Margery Refuses Duty and Harry Heeds a Lesson
In a tale of Mrs Emerson and her son Harry, Margery rebels against the family’s costly pretensions while facing debt and hardship. She pursues honest work while urging Harry to end extravagance, a Boston visit to Cousin Sally spurs a crisis that leads him to change and support the family, ending with him securing a path to relief and Margery's own resolve.
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Emersons
Harry
Margery
Mrs. Emerson
Henry
Harvard
Millonaires
Warry
Sinclair
Maine
Adirondacks
Joan of Arc
Papa
Mamma
Boston
Sally
Sally Parkhurst
West End
Bay
Cambridge
Fitch
Emerson
Miranda
Morrison
Miss Emerson
Harry Emerson
Larry
Instant Death and The Mind's Reaction to Fatal Wounds
The piece questions whether instant death exists and cites medical views. It notes cases where individuals survived a initial blow long enough to think or act, such as commanders and rulers in danger, and discusses whether pain accompanies non instantaneous death.
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Philadelphia
William, Prince of Orange
Charles XII
Etiquette in China a formidable force shaping life
The text notes Chinese etiquette governs all aspects of conduct and differs from barbarian norms. It lists prohibitions such as asking about a man's wife, removing caps before gentlemen, showing bare sleeves, revealing appetite, or wearing fewer than three coats during formal visits. It also mentions many other whimsical rules and a boastful weather prophet.
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China
Fort Dodge News Roundup and Local Incidents
Fort Dodge area notices report a snow blockade across Iowa trains, a Davenport forgery case, and several fires, burglaries, and accidents. Notable items include a Clinton Salvation Army lieutenant dying from burns, a Me chanicsville lightning strike on a farm barn, and a Des Moines man killed in a buggy race.
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Fort Dodge
Clinton
Salvation Army
Harry Harris
Algona
Frank Stoutz
Davenport
LHE Kossuth
Bancroft
Burlington
Waterloo
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Iowa Union of ex-Prisoners of War
Keokuk
Samuel Wilson
Mechanicsville
Nna
Anna Akin
C A. Thompson
Clarinda
John Horney
Suir
Superior Court
Council Bluffe
Motor Company
Trat Collins
Waukon
Liett
Linu Lynecu
J. K. Swaney
A. R. Olney
Stephen Downs
Dubuque
American Biscuit and Manufacturing Company
Simmons
Monticello
Yanerr
Paralta
Paralta Society
Iowa
Grornce Woot
Dubuane
Aganst
Allen & Swiney Street Railway Company
City
Lars Vatland
Thor
Henry Brizuorr
Germania
Illinois Central Railway
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Illinois Central Corporation
Ita
Albert Urap
Jefferson
Mississippi
Mary Listos
Tim Co“uins
Sioux Rapids
Cuarexcr Lyxry
Newton
Greenwood
Axsa Helnluammcr
Postville
Chicago & Great Western
Tiesray Brater
Iowa City
Fairfield
Irene Holland
Duncan A Waller
O’donnell
Sioux City Faces Major Bank Failure Collapse
The Union Loan and Trust Company fails amid a broad financial collapse in Sioux City. Assignments show liabilities around 745 754.58 with probable total obligations near 1 500 000 and assets largely nominal due to mortgage and property deals. No local banks are insolvent, but extensive litigation is anticipated as creditors seek final settlements.
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Sioux City
Union Loan and Trust Company
D. T Hedges
Trust Company
Hedges
Jie
Medges
Union Loan and ‘Trust Company
Ty Hedges
L. K. Smith
PD. A. Williams
Lotel Uarretson
Williams
A.S. Garrettson
ER. Smith
A. S. Garretson
Garretson
Ed Hankinson
Packer
Hedges Trust Company
D.J. Hedges
Early Spring Crops Outlook Amid Unseasonable Iowa Weather
The weekly weather bulletin reports very unusual conditions in Iowa with mean temperatures over nine degrees below normal and excessive precipitation. A storm on the 19th shifted to a heavy blizzard causing train delays, then freezing temperatures followed. Despite damage uncertainty, oats and fruit injury appear limited and seeding work continues. optimism remains despite the early season.
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Iowa
Tin
Iowa Weather Crop Service
Mangled By a Motor at Marshalltown Yard
Marshalltown technician Peter Trary suffered a severe arm injury when his right limb was caught in moving car machinery while sandpapering. He was ground to the shoulder, prompting a medical evaluation and safety review at the shop.
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Joan Thompson
Fort Dodge
Park Hotel
Storm Lake
Marshal Bolland
Thompson
Lberty
Marshalltown
Peter Trary
Poems Buried with Rossetti Wife Reveals Eternal Embrace
The tale recounts Dante Gabriel Rossetti's young love and his wife's dying wish. Manuscripts of his love poems were buried with her, then exhumed years later to reveal the poet’s vanished writings entangled with the long hair that remained wrapped around the pages.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Rossetti
Matching Lost Buttons in a New York Shop
A tiny shop in New York specializes in matching lost buttons. A girl sought a match for her jacket button and the owner found a close specimen and sewed it on for ten cents. He travels to collect buttons from tailors and dressmakers who stash and sell them cheaply. He maintains a set of regular customers who usually find exact matches.
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New York
Superior explosive to gunpowder tested by German military
The German authorities are testing a new brown brittle explosive claimed to surpass gunpowder. It does not ignite from a spark or shock nor by heat, produces scarcely any smoke and little sound, and detonates by contact with another chemical compound. Aimed mainly at artillery use.
World's Fair Extra Number Offered By The Youth's Companion
An extra 36 page World's Fair issue with 60 illustrations and a color cover is advertised by The Youth's Companion Boston. Free with May new subscriptions at 1.75 for a year or available from newsdealers. Also notes various unrelated items and ads mentioning prices and merchandise.
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the Companion
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Mass
Hiram C. Wheeler
Odebolt, Sac Co
Vermont
Mr. Geo
Coloma, Wis
Coloma
Waushara Co
Wis
Ee Hood
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