Found Ring Draws Gentleman Into Romantic Quest
A train finds a plain pasteboard box containing a five stone diamond ring engraved B P. A cautious man delays greed and seeks the rightful owner, advertising in five papers. He locates Bertha Perkins, a red headed maid, and after deception and pursuit, proves his respectability and learns the ring’s true owner. The red headed woman tries to shift blame, but the tale ends with the man seeking the blond owner and confronting danger.
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London
Thad Bey
B. P
Credi
Daser
Ame
Aevcerbiin
Glen
Bertha Perkins
Perkins
Anden
Tm -Detective
Stania
Jal
Owl Perkins
Bntt
Jas
Amy Court
Alynd
SB. P
Delver
Footwear flaws and arch strain noted by Kipling in 1914 piece
A 1914 Indiana Pa notice discusses foot care and shoe design citing Kipling on arches and weight distribution. It warns of worn heels causing ongoing strain and stresses modern maker craft while fashion harms foot shape. It ends with a stockholders meeting notice for Oakland Cemetery Association on Nov 5 at 7 pm, signed by secretary Phil M. Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yard Kipling
Indiana
Oakland Cemetery Association
J. Wood Stark
Phil M. Sutton
FOR YOUR HEALTHS SAKE Fresh air for the sick room
The piece argues fresh air is vital and free, urging open windows in sickrooms to provide abundant air for the sick. It stresses that nature provides it and that neglecting ventilation harms patient well being.
Eat an Apple Cost Less Living Says State Zoologist
State Zoologist H A Surface advises using abundant fruit to cut living costs. He notes apples are cheap and plentiful this season, with many varieties available and life extending health benefits. Consumers should buy in large units, choose quality varieties, and use apples in multiple dishes while prices stay low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Surface
Albabout
Baldwin
Jonathan
Paragon
York Imperial
Gano
Banking Trees For Winter In Orchard
A Pittsburgh steel company officer asks State Zoologist HL A Surface in Harrisburg if winter banking of young peach and apple trees is still needed and what spray, if any, to use. Surface notes banking is the least treatment, offering three benefits: deeper root protection from cold via mulch, firmer trunk anchoring to prevent wind- driven soil loss, and reduced crown exposure to frost damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
HL. A. Surface
Harrisburg
Professor Surface
Orchard tree mounding and rodent protection guidance
Advice on mound planting to protect orchard trees from mice and cold. Scrape vegetation from trunks, ensure earth rests on soil, avoid loose mounds, and use wire collars if not mounding. Spraying for San Jose scale depends on inspection. use lime sulfur solution after leaf drop if needed.
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San Jose
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Regiueast
Cunningham’s
Thrifty
Sandy Moral
Colo
America
New Orleans
Silver Lake
Sanitary
Rio
Astrachan
Silk
McCall’s
R.&g
Little Falke
Batanel
G. Dizon, M. D
J. M. Stewart &Co
Ohio
New York
H. C. Christy & Co
Jamestown
Wallace Dry Good Co
Wallace Dry Goods Company
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