You Never Can Tell A Summer Romance in New York
A fragmented overheard tale follows Summer Lane and Gardner amid a theater outing and a clumsy romance. Lawrence Gainer courts Summer, while Gardner reveals a telegram that hints at family pressure and a proposed marriage proposal. The piece captures flirtation, social tension, and a pivotal moment as Summer faces a decisive choice.
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Ain Lawrence Canner
Chile
Isiah Turner
Olly
Alice
Gardner
Tick
Lawrence Gainer
Summer Lane
New York
Wilfal
Simmer
Summer Ann
Mme “Lunes
Piopity
Lane
Summers & Griggs
Fide Turner
Igolors
Turner
Lawrence Ganiueré
Bo Gardner
Vin
Summer
Per
Era
Ana
Fires and family voices on building a hearth across generations
A fragmentary domestic scene contrasts grandparental insistence on proper fire building with a grandmother’s dramatic, disruptive method. Harriet Beecher Stowe is quoted while a broader note discusses prisons, music programs, and social tensions shaping community life.
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Harriet Heecher Stowe
Fortune Tellers Questioned on Grateful Patrons
A fragment discusses fortune tellers and whether patrons should feel grateful for revelations, noting a wizard or crystal device and implying some clients repay little despite guidance. It hints at ungrateful customers and the ambiguity of true fortune telling.
Dangers of Small Stoves When Overheated or Overloaded
The report warns that small stoves can ignite fires if overheated or overloaded. It advises using proper protection near walls and floors, keeping doors closed, and employing screens. Chimneys require regular cleaning with metal tools to remove soot and flammable debris.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Howe
Bodies of Americans to be returned from France
The war department plans to transfer bodies of Americans who died in France to their nearest relatives upon request. If relatives do not wish transfer, remains stay in France. Many have already asked for return, and letters will be sent asking for wishes. Grave registration units will manage burials and records to ensure clear identification.
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France
United States
War Department
Cal. F.C. Ashburn
Adjjutant General's Department
Kay's
Have a Laugh High Poor your butcher explain why things rise
A collage of jokes and quips from a humor page. Short bits cover politics, romance, and daily life with punchlines about prices, parties, a nap, and family antics. The section reads like a light, rapid fire joke column with no single story.
Strychnia as a heart and nervous system stimulant
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes physicians regard strychnia as a highly useful emergency stimulant for heart weakness and nervous exhaustion. It discusses origins in the poison nut tree and related acacia species, including gum arabic substitutes and general pharmaceutical use.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Ae Burnish
Stam
Cochin Ching
Australia
Senegal
India
Japan's urban growth mirrors civil nations in Asia
The article highlights Japan's rapid urbanization with Tokyo and Osaka home to millions, plus five other cities over 2 million combined. Railways and waterways concentrate industry, signaling rising material influence and strategic advantage in Asia, shaping future competition with China and Western powers.
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Japan
H. M. Hyndman
Asia Magazine
Tokyo
Osaka
Snall
China
Snghallen
Formoss
Asia
Corea
Liaotung
Kiao-Chaou
Fukien
Europe
America
Pines and Palms Echo in Poem of Longing
Harriett Prescott Spofford laments missing distant sights and seeks solace in pine and palm imagery. The speaker imagines a dream island and northern seas, where the pine’s whispers and the southern palms offer comfort through vivid natural symbols and emotional longing.
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Harriett Prescott Spofford
Problem in Feeding Cow Is to Satisfy Appetite
The winter feeding problem differs from summer feeding since pasture is unavailable. Two factors matter: satisfy the cow’s needs with palatable feed and keep costs within profit margins.
Thirteen Month Year Idea A Plan To Save Time And Money
The American Equal Month association proposes a thirteen month year of twenty eight days each with a new New Year holiday between years. The extra month named Liberty would appear as January February Liberty March, reducing calendars and printing costs. The plan targets 1922 start and claims substantial time and money savings.
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American Equal Month Association
Association
Ion
Associate
Congress
Boys Working Reserve Extends Plans to Put 500000 on Farms This Year
The United States Boys' Working Reserve outlines plans to place 500000 boys aged 16 to 20 in industry tied farm work this year. It aims to train them in farm practice via central training camps and lessons to boost food production for Europe in 1919 while preserving high school education and welfare.
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United States
Boys’ Working Reserve
Europe
Brains Necessary to Propel Prosperity and Business Growth
A Forbes Magazine essay argues that civilization rises with robust business activity. It notes that prosperous regions and developing nations benefit from entrepreneurial giants and railroading leaders, listing figures such as Ford Edison Rockefeller and others as models of impact.
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Forbes Magazine
China
Russia
Davidson
Ford
du Pont
Vanderlip
Farrell
Schwab
Edison
Coffin
Rockefeller
Replogle
Sist
Thomas FE. Wilson
Iworth
Heinze
Patterson
Baker
Bush
Doheny
Garys
Keith
Perkins
Words of Wise Men and Proverbs Reflections
A compact collection of aphorisms and proverbs from Rev. Logan Henry Ward Beecher and Arabian sources. The text contrasts restraint with impulse and praises the truly wise who know they know. It notes grand emotions outstrip speech and uses vivid metaphor to express nature’s power.
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Logan
Ike
Henry Ward Beecher
First Home of the Aztecs Traced to Colorado County
Cortes reported the Aztecs originated in the North and archeologists believe this area lies in what is now Montezuma County Colorado. The county hosts Mesa Verde National Park with cliff dwellings linked to the Aztecs or their ancestors.
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Colorado County
Cortes
Montezumaa County
Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
Bible Mentions Nineteen Precious Stoves and Other Creatures
A biblical note catalogs nineteen precious stoves along with lists of six metals, 104 trees and plants, 35 animals, 39 birds, seven fishes, 11 reptiles, and twenty weeds and other small creatures referenced in scripture.
Red-Haired Heroes Noted Among Bravest in War
A London Answers piece cites British officers noting many Victoria Cross recipients and other decorated soldiers with red hair. The author links red hair to pluck, Iron in the system, and soldiers in key campaigns, including Ypres and Highland units, suggesting a common trait among daring servicemen.
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Ypres
London
Simple Dishes for Children in a Balanced Diet
A 1910s guidance piece outlines nutrition as fuel and repair, then offers child friendly recipes. Fruit Tapioca uses tapioca, jelly, and water. Pineapple Dessert fills bread rounds with pineapple and jelly. Rhubarb Betty layers buttered bread with rhubarb and nutmeg. Candied Yams bakes sweet potatoes with peach syrup and butter. Tomato and Barley Soup blends butter onions tomatoes barley in a slow boil.
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McCuure
Suntel
Hee Martin
Rene Ml Tone
Mise Bummer
Ani
Ottio
Atox
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ecole
Athryo
Katterfly
THE
Mothers’ Cook Book
Vere
Wag Weil
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