Haunted tower and perilous escape unfold in Engraved tale
Ethel and Lady Claire explore a cave where a fevered eccentric preacher, Edwin Styles, lies dying. Dr Elfenstein tends the man and discovers a wallet clutched in his hands as death nears, prompting a search for his kin and past.
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Claire
Linwood
Dr. Elfenstein
Ethel
Dade
Reginald
Ethel Novergail
Claire Linwood
Bouseseller
Edwin C. Styles
Roger
Lady Claire
Dr. Olfenstein
Young Chamberlain Shy in School Days
A friend recalls Joseph Chamberlain as a youth who avoided speaking at school. When pressed to give a reply to a senior’s speech, he mounted the platform, bowed, and then remained silent as the audience waited, offering only a single word.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Arthur Balfour
LNB SV
Wentworth
John
Chicago
Indiana Farmer
Gate guarding method gains long life for fences
The article describes a cheap sturdy gate support plan with posts sunk two feet and anchored to a stone wall on a heavy sill, mortised into place and tarred to resist decay. A stone wall foundation and studding create a durable gate frame that will sag for years without failure.
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Indianapolis News
Cheap Subsoil Foot Helps Plow and Brace
Guide describes forging an iron foot from an old wagon tire to fit a two-horse plow, with a front clamp and depth adjustment using iron wedges. Also mentions Hungarian grass as fodder, and notes on fruit exhibits from South Africa and gardening attempts in the Philippine Islands with varying success across crops.
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W. T. Oliver
Africa
St. Louis
South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
London
New York
Boston
Philippine Islands
Dairy Shark Warning From Utah Dairyman Warns of Fraud
J A Crokett of Utah Agricultural College cites a dairy-shark scheme harming butter makers. He claims a process increases butter yield from 60 to 100 percent, a repeat fraud seen before. He urges farmers and dairymen to avoid the alleged scam and stay vigilant against similar schemes.
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J. A. Crokett
Utah
Agricultural College
Chimney of Home Amokes
A minister confronts a comic misunderstanding as a man sits outside to sup broth while the minister debates a visit. A rude interruption crushes the minister’s hat, and he solemnly remarks that the home chimney sometimes smokes as well.
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John
Remarkable Kokomo widow lauds Dodd's Kidney Pills
Anna M Willis of Kokomo Indiana at age 74 shares a testimonial letter praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. She describes kidney trouble lasting twenty years that affected her heart and back and left her unable to rise. After using several boxes she says she is twenty years younger and able to resume farm and household work.
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Kokomo
Ind
Anna M. Willis
Dodd
G. D. Meek
Lins
The Run at Pocatello Land Rush Chronicle
A Century piece reflects on Idaho land rush tactics near Pocatello on June 19 1902. It lampoons Sooner runners and guards as Indian police patrol a vast 418000 acre reservation while U S government oversees fair play amid heated competition for quarter sections.
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Idaho
United States Land Office
Blackfoot
Pocatello
Wyven
United States
Grape-Nuts Promises Health from Proper Food
A California trained nurse credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her health after years of illness. She says medicines failed, but after a first package she found relief and regained strength to resume nursing. The account underscores food’s impact on body and mind.
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California
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Russrny
Ole Pean
Othel
Orvin
Nevergall
Andrew
Lidy
Misa Nevergall
Witzroy
Constance
Mies Ethel
Mr. Glendenning
Robert Glendenning
Sir Fitzroy Glendenning
Ibe
Tamworth
Tamworths
Maine Experiment Staton
Agnson
Gayig
Draoces
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