Enchanted Barn Romance Leads Shirley to Washington
On a seaside holiday Shirley Hollister grows close to Sidney Graham while a generous bank gift and a mysterious government contract embroil her in rapid, high stakes events. Mr Barnard calls her away to Washington tomorrow with promises of pay and travel, forcing a sudden career shift she barely grips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Graham
Shirley
Sidney Graham
Shirley Hollister
Long Distance
Elizabeth
Mr. Barnard
Ashton
Miss Hollister
Washington
Miss Ashton
Jim Thorpe
Baltimore
Jimmie Thorpe
Barnard & Clegg
Jimmie
Move to the City Morning Departure and Beach Walk
The group returns to the city the next morning and gathers on the piazza to see the car depart. Doris and Shirley share an affectionate scene while guiding a child, and a family stroll along the sand follows a lively day at the cottage. Elizabeth, George, and Mrs Hollikter enjoy stories, a bath visit, and seaside memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Graham
Doris
Shirley
George
Elizabeth
Borah accuses Boyden of inaction on reparations role
Senator Borah denounces R W Boyden as an observer and arbitrator on the reparations commission claiming he votes on every issue and that Belgium’s wartime debt rate was set in gold marks on Armistice Day 1918. Harding backs a rule change to cloture by majority. Baseball notes hint Irish influence in New York matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Borah
R. W. Boyden
America
Belgium
Germany
Boyden
American People Appears To Be In Progress,” Mr. Borah
Harding
Senate
New York
A Woman's Suspicion In Rabble of Quotes
A fragmentary report cites a concerned wife questioning her husband about a party called Feath and the use of the term Habe. She questions whether a Ruth is a ball player and whether there is collusion, with disjointed dialogue implying doubt and suspicion.
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Feath
Ruth
Divorce Rates Soar Across America and England
Figures show England recorded 4 041 divorces last year while America averages a divorce every 11 days. In 1020 about 129 000 American families split up and alimony is arranged every four minutes. Over 20 years 3 767 182 Americans obtained divorce papers affecting 6 400 000 children.
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England
America
Talc Found in Canada Across Provinces and Uses
Talc or soap stone is a widely used non metalic mineral found in Cape Breton Inverness and other Nova Scotia counties, Ontario Beance Quebec and British Columbia Leech River. It ranges white to green gray and feels greasy. It resists chemicals and does not conduct heat or electricity. Uses include filler in window blind cloth finishing and rubber goods production.
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Canada
Cape Breton
Inverness Sountiis
Nova Scotia
Frosifenac
Hastings
Leeds
Lennoe
Renfrew
Kenora District
Ontario
Beance
Brome
Meganthe
Quebec
Jin
Leech River
Victoria Mining
Brish Columbia
Wood Ticks and Paralysis Highlight Tick Born Case Surge
Dr. P. D. McCormack identified a paralytic tick illness in 1903 and has since documented seven more cases with nails, scalp ticks common. Authors note rapid improvement after tick removal and urge checks for ticks in children, especially on the scalp, across regions with high tick prevalence.
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P. D. McCormack
McCormack
Language, politics, and war echoes span century notes
A mosaic of remarks links early wireless progress to global finance and politics. A theater couple exchanges banter at a railroad station while reflections on language evolution, Canadian election forecasts, Marshall Foch, and the Austrian crown slide through a jumble of literary quotes and economic chatter.
California Fig Syrup Advertisement for Children
A vintage ad urges mothers to give a teaspoon of California Fig Syrup to cleanse a sick child’s liver and bowels, promising quick relief from constipation and toxins. It emphasizes the fruity taste, universal usefulness for babies and children, and warns to buy the genuine product from a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Aunt Susan Dilemma in Maryland Registration
Aunt Susan, an old Maryland colored woman, faces registration for the first time. She resists revealing her age and private matters as the registrar demands affiliations. She protests that she does not have to answer, noting a man with a wife and five children.
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Susan
Maryland
Aunt Susan
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Man Declares Self a Gamecock and Nihilator at Circus Grounds
Willum M. Knight addressed a crowd at Louisville circus grounds claiming to be a nimble fighter who would battle wildcats in the menagerie. He boasted of being the gamest gamecock and warned gainsayers then was led away by a policeman on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges after promising to explain witch hazel’s rejuvenating effects.
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Stucley
Cbraham
Weil
Lilo
Shirley
Hin
Fini
God
Ana Claus
Willum M. Knight
Loulaville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Divorce Rise Linked to Gland Change Says Doctor
Dr. Ernest E. Tucker of New York argues at the OA convention that rising wealth correlates with more divorces due to a functional change in the pituitary gland, a pea sized ductless gland hidden beneath the brain.
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Ernest E. Tucker
New York
American Osteopathic Association
Open and Above Board Fort Mason Pot
A fragment notes a playful exchange about a new baby with a joke that the milkman delivered it, hinting at the daily family supplies. The line plays on storks versus milk delivery and the Fort Mason setting.
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Johnnie
Stork
Fort Mason
Lydia Pinkham Backache Relief Among Five Children
A Boston area reader reports relief from chronic backache after using Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy at home. She describes improved sleep and energy to care for five children and keep house, recommending the product to friends and endorsing its benefits for women suffering similar pains.
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Lydia
St. James Place
Roxbury
Mass
Endura
Pinkham
Georgia Show Adopts Local Man as Lion Tamer
An Africa origin circus tour in Georgia hires an assistant animal trainer, a husky black man, whose nerve falters feeding the lions. A lion speaks, reassuring him in dialect that the lion is from his own country and to hustle with the chow.
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Africa
Georgia
King of Beasts
American Legion Weekly
Bible Now Translated Into 543 Languages Worldwide
The English Bible Society announces the Bible is available in 543 languages. Newly reached groups include North Transvue North Nigerian Angola Assam and the Bismarck archipelago with plans for 40 more language translations underway.
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English Bible Society
North
Transvue
Nigerian
Angola
Assam
Bismarck Archipelago
Fac tions Speak Loudest in Political Chess
A fragment from Way Side Tales captures a debate about factions versus words in politics. The exchange questions whether agreement is possible as factions push louder messages than rhetoric.
Postum and Coffee Preference Noted in Florida
A fragment notes a preference for Postum in Florida, comparing its flavor to coffee and suggesting it as a favored alternative. The text mentions enjoying the drink and its similarity to coffee.
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Carol
Walter K. Graham
Arbuckle
Miguel
Talc
The
General Squires
Squires
New York Stock Exchange
Berlin
Fordney
Lake Bong
Jean Starr Untermeyer
Century Magazine
Marshal Foch
Wildcats
A. B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tezae
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