A Change of Purpose. A Bloomsbury Tale of Love and Art
In a Bloomsbury lodging house a young artist Phil Halston struggles with ambition and laziness while Madge supports him. An old lodger challenges him to grow, prompting a fatal view of love and sacrifice. Dick Evington returns with news, Madge faces a choice, and Phil decides to become a man at last.
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Bloomsbury
Phil
Ale
Madge
Mr. Lintell
Phil Halston
Lintell
Tie
Slater
Han
Old Lin
Dick Evington
Jonce
Anington
Phil Haleton
Evington
Phi
Old Lintell
St. Martin's Church
Charing Cros
Phil Marxton
Loie
Freshman Fights Back in Old College Haze Tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader recalls a 1870s Hudson college hazing tale. Six sophomores planned a mock kidnapping for a red haired freshman who refused hazing. He confronts them with a big revolver, forcing the assailants to retreat and flee, leaving behind rope and plaster.
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Hamers
Old College
Hudson
Tata
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pattern in Marriage Ages Reveals Female Partners
A historical note states that among one thousand marriages 882 men wed younger women, STO pairings involve similar ages, and 89 men married women older than themselves, indicating a skew toward younger brides in the sample.
Capture of Iifett Matileries Reported in Georgia
Official reports indicate 678 Iifett distilleries have been captured in Georgia over the past year highlighting enforcement activity and regional disruption of illicit production.
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Iifett
Georgia
Composition of a Penny in Copper Alloy
The penny contains 2 percent tin and 3 percent nine to 95 of copper, not pure copper. Production costs the government about 42 conto per pound excluding stamp duties, with 148 grains per pound, yielding a profit as pennies are redeemable in gold though seldom redeemed.
Loyalty to His Employer Lesson in Courage
A damaged clipping extols a young man who sacrificed blood to his employer, praising steadfast loyalty. It then lauds a patent medicine promising to treat dyspepsia indigestion and constipation while improving blood quality.
Donkeys Replace Dogs as Berlin Draft Beasts
Berlin faces a shift in draft labor as 1000 donkeys arrive in the last 18 months to supplant dogs, driven by agitation from the 8. P. C. A. and related reformers. The change reflects rising calls for animal welfare and carriage alternatives.
Modern Miracle Restores Sight and Mobility in Melrose Man
Samuel Carnock of 62 Twenty second Avenue Melrose Park describes a dramatic recovery after months of locomotor ataxia blindness and paralysis. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health allowing him to return to work gain weight and regain sight and mobility. The sworn statement dated August 1 1900 testifies to the cure and urges purchase of the pills from druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Samuel Carnock
Melrose
Park
Dr. Williams
Adam Davison
Seal
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
New Zealand Plans 140000 War Medals for Colonial Children
The government intends to strike about 140000 war commemorative medals and distribute them among school children of the colony. The project is expected to cost around £12000.
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New Zealand
Americans Seek Bids for Ammunitions Plant Work
The Hamers government calls for American bids to build a plant for ammunition manufacture in the country. Amid wartime talk, readers note the urgency of securing local production capacity.
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Hamers
Population gain of Ohio cities exceeds rest of state
Ohio cities and towns added 486021 people over the last decade, outpacing the state’s overall growth by 792. A garbled note mentions appointing a man to the police, with a quip about him being too ignorant, and a remark about placing someone on the school board.
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Ohio
Heeler
Den
Ex-President Cleveland Accepts Honorary Fox Hunters Membership
Former U S president Cleveland has accepted honorary membership in the Mercer County New Jersey Fox Hunting Association. The gesture highlights enduring ties between national figures and local athletic clubs.
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Cleveland
Mercer County
N. J
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Vietro Tont
Inenne
Qarwer
Han Ane
Fits Parra
Sete
Enna Bepelie
Hezop Daven
Ower’ Tower
Salzer
Apinat Earn
Etl Pou
Mitchell
Portland
Oregon
Russell & CO
Portland, Or
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