Honeymoon Plot in Pine Grove Sparks Family Scheme
Kathleen and Claude Ogden meet by chance at Pine Grove court house and reveal a plan to marry once Kathleen comes of age. Mrs Hardiman schemes to separate the couple with a Florida summer, while Claude seizes a chance to court his former love, hinting at a quiet, decisive wedding in Pine Grove.
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Constance
Mr. Ogden
Claude Ogden
Claude
Kathleen
Silver Star
Australia
Mamma
Carmine
Providence
New Orleans Times-Democrat
I’m Only the Man Who Is Giving the Party
A witty line from a Cleveland Plain Dealer item features a guest asking odd questions and the speaker revealing he is the host. The quip highlights social humor around a private gathering and the role of hosts in public discourse.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Demand for men who amount to something now
The remark stresses the need for decisive men who prove themselves immediately, regardless of having a prior chance. It argues that opportunity alone is insufficient and that action and achievement are required right away.
Inventions and Science News From Early 20th Century
A survey of technological progress notes limits of energy transmission in telephones and ships, with engineers debating liner length versus propulsion gains. It details selenium cell experiments for starlight measurement and botany notes on self pruning of trees like poplars maples and catalpa, including abscission layers in pruning.
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M. Abraham
J. J. O'Neill
Institution of Engineers and
O'Neill
Joel Stebbins
F. C. Brown
Mars
Aldebaran
Gamma Arietis
Gager
The
New York Botanical Garden
Dressed Dog as Baby Outs Streetcar Conductors
A pug named Teddy, nearly sightless, is dressed as a baby to ride streetcars for medical eye checks. After daily rides and a gatekeeping doctor, Teddy gains improved vision in one eye and the owner receives a small bill and a note of honor for treating a royal blooded patient.
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Teddy
The
Portland Oregonian
Passing of African Game and Rise of Civilized Rhodesia
The article notes strict game laws in Southern Africa to curb slaughter and sustain wildlife including lions elephants rhinos and hippos with protected status. It highlights King Khama at Serowe who bans European liquor discourages witchcraft and promotes education. Mashonaland's European farming expansion is praised as Rhodesia industrializes and grows crops for regional supply.
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Africa
Rhodesia
Zambesi
Orange River
Zululand
Khama
Serowe
Mashonaland
Indianapolis
Paper Making in Norway Labor Wages at Skien
About 35 000 tons of paper are annually produced at Skien Norway. The workers numbering about 1 000 receive between 40 cents and 1 10 per day.
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Norway
Skien
Wins in a Walk: She Outruns Rivals
Polls report a dominant performance as the unnamed racer defeats male contenders with ease. The Cleveland Leader quotes, noting she never needs to chase and simply secures victory.
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Cleveland
Advertising as the modern crusader in commerce and literature
Lily Herald Frost argues in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat that advertising is a powerful weapon shaping business and reading tastes. Commercial promotion drives sales of breakfast foods, patent medicines, and books through vivid displays, prominent brands, and author illustrations.
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Lily Herald Frost
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
If it isn't dry it isn't my friend
A nearsighted visitor peered at a newly painted portrait in a studio and reached to touch it. The artist warned him the paint was wet. The visitor replied the corny line and left. A new arrival in a western town notes many men who stand on street corners exchanging food opinions.
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Library OF Congress
National Capital
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Congress
Capitol
Pine Grove
Fla
New Orleans
Chicago
Pat
Mrs. Hardiman
Florida Pines
Patricia Hatdiman
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