Hills and Home Fate Turns for Miriam Bradley on Overland
Miriam Bradley endures a long rain driven train journey from Vermont to Schofield and Muddy Bend as she plans to marry James Meeker. A school board swap risks her new life. she telegraphs to return east for hills and homes rather than continue across the plains.
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Miriam
Theonductor
Schofield
Miriam Bradley
Muddy Bend
Vermont
Boston
Green Mountains
Jimmy Meeker
Brek
Otatey Booth
Mirlant
Amanda
Bradley
Kat
Mehbe
Kate Wiggins
Kate
James Meeker
Wellington
Meeker
Shakespearean Natural History of British Wild Animals
Shakespeare uses over twenty British wild animals in metaphor and description. The article traces how creatures like the badger otter water rat fox and bat appear in poets language as abuse descriptions or symbolic forms. It also notes the prairie dog known as coyote in Mexico and the unrelated Manila anecdote about a southern city conversation.
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Shakespeare
Phatat
Titania
Duncan
London Saturday Review
Mexico
Assassination Bid on Argentina President Foiled
In Buenos Aires on the carriage approach President Alcorta faced a crude bomb carried by Sotans Regis. Coolly, Alcorta kicked the device aside as Captain Anibua and police detained the suspect, while three more men were nabbed nearby. The bomb, a paint can with about ten kilos of explosives, did not detonate.
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Buenos Aires
J. Pigneroa Adearta
Repub Hic
Argentina
van Argentine
Sotans Regis
Alvorta
Aniubia
Alcorta
Upo
Fowler Bill To Be Reported On Bank Currency Measure
Washington notes that the house banking and currency committee voted 11 to 5 to report the Fowler currency bill with a recommendation to pass. The panel reserved the right to oppose floor provisions for a federal guaranty of national bank deposits, and the report does not guarantee floor support.
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Washington
House
Chitrman
Representative Fowler
Fowler
No Toy
Prince HS
Powers
McMorrat
Mieho
Weems
McCleary
Waldo
National Bank Deposi
Bhl
Parkhurst Seeks Strict Sunday Sales Laws
Parkhurst, pastor at Madison Square Presbyterian, urges laws matching community sentiment to curb crime. He favors Sunday sale restrictions only if the people demand it, arguing unenforced laws erode morals and that laws require popular backing to be effective.
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New York
Charles B. Parkhurst
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Schwab Returns From Six Thousand Mile Voyage
Charles A. Schwab arrived in New York after a 6000 mile trip from Liverpool that lasted twenty days. A brief thirty minute business interview with a southern England contact concluded the journey. Schwab spoke optimistically about the financial outlook.
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New York
Charles A. Schwab
Liverpool
Schwab
England
Shah of Persia narrowly escapes assassination in Tehran
February 29 report from Tehran details two bombs aimed at the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. The first exploded in the air while the second struck near his closed carriage, killing three escorts and wounding the chauffeur and bystanders. The Shah remained unharmed and sheltered in a store until troops arrived. Cavalry fired as debris and blood stained the scene. authorities expect more trouble but have made no arrests. The U.S. secretary will send congratulations to the Shah on his escape.
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Teheran
Persia
Mohammed AH Mirsa
Shah
Weshah
Parbiee
Cavairy
Huntets
Washington
Domestic Tragedy Near Basil Misses Three Children Dead
Baltimore Ohio February 2 Mrs Z Spires wife of a farmer three miles west of Basil killed three of her children fatally wounded a fourth and then killed herself by drinking carbolic acid and cutting her throat one child drowned in a well and the others were shot and their throats cut
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Baltimore
Z. ¢ Spires
Basil
Tno
No Barn Burning in Ohio Says Equity Leader
Columbus Ohio February 20 There will be no barn burning in Ohio declared A Windle national organizer of the American Society of Equity who has risen in prominence due to Kentucky night riders He states Kentucky outrages are not committed by members of his society.
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Ohio
Columbus
A. Windle
Tie
American Society of Equity
Night Riders of
Kentucky
Suffragettes Cheer the News in Commons Debut
London February 26. The women's enfranchisement bill passed its first reading in the house of commons by a vote of T to Te. News reached Westminster place yard where crowds gathered. Excited women cheered round after round in the crowded yard.
