Gwen’s treasured brooch tests friendship at school
Gwen receives a silver crescent brooch with gold stars from Uncle Ben but loses it at school. Susie Carter is suspected but not proven. Gwen faces discipline, makes amends by year’s end, and buys a silver brooch for Susie on her birthday with saved money.
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Uncle Ben
Gwen
Mra Burton
Natrof
Sie Carter
Susie
Jen Gwen
Daisy
Rosie
Edie Denson
Pierrie
Beaty
Edie
Susie Carter
Miss Thompson
Mrs Burton
Ada Jephson
Queen Dorotea
Dorothea
Gwenny
Ben
Mother
Dorotea
Where the Difference Was In Love and Ancestry
A brief life note reflects on a dramatic exchange between Marie and Mr. Albion. Marie rejects marriage after learning Albion’s grandfather was a tradesman, highlighting class and national lineage as barriers. They discuss American versus English birth and social standing.
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Mr. Albion
Marie
Paris Photographs Shift Demand From Men to Women Models
Paris tradesmen report demand for photographs has shifted away from prominent men. Images of actresses and fashionable women remain popular, not for admirers but for dressmakers who study patterns, especially those in Paris and the provinces.
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Paris
Greeks Consume Sugar Coffee Wine in Yearly Intake
The Greeks ingest five pounds of sugar and one pound of coffee per person annually. They offset this deficit by drinking eighteen gallons of wine each year.
Savings balances by country listed in wartime survey
The report notes deposits in savings banks by country totals: Switzerland 560 per thousand, Germany 180, France 170, Great Britain 135, United States 67. The figures reflect residents' savings levels across these nations.
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Switzerland
Germany
France
Great Britain
United States
Bland’s Riots Act Scolds New York Members
Mr Bland chastised the House and especially New York members on Friday for blocking legislation and causing a rumpus. He used strong language and called them anarchists and revolutionists amid the dispute.
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Mr. Bland
New York
German bondholders seek new receiver for Santa Fe line
German bondholders of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad petition for a change in receiver. They express dissatisfaction with the Santa Fe receivers.
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St. Louis
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Bedrock
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King Coal
Come
Ignatius Donnelly
Denver
Long Tom
Mountain Home
Idaho
Arkansas Valley Bee
H. F. Hagan
Rocky Ford
Gulf Road
Rio Grande
The
Globe
New Mexico
Casper
Ogden
Chicago & Northwestern
Callicote
Colorado
Fruita
Waite
Supreme Court
Board of Penitentiary Commissioners
Reformatory
Wyoming
Caspar
South Pass
J. B. Salpointe
Arizona
P. L. Chapelle
Salpointe
Tucson
Maxwell Land Grant Company
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