Berry pasture romance proves a richer cure than wealth
Lena Willoughby Carrow, an heiress, visits Creekville with James Warrington. He calls her a woman hater, but a berry-filled chase and a clever ruse reveal his feelings. In a farmer's summer, the pair collide as identities shift and true affection wins.
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Lena
Addie Comers
James Warrington
Creekville
Lena Willoughby Carrow
Lena Willoughby
James Lathrop Warrington
Warrington
Miss Willoughby
James
James Gordon Warrington
Addie
McClure Newspaper
Loss of an Eye and Disability Depends on Life Stage
The discussion notes that disability from losing an eye varies with age, not with insurance estimates. It cites binocular vision, stereoscopic depth, and compensation by memory and touch. Sudden loss after acclimation worsens performance, with examples like pouring tea or hammering. The piece mentions rubber forest railways as context.
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Arthur Pearson
Waste Country Made Rich Rubber Plantation in Sumatra
A vast 100000 acre rubber plantation in Sumatra transformed from barren land a decade earlier into a thriving operation. An American company owns the land and around 16 000 laborers, many from Java, tend the 5 000 000 trees. The plantation sits on a gentle rise overlooking a sea of rubber with roads treasuring motor car travel.
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Sumatra
Java
New York Newsroom Strike at AFL Convention
Reporters covering the American Federation of Labor convention went on strike after a delegate criticized convention coverage. They formed a committee to present demands, which were granted by acclamation as reporters returned to work. The episode drew mixed reactions from delegates before the accord.
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American Federation of Labor
Blind Piano Tuner Reveals Harsh Truth
A narrator recalls employing a blind piano tuner who brings a sighted man to teach him tuning. In the encounter the speaker, barely dressed, compliments blind people on work they do. The stranger then reveals he is not blind and sees well, causing the narrator to flee.
Surplus Munitions Proposed for Scientific Use
Swiss meteorologist M de Quervain suggests detonating excess munitions in controlled amounts at set locations and times to advance physics and meteorology. He envisions utilizing bellicose stores from the last four years, potentially in this country, rather than wasting or sinking them.
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M. de Quervain
Zurich
Rat Leather Proposal Sparks Surprise Debate
An idea circulates to use rat skins for leather noting an estimated 10,000,000 rats in the country and a need for 5,000 skins daily for a tannery. The challenge remains to catch the rats and deliver skins while recognizing demand exceeds supply. fish skins and rat hides are considered usable for leather.
Cure for Poison Ivy Remedy by Catnip Leaves
Mrs Evelyn S Trenbath wife of Rev Robert W Trenbath rector of St James Episcopal Montclair N J reports a cure for poison ivy. Rub green catnip leaves on affected areas until juice runs a remedy that she says never fails even in advanced cases and is easy for children. The plant grows near barns and reportedly repels ivy.
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Evelyn S. Trenbath
Robert W. Trenbath
St. James's Episcopal Church
Montclatr
N. J
Tremendous Lava Rise At Kilauea Described
A Hawaii observer notes ongoing major changes at Kilauea with no sign of slowing. A wide lava stream pours over the southwest brink, creeping toward the Kalu desert as a steady, stealthy flow building vast masses from its source.
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Hawaii
Kilauea
Kalu
Dry lead battery patent claims longer life and rechargeability
H. Czanyt patents a dry battery using red lead instead of manganese compound. The design reportedly lasts longer, can be stored for months without deterioration, and supports at least ten recharges with each recharge as efficient as current batteries.
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H. Czanyt
Rubber Stamp Line Orders Taken At The Echo Office
An office notice states that all orders for items in the Rubber Stamp line are to be placed at The Echo office.
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Echo Office
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