The Absolute Ego and a Free Man in Sunrise Gulch
John Montague Smith faces a perilous legal fate after a dam accident. Corona helps him rediscover his true self and, with Starbuck and Stillings, works to clear his name. Their bond grows as plans form to return him to Lawrenceville for recovery and possible marriage.
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Macauley
Seth
Avery
Bixby
Smith
Colonel Maldwin
Little Creek
Inchlint
Stanton
Awe
Jane Lenis
Maien
Foto
Williacoe
Wioclvit
Brewster
Starbuck and Bulltjuge
Biryker
Crawford Stanton
Mormey Wgraw
Williams
Sherif Harding
Boise
Placer
Reta
John Montague Smith
Debritt
John
Daddy
Billy Stattuck
Aitomobile
Tibbey
Winself
Verda
Colonel Daddy
Billy Starbuck
Billy
Mr. Stillings
Lawrenceville
Watrous Dunham
Methods Used by Dips Vary Prayer as Aid to Fighters
A summary of pickpocket methods in crowds and the use of prayer by soldiers. Dips operate singly or in pairs or groups, selecting busy venues and times, with varying success in arrests and convictions. The article cites anecdotes of prayer aiding morale and strength in battle, as described by figures including Captain Andre Cornet-Anquier and Maurice Barres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Andre Cornet-Anquier
France
Phage
Maurice Barres
Atlantic
Two Indianapolis relatives in steam of Jones family grocery tale
A phone conversation suggests Richard Jones runs a Indianapolis grocery while John Jones’s residence is listed nearby. The brief exchange touches on identity and what the caller seeks to learn about the Joneses.
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Indianapolis
John
Richard Jones
Richard
John Jones
Pye
Jones
Food Control Books Proposed For Household Purchases
Popular Mechanics Magazine envisions a British style food control system where every household keeps an official housekeeper's book. Purchases are logged by shopkeepers and a passbook is required after a set date. books cost at least 2 cents and track adults and children as well as food categories. Inspection would ensure compliance. Diet shifts are urged as habit and prejudice shape intake and wartime planning proves efficiency. Private interests must yield to public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Aiso
Kansas City Star
Vegetables For Winter Consumption Storage Guide
The U S Department of Agriculture explains simple, low cost methods to store vegetables for fall and winter. It emphasizes home storage in cool, ventilated cellars or other parts of the dwelling using crates, shelves, and movable bins to prevent spoilage and vermin, with careful light control and airflow.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Organic Matter in Straw Use for Kansas Farms
Parmer urges saving straw as organic matter to improve soils. Throckmorton, Kansas State College agronomy associate, notes daily losses from burning straw and advocates bedding stock with straw to boost soil organic content and reduce moisture in manure.
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Throckmorton
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas
How to Build a Straw Insulated Storage Room
Instructions describe straw storage as floor dressing for soil and air tight, with a doorway sized for barrels and boxes. It covers wall framing, spacing studs, sheathing, and ventilation, plus seasonal pest control and field practices for grasses and chinch bugs in varied climates.
Fall Work on Raspberries and Canning Tips
Fall raspbery care advises removing dead wood and pruning tips to encourage new shoots and fruitingwood. The Whitney crab is recommended for canning and fresh use though it stores poorly. Use poisoned bran bait to control grasshoppers.
Royal Jewels Safe in German Vault During Revolution
The Russian imperial jewels, including the Iaperul Romanoff crown stones, are reportedly secured in a Darmstadt safe deposit as the Romanoffs face upheaval. A New York Chronicle writer says the czarina's German ties helped prevent Russia’s strength, with Valued gems potentially near 100 million. The Hermitage inventory revealed paste stones in the crown.
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Petrograd
Ctarian
Darmstadt
Germany
Grand Duke of Hesse
Finland
Sweden
Czarina
New York City
Commission
New York
Chronicle
Narodny
Kremlin
Winter Palace
Mr. Narodny
Hermitage
Real Flying Dragon Discovered in Borneo
A newly found reptile in Borneo is described as a ten inch flying lizard with a brilliantly colored body and extended ribs that let it glide like a bird or airplane. It travels in swarms through deep forests and resembles a flying dragon in appearance and behavior.
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Borneo
Night Clerk Missed Two Oclock Train
Irate traveler lectures a North Carolina hotel night clerk after missing the two oclock train. Clerk says he could not call because he had just woken up. The sketch appears in Everyluit’s Magazine.
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North Carolina
Everyluit’s
A Hint A Little Pamphlet On Memory Strengthening
A snippet shows dialogue from a humorous exchange as Miss Sweet asks about a pamphlet handed over with a loan. Mr Banks apologizes for stepping on a toe and notes the politeness of the moment. The item reflects era dialogue and casual social etiquette.
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Boston Transcript
Sweet
Mr. Banks
Persuasive Harland & Wolff Chairman Linked to Ship Purchase
The article recalls Sir Percy Lord Pirie of Harland & Wolff praised for business persuasion. In Liverpool a shipowner reportedly faced a grave mood as Pirie’s influence allegedly led him to consider buying two 10,000 ton ships, leaving him to wonder what to do with them.
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Persi Lord
Pirie
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Tilverpool
Pirle
Wes
Freezone corn remover promising instant relief and easy removal
An advertisement touts Freezone a Cincinnati chemist's discovery offered in small bottles at low cost. A drop on a corn or callus melts soreness and loosens the item so it can be lifted away with no burning or irritation. It promises quick, painless removal of hard and soft corns and toe lesions with minimal effort.
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Dean
Cincinnati
Ady
Ballet Girls Enter Learned Professions Under War-Era Reforms
A new Russian government reform commission abolishes the old Ballet system that confined Marin sky theater pupils to dance. By age nine they received little education, but now graduates will be deemed to have six-class schooling and may enter universities to pursue law medicine engineering and technology.
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Corona
Guthrieville
Lawrenceville
Imperial
Marinsky Theater
Yvoman’s University
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Francis Lynde
Carona
Jibbey
the Dam
Mr. Macauley
Hfe
Wgran
Elonel Daddy
Billy Sturtuck
Mer. Macvorey
Breweter
Kane
Spo
Adda
Tanotnal
Cordna
Tegan
Guthrievile
Ngain
Ming
Devotons
Avilon
Bilys
Balzae
Scott
Dickens
Thackeray
Uke Balzue
Ohio
J. H. Truebe
Harvard St
Youngstown, C
Doan's
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N.Y
Flighty
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