Major Borum and the Thief in Marshalltown
In Marshalltown Jink Travis and Molly face a thwarted engagement driven by Major Borum's temperance crusade. The major moors a plan to force Molly’s hand, while Jink and Dan Brown expose the scheme by rigging a switchboard prank that reveals the major stealing liquor from Travis & Son. The plot ends with the major publicly thwarted and Jink winning Molly.
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Wnaman Buckley
Marshalltown
Jetter &'S
Borum
Molly
Jink
Divine Providence
Jink Travis
Travis & Son
Dan Brown
Squire Crane
Travis
Bo- Tum
Dan
Buckley
Allus
Major Borum
Light That Failed Squatter Draws Fire Over Wool Shed
A wealthy Riverina squatter, now departed, famed for stingy ways and Attic wit, faced local hostility and ration refusals. Swagmen torched a wool shed in protest, scrawling D ye see on a gate, which he rejoined with a sardonic note about insurance.
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Riverina
Life History in Hair Reveals Past Conditions
A single hair reflects a person’s physical history as it grows. Scrutinizing a hair from beard or scalp shows segments where blood supply waned due to overwork anxiety or underfeeding, indicating periods of stress visible in the hair’s pattern.
Fish as Food and Digestive Qualities in Diet
The article reviews fish as a diet staple noting lower phosphorus than red meat but brain benefits from gentler digestion and fewer waste products. It lists nutritious fish, emphasizes preparation methods, caution about decomposition, and warns some individuals may have digestive or skin reactions, especially lobsters and crabs.
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Bright
Origin of Absinthe and a child's view of heaven
The article recounts how absinthe originated as a Swiss medical elixir by Ordinaire, passed through Mlle Grand Pierre to Henried's daughters, and was transformed into the modern alcoholic drink by a wealthy distiller. It also includes a Pittsburg Press anecdote about a boy asking if heaven will have a mustache and if it will resemble a ten cent store, reflecting a humorous take on heaven.
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France
Ordinaire
Couvet
Switzerland
Mlle. Grandpierre
Henried
Heaven
Pittsburg Press
Caddie Eyesight in Golf Club Sage Advice
A wry exchange urges caution in judging sight on the course. A novice questions if good eyesight matters for a caddie, while an experienced helper notes some club members pay to pretend not to see and to hide balls, teaching when to see and when not to.
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Chicago Post
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Major McCalorh
Borum Williams and
the Thief
Martha McCelloch Williay
Dickie
Detroit Free Press
Post
Washington Times
National Magazine
Chicago News
J. Telford
Elford & Stewart
Sutton Building
Philadelphia Street
Indiana, Pa
Wood Clark
Indiana
Farmers’ Bank
Isndo
le Porney-Atlaw
Buildin
Stewart Ge Clack
Watson
Frank Keener
Atson & Keener
Attorneys-At Law
Deposit Bank
H. Toms
Wands Jobn P. Elkin
Indians
Elkin
Philadelphia
Janos
John E.lcpterce
J. M. Cunningham
Peelor
George J. Farr
Feit
Samuel Cunningham
John 8
Fisher, Unningham & Fisher
M, Mahan
Court Place
Farmers Bank
Langham
John L. Getty
Davyp Blair
Hotels
West
Indiana House
John Hour
W American
H, Moore
Proprietor
Clinson House
Onaweer
D L. Moorhead
Hoor of Court House
Buterbaugh
N. F. Ehrenfeld
South Sixth Street
Corossman
Paj
Justice OF the Peace
Partners
Bank
Court House
Ames H
St.clair
South Street
Iow
Rowe College
Johnstown
Penn
Hearthand
D. J. Rowe
J. W. Harbison
Alex, Esikin
Harbison & Rankin
Alex. Rankin
Fam
W. Harrison
United States
Peme
P. Bennett & Son
Lings
Lockard
Indiana County
Indiana, Penn
Model Flouring Mill
Rossmoyne Flouring Mills
Frantz Bros
Rossmoyne
Pennsylvania
Steving & Sutton
Cunningham & Fisher, Attorneys
Jacob P. Dick
O'Olgor
Greenvi
Pen’ Ivan
A.W
Sinner
Heh
Ilacob P. Dick
Jacob
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