The Tale of Rawn and the Hidden Motive
John Rawn a Texas born magnate builds a vast Chicago factory with Grace his daughter and Grace’s husband Charles Halsey in tension with Ann Sullivan Jim Sullivan and Tim Carney. A bribe offer and labor strife test loyalties as Halsey questions his future amid wealth, power and a mysterious factory enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rawn
Texas
Fife
Laura Johnson
Bt. Touts
Grace
Charles Halsey
Halsey
Winlsey
Rawn
Chicago
Virginia Delaware
Grace Rawn
Miss Delaware
Jim
Mra. Tlalsey
Graystone Hall
Ann Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
Mr. Halaey
Mr. Halsey
Anny
Florea
Ivery
America
Courd
Moe
Ireland
Mrs. Sullivan
Tim
Thim
The Silent Partner and John Rawn’s River Power Dream
A narrator contemplates John Rawn and his ironic reverence for a river as a silent partner. The piece argues the river’s tireless force could lift humanity’s burdens, enabling vast industrial wealth through a plan by International Power Co to harness water and wind power for endless profit.
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John Rawn
Fils
Rawn
Earth
America
International Power Company
International
How Are You Asked and Answered in a Humorous Exchange
A brief quip shows two men in a social exchange. The first asks How are you and the second replies well with his guard up. The dialogue shifts to how business is found with advertising as the answer. The joke highlights small talk and marketing in a light tone.
Babies on the Battlefield Amid Bulgarian Advance
Turkish mothers fled as Bulgars entered Mus taphia Pasha and other towns leaving crying babies. Bulgarian soldiers adopted Turkish infants, with one Sofia lieutenant claiming a six plus one child family and a Turkish girl saved by a shell striking his horse. The infant survived and was entrusted to Bulgarian caretakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustaphia Pasha
Sofia
L.ife
Identity of a South lawyer on a tale of a maid and marriage
A lawyer recalls a rich client who died leaving a will for her maid paid monthly. The maid could not sign, using her mark X until she said she had changed her name after marriage, signing with a circle. The lawyer notes the name change affected the receipt.
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Sunny South
Jedge
Road Building Emphasizes Continuous Maintenance
The Office of Public Roads within the Department of Agriculture argues that effectual repair and ongoing maintenance are as crucial as new road construction. It notes Europe’s experience, highlights U S waste from neglect, and calls for skilled engineers and sustained funding for lasting road performance amid rapid development north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi.
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Office of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Europe
United States
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Staes
Stadiaticiana
Ohio
Mississippi
Road Repair Methods and Rice Crop Estimates
The article discusses earth road maintenance emphasizing continuous upkeep and the split-log drag as the best tool for earth-road repair. It also compares global rice and wheat crops, estimating 176 billion pounds of rice and 190 billion pounds of wheat produced worldwide.
Cement Culverts Improve Roads and Drainage
The article praises cement culverts for better drainage and a smoother road experience in all seasons. It notes that cement culverts are more common now than in earlier years and that good drainage contributes to a pleasant thoroughfare. It also mentions very cold water as a poor drink for horses when temperatures drop.
Western Canada Comes Into Evidence as Great Frontier
The article argues western Canada offers vast, cultivable land in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with rail access and favorable climate. It notes small current cultivation relative to potential, rising wheat yields, growing immigration including Americans, and capital from farming and industry driving rapid settlement and development.
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Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Brown
Canadian
Gymnastics Mystery Remains In City Sketch
A middle aged country resident visits the city and watches a schoolgirl perform gymnastic exercises for children, asking if she has fits. A bystander explains they are gymnastics, prompting the man to lament the misfortune and inquire further about her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anny
Dancin
Jim Sullivan
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a quick remedy for feverish and cross children. It claims to cleanse the stomach and act on the liver, relief for worms, and is said to be used by mothers for years. Sample offered with address details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
St Driggists
Addresa
le Roy
Miss Oldun and Her Unconventional Suitor
A fragment notes Miss Oldun as a woman of unusual qualities, and her father judging her lack of sulora long ago as proof she was matchless. The terse lines hint at a society story of romance and rebellion.
Various Ads and Quotations Foil Daily Life
A collage of vintage ad blurbs and quips refers to appearances and inheritance, health products like Pleasant Pelleta and Mentholated Cough Drops, and humorous lines on romance, sin, and patriotism. It hints at wartime sentiment with a dead hero and product guarantees from Putnam Fadellessa Dyes, ending with a wistful note on sorrow in song.
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Emerson Hougis
Ray Wagrens
Eltersan Hou
Mra. Sullivan
Tim Carney
Willie
Peery
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