Miles of Potatoes and a Slowed Town Growth
The John Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin, a leading seed potato grower, reports its president Henry Salzer has bought 21 000 acres of prime potato land for extensive potato production. In Centerville, near the Bull Run battlefields, growth is stagnant with only two new houses in forty years as the old hotel used by General McDowell deteriorates.
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Centerville
Bull Run Battlefields
General McDowell
San Francisco
North Pacific
Kamcchatka
Aleutian Islands
Indian Ocean
Australia
New Zealand
Cape Horn
Pacific
the Horn
Bracelet Mystery at Colonel Hope's London House
In a London drawing room, a valuable diamond bracelet vanishes from a box after Miss Seaton places it beside other bracelets. Alice Seaton claims no one enters the room, while Lady Sarah and the Colonel press for a swift inquiry. An officer hints Miss Seaton knows the thief, urging caution and secrecy as the case unfolds.
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Sarah
Gerard
Alice
Colonel Hope
India
London
Alice Seaton
Frances Chenevix
Lady Sarah
Hope
Chapter VII Turmoil and Fear in the Courtroom
Alice trembles before a magistrate as she contemplates testimony. Lady Hope hurriedly cushions her seat and cautions her about overreacting. The scene captures a tense moment of fear and social pressure surrounding a possible accusation.
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Lady Hope
Alice
Woman who rides horseback headlines St Louis drives
Miss Jessie Goodpasture, famed for riding bareback on daily La Fayette Park drives, is revealed as the city’s equestrienne. A bold, fearless rider from Springfield now in St Louis for eight years, she insists she was born to ride and would rather ride than anything else. Also note Paris art students embrace Christian science.
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St. Louis
Equestrienne
Lafayette Park
Jessie Goodpasture
Bessie Mulhall
Oklahoma
Buffalo Bill
Jessie
Springfield
Ill
Chicago Chronicle
Odd Names in Massachusetts Fascinate with Local Lore
The piece surveys peculiar New England toponyms in Middlesex and adjacent counties. It notes Spot Pond named by Governor Winthrop for rocky ice, Powderhorn Hill bought from Indians for powder, and Drinkwater River in Hanover. It recounts Nantucket’s Nantucket tale, Martha’s Vineyard and Elizabeth Islands named for Martha and Elizabeth, and No Man’s Land from a lost fourth daughter.
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Emrly West
Middlesex Fells
Chillyshally Brook
Spot Pond
Winthrop
Powderhorn Hill
Chelsea
Granville
Douglass
Leicester
Spencer
Worcester County
Hanover
Tewksbury
Westford
Essex
Middlesex
Wormwood Scrubs
London
Necy
Nantookit
Nantucket
Martha's Vineyard
Elizabeth Islands
Martha
Elizabeth
No Man's Land
Queen Elizabeth
Bartholomew Gosnold
Boston Transcript
Dream House Ghost Turns Out Not to Haunt
In a humorous excerpt from Dreams and Their Meanings a couple moves into a house famed for hauntings and discovers the tenants themselves are the unseen specter keeping the ghostly reputation alive. The tale ends with the revelation that the couple are the very “ghosts” locals expected to encounter. The Chicago News notes this as a curious, ironic ghost story.
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Chicago News
Colo irrigation project promotes farming success in Colorado
To make farming a success in Colorado these things are necessary Fine land Abundant water rights with old priorities A properly constructed canal free from debt Industrious and intelligent men to cultivate the land The Romero Irrigation Company has provided the first three essentials J C Ulrich surveyed and Homer Neel built the canal indicating near perfection Readers are invited to request an illustrated pamphlet from Zeph Charles Felt Denver for details Seton Thompson Ernest claims to be the victim of a skin game.
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Colorado
Romero Irrigation Company
J.C. Ulrich
Homer Neel
Zeph
Chas. Felt
Boston Building
Denver
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di Dou
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Corona Colt
National Kangaroo
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D. M. Ferry & CO
Detroit, Mich
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P la Crosse, Wis
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Box E
Atlante Ga
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Paris
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Hoston
Morton
Seton Thompson
Ernest
Denver Directory
Mneemy
Denver Tent and Awning Co
Larimer Street
Brown Palace Hotel
Oxford
Tetontein
Lawrence St
W.C. Packard
Cooper Ridg
Wazee St
Nort
Coloro Nursery
D. C. Matthews
Ste. Cor
Curtis Unl
Hartford Loan & Trust CO
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Raye
Haniel
Monte Vis
Anes
Grand’ Vaile
Colo
Menemae
Colo Wyoming
New Mexico
Montelius Piano CO
Larus
van Klerciacon Tavensnen Co
Boston Bidg
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International Nurseries
Bleu Sandries
SA Louis &Frisco
Browne & Beck
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Maller Express
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