The Ballantrae Saga and a Master Stranger’s Fate
An 1909 Boston Post excerpt recounts the Ballantrae clan’s rise and fall through 1700s Scotland and New York. It follows the master’s turbulent escape, pirate treasure, Henry’s scheming, Alison Graeme’s fortune, and a fatal confrontation that ends with both rivals buried in a swamp.
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Dhrios
Ballantrae
Scotland
David
James
Boolls
Henry
Alison Graeme
King George
French Canada
Burke
Fortuns
Maey
France
Heary
Charla
Edinbargh
Henry Shaw
Dire
Beotek
Paria
Henry Bow
Missing Meriden nurse presumed drowned after hat found
A Meriden Connecticut nurse vanished and her hat was recovered at Black Pond. The missing person likely fell into the dark water and drowned. Rescue efforts by local authorities and a 90 year old scout executive are described as ongoing, with searches in the pond depths continuing.
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Misa Bully
Meriden
Conn
Black
John D
Senet Dulietin
Four Children Drift Twenty Five Hours Off Ghora
A Detroit bound steamer City of Toledo rescued four children adrift in a damaged rowboat on Lake Erie about 30 miles from shore. Merwin Dase, age nine, led the group with courage, taking watch, guiding siblings Violet Sperry eight and brothers Robert three and Richard six through a perilous night until rescue.
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Detroit
Mich
Lake Erie
City of
Tuledo
Store
Lakeside
Merwin Dase
Robert
Richard
Merwin
Toledo
Violet Sperry
Violet
Bris
Hucae
Bob
Proveling
Little Bob
Uwieda
Detroit Bride Weds Aboard Vessel in Pacific Passage
Detroit announces Miss Mabelle Ebert and John T. Wakeman wed aboard a vessel near the Pacific, with ceremony held at the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit. Details are garbled but point to a formal regional wedding tied to a shipboard setting and distant ocean travel.
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Detroit
Condit
Tommy's Coat Wr Memorial, Marshland Romance in the Country
Marilyn, a springlike figure with icy eyes, befriends Tommy Ryan, a red haired boy mocked for an old coat. She offers him honest work gardening at a neighboring estate, with seed sharing and future plans, leading to a garden and a wedding as the pair grow toward independence and partnership.
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Marilyn Mgm
Henri
Marilyn
Tommy
Tilly
Yoursell
Ryan
New York
Rostlng
Europe
Shane
Marlyn
Nora
Tomsle
Tommy Ryan
Toomy
Seal drama on Naples coast ends in rescue
William J. Prentien of Bain Idaho and Miss Marie Marten of Oakland endured a hogtied ordeal after their canoe capsized in a sea near Naples. They were rescued two hours later by fishermen Howard and Stephen Henderson after cries were heard from the overturned boat on Long Beach Road.
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Lane Angel
Cal
Naples
Alamat
William J. Prentien
Bain
Idaho
Mise Marie Marten
Oakland
Long Beach
Heal Beach
Howard
Stephen Henderson
Dead man stops funeral in New York scare
Peter Keenan, a New York city watchman, arrived home to find invitations for his own funeral being sent out after his brother identified a man who had dropped dead as Peter. The shock halted the planned burial as the real Peter returned alive, and the mix up was explained to his employer.
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Henry
Bir
Geory
Katherine
Ank
New York
America
Hust Publishing Co
The
Boston Post
Peter Keenan
New York City
Corpae
Thomas
Beng
Peter
Keenan
Thomas Elain
Danville Recorder Sets Liquor Fine Example
In Danville Virginia area prom inent businessman J B Martin was fined 8000 for selling two pints of liquor, a deterrent example noted by Recorder P J Hale. The court suggested a possible reduction to 2000 if credibility issues could be shown, but the reduction was not granted. Martin denied selling to traveling men and contested the charge.
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Danville
P. J. Halelip
Spray
Martin
Virginia Line
Fret
Sheep Raising in Picture Shows Flock Culling Time
A film produced by a U S government lab in cooperation with animal industry experts demonstrates sheep care from fall culling to lamb sales. It includes three reels on flock management, cooperative wool and lamb marketing, and slaughtering of mutton sheep for meat.
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Fim Laboratories
Uoited States Department of Sere Culture
Tavern of Animal Industry
Agencie
Meat supplies for family and farm pork use
The article notes that nearly two thirds of farm meat is pork with average farm consumption over 500 pounds per family. Most pork products come from the home farm. It mentions pies, dairy by products, and hogs killed and dressed on the farm. A smoke house is common for curing pork.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Itla
Sheep Business Proves Profitable on Eastern Lands
United States Department of Agriculture reports a Beltville Maryland farm sheep study showing profitability under forage based summer pasture. Thirty acre 1916 test fed 44 Southdown ewes and 38 lambs but future trials yield enough feed for 100 sheep with lambs using manure, phosphates and continuous ground feeding.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beltaville
Live Stock Notes From The Range Farm Ledger
Practical observations on range-bred livestock noting lame cattle and docking practices, castration of docked animals, aging horses requiring annual dental exams, and feeding considerations. The hog business is advancing with meat feed developments and rising competition affecting growth and market timing.
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Condensed Classics
Plcks Tete
Ghora
Retroit
Seal Tips
Bog
Virginia
Cincinnati
Kiatenstein
Lee
Berkshire Barrow
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