and sweeter flavor, while proper storage limits loss to about 10 12 percent.
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Ivory
F. Langworthy
Ice houses in Union County Pa provide simple cold storage
A writer describes open topped square or oblong ice pens built in Union County Pennsylvania. Constructed with telegraph or round posts, boards inside form walls and doors, floors of coal ash, dust packing, and roofless designs claimed to keep ice cold without a roof. Ice is packed with a six inch air space, then covered with snow dust and kept drained through a coal ash floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
George GG. Croft
ATP
Early datmbs and market troubles in livestock care
The passage discusses winter risks to cattle, dehydration and purifiers, the high cost of lumber, and dangers to horses and cows. It emphasizes preventing losses from hoof issues and disease, with advice on stock care, yard puddles, and feeding mistakes to improve outcomes for owners and dairies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piru Journal
Raspberry notes for garden berry growth and care
The article discusses raspberry production and naming oddities in berry varieties. It notes growth patterns, pruning, and soil considerations while mentioning related fruit names and regional references to Southern Plateau horticulture.
Greenwich Observatory Move Sparks Bolton Reform Plan
The Greenwich observatory plans a move as magnetic observations decline due to aging equipment and nearby electric works. Bolton, Conn, now has no dependent paupers for six months, a population around 600, and an 18 mill tax rate amid debates on shifting nautical calculations to a new site.
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Greenwich
Bolton
Conn
BOR
Stearns & Zipf
Ivy Germann Bank
Cpright Kiniball
Cauley Street
Thad
My Hero Original Reflects on a Small Man’s View of Heroism
In a summer countryside setting a narrator pursues Captain Donald Stewart, famed for Spanish American War bravery, only to meet doubts from a pale sickly man and a skeptical household. The inquiry leads to a mother and sister defending a modest hero, challenging the notion that true heroism resides only in grand deeds.
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Major Stewart
Thad
Donald Stewart
Captain Stewart
Stewart
Major Stuart
Donald Stuart
Hher
Sid
Donald
Smithe
Miss Stewart
Bones
Crosby
Stomach Remedy Prescription Promoted by Local Drug Store
An advertised stomach remedy recommends Compound Tincture of Cinchona Prosene Compound and Sherry Wine mixed and taken before meals and at bedtime. It claims to supply gastric juices aid digestion and be the best prescription for stomach troubles. Joseph Emmert’s drug store confirms stocking the ingredients and filling many prescriptions.
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Joseph Emmert
Seven stages of drunkenness noted by doctors
Dr R T Williams told a London police court that alcohol passes through seven stages from irritable to mellow pugnacious affectionate lachrymose to collapse and death if large doses are taken. The British Medical Journal cites Magnan and Claye Shaw describing successive mental and physical deteriorations before coma and death.
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R.T. Willams
London
Literary Digest
British Medical Journal
Magnan
Magniain
Claye Shaw
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J. G. Reed
Hys
Cinelnnath Enquirer
Skousevelt
New York Press
Mugland
France
Siayran
Wolnet
Wilton
Kuaid
Glaeheres
MY Hero
Giese
Vearron Street
New York
Asay Hruggtist
Seople
Hettiing
Dep
Winteona
Kircs Daughers
Stephenson St
Dl. Munn
Stephenson Street
J. J. Clark, Carriage Co
Osikosh
Wis
Court House
Washineton
C.B. King
Exchange St
J. Porter
KF. Brubaker
Spring St
No. Foley Street
Freeport
Forsalen
Bhnyder Bros. Oninge Vie
Wldtf
Calbat
Stephenson Mt. Fore
Alephenson Dt
Maquire
Galena Aves AL LL. Brbcock
Phen Wum
High St. Phil
Adis St
Jackson
Columbus Ave
Wels
Bpro
Gas Hod Bath
Sehula
Geeuitheruanda
Kuemee
Gas and Bath
Loggouire County Clerk's Office
Stephenson
Adniwis
Brown & Shouer
Vadewe
Furnkee
Bitten Hotel
Pratt Street
Metrapale
Dag Boutisnve
Chhenvo
Foley Streets
Charles Haeetiniin
Oreta
Jouroid
Cis
Otter
Washington Street
Jersey
F. A. Schulz
Freeport Loan Co
C. G. Schoeffel
Galena St
Freeport Gas List & Goke Co
Rand
Burrell Brothers
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