Elation to Woman and City Politics Saga
A serialized plot follows a foolish tenderfoot entangled with a bold wife in a western mining town then shifts to New York politics where George Gormly’s mayoral bid triggers a high stakes power struggle among Haldane Liffey and the Gotham Freight Traction circle. Amid graft and public contention, campaign tactics clash with independence rhetoric and looming reform.
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Tenderfoot
Peihoad
Onty
George Imly
Newark
Eleanor Haldane
Ormly
Gotham Traction Company
Haldanes
Gorm
Haldane
Gormly
Benson
Poole
Fitchett
Gotham Freight Traction Company
Algrify
Hands of corn and curious vegtable curiosities
The piece describes corn ears shaped like hands dubbed hand corn by Indians and notes other vegetable oddities. It mentions fat potato tubers resembling pale faces and Chinese Japanese interest in cultivating quirky plants, including ancient dwarfed pines shown at world fairs and kept as heirlooms.
Quiet Private Meeting of the Inner Circle Dictators
In the new year at Haldane's request, a late night gathering of the Ring met at his Fifth Avenue residence. The meeting, held with careful concealment of Haldane's ties to Sachem Society, involved financiers and business interests linked to the governing party.
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Haldane
Ring
Upper Fifth Avenue
Durable wooden doll with steel joints debuts in America
An American toy maker releases a new wooden doll praised for durability. The head arms and legs connect to the trunk with steel swivel joints replacing rubber cords. The solid wood face is carved and painted for washability, and hands and feet are solid hardwood.
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Germany
Make Your Own Doll House From a Book
Directions for crafting a portable doll house from an old book using glue cardboard and colorful paper. Create end walls ceiling and window with a curtain and simple furniture. can build multiple rooms to form a shelf worthy mansion.
Spiders Store No Food In Winter Quarters
A natural note describes how spiders do not store food. instead they lay eggs and protect them in velvety cobweb sacks hung from goldenrod, fence corners, and stone walls. Young spiders emerge from silk cocoons and begin hunting, avoiding cannibal siblings.
Meaning of Death Told By Child
A short vignette shows five year old Robert learning the meaning of death. His sister calmly explains that being dead means you are all in, conveying a child’s simple, poignant grasp of finality.
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Robert
Why We Count By Tens Not By Twelves
The text explains why humans count by tens based on finger use, argues against twelve as a base, and notes historical counting limits. It discusses division, the idea of dozens, and claims some groups cannot count beyond five, reflecting outdated views.
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Africa
Quite Changed
Frances and a girl compare photos in an album while a father explains a young version of himself. The exchange highlights how aging alters an image and perception as the child questions the resemblance to her parent.
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Papa
Frances
Elrl
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Great Sachem Society
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Lfe
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Habberiey
Zephaniah Hopper
Philadelphia
Central High School
Profesor
Doctor Hopper
Maud
Jack
New American Doll
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