The Real Man by Francis Lynde
A self made tramp who helped in a bank crime eraises questions of his past as he works for a western irrigation project. Montague Smith a former bank cashier is pursued after a fatal attack on the bank president. A mysterious ex tramp proves valuable in construction and ditch work while his true identity unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Smith
Couhier
Lawrenceville Bank & Trust Co
Inndars
Verda FiloMander
Warrens Dunham
Smith
Dunham
Nevrer Renchan
Vidon
Brewster
Timanyanis
Dem
Wd Son
Con- President
Caakler
Givelon
Senaphore Warn
Smith Gen
Cheng
Railrond Etation
Mintagua Stelth
Trent
Tour Sarcrin
Seth
Tasrant
John Montague
Binckamieh
Soldier Road
Benith
St. Louis
Lawrenceville
May
J. Montague Smith
Cushier
Trust
Vinod
Atu
Ava Green
Pimmondd
Dunfui
Hines
Bear
Haces Mm
Tt Ln Net
Tong Sive
Amit
Lawrence
Flick
Dietance
Tak
Tim
Ed Mn
Col
Dexter Baldwin
Baldwin
Ike
Mike
Missouri
Iino
Ditch Company
Williams
The
Smitth
John Smith
Brewster Street
Tramp
Nature Has Strange Laws and Word Vocabularies
A compilation discusses word counts across groups from English farm heads to educated readers, noting ranges from 3 to 70 thousand terms with derivatives. It cites New York Times figures, then moves to experiments in heredity using fruit flies and small animals at Wisconsin to illustrate color inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Une
Joseph Jacobs
New ‘York Times
Welkead
Lincoln Liried
University of Wisconsin
Fapkind
Labor War Picture Shows National Defense Committee
In this image the executive committee of the labor committee of the council of national defense is pictured. The group includes representatives from major labor unions and leading employers, with members listed from left to right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Committee
Council of National Defense
Organized Labor
William &. Wilson
Lee K. Frankel
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lewis B. Schram
Frank Morrison
Sherman Returns Horse
A Civil War reminiscence describes General Sherman marching through a planter’s Savannah area estate. Sherman takes a big mare named Bess, kept as a family favorite, and civility meets conflict as the owner pleads to recover her. Sherman finally allows return after a whistle and a shared moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Sherman
Bess
Grandfather
Sherman
Tevar
Lumber cut is 40 billion feet in 1916 nationwide
The 1916 U S forest service tally shows a US lumber cut of about 39.8 to 40.0 billion board feet from 17 201 mills. Washington led at 4 492 907 000 feet, Louisiana second, Mississippi third. Southern yellow pine supplied most of the output while ship and weather constraints trimmed production. Packrat damage threatens Angeles National Forest young trees in dry seasons.
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Forest Service
Louisiana
Mississippi
United States
Uncle Sam's
State of
Washington
Lonistens
Oae
Angeles National Forest
California
United States Forest Service
New Profession Domestic Science Opens Broad For Women
Experts from the Bureau of Labor note rising interest in domestic science as a career with growing college and technical school offerings. Data from 964 inquiries show 30 colleges represented, many graduates hold degrees, salaries vary from teaching to hospital roles, and college training dominates teaching and research positions. A half million year old spruce wood fragment was identified as spruce by the Forest Products Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Labor
Wisconsin
Forest Products Laboratory 4
The
Forest Service
Scraps of Odd Facts and Dated Observations
A hodgepodge of notes on Turkish caviar and ink preserved cuttlefish, Philippine cigars, Pennsylvania coal mines, a new Pittsburgh market building, variable West Australian tides, Fondy Bay spring tides at about 90 feet, and Biblical references to fig trees and the phrase to sit under one’s own vine and fig tree symbolizing peace.
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Philippines
Pennsylvania
Pittsburch
West Australian
Bay of Fondy
Palestine
Mount Olivet
One Advantage No Room for Argument in Flat Life
A married man claims no disputes with his wife while a bachelor questions it. The man explains they live in a flat with no room for argument, highlighting a humorous contrast in domestic harmony.
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M. m
Not Guaranteed Bloom a Beautiful Complexion Query
The dialogue notes a bet on a plant named coriander, mentioned in the Bible. It references a garden plant with globular grayish seeds, found in Egypt Persia and India, cited in Exodus 16:31 and Numbers 11:7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Jack
Egypt
Persiw
India
Wholesome living and an economy plea amid modern spending
A collection of humorous vignettes and satirical quips critiquing the push to spend and the pretenses of generosity. It contrasts profligate consumption with prudent living, followed by short exchanges on manners, engagements, and social roles. The pieces showcase light, dated humor and social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Freezone promise to lift corn without pain
Claim by Cincinnati official that Freezone stops soreness in tender corns or calluses with direct application. Advertises small bottle as inexpensive and non irritating to surrounding skin, urging druggists to stock it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Cincinnati
Adv
What are the Marines and their role in naval war
A compact history of the United States Marine Corps noting its 1773 origin under the Navy Department, its sea soldier role on ships, shore missions, and garrison duties abroad. Marines serve as riflemen, guards, and naval police, with duties ranging from sentry on vessels to landing forces in shore operations. Admiral Farragut praised the marine guard as essential to warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Mav
Navy Department
Britannica
America
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Farragut
Marine Guard
Cuticura Trial and Humorous Judge Anecdote Featured
An assortment of ad blurbs and a humorous note about Judge Landis precede a Cuticura soap and ointment trial offer with a free sample by mail. The section includes a light anecdote about Judge Kohlsaat and the two other Chicago judges, plus a generic quip about a gardener and a Red Cross Ball Blue testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Adv
Allen's Foot-Ease and Oddities Score in Murky Excerpt
An assortment of pseudo advertisements and quips fill a fragmentary piece. References mention Allen's Foot-Ease with claims of relief for foot pains and corns and bunions, a trial offer at Olmsted Street, and a curious dialogue about thirst and cleverness. Also noted is an Arkansas inventor patenting a basket for babies to catch draped food, alongside scattered lines about prayer and sustenance in a miscellaneous column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
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Olmsted
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