Castle Linne Saga of Mossknow and a Hidden Child
Mossknow the Laird of Linne clashes with a mendicant preacher Willie Macgilvray over Lizzie Campbell and a secret child. After Lizzie and her son flee to Canada, a wreck endangers reunion as Willie delivers a grave warning and Mossknow faces judgment.
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Mossknow
Chance
Castle Linne
Castle Hunger
Cor Mein Thrift
Penury
Lizzie Campbell
Moss Know
Mendicanit
Willie Maccillvray
John Mossknow
Linne
Tle
Ife
Mossinow
John
Willie
Macglivray
Robin Campbell
Robin Mossknow
Lime
Wale
John Moss
Mosskuuw
Canada
Scotland
Macgillvray
Willie Macgilvray
William Macgillvray
Edinburgh University
Germaine
Nan
Miacgillyray
Uyan
Willan Macgillveay
Wille
Lizzie
Clyde
Montreal
Gatrdon
Cala
House of Nine
Audaist
Moss
Newfoundland
Toninette
Tevin
Trent
Erie
Willie Macgiliveay
City Hall Oven Hidden Behind Panel in Aldermen Room
Read about a long forgotten built in oven found behind a hinged panel in the Aldermen tea room at City Hall. The two by two foot brick oven with a chimney dates to 1800s when aldermen were served refreshments with hot pies baked in house for official meals.
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New York
Frank Dowling
Mr. Dowling
Marty Keese
City Hall
Aldermen's Tea Room
New York Sun
Immense Argentine Grain Wagon Drawn by Twenty Horses
A massive grain wagon weighs 17 tons and requires twenty horses to pull it when fully loaded. The wagon is a common sight in the Argentine Republic as it hauls grain to market.
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Repubie
Unusual Haul Described: Large Vehicle Requires 20 Horses
A historical note describes a massive wagon with rear wheels 11 feet high and a load of grain, needing twenty horses to haul it over long distances. The account emphasizes the extraordinary size and effort involved in moving such a heavy freight.
Splitting Rock with Air Under High Pressure
A North Carolina granite company uses compressed air to split a hillside rock. A three inch bore is sunk eight feet and enlarged by explosive powder to start a horizontal crack. Charges expand the cleavage radius to 75 to 100 feet, then a pipe is cemented in and air at 50 to 100 pounds forces the fracture to the surface, separating several acres of granite.
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North Carolina Granite Company
Missionaries Transform Cannibal Bondors into Lambs
In jungle depths inhabited by cannibals Bishop Augouard notes that missionaries are transforming ferocious Bondors into lambs. He emphasizes the phrase ravening wolves as a literal truth, not mere metaphor, and signals a startling change brought by the mission.
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Augouard
Local Exchange Sparks Family Moment in Houston
A brief Houston item records a humorous exchange about an arm injury as Mr. Swift navigates a social moment. The quoted dialogue highlights a light domestic scene and the playful tension of a gathering.
Do You Open Your Mouth Like a Young Bird
A persuasive pitch for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription claiming it cures feminine ailments and strengthens the system. It cites nervous symptoms and pains, promotes the product as a tonic, and offers a free booklet from Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
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Pierce
Sohn
Prentice
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
We must have a leader said a member of the mob
A Washington Star quotation depicts a mob debating leadership and revolutions with the claim that choosing a leader would trigger another revolution and more leaders in power. The dialogue suggests cyclical political upheaval and the desire for authority.
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Washington Star
Why Gen Min Was Hated in Czar Russia
A damning profile of Gen Min, commander of the Semnovsky regiment, slain by a young woman in St. Petersburg. The report recalls his bloody actions, from firing on workers near the Technological Institute to flogging villagers in Saratov and crushing Moscow uprisings.
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Ansan
Russia
Min
St. Petersburg
Po Nce
Semnovsky Regiment
Moscow
Change of Food Brings Happiness and Health
A young woman improved after using Grape-Nuts, overcoming nervousness and hysteria that forced her from school. She describes initial skepticism, rapid rest, and eventual return to studies, teaching, and a content life with Grape-Nuts daily. The source cites the post’s Battle Creek company.
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Becom
Am Co
Battle Creek
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Bik
LAAGF
Mr. Swift
Mamma
Houston
Gen. Min
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