Widow's love triangle ends in repeated reappearances
A rural man Caleb Jones returns from travels only to be declared dead three times as his friend Anson Davis pursues Mary Doyle. Caleb resurfaces again and again to disrupt planned marriages, finally confronting Anson who vows not to marry Mary if Caleb dies again.
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Anson Davis
Caleb Jones
Mary Doyle
Caleb
Anson
Philadelphia
Mary
Jones
Anton Davis
Folka
Amen Davis
Ialary
Cameah
Altroga
Werg
Widow Jones
Caleb Jonca
Kis
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Casey
St. Anson
Bostem Globe
Cultivation of Small Grain as a Crop Conditioner
Nebraska station trials over eight years show rolling, drilling, and shallow cultivation influence small grain yields and soil moisture. Rolling before or during early growth increases moisture retention, improves germination with drilled seed, and varies with rainfall. wide intertillage and light mulch strategies help in dry or wet years.
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Nebraska
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska Experiment Station
Montana
Wyoming
Government expands wood preservation work to greenhouse timbers
The government plans a full year of experiments to treat greenhouse timbers using creosote and zinc chloride. The Office of Wood Preservation in the Forest Service will coordinate with railroads and mining firms to extend durable wood use beyond expensive select cypress, white pine, and other species.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Wood Preservation
Forest Service
Washington
Parson Tests Community Help Plan in Florida Tale
A Florida Times Union tale recounts a seasoned circuit preacher who aims to establish a church and schools in a sparsely populated town. He asks residents what they will do for him, offering to share burdens, while locals joke about meals and chores as proof of support. The story ends with unanswered questions about who will contribute.
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Florida Times Union
Florida
Piny Woods
Georgia
Midnight City Quiet: London Police Clear Public Venues
The Washington Post reports F B Binney observing London’s midnight crowd dissipate as police issue move on orders. By 1 30 the vast throng has vanished from the streets leaving a city that, though free, enforces swift departures from public venues.
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London
F. B. Binney
Washington Post
Travel and American prowess in globetrotting
The piece praises American travel conveniences and the Anglo-Saxon mastery of efficient travel. It notes Niagara, Yosemite, the Rockies and Berkshires as must-see sights and credits the United States with pioneering globe-trotting terms and fast, comfortable journeys. It references Joel Benton and early American female travelers.
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Niagara
Yosemite
Bunny Southland
Prairies
Rockies
White Mountains
Berkshire
Old Bay State
Joel Benton
High Life in Peking and Foreign Hotel Dinners
The Peking high life shows many Chinese officials dining at foreign hotels. A family of eight to nine dined in a private room, signaling rising taste for foreign cuisine. Uniformed students appear daily in trousers with a yellow stripe and caps, often pairing with the blue coat. H. B. Tong Shao-yi is seen nearly every morning in a high dog cart once used in Tientsin.
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Peking
H. B. Tong Shao-yi
Tientsin
Druggist and Clerk Debate Common Sense in Sale Scene
In a dialogue from Cleveland Pigeon Dealer a druggist laments his new clerk lacks common sense. The assistant asks if the clerk would sell carbolic acid to a dangerous stranger and trust him for payment, highlighting risky judgment.
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Cleveland Pigin
Cyclone memories mix with love and labor refrains
Fragmented reminiscences blend cyclone destruction from childhood with memories of Agapemone, Venus and lovers, plus reflections on progress from arrowheads to airships, all framed by a wandering, era-tinged voice on change, fear, faith, and invention.
Deans Kidney Pills Claim Cure For Kidney Trouble
A Lake City Minnesota resident reports severe back pain disorientation and nervous issues due to kidney trouble. After taking Deans Kidney Pills the patient says health fully restored and unchanged since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Hiram Center
Oak Street
Lake City
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Winter Panic Impacts New York Hackmen Revenues
William J. Ryan of the New York supreme council says winter panic cuts hackmen receipts and may force rate reductions to Eng and New Haven lines. A public square tramp laments low bread offers while a passenger notes long stops at stations. An Advertising blurb touts eye remedies and patent cures amid consumer notices.
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Weary White
William J. Ryan
Supreme Council of Pubic Hackmen of
New York
Mr. Ryan
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B. Sc
South
Paradise
Bill Club
William
Williams
Howdy
Bill
Indiana
Hit
St. Vitus
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Lydia E.pinkham
Kingman
Kansas
Mra
Pinkham
Ik Lydia
Pinkhem
Etdicham
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