Real Man Plot in Ditch Company Drama
Francis Lynde John Smith, new financial secretary of a ditch company, schemes to stabilize the concern while rivals plot to seize valuable property. A tense conspiracy unfolds as Smith mingles with Col Baldwin and his wife, raising questions of loyalty, deception, and the dam’s fate. An underground wire and camp gossip propel the intrigue.
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John Smith
Timanyone Ditch Company
Synopsia
J. Montague Sealth
Lawrenceville Bank and ‘Trust Company
Society
Tachelor
Verda Hichlander
Detrous
Watrous Dunham
Dunham
Smith
Kruwham
Rocky Mountains
Wiliams
Toho Smith
Ditch Company
Castorn Ornaelal
Baldwin
Senith
Coron Baltwin
Colonet
Winsowe
Stantor
Sima
Stanton
Simms
Williams
Colonel Baldwin
Kingle
When Greek Meets Greek in Timanyont Ditch Cash Deal
Smith and Kinzie clash over Timanyont Ditch stock as the Brewster City National banker probes plans to recapitalize the company. Baldwin and Stanton weigh risks while Smith hints at backing from a New York security effort and a grand reorganization to control the water project.
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Smith
Brewster City
Baldwin
Mr. Smith
South
Kinzie
Colonel Baldwin
Timansont Titeh
Dexter Baldwin
John
Treasury
New York
Strest
Cnlonel
Vnden
Tinnagonia
Nmi
Williams
Dave Kinsle
Mr. Kingle
Dave
Kingie
Stanton
Gardner
Bol- Nog
Timanyoni Park
Lberty
Proposer defies Friday superstition in old tale
An old note recalls a man who warned against proposing on Friday as unlucky yet another man claims a counter story. The fragment mentions a girl and a saved proposal memory, hinting at superstition clashing with personal experience.
Badger Traits and Value of Pelts in Early Hunting
An analysis of badger anatomy and behavior details how its thick skin, sharp teeth, claws, and neck strength enable defense and hunting. It notes pelt value from 10 cents to $2+, mainly for guard hairs used in brushes, and mentions burrowing and winter woodchuck hunting. Also includes a separate piece debunking the idea that heavy cannon fire causes rain, attributing rain to dust and atmospheric conditions rather than sound.
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Barger
Los Angeles Times
Halfdog Tennelly
Sharp Clash Between Stanton and Smith Escalates to Bloodshed
The next installment depicts a sharp confrontation between Stanton and Smith evolving from a strategic duel into a deadly, desperate, and bloody clash. The narrative shifts from intellect to survival as tensions flare.
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Stanton
Smith
Red stone peace pipe of Des Moines region
Des Moines writer Charles Keyes notes in Scientific Monthly that the calumet or peace pipe, crafted from a red stone from local ledges near the Des Moines river source, was long consecrated to world peace and once fostered peace among warring nations wherever any fragment traveled.
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Des Moines
Charles Keyes
The
Scientific Monthly
New Summer Hats and Fashions In Modern Milinery
A survey of midsummer hats showcases silk and wool blends, slim taffeta suits, and sailor hats with eyelet embroidery. Mink is popular for summer furs, while old waists gain new life with simple alterations using picot edging and net sleeves.
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Mlsergers
Alry White Marines
Toifeta
Foulard
Watert
Jeeves
Free Agent Hermit Narratives and Local Fury
A whimsical, early 20th century style piece presents a self described hermit who chose isolation, claiming total honesty in speech only with invented terms. Citizens threaten lynching or exile, prompting the hermit to flee while a French doctor showdown on kissing adds satire and danger.
Honeysuckle Remembers Mary Alice Across the Garden
A talking honeysuckle recalls Mary Alice, a girl who nurtured it through years of growth and age. The plant explains why it must bloom each spring to honor the children and the house, despite fatigue and old age, as the hyacinth listens.
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Hyacinth
Tve
Mary Allee
Mary Alice
Dea
Decline of Swedish Wildlife Spurs Barking Bounties
Sweden shows sharp wild animal declines from 1881 to 1905 with 582 bears 550 wolves and 670 spaces killed in 1881 1885 versus 62 bears 146 wolves and 29 lynxes in 1901 1905. Wolf tallies are likely accurate thanks to a 50 kroner bounty per wolf encouraging reporting while lynx bounties were halted.
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Sweden
Ens
Lyuses
Freezone Removes Corns With Simple Application
A Cincinnati authority says freezone can lift any corn or callus with a few drops. A small bottle costs little at any drug store and dries on contact, not irritating surrounding skin. If a druggist lacks it, request from wholesale houses. They warn barbers may go to war, leaving men to grow hair and beards.
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Smith
Jondere
Crawford Stantom
Pete
Stanton
Struma
Cincinnati
Adv
Cuticura heals sore hands and a joke on facsimile
Readers learn Cuticura can heal sore hands quickly with Cuticura Soap and Ointment and a mail free sample offer. A humorous classroom exchange defines facsimile via a painter and a counterfeiter, suggesting how copied documents can be forgery. A joke about dirty hands and a husband’s cold fore-"hg" rounds out the item.
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Boston
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Francis Lynde
Vili
Williamn
Caine
Agala
Shaw
Fred Wat
Maxwell
Searth
Hophra Howne
Amith
Martin
Ania
Jing Saberty
Wall Street
Halfenck
Dexter
Timanyon Ditch
Harvard
Alexander McAdie
Agg
St Sen
Contixu
Taffeta
Zarax
Kansas City Star
Flore
William Tell
Charlie
Mamma
Kansas
Cireus
Shimmer Hfg. CO
Omaha
Beatcon
w.Cote Carmen
Fesz
Dee Daviseana
Besbastrices
Cuticura
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