Prince William Heir to German Throne and Ancient Trees
The article discusses Prince William as the heir to the German throne and notes his potential future as a ruler. It also surveys ancient trees such as the Fortingal yew in Perthshire and other venerable trees, recounting estimates of their ages and notable specimens like the Montezuma cypress and California redwoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince William
Germany
Wilhelm
Kaiser
German Federation
Frederick the Great
Fortingal
Perthshire
de Candolle
Hedsor
Buclas
Humboldt
Central Africa
Adamson
Chapultepec
California
Mariposa
Calaveras
South Park Woods
Two Legacies Change Coburn Lovers Then Marry
In Coburn Peters Day, an unambitious miller, and Miss Anna Green, a humble milliner, are stunned by sudden legacies from Indiana and Vermont. After heated quarrels and blunt truths about education and status, both realize affection survives and plan a wedding within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broome
Coburn
Anna Green
Peter Day
Miss Green
Indiana
Anna
Vermont
Peter
Mr. Day
Fairy tale of a stonecutter and wishes
A daddy tells a boy and Evelyn a fairy story about a stonecutter who wishes for riches and then for power. The tale follows his transformations from laborer to sun and cloud, until he returns to his original life and finds happiness in simplicity. Jack still longs for an automobile despite the tale’s lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Evelyn
Miss Fairy
Jack
Garden notes on asters chrysanthemums and root celery
A guide describes asters as popular annuals for home decoration with staggered sowing for continuous blooms and soil and spacing tips. Chrysanthemums need frost-free planting, southern exposure, rich soil, and late pruning for winter protection. Root celery is harvested in autumn for pickling or salad with detailed prep steps.
Growing Pole Lima Beans In Small Gardens
The article explains clipping two foot vines to promote a long harvest and warns that bush limas bear briefly. It advises giving limas two to three feet of space. It also notes tobacco dust in radish furrows prevents wormy radishes and is inexpensive to buy.
Notable Women Making News Across Fields
Miss Sophie Heilbrun, head of a mail order firm, invented a machine that opens 400 letters a minute to speed correspondence. Mrs. Grubb, wife of General Grubb, earned Spain’s Order of the Noble Ladies of Maria Louisa, the first American woman to receive it. Mrs. Annie Yeamans, a stage veteran for sixty five years, celebrated her seventy fifth birthday with a bouquet concealing seventy five one dollar bills for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Heilbrun
Grubb
General Grubb
United States
Spain
Edgewater
N. J
America
Annie Yeamans
Mating
Isle of Man
Pease
Little Girl Frocks and May Manton Pattern Notes
Fashion notes describe lilting girl’s frocks with pea sleeves, buttons and radium braid accents. Describes fabrics, trims, and a May Manton pattern for ages ten to fourteen. Readers asked to send 10 cents plus 2 more for postage to receive the pattern by mail.
A Drop of Water and the Vast Scale of Molecules
An essay notes that common water’s tiny particles are vastly numerous and large when magnified. It cites an experiment imagined by a scientist and Lord Kelvin’s claim that a magnified drop of water would yield particles about the size of cricket balls to footballs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
St. Louisa. Republic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earth
American Press Association
Our
Women's
The
Daily Record
Story
BNL Sones
N. C
Portland Cements
Atlas
Dykerhoff
Bath
Rosendale Cements
Brooklyn Bridge
la Farge
Leu Devoe & Co
R Wasters
A. S
King’s
Windsor
Tiger
Phoenix
Paris Monument
Chandler and Maps
Son RR
Brange Bt
Steinbach
Ashbury Park
Steinbach’s
Sunshines
Humphrey
Adway
New Jersey
Straw Hat
Lassella Ie
Storck’s
Jersey
Red Bank
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