The House That Bob Built’s Winding Second Chance
Miss Letitia reveals a lifelong sacrifice that saved her lover Robert Grantley, while Dorcas Trimble finds love with a Yankees-supported fiancé. Years later, a cottage visit brings Letitia face to face with Bob and Dorcas’s betrothal plans, ending with Letitia and Bob reuniting.
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Dorcas
Miss Letitia
Letitia
Worth’s
Grandfather
Robert Grantley
Geraldine Haskell
Papa
Jackson
St. Katherine's
Washington
New York City
Niagara
Hilburn
Dorcas Trimble
Fosdicks
Robert
Hardin
Bob
Miss Trimble
Grantley
Misa Letitia
Old New York bar member questions certificate of good character
A longtime New York bar figure questions why a certificate of good character is required before a wan is admitted to practice. The remark appears in Methods and Proceedings as the unnamed attorney notes the possible procedural hurdle in admission.
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New York
Ration selection for lambs experiments at Ohio station
Ohio Agricultural College reports on a four-lot experiment with 176 Wyoming bred lambs to compare grain rations and feeding practices. Lot differences included lot composition, grain mixes, and weekly salt sulphur supplements, with careful bedding and feeding arrangements described.
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Department of Animal Husbandry
Ohio Experiment Station
Borl Carmichael
Ohio Agricultural College
Americans climb Orizaba top in mixed international party
In El Paso, J Frederick Shepard and Charles C Nichols Jr both of New York City reach Mount Orizaba summit after storm and snow, planting US and Mexican flags. German, French, and English members also attempted the ascent amid peril and high altitude, with Americans pulling off a successful descent in 30 minutes after ten hours up. A Spokane reporter sues city for 150 dollars over a sidewalk fall on Sprague and Post, seeking settlement.
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el Paso
Tex
J. Frederick Shepard
Charles C. Nichols, Jr
New York City
Orizaba
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Republic
Mount
Mount McKinley
Messrs. Shepard and
Nichols
United States
England
Germany
France
Atlanta to Waycross City Snapshot Reveals Economic Quiet
A Georgia cross-section notes Atlanta population near nine thousand for Waycross and no poorhouse. Nine of ten whites own homes and three percent of children attend sedons. Saloon licenses have stood at 30000 annually for sixteen years with no bids to open a saloon.
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Atlanta
Waycross
Smoking Does Not Harm Columbia Students Say Tests
New York reports that Dr George L Meylan Columbia University gymnasium director found college students who smoke are healthier and stronger than non smokers in tests of height weight lung capacity and overall strength based on 687 examined freshmen over two years The results contradict Yale Seaver findings that smoking stunts growth and fitness and suggest smokers may tolerate alcohol as well as non smokers.
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New York
George L. Meylan
Columbia University
Columbia
Meylan
Seaver
Yale
New Haven University
Antiques Found On Hartford Farm Inheirited Treasures
A 70 year old widowed farmer in Hartford County showed a visitor a parlor filled with colonial era pieces. Chippendale chairs Hepplewhite sideboard and a mahogany desk were among items offered for sale to fund modern comforts. A traveling dealer later bought a Crown Derby cup and saucer for 156 cents and resold it for thirty dollars.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Judge Referees Fight Over Dog Death in Spokane
Police Judge Hinkle dismissed cruelty to animals charges against George Hepton after a lengthy trial in eastern Washington. The bulldog attacked a shepherd dog on Hepton’s porch, and after intervention the bulldog died. Experts debated fighting traits but the court ruled Hepton bore no responsibility.
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Spokane
Wash
Hinkle
George Hepton
Robert Clark
Washington
Hepton
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Claims Strong Female Health Proof
Sought as a trusted remedy by many women, Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a safe herbal treatment. The ad cites fictional testimonials and laboratory letters from Lynn Massachusetts claiming health restoration and avoidance of surgery, emphasizing its natural ingredients and gentle action on feminine health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E
Straits Defined in Geography and 1907 Sales Ads
A mix of Harper's Weekly passages and ads notes strait as a waterway definition, plus 1907 sales figures for Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a variety of health remedy pitches from Allen's Foot-Ease to Garfield Tea. The items reflect early 20th century consumer culture and educational quips in a periodical page.
Young Enough to Wed at 136 In New York
William Brooks Mason, claiming 136 years, sought a marriage license in New York. The street preacher appeared far younger, birthplace Havana, Cuba, and said this would be his second marriage in about a century. Alderman Smith officiated the ceremony in his office.
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New York
Cupid
William Brooks Mason
Marriage Bureau
Mason
Boston
United States
Havana
Cuba
Haynes
Alderman Smith
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Dually Story Pub, Co
Pomming
Orange Lars
Pal
Tbs
Ealee
Seeee Et Lsb
Conquer High Peak
F. W. Middaugh
Sprague Avenue
Post Street
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Jack
Harper's Weekly
Scseensuscceers
Ella
Stella
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N
Farrar
Dodds
Carters
Ihidie
fGihak
Lexandrier & Dowell
Hale Negro
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