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London
House of Commons
Westminster Place Yard
Food Preservatives Use Delayed Pending Expert Review
Washington February 20 The use in suit quantities of benzoate of soda and sulfur dioxide as food preservatives will be permitted pending formal action by the referee board of consulting scientific experts an order issued by the department of agriculture states the measure allows continued use while review proceeds.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Edison Undergoes Operation For Bustoiditis
New York report notes Edison in hospital after an operation for a mastoid infection. Doctors stated temp was normal and a recovery period expected, with no complications reported.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
This Case is Probably the Limit in Lake Charles
A report from Lake Charles Louisiana notes a Sheriff Dn on feud charges after a trial over a case tied to Catheaisied parish. The defendent faces alleged drug related offenses and weapon possession amid a tense local feud atmosphere.
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Lake Charles
The Picturesque Fez and the Levantine Headgear
A fragmented travelogue notes fezzes and the red fez with black tassel once common among Levantine peoples. It laments loss of the sacred city’s distinctive headgear and contrasts Punish production with rivals in Germany and Switzerland crafting fine headwear for Mussulnet users.
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Fez
Bea
Punis
Persia
Germany
Switzerland
Uae
Banquo and Hinson Named as Possible Fictions in Chronicle Debate
The passage argues that Banquo and his son are likely fictitious, noting early authorities deny these figures exist in ancient chronicles or Irish annals. It cites Sir Walter Scott, Sir Bernard Burke, and Boece, with Boswell's stance suggesting Banquo and his line may be creations of Boece's imagination.
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Sir Walter Scott
Banquo
Leance
Oa Thane
Lochaber
Bernard Burke
Barquo
Skennell T
Thane
Lochabyr
Ma Jone
Walter
Tiled
Seothind
Walter Steward
House of Stewart
Ilolinghed
Boece
Boswelb Stence
Unclear Text Fragment From Chicago News Item
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a young person and a friend with a table of watts and measures, appearing in a Chicago News segment. Details are damaged and context is unclear, but references to an event or measurement are present.
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Watts
Choe Festione
Chicago News
Aspinal at Ballarat Meeting in the Golden City
The reckless Victorian barrister Aspinal spoke at a Ballarat gathering, famed as the golden city, defending his career amid tales of whisky and soda affecting his complexion. A digger challenged him with a sharp question about his face, prompting a humorous blush and no quick reply.
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Aspinal
Farmas
Victoria
Clettom
Ballarat
Aspinall
Seed corn testing tips to avoid poor corn stands
A National Stockman and Farmer writer advises seed purchasing close to home and testing seed before planting. Create moisture boxes with muslin squares and four kernels per ear, reject ears with weak germination, and select only ears with strong germination to ensure vigorous plant growth.
Madison Boy gander gains eight straight first premiums
A New England homestead portrait celebrates Madison Boy the gander who for eight years has won first premiums at Madison Square Garden and other major poultry shows. Bred by Clarence W. King, president of the Water Fowl Club of America, he is hailed as a remarkable bird and a native of New York.
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Madison Boy
Madison Square Garden
New York
America
Clarence W. King
Water Fowl Club of America
Empire State
Gardeners Prepare Early Market Crops in February
The American Cultivator notes February activity in market gardening with hotbeds readied for early vegetables. Lettuce and radishes lead in Boston district, followed by tomatoes and cucumbers as warm weather nears. Early cabbages planted mid month. transplants into open ground or greenhouses vary by plan. Fine, lump-free soil and warm rooms aid seed sowing, though hotbeds accelerate growth.
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Boston
Sowing Spring Oats For Profit In Volatile Weather
The Southern Cultivator notes fall sowing is preferred but rains hindered planting. It urges farmers to sow spring oats widely now, as oats are highly profitable and pair well with pea hay. Early sowing is advised to offset low spirits, rising food costs, and potential cheaper cotton next fall.
Combating Glanders and Horse Quarantine Practice
In combating glanders the general practice is to destroy horses positively known to be affected and to quarantine those merely suspected of being affected.
Cornstalk Litter Beds for Cattle Found Useful
Farmers report shredded cornstalk refuse fed with cut straw makes good cow bedding. The practice repurposes farm waste to provide comfortable stalls and may improve manure handling on some operations.
Origin of Algebra disputed by scholars through centuries
The article argues Diophantus cannot be credited with inventing algebra and the true origin remains uncertain. It notes Arab and Persian claimants, Melamamed Pen Musa of the Arab world, and Arabian introduction to Europe via Leonardo of Pisa after living among Barbary Arabs. Leonardo's 1202 treatise is cited.
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Diophatius
Alexandria
Melamamed
Pen-Musa
Europe
Italy
Leonardo
Pisa
Amon
Barbary
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