Professor Driesback and the horse thief trial
In Arteaga a university professor, Herman Driesback, is accused of horse theft after a tavern visit and a staged ride. A cowpuncher attorney and Kate McClennon defend him as the jury acquits. A twist reveals the professor’s horse was substituted and the real thief fled with his horse.
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Towprriett
Sam
Driestad
Merman Limesback
Arteaga
Professor Driestack
Acience
Kate McClennon
Janchman
Herman Driesback
University
Kate
Professor Driesbach
Missouri
Driesbach
Vomarenent
Driesback
Professor Driesback
Anna Bentley
Railway whitewash cars to modern track leveling devices
The piece explains early methods to keep rails even using a crude whitewash car and a later bandacme coach with a precision instrument that records track irregularities and mileages. It notes the process routes faults to department heads for timely repairs and smoother service.
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Wanking Salle
Humor Philosophy By Duncan M Smite
A fragmented humorous column contemplates social manners and personal feelngs. The piece muses on friends judgments and private codes, noting jealousy, propriety and the cost of insisting on one's own standards.
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Duncan M. Smite
Sevres blue not unique to Sevres as reproduced elsewhere
Louis Franchet argues in the Revue Scientifique that Sevres blue can be produced in other French potteries with pure cobalt oxide and proper care. He notes prior impurity issues have been overcome by chemistry, and the same applies to the Chinese celadon green, which was invented in China but is reproducible abroad.
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Sevres
Louis Franchet
Revue Scientifique
Tom Wonton
Jim Atterbury
Ben
Donel Chesterton
Donald Cheaterton
Mr. Atterbury
Mrs. Weeton
Atterbury
Chicago
Africa
Philadelphia
Malay Archipelago
Jim
Weston
Chesterton
London
Cotillon
Rogues’ Gallery
Tom
Mr. Chesterton
Foxy Pete
Zeb Nipper
India
Lucy May Sawix
Seasonal Yearning and Love in Quiet Verse
A reflective meditation on seasonal contrasts and longing for lost pleasures. The speaker laments distant summers and winsome scenes, imagining warmth and leisure while snow and frost prevail. Interwoven is a humorous aside about girls determined to marry despite poverty.
London Barges Fade as Thames Trade Shrinks
The London barge once common on the river is vanishing due to a sagging coasting trade. Two men and a boy operate a 200 ton vessel with shallow draft and leeboards, while the river fleet dwindles and barges seek work elsewhere.
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London
Thames
London Express
Gloves in the Army Ban Field Duty Attire
The inspector general bans gloves and white collars for field service. Enlisted men must forgo white collars during field duty while officers may wear white collars in garrison. White gloves remain forbidden, ending a prior practice viewed as essential on some occasions.
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Inspector General of the Army
Not Production for Sale in this Quiet Romance
A quirky excerpt contrasts youth beauty and a brutal voice. An American millionaire seeks a gift for his spoiled daughter while a marriage broker assures a suitable match among six top sellers. A homely woman asserts self wakefulness, though the brutal man scoffs at the notion.
London Fad Introduces Gold Encagement Bracelet
The latest London fad features a plain fat gold bracelet worn above the elbow. It fastens with a buckle or invisible spring and cannot be removed once on. Four tiny needles must touch the spring to release it through a small hole.
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London
Bound to Work
A humorous exchange notes insomnia and a supposed cure, claiming tending a teething baby as remedy. The quip frames sleeplessness as a call to care, delivering a wry, domestic twist on troublesome nights.
Mystery British guest dupes social circle at lavish dinner
Tom Atterbury and wife host a grand dinner for invited Briton Chesterton who proves to be a fraud named Foxy Pete. A necklace heist during the cotillon triggers a police hunt and eventual arrest, restoring the jewelry and ending the masquerade with a wary reconciliation.
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P.O Adee
Baume Tent
Gideon Stolz Company
Salem
Oregon
R. M. Wade & Co
Independence
Gideon Stolz
Aids
Dr. Pierce
Nature
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N.Y
Mhla&s
Salem Brewery Association
Salem, Oregon
Home
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Main
Independence, Oregon
State Street
Prank H. Collins
Rellroads
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Tirnovo
Exarina
Frances
Lowe
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