Dick Brayton suspects Wayne in Averill horse thefts
Dick Brayton and neighbors search for Averill’s missing horses after a farm theft. Suspicion falls on Wayne amid rumors and Samantha’s chatter about Wayne’s coat stained with pitch. Bill Green lurks as a spy while Dick plans to expose the thief with night-time clues.
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Dick Brayton
Averill
Kentry
Averill’s
Mr. Boone
Samantha
Pear Deer Creek
Wayne
Ezra
Averill's
Bill Green
Bill
Rhoda
HM Green
Land of Goodness
Samanthy
Nannie
Rhody
Nancy
Mr. Wayne
Daybreak on a Frontier Tale Amid Past Events
In a quiet morning on the frontier, Dick seeks a iron for a repair at Porter's as commotion fades. Bamanthy, in the yard, bathes a coat in soapy suds, unaware of Dick's approach, hinting at domestic quirks amid simmering memories of horse theft.
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Mr. Boone
Mr. Porter
Bamanthy
Ietle
Wild rumor drifts as Bill watches a stranger near Boone’s
After dinner the singing clans sing a new tune. Bill Green by the schoolhouse window spots a man along the road toward the downroads from Mr. Boone's and suspects it may be Dick Brayton. The sight sparks curiosity about the stranger's purpose.
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Bill
Bill Green
Mr. Boone
Averill’s
Cottonwood
Robert Bonner
Sona
Bil Green
A Newspaper Without Print Stereo Revue Brings News In Photographs
Paris based Stereo Revue uses reporters with stereoscopic cameras to capture events. Exposures are developed into double pictures on a transparent film roll printed for each issue. Subscribers receive a viewing apparatus and weekly picture installments.
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Stereo Revue
Paris
The Bishop and the Clergyman on Relaxation
A bishop chides a clergyman over fox hunting and social balls. The clergyman retorts that every man needs relaxation and that he never attends balls. The exchange turns on staying away from balls and from the Duchess of 8.'s party, with humor about horses and hounds.
Rival Skyscrapers Face Reinforcement in Philadelphia Plan
Ambitious project aims to dwarf the Syndicate building in New York, the Masonic Temple in Chicago, and the Exchange building in Boston. A monster structure funded by New York and Philadelphia capital is planned to occupy a full block in Philadelphia as the world’s premier office hub.
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United States
Syndicate
Parkrow
New York
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Exchange
Boston
Philadelphia
At Office
Woekd
Magistrate Discharges Beggar for Weeding Job Offer
A London magistrate frees a begging prisoner after offering a garden weed removal job. The exchange turns to a watch with a sweetheart photo and a juror’s quip about time and family. The piece cites anecdotes about Michael Joseph Barry and a lawyer’s joke in court.
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London
Michael Joseph Barry
Dublin
Barry
Blind man identifies dead wife by touch in morgue
A blind man picked his dead wife from the New York morgue using touch. He first touched another woman and wrongly identified her, then, with both hands, located his Mary and whispered to her. The scene ended with the revelation that the second woman was indeed his wife.
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New York
Saga
Bellevue
Mary
Meaning of Wisconsin origins explained by local paper
The Wees konsan river name means gathering of waters at its source with many branches then few. The French rendered it Ouis consin and a proposed spelling change was rejected by the Legislature. Gaudin links Lac?onain to muskrat house but finds little agreement among Indians.
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Wisconsin
A. Gaudin
Sheboygan Falla
Fisture Blacksmith Shop Idea Gains Attention
A Belgian origin concept suggests a forge free blacksmith shop could become a popular institution. Heated metal plunges into water to create a white hot arc around the submerged portion, then is removed and forged at an anvil. The piece notes the value of practical skill.
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Fisture
Belgium
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Shenandoah
Charlestown
West Virginia
Clifford Howard
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