Carolyn May Arrives With Guardian Uncle at The Corners
Carolyn May Cameron-Hannah is sent from New York to live with guardian Joseph Stagg and housekeeper Aunty Rose after her parents are reported lost at sea when the Dunraven sinks. Carolyn meets Tim the hackman and Mr. Parlow while adjusting to life at The Corners and contemplates the new world beyond Harlem.
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Dunraven
Europe
Carolyn May Cameron
Hannah
Carolyn
New York
Joseph Stagg
Bolivar
Carolyn May
Prince
Aunty
Rose
Privon
Aunty Rose
Mr. Stagg
Carlyn
Jose
Mr. Stage
Tim
Hockman
Bright
Joe
Carolyn Maynes
Stagg Place
Bailiwick
Hackman
Michel
George Wrehington
Joe Stags
Sid
Uncle Joe
Mrs. Kennedy
Harlem
Parlow House
Garolyn May
Princey
Jedidiah Parlow
Hanah Stage
Mr. Parlow
Mediterranean Ocean
Why Carolyn Sees Tension With Uncle and Amanda Parlow
Carolyn uncovers why her uncle and Amanda Parlow are now avoiding each other in public. The next installment promises deeper revelations about a family rift and its consequences on their relationship.
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Carolyn
Amanda Parlow
Dame Fortune Calls Again Refuses Home Days
An old broadside notes that fortune favors change and Dame Fortune ignores the idea of staying at home, signaling unexpected shifts and renewed chances for action.
Backyard Poultry Keeping Tips for City and Farm Flocks
The article compares city and farm poultry care, noting that small backyard flocks suit medium bred hens like Plymouth Rocks Wyandalles Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons. It advises buying from local dealers avoiding flashy White and Light varieties and stresses checking vigor comb condition and foot skin when selecting birds.
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Plymouth Rocks
Wyandalles
Rhode Island
Orpingtons
How to Classify a Soldier By Hat Cord Colors
A guide explains hat cord colors identifying soldier branches. Light blue marks Infantry, red artillery, yellow cavalry, buff quartermaster, red and white engineers, orange and white signals, red and black ordnance, black and white field clerks, millicon and white medical corps, black and gold officers adjutant general's clerk, green instructor and home guards, and green and white home guards.
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Infantry
Cavalry
Quartermaster's Corps
Engineer's Corps
Slenal Corps
Ordnance
Adjutant General's Clerk
Home Guards
The Earths Human Race Advances and Develops
The text argues that human progress is uneven over ten thousand years, noting that modern English figures do not necessarily surpass ancient Greeks in mental development. It suggests the soul or brain does not steadily accelerate in progress and uses a Browning versus Wordsworth comparison to illustrate uneven advancement.
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Browning
Wordsworth
Red Star formed to aid animals in the army
An organization named the Red Star was organized in June 1916 by invitation or suggestion of the war department to assist animals in the army. Its headquarters are at 287 State street Albany New York.
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Red Cross
War Department
The
Red Star
State Street
Albany
Printing of Fabrics by Peruvians Similar to the Method Still Being Used
Ancient Peruvians used textile printing methods resembling modern practice with copper rollers and multiple colors. Dyes required mordants to fix, ensuring durable designs. Experts prize the technical and artistic value, noting originality without outside influence.
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Peru
India
Egypt
Herodotus
Pliny
United States
Japanese Woman One of the Greatest Financiers
Mie Yone Suzuki, described as the wealthiest woman in Japan, amassed over 100 million dollars in American markets since the war began. She led the Formosan sugar deal, earning about 50 million in a single operation, and now heads her business singlehandedly after her husband’s death.
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Mie
Yone Suzuki
Japan
Jst
Old-Time Temperance Pact Minute Reveals Burgher Pledge
A relic from Selkirk in the Uyge line’s notes shows a burgher signing a temperance pledge not to drink, promising a bond of one pair of alt brelhis as part of the Scottian Society of Antiquary records.
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Ponmenio Scottian Society of Antiquar
Selkirk
Parlor Shadows Signal Shifting Roles in Town
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a scene where domestic spaces and traditional labor roles shift as women intrude into a previously male domain. The text references a parlor, a housekeeper, and a farm setting with evolving authority and routines.
Practice Cheerfulness Amid Life's Seasons
Fragmentary meditation on cheerfulness as a guiding virtue for youth and old age. A curious, archaic prose style hints at joy as a temperance for life, urging a steady, mellow spirit through time.
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Viiogar
Colton
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Endicott
Toby
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Organization of the Red Star
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Allie
Murine Tye Remedy Co
Cuticura
Ines
Mort Minneapolia
Sehnee
WA Busin Cc
Citatog
Portland
New Houston Hol
Everett Sti
Uelun Depot
New Poutofties
Chas. G. Hopkins
Paris
F. Norton
Johnmon
Seattle
Wash
Bellingtins
Everding House
Island of
S ET Pri
F. M. Cronkhite
Frost Street
CAI
David Robey
Dr. Davis
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