Grandmother's Grand Prank Leads to Wedding
Sam's friend Jack Cameron arrives at Woodside to find Grandmother Dermott at Hartville station. A mistaken meeting reveals she is Sam's grandfather's widow, sparking a playful ruse that ends with Jack pursuing Mime and, later, winning her hand.
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Sam
Hartville
Grandmother
Mime
Jack
Donovan
Goodby
Woodside Farm
Woodside
Cameron
Mr. Cameron
Captain Dermott
Mrs. Dermott
Cloverton
Central American Summer Revolutions as a National Institution
A trader compares regular South American revolutions to a midsummer cultural institution. He claims annual upheavals relieve ennui, trigger military parades and treasury gains, and replace other entertainments, while distinguishing them from irregular uprisings and stating governments tolerate them as tradition.
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South America
Law As Interpreted On Lien Against Real Property
The excerpt surveys several old cases on liens and exemptions. It notes that a statutory laborer's lien for harvested grains has no superiority over a prior chattel mortgage when not provided by statute. It cites vendor liens on combined real and personal property. It discusses exemption of a convent building used for teachers in a charitable school from taxation. It mentions mortgagee breach in failing to advance full loan for building on land not yet paid for.
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Seli Low
Jack
Mike
Jack Cameron
Sam
Woodside
Sam Dermott
Grandmamma
Dan
Jemima
Wilson Va. Donaldson
Cal
Doty Vs. Deposit Building and Loan Association
White Va. Smith
Ba’ and Y Association
Campbell
How Wall Paper Is Made In a Colorful Process
A Philadelphia Times description details the wall paper manufacture from blotching to drying and mounting. It covers the blotching machine, jiggers, incline chains, and steam drying, then the preparation of multiple rollers for each color, roller engraving, and precise alignment on the press to form printed designs. The article notes early stamped paper emerging in Holland circa 1585 and remarks on costly embossed hand painted wallpapers.
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Holland
Philadelphia Times
Burglary Device Described for Safe Theft Tactics
The passage outlines a latent burglar device aimed at traders seeking to purloin contents of safes. It describes placing a grate near the safe and heating water beneath it. As the grate covers the aperture, steam or heat rises, creating dangerous conditions for the target.
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Buralur
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Sam’s
Tom
Bam
Grandfather
Cora
Central America
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