Ally Burton and her sisters forge a modest shop from hardship
A widow Mrs. Burton struggles with illness and poverty as Ally and Earnie sell newspapers door to door to feed and educate their siblings. Ally buys bread with profits then expands into stationery and books, opening Purton's shop and building a respectable local trade despite adversity.
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Metmbors
Alrio
Earnie
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Ally
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Pjrton
Walworth Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Murder Case
In New York on July 6 Judge Davis sentenced Frank H Walworth to life imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder. The judge lamented the family legacy and urged repentance as Walworth prepared to begin his sentence, later departing with calm resolve. Separate notes report Aurora plans to rebuild four brick car and coach shops for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad, creating 200 to 300 jobs with slate roofs and iron truss structures.
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Beach
Frank H.walworth
O'Connor
Davis
Consel
Equity
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Aurora
A. Wallbaum
Wisted
Garden and social notes from Berlin to Canadiana Fourth of July
The piece surveys farming tips for fall crops with trenching and surface manuring, cucumber pickling, endive and parsley sowing, and celery timing. It also reports Berlin fashion in hair and jewelry, women at the opera unescorted, and notes the Canadiana Fourth of July on July 1.
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England
Trenchey
Baltimore American
Berlin
Grand Opera House
Europe
Sell the Surplus and Meet the Market Principle
Prairie Farmer argues breeders should price and sell surplus stock rather than hoard it. It urges open competition, yearly dates, and public opinion as tests of value. The article says successful breeders move with market readiness and use spirited sales to judge direction.
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Testa
Grinding Corn For Stock And Farm Machinery
The piece explains feeding corn to stock, the loss when fed in the ear, and advises grinding corn. It describes purchasing a portable steam engine mill with shelter to grind ten to twenty bushels per hour, funded by club members, and notes oats lodging due to lime deficiency in soil and silicic stiffening.
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Onmepee Gees
Seseres
Prairie Farmer
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