Traction Company Turmoil Sets Saxton as Receiver
The Traction Company’s finances unravel under weak bookkeeping as Saxton becomes receiver. He improves service, trims staff, and roots out abuses while Porter frets over control and Wheaton, Margrave, and Porter’s share history. The tale shifts to Porter’s illness, Evelyn’s care, and Saxton’s growing influence as the case heads toward court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satfon
Kenten
Horton
Saxton
Clarkson
Fenton
Raridan
Wheaton
Porter
Penton
Margrave
Traction
Snoxton
Boston
Tila
Traction Company
Tracthon Company
John
Kariden
Waery
Mr Porter
Warry
Tie
Benton
Basten
Maridan
Evelyn
Sarton
Anid Broxton
Evelyn Worter
James Wheaton
Timothy Margrave
Watts
Rarilan
Hobina
Bliejaye
Hla ‘Klnews
Thompson
Alatgrave
Tim Mudgrave
Tim
Seston Argeres
Ile
Efe
Wheeatown
Baxton
Wiig
Hvelyan
Asheville
Con Grant
Mme Whipple
Long Range
Grant
Iad
Mr. Porter
bin Hat
Covlock
Grant Torter
Whats in a Name. German Veteran Seeks Admission to Hospital
A limping German man in a blue coat and campaign hat visits the palatial dog and horse hospital endowed by a millionaire for X. He proclaims military service, claiming heart trouble and G A R status, but is told he cannot enter the hospital. he insists on proof of veteran status. The piece echoes a humorous, antiquated tone from Lippincott's.
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Gottinburg
Lippincott’s
Engagement Ends as Ring and Photos Return Demanded
Miss Golding breaks off engagement telling Ne Wee Heal Mean she cannot marry and expects the ring and all possessions returned. Mr Harolin confirms a lock of hair and a photo are kept, while they discuss souvenir value and past looks.
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Miss Golding
Mr. Harnie
Aa Lema Father My loses so much time at period
Friend He Father vnd I have just sent him his fourth note this term Teakers States
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Lema
Teakers
New Milk Jar Top Combines Cover and Handle Innovation
A Massachusetts inventor designs a combined milk jar top with a circular metal cover and downward engagement to seal the neck. The handle connects to the top and forms lock-buttons to prevent lateral slipping. The device remains secure until the handle is turned at right angles, allowing safe swinging of the bottle during transport.
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Massachusetts
Mile
To Can Asparagus
Select heads of asparagus that are perfect and trim them. Pack unm cooked in cans and mill evenly. Steam four hours then fill with boiling water. Seal tightly and cool away from drafts. When cold tighten the covers and store in darkness and cool.
Apple Desserts and Salmon Sandwiches From a Home Menu
A recipe notes simmered apples with lemon peel cloves and sugar then cooled. It suggests sponge cake rounds moistened with wine topped with apples and pistachios and coated with red jelly, chilled before serving. Also describes salmon sandwiches with mayonnaise between thin brown bread and sweet cherry orange fillings.
Preservation Method for Sour Cherries
The instructions describe preserving sour cherries by weighing the fruit and sugar, layering fruit with sugar, pouring over juice, and boiling gently until the mixture thickens. It emphasizes preserving every ounce of juice and using sour cherries.
Horseradish Sauce Recipe From Old Notebook
Grate two tablespoonfuls horseradish and fold into one cup thick cream. Add one teaspoonful sugar and two tablespoonfuls of beaten vinegar. Stir well and chill before serving.
Household tips and cleaning advice from a domestic guide
Short corrections and home hacks on dress care, cleaning fluids, and maintenance. Tarragon vinegar and rose water are noted for flavor and fabric care. Milk souring for silver brightening, lemon for match marks, emery powder for steel, sandpaper for marred paint, and glass care tips. Also notes on OK to cut two day old growth for cooking and preparing woody stalks like rhubarb.
Diverse topics span culture science and transport
A roundup of varied notes covers literature and theatre, Salvation Army outreach in many languages, healthy newsboys, New York citizen soldiers, Siam rice farming, Marcel Prevost elected to the Academie Francaise, a Red Sea oil discovery near Suez, a safe but curious use of a paraffin cup in trains, a Fairhaven organist’s salary anecdote, Yarmouth pier notices, California fig acclimation, Dickens sofa donation, a wagon accident near a railway, a bishop’s railway remark, and New York court ruling on seating rights for baggage limits.
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M. Marcel Prevost
Academie Francaise
Victorian Sardou
M. Prevost
Suez
Red Sea
Egypt
Roosevelt Drainage
Cripple Creek
New York Press
Nathaniel Osborne
Horeli
Fairhaven
Conn
Nat
Yarmouth
Isa of Wight
London Evening Standard
California
Department of Agriculture
California State University
Korea
Dickens
Gadehill
Portsmouth
Edwin Drood
Miss Hogarth
Rowewood
Samuel Fallows
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Salvation Army
London
New York State
Hughes
Siam
Court of Appeals of
New York
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