Airship views and liquor, juries in need of reform
The piece surveys varied opinions from newspapers on airships and social issues. It notes a Boston divorce case, sugar mill ownership in Cuba, and European hobo policies. It calls for reform of jury selections and warns against political interference in courts.
The Loom of Life and a Weaving of Joy and Tears
A dim room scene shows a weaver at a loom weaving life as a tapestry of peace and strife. Golden threads of joy appear through the warp while a bystander weeps, holding mighty shears that may one day cut the web.
New Suburban Home Tests a Woman’s Heart and Heartbeat
Mary Delevan seeks social acceptance in an exclusive suburb. Through a sequence of snubs, a perilous nursery fire binds her to Marcia Wentworth in a transformative moment that reveals their shared motherhood and forms a lasting friendship.
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Merritts
Mrs. Delevan
Jimsie
Dill
Marcia
Dillingham
Dillingham Wentworth
Marcia Wentworth
Delevan
Jimsie Delevan
Dubant
van Alens
You Must Be a Salesman to Compete with Trade Agents
A New England Grocer urges dealers to leave the store and actively sell. He notes agents for sewing machines, steel ranges, and lightning rods who reach farmers directly, underscoring that legislation cannot curb such competition. The remedy is to hire help for bookkeeping and retail tasks while the owner engages customers and sells.
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New England Grocer
Scare Near Drilling Site as Nitroglycerine Survives Collision
Fram Hall, an oil well shooter, carried eight quarts of nitroglycerine when a derrick crewman stepped on a pipe causing the can to tilt. The impact dented the tin bottom but did not trigger an explosion, leaving both men briefly holding their breath at the oil site.
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Fram Hall
Hall
Oil City
The Famous Four And Their Famed Excuses
The Famous Four. Each of the following named gentlemen, upon being out late with the boys, has concocted a famous excuse, and, what is more wonderful, gotten away with it. They are: Jonah Ulysses Rip van Winkle Robinson Crouse Judge.
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Jonah
Ulysses
Rip van Winke
Robinson Crusoe
Judge
Caterpillar's Monthly Feedings Reach Frightful Scale
A caterpillar will consume food weighing about 6000 times its own body weight over the course of a month, illustrating the incredible growth demands of larval development and the energy needs of insects during a transformative period.
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Internal Revenue Headquarters
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Clintom Scollaic
Lily
Ihorns
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