Homespun Heroics in Skinner's Den Untold Tale
Abe Langford, a humble river worker in Skinnersville, becomes the village confidant and unlikely hero after rescuing three girls from a damming river episode. He hides his ambition behind modest deeds while his wife nudges him toward action, recounting a nightmarish murder tale to illustrate courage and desire for acclaim. Despite the town’s praise, Abe confesses luck favors others, not him, as he rejects the hero ideal even after a life risking act.
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Lazass
Skinner
Skinnersville
Abe Langford
Durham
Abe
Deacon White
Ellin
Elijah Smallman
Lilah
Hull
Familly
Olay
Fils
Niagara
Ife
Dangers In Circulating Libraries
A foreign medical journal reports books from public libraries may carry disease germs including pneumonia and diphtheria. Librarians cannot trace book origins or recipient conditions. People wet fingers to turn pages, spreading germs to others, including invalids and cancer patients, who read extensively.
Just a Lie but the Colonel Reveals a Trump Curse
A colonel proclaims he once held all thirteen trumps, denying being the dealer as a sharp question from a friend triggers a tense silence. The moment hinges on who turned the trump and what fate befell it, leaving others unsettled by the bluff.
Visitor and convict exchange in prison dialogue
A visitor questions the convict about life in prison. The convict replies he has burglarized for years, worked hard, and plans to benefit from the remaining three years, saying the rest will dole him good.
Tale of an Antique Rug and a Married Man
A dated story woven through an antique prayer rug narrates a life of faith, temptation, forgiveness, and reconciliation between a master, his wife, and a boy. The rug witnesses a confession, return, and a renewed family peace, set against temple memories and a final domestic dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allih
Gladstone and Harcourt Helped Through Wedding Crush
Laura Hain Friswell recounts an anecdote from Sir Edward and Lady Ermyntrude Malet’s wedding. Gladstone and Sir William Harcourt were pressed by the crowd, and Friswell asked why they could not push through. The Grand Old Man replied they were late for the house and agreed to keep the crowd back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Hain Friswell
William BH. Gladstone
Miss Friswell
Sir Edward
Ermyntrude Malet
Harcourt
Gladstone
Sir William Harcourt
Behold the Kingdom and the People of God
Readings on the Sermon on the Mount and Beatitudes portray the kingdom as future yet inwardly present in believers. The text links humble faith, forgiveness, and righteousness to divine blessing, urging meekness, mercy, and purity as the church awaits the millennial reign.
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American Press Association
Galilee
Ike
Christ
Esme
Barabbas
Caesar
John xviii
Luke
Matt. Xaili
Israel
Stier
Luke Yi
God
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Isa. Ivil
Hhmself
None of the above excerpts form a clear news item
The text cites criticisms on New York society and contrasts Russian peasant life with German agricultural care. It references the Pittsburg Post critique of society leaders and a description by Herbert H. D. Peirce in Atlantic about thrift, prosperity, and poverty across a frontier region.
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New York
Pittsburg
Germany
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Atlantic
Man Spared Speed to Enjoy View as Authorities Warned
An unnamed ante owner halts on a hilltop to admire a distant panorama. The chauffeur reports no fuel or tires issue, no route confusion, yet the car sits idle. Officials in Kansas City are alerted to an apparently insane driver at large in an automobile. A child asks to bless a sick teacher in Houston as a mother contemplates the risk.
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Kansas City
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Advocated for Digestive Help
The best safeguard against head ache constipation and liver troubles is DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Keep a vial of these famous little pills in the house and take a dose at bedtime when you feel that the stomach and bowels need cleansing. They don't gripe. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Science prevents baldness with Herpicide claim
An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as a scalp antiseptic that kills the germ causing hair loss. It cites a case in Butte Montana where Mr Mannett regrew hair in six weeks, with a sample offer and a Detroit based company contact.
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Newbro
Mannett
Maryland
Butte
Mont
Herpicide
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Joseph Hmmert
Very Low Mardi Gras Excursion Rates From Chicago
Low return fares offer Mardi Gras travel from Chicago to New Orleans Mobile Pensacola and winter resorts via the North Western Line. Tickets good Feb 21 to 25 and Feb 26 for noon arrival, with stopover privileges. Also reduced-rate tickets to major winter resorts in US and Mexico. Inquiries to Chicago & North Western Ry agents.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
United States
Mexico
Chicago & North- Western Ry
Chicago Great Western Railway
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Virginia
Gale
Alberta
Canadian Northwest
Assiniboia
Manitoba
Ontario
J. P. Bluer
G. PB. A
Bt. Paul
Ming
Very Low Excursion Rates to Louisville via Northwestern line
Excursion tickets sold March 16 to 18 with favorable return limits for the American Bowling congress. Apply to Chicago & Northwestern agents. Homeseeker's Excursion to the Northwest West and Southwest via the Northwestern Line offers greatly reduced rates with standard and tourist sleeping cars free reclining chairs.
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Louisville
Northwestern
American Bowling Congress
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Homeseeker
Rey
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Elizabeth
Nelson
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Tom
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Ot ‘Medicing Co
Willian
John Streats
Humphreys
Go. William & John Sts
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the? Sunday School
Y Hewdon
Matt
Colonel Mann
Metropolis
Alt
GWT
Atlanta
Gio
Johnnile
Houston
Post
Chicago
National Creamery and Buttermakers
Illinois
Bi W. Rowley
Southern
Railway
Ein
Queen & Crescent
Cuba
McCullough
Dearborn
H. Hardwick
Washington, D. C
Hi. Tayloe
G. B. Allen
Pasa
St. Louis Mo
Nashville, Chattanooga
St Louis
South
E. G. Woodward
Marquette Building
Chicago, Ill
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