Candice Minturn's Marriage Plans Stirred by Trustee
Peter Hampden, Candice Minturn's longtime trustee, confronts her wedding question at the Randall estate. Candice toys with two suitors Willie Anstruthers and Calvin George while hinting at a potential match with a suited older partner, provoking Hampden's slow, conflicted pursuit. Candice then accepts Anstruthers, leaving Hampden bewildered and plotting, as the aunt urges a match to secure the heiress.
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Peter Hampden
Candice Minturn
Peter
Candice
John Twindall
John
Randall Country Place
Long Island
Willie Anstruthers
Calvin George
Mrs. Randall
Young Anstruthers
Glen Cove
Mr. Peter
Hampden
Anstruthers
Government sting ends criminal lottery holdout
In a dramatic night in Baton Rouge, Jachin Fell reveals he secretly led a Department of Justice backed crackdown on a powerful underground lottery network headed by Memphis Izzy, while Gramont accepts the truth and plans to proceed with oil drilling as Lucie Ledanois watches.
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Federal
Department of Justice
Gramont
Jacbin
United States
Fell
Memphis
Izzy
Jachin Fell
Lucile
Lund
Lucie
Lacie
Feil
Hammond
Europe
Lucie Ledanois
Salid Gramont
Girarmont
Gramoent
Baton Rouge
Luele
L— Ah
Mi-Careme Night at the Chess Club Ends With Oil Discovery
A nameless guest learns Mi-Careme is celebrated as Lent continues. Jachin Fell and Gramont receive news of an oil discovery at Bayou Terrebonne from Hammond, signaling a potential gusher at a thousand feet as Lucie awaits upstairs. The scene closes with excited plans to share the news.
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Mi-Careme
Lucie
Jachin Fell
Bracelet of Carlotta and a fatal printing error tale
The article recounts the legend of Carlotta's gold bracelet given by Emperor Maximilian, its mysterious travels through Mexico and Spain, and a separate tale where a printer's wife was condemned after a typographical error in Genesis altered a line. The second story explains how a single letter change led to a harsh execution.
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Carlotta
Maximilian
Louis Napoleon
Mexico
Juarez
Miramon
Meja
Vas Campanas
transplanted roots broaden the view for the cosmopolitan
A foreign thinker argues that transplanting to a new soil can yield vigor and broader perception. He claims a migrant who changes nationality or language and carries elements of his birth country gains two eyes to see the world, enriching outlook beyond birth origin.
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Lfe
Felix E. Schelling
Pigeons Die Where They Roost in City Spires
An English steeplejack with 25 years of experience reports hundreds of dead pigeons in city spires. He notes birds die where they roost inside belfries beams and nests, citing Nelson column as a frequent site where many skeletons are found.
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Capitol
Barbers in the Biblical Era and Ancient Egypt
The piece notes rare biblical mentions of barbers in Ezekiel and Delilah’s shave of Samson. It describes Hebrew grooming practices, Nazarites' prohibition, and Egyptian khak or shavers shown in Twelfth dynasty tomb imagery with bronze blades.
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Delilah
Sanson
Fragments on Prosperity and Selfishness by Froude
The author argues that prosperity and happiness tempt self interest and enslave character unless these goods are external ornaments to be worn at God’s pleasure. Inner freedom comes only when such goods are kept outside us and not cherished as essential.
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Froude
Charity Defines True Wealth in Mahomet's View
A Mahometan saying asserts that real wealth lies in the good deeds one performs for others, framing charity as the measure of a person’s enduring value beyond material riches.
Electric Water Warmer for Poultry Hens
A simple inexpensive electric warmer keeps drinking water unfrozen and not too cold for hens. Use a pail with a heating unit from a tin can and a lamp socket, 15 watts enough for ten quarts. costs about 3.6 cents daily at 10 cents per kWh and may add two eggs or prevent hen losses in severe cold.
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Popular Science Monthly
Green feeds for chickens prepared by USDA
The USDA advises poultry keepers to provide plentiful green feed, especially in winter. Suitable options include cabbages, turnips, beets, potatoes, and clover or alfalfa. Feed potatoes and turnips cooked, suspend large roots for access, and sow small patches of clover alfalfa or rape if yards lack greens. Canada field peas offer another tender, consumable option.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
New Poultry Sore Head Remedy Using Greased Canvas
A stated method proposes hanging canvas over the feed hopper opening with slits kept greased with antiseptic salve. When chickens feed the salve coats their heads, supposedly preventing sore head in the flock.
Scratch feed for hens in confinement
When hens are kept in small quarters they need scratch feed in the straw made of shelled corn and wheat or oats in equal parts. One pound of scratch feed per week will keep one hen working.
Removing Poor Pallets From the Flock Immediately
Pallets showing signs of poor production, stunted growth, deformed parts, or slow feathering should be removed at once from the flock.
Watch for Slackers and Protect Your Profits
A sharp warning urges monitoring non-producers, telling managers to act against slackers who drain gains. Keep profits by disposing of non-producers either through absorption or sale, ensuring only productive staff remain.
Sickly pullets crowded in cramped quarters
Pullets kept in tight quarters suffer overheating and frequent colds, causing many to enter winter in poor health.
Right Number of Nests A Nest To Every Six Hens
A proverb notes that one nest per six hens is about right, reflecting simple poultry husbandry guidance likely aimed at small farm households.
Conductor Gains 35 Pounds After Tanlac Use
W L Mahone a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad conductor from Charlottesville Virginia says Tanlac restored his health after a long stomach and digestion struggle. He contracted pneumonia and nearly died and after using Tanlac he gained 35 pounds and regained appetite and energy. Tanlac is advertised as available through druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
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W. L. Mahone
Charlottesville
Tanlac
Family Fashion Funniness Sparks Father’s Claim
A playful exchange centers on a family wardrobe feud with the father declaring strict rules as children repeatedly insist on wearing a designated item. The lighthearted sketch highlights domestic humor and the clash over personal style.
Aspirin Bayer Name Badge Warns Buyers
Advertisement urges buyers to insist on the Bayer label or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. It claims the product has been proven safe for common pains for over twenty two years and notes standard package sizes and low prices.
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Bayer
Women and Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may not suspect it. Back pain headaches and nervousness can signal kidney disease. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, a physician's prescription, offers remedy and is available at drug stores. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention this paper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Costume Play Described in Quaint Courier Tone
A Louisville Courier-Journal item notes a costume display described as a play set in a quaint voice at 1 40. The humorous aside signals a local cultural feature with period flavor.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Cuticura Talcum Ad Promises Pure Perfume Powder
An advertisement urges purchasing Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio with Soap and Ointment. It promotes a refined face and skin dusting powder and perfume, priced at 25 cents each and available everywhere.
Cause for Worry Brace Bits
A brief cartoonish exchange notes a woman growing older noticeably in two years. The dialogue playfully contrasts worry with time, suggesting gradual aging as a humorous concern.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
H. Bedford-Jones
Emperor Maximilian
Barbers
Biblical Times
Mahomet
Cuthbert
Fletcher
Smith
Wheeler’s Magazine
Urine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
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