The Engagements of Jean Ends in Mutual Resolve
Jean rejects a first proposal while fearing a ruinous lie about an engagement. After a series of rumors and misunderstandings, Mr. Innes reveals their true connection and confirms his lasting affection. He suggests they marry, and Jean agrees to become engaged again, hopeful for a future with him.
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Jean
Mr. Innes
Ted Woodward
Miss Mariner
Gertrude Allen
Gertrude
Shady Elm Road
Sol
Ted
Caroline
Ames
Gardening in Alaska soil and climate guide
C. C. Georgeson outlines Alaska's tough climate and distinctive soils, noting cool summers mild winters and heavy rainfall. He explains glacially formed mucky peat soils require drainage and lime to neutralize acidity, and lists vegetables by hardiness groups suitable for coastal and interior Alaska from Sitka to the Arctic Circle.
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Alaska
Sitka
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Circle
Arctic Ocean
C. C. Georgeson
Alaska Experiment Stations
National Ash Heap Fires Push Loss Totals Higher
The 1907 fire record shows little progress in solving the national ash heap problem. Losses across the United States and Canada exceeded 215.67 million, with big and small cities alike contributing to a rising total. Insurance Engr. reports three years of fires each over 100 thousand dollars, spanning from Maine to Oregon and Massachusetts to Florida.
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Baltimore
San Francisco
Canada
Maine
Oregon
Massachusetts
Florida
Cost of Living in Germany Rises Across Nation
Across Germany sharp rises in prices for essentials are reported, driven by poor crops last year. Foodstuffs and fodder have surged, with meat only slightly lower but still above two years ago. Milk and dairy products follow fodder trends as municipalities push direct sales and price controls.
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Germany
Peculiar Qualifications in Selecting Men
A Sunday school superintendent quotes Harper's Weekly about Gid eon choosing men who watched with one eye and drank with the other, contrasting vigilance with surrender. The remark reflects a satirical view on readiness and restraint in leadership.
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Gideon
Harper's Weekly
Hippocrates Era Hospital Ruins Unearthed on Cos Island
Ancient Greek health temple of Cos, dating about 2400 years, reveals Hippocrates studied and practiced medicine there. Excavations show terrace ruins, baths, gymnasium, medical school areas, and inscriptions with health maxims. The site illustrates early hospital design and patient care including rest, baths, exercise, diet, and serene surroundings.
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New York
Cos
Aegean Sea
Asia Minor
Hippocrates
Royal Institution of Great Britain
Apollo
Oldest Harvard graduate links to new Boston fire chief
Samuel D. Parker, Boston’s new fire commissioner, is the son of Harvard’s oldest living graduate, Charles Henry Parker, born in Boston and 92 in May. The elder Parker, class of 1833, long lived in the city, with a 32 page college catalogue era and a 12-member faculty led by President Josiah Quincy.
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Boston
Samuel D. Parker
Harvard College
Charles Henry Parker
Harvard
Parker
Harvard Bulletin
Josiah Quincy
Henry Ware
John Farrar
Edward T. Channing
Charles Follen
Charles Beck
Cornelius C. Felton
Benjamin Pierce
Joel Giles
Henry S. McKean
Andrew Preston Peabody
Peabody
University
Samuel Dunn Parker
Border Spanish Schools in Texas Rural Areas
In Carrizo Texas border counties many communities speak only Spanish in schools. Mexican children are educated at public schools that may be taught entirely in Spanish by Mexican teachers with adobe buildings.
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Carrizo
Tex
Rio Grande
United States
Commonwealth
Texas
Border Counties
Miss Elsie Janis Denies Elton Hotel Stay Over Dog Rule
Miss Elsie Janis protested a hotel policy in Waterbury Conn by leaving the Elton hotel after being denied permission to bring her dog to her suite. She and her party continued to Poll's theater, then drove to New Haven for the night, declining luncheon at the Elton. Siberia’s Native Population notes the Met Dobera figure does not exceed 700000.
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Elsie Janis
Elton
Waterbury
Conn
Janis
Hayden
Poll’s Theater
New Haven
The
Siberia
Met
Lost Temper Backfires In Singular Book Return Tale
An irascible poet banker Edmund Clarence Stedman hurls a book at a servant, it vanishes, and a passerby carries it off. He later buys back his own rare volume for forty dollars, discovering a card inside proving it was his property. The episode ends with a cautionary lesson about temper. A separate note highlights the Fenway group selecting Sunday school lessons, distributed worldwide in many languages and dialects, reaching hundreds of millions annually.
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Edmund Clarence Stedman
Stedman
Fenway
W. N. Hartshorn
Boston Herald
Europe
Africa
Hawaii
Japan
Sea
India
Queen Alexandra's Fete Sparks Kissing Tale at Mansion House
In London last spring Queen Alexandra attended the Mansion House fete. A small flower maiden Molly, delighted by the royal smile, raised her lips for a kiss and explained to her mother she did so to tell future grandchildren an amusing tale from the event.
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Alexandra
London
Molly
Happer'n Weekly
Multilingual Electric House Note Stumps Tourists
A hotel in Germany displayed room notices in French German and English. The English translation misreads like a comedy of errors with garbled phrases about turning to the right to open the electricity and to close it at bedtime. The confusing text amuses a group of American travelers.
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Hyde Park Hotel
Chicago
Lake
I.C.R.R
Hyde Park
Germany
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Dlo Health Resort
B.C
CG. H. Parker
Charles Hendry” Padher
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Pet
Chicago Directory
Great
Coyne Brog
Hapgoods
Hartford
Chicede
Michigan
Oceans County
Hesperia
New
Taylor A. Snow & CO
Washington St
Illnoss
Gunther's Confectionery
State Street
Risaing
Joe
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