Gormly’s Rise and Political Fight In New York
A tale follows George Gormly a bets laden New York capitalist who rose from a boyhood snowbound crime to own a steamship line and challenge Gotham Traction. Eleanor Haldane aids reform efforts while Haldane and Missy navigate graft and public pressure. A political collision tests loyalty and ambition as Gormly contends for mayor.
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Tenderfoot
George Gormly
New York
Eleanor Haldane
Gormly
Gotham Traction Company
Haldanes
Gormy
York
Haldane
Gotham Traction Comany
Merchant Prince
Oses
Haldane Family Confronts Election Era Romance
Eleanor Haldane informs her family that Mr. Gormly spoke of loving her after a city hall incident and intends to marry if elected. Beekman Haldane and Mrs Haldane react with shock and insist on a proper discussion with Mr Gormly, while Eleanor states she will decide her own heart path.
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Haldane
Beekman
Gountly
Eleanor
Kansas City Man Builds Tricar Motorcycle
George Vineyard of Kansas City fashioned a three wheeled machine he calls a tricar. Built in leisure hours behind his home, it resembles a three wheel motorcycle with a second seat and uses engines from an Orient buckboard. It runs on high speed with no transmission and tops about thirty five miles per hour. Vineyard plans no patent.
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George Vineyard
Kansas City
George
Gillham Road
The
Kansas City Star
Orient- Merkly
I Shall Stop There The Heart Free and Honest Confession
A scene unfolds as a man and Miss Haldane discuss love and duty. He declares emotional restraint and focus on public service, while she affirms respect and admiration. He asserts the work for the people may supersede personal romance, leaving both to consider their future choices.
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Haldane
Gormly
New York
Geographical Names and Translated Mountain Passages
A list of translated geographic epithets matching classic places with their modern names. It pairs items like the Smoky Mountain with Po pocatapetl and the Gate of Tears with Bab elmendeb, including well known rivers and ranges such as the Mississippi and Sierra Nevada.
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Smoky Mountain
Galapagos
Sierra Nevada
Chesapeake
Mississippi
Guadina
Lichtenfels
Baikal
Cerro Gordo
Asia
Tallapoosa
Baby Saya Conversation Sparks A Joke
A visitor quizzes 4-year-old Clara about her baby brother’s speech. Clara says he can say some words real well, but when asked what they are she replies she does not know because they are words she has never heard before.
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Hs Gotham Freight Traction Company
New York Street Car Company
Eleanor
Mr. Gormly
City Hall
Livingstone
Louise
Gormly
Haldane
Livingston
Miss Haldane
Manhattan Island
Liv
Clara
Child squints to answer school riddle
A classroom exchange shows a teacher prompting Johnny to name the third letter of the alphabet. Johnny admits he does not know but answers that his mother says he squints when looking. The scene highlights a playful moment about learning letters and eye tricks.
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Johnny
How to Make a Whistle from Willow Bough
The verse instructs making a whistle by selecting a smooth willow branch and cutting a bark ring. It describes tapping to loosen the bark, slipping it off without breaking, removing the inner part, shaping a mouthpiece, reassembling the bark, and blowing to produce a whistle in about a minute.
Five Remarkable Trees And Their Odd Traits Across Regions
The whistling acacia fistula in Nubia and Sudan emits flute like sounds from wind shaped holes in larval exit points. The cow tree in Venezuela yields milk by incisions, resembling dairy composition. Cloth tree in the South Sea yields long bleached fibers for textiles. The stinging tree of Queensland inflicts months of pain with no visible wound, sometimes requiring euthanasia of affected animals. The angry tree in Nevada California and Arizona reddens leaves and releases a foul odor when disturbed.
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Nubia
Soudan
Muntain
Venezuela
Otaheite
South Sea
Queensland
Nevada
California
Arizona
First Class Rabbit Trap Described by Missouri Valley Farmer
A writer describes a rabbit trap built from 6 inch boards with a 24 inch sides and bottom and a 21 inch top The door fits inside by one inch and moves freely to prevent freezing Trigger mechanism uses No 12 wire hooked to a nail head in the back The bait recommended is apple or corn and the author reports catching 150 rabbits last fall.
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Missouri Valley Farmer
Rules for Dolls in a Young Folks Paper
A brief excerpt humorously advises dolls of various materials to avoid harm. It notes wooden-headed dolls should not hit their heads against mothers, rocking chairs threaten dolls, wax dolls must avoid fire to keep a good complexion, and old cracked dolls with sweet smiles may be loved more than new sour-faced ones. It warns against dolls being trodden on, which leads to decline.
First Requisite Sunday School Question
A Sunday School scene shows Teacher Tommy asking what to do to be forgiven and a pupil replying that one must first do something to be forgiven. The fragment captures a moral lesson exchange between teacher and child.
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Tommy
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Dearsorn Melvilg
Muffaz
Gorm
Xli
Mrs. Haldane
Eliza
Beekman Haldane
United States
Stuyvesant
His Tricar
Geographical
Inubia
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