The Desirted Wife and the Prodigal Father in Law
Chad Leeks wanders deserts and borders after a convoluted tale of a Mexican tragedy, a buried wife, and a prodigal son who becomes a devoted college valedictorian. The elder Chad learns his son is the man his wife hoped he would be, while he cannot bear to ruin the boy’s illusion.
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Chad Lewis
Chad
Chad Leeks
Elisabeth
Chihuahua Sands
Leeks Place
States
Game College
Quite a New Dance Ends in Walrus Glide Walrus
The piece describes Uncle Flopwit leaping from a bus and landing face first in mud. He slides ten yards along a slick sidewalk before a lamppost stops him, while a Samaritan asks if he is hurt. He dismisses injury and calls the fall the first figure of a new dance, the walrus glide.
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Flopwit
Uncle Flopwit
Trout Streams and Wildlife in the Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountain forests host fine trout streams and ample game though big game is fading. Roosevelt elk survive in the Olympic forest as mountain sheep dwindle. Deer and bear remain plentiful in several Montana forests and in Arizona and New Mexico regions including Apache and Mogollon country.
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Rockies
Rocky Mountain
Olympic Forest
Blackfeet
Kootenal
Kaniaku
Coeur d'Alene
Flathead
Montana
Arizona
Mogollon and
Gila
New Mexico
Constructing the Big Guns A Labor Intensive War Process
A detailed look at the making of a 13 inch gun. It begins with a 50 foot, 100 ton steel ingot pressed into cylindrical shape under 56 000 to 10 000 tons per square inch. The bore is drilled, hardened by oil quenching, then cooled. Wire winding adds strength with 120 miles of steel ribbon. Production spans 12 months.
Deepest Fresh Water Lake Reaches Record Depth
In Lake Baikal Asia the extraordinary depth surpassing 6600 feet makes it the deepest fresh water known.
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Lake Baikal
Asia
Smartest New Coats by OW Herald Early Spring Fashion
Early spring coat displays show coats with intricate cuts and military styling in light tan covert cloth. Features include double breasted front, v shaped back, set in pockets, band cuffs with buttons, and a straight military collar. Accessories include white street gloves with contrasting stitching and satin sailor hats with black velvet bands and a bright flower nosegay.
Lovely Coiffures With Hair Ornaments
Julia Bottomley describes coiffure artistry with hair ornaments, detailing two examples: a waved style with a short French twist and a crown puff variant. Ornaments include rhinestone bands and feathered wings, offering elegant finishes for afternoon and evening wear and a proudly American feather decoration trend.
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Julia Bottomley
New York Rich Land Owner Wealthiest City Property Holder
Controller Prendergast reports New York City is the wealthiest land owner in its jurisdiction with assessed city holdings totaling 1 447 547 469 dollars. Within the city limits 429 401 060 dollars sits in property values. The year shows a rise of more than 70 billion dollars in property values. Outside New York state city land and improvement valuations total 15.
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New York
Controller Prendergast
City of
National Geographic Society
Caucasia
Caucasus
Europe
Aasia
Wear With Fura Fur Collarette Neckwear Style
The article notes that fur col larette wear requires a high washable neck piece to avoid skin marks and show the white edge. Shops display special collars for wear with fur neckpieces, often a plaited lace or net ruffle on a tall transparent lace collar. Front or back plaited styles vary, with the back-only option more flattering.
Stripes Fashion Note For Evening Gowns In Black Gold
A fashion note describes stripes reminiscent of the French revolution era appearing in evening wear. It notes stripes paired with velvet bodices and bright colored accents common in gowns of the period.
Parks Land Valuation Across Tax Books Revealed
Reported figures show an increase of over $160,000 from the prior year. The land set aside for parks carries a tax book value of $641,226,110.
The Feminine Way in a Quotation Frame
A fragmentary quotation attributes a Diderot line about women swallowing a bitter truth in one breath and drinking it drop by drop, reflecting a concise, literary excerpt rather than a full article.
Much Work for Small Money in Watchmaking
A dollar watch embodies 926 separate operations from raw parts to final assembly. The article highlights the labor intensity and precision required, contrasting the tiny price with the extensive factory workflow and skilled processes involved.
If Liquor Money Were Replaced By Homes And Hopes
A National Woman's Christian Temperance Union summary from The American Grocer contends that diverting the annual drink bill of 1 724 607 519 dollars into legitimate channels would fund homes for millions, clothe all, educate every child, and even pay US government expenses. It envisions widespread social gains across housing, education, religion, transportation, and industry.
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United States
Union
Prohibition In Ireland Boosted Dry Goods Demand
The article notes that during 1809-10 and 1813-14 Ireland shut distilleries to conserve grain for food amid famine. Spirits consumption fell by about half while demand for dry goods and staples rose sharply, suggesting scarcity with prohibition can spur other sectors.
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Ireland
Alcohol The Deceiver Admonition By Medical Writer
A medical writer warns that alcohol deceives by dulling perception and warming false feelings. He argues it lowers body temperature, reduces work capacity, and harms sight and senses while injuring growth, health, and mental powers. The piece stresses apparent improvements mask real damage.
Alcohol blamed for wide range of accidents across industries
Medical directors of three life insurers estimate that from 7 to 43 percent of accidents are caused directly or indirectly by alcohol. They cite 7 percent of railroad incidents, 5–10 percent in motor and vehicle incidents, 43 percent of heat related collapses, 7 percent machinery, 12 percent drowning, and 10 percent gunshot wounds as alcohol related.
Safety first in a brewer's household
A St. Louis brewer keeps several autos including one for his wife. Mrs. Brewer, a reading and observant woman, refuses to use any chauffeur who drinks alcohol. The couple faces the dangers tied to the brewing business and hopes to avoid harm through cautious policy.
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St. Louis
Money for Government and Liquor Revenue Question
A dialogue discusses funding government amid wartime. The Liquor Man questions where money comes from if liquor sales are cut. The Temperance Man cites nations that cut revenue to reduce alcohol use during war, mentioning Russia as an example of public risk.
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Russia
Saloon foe quoted by Archbishop Ireland
The Catholic church faces a loyalty paradox if it opposes the American saloon while remaining true to its principles. Archbishop Ireland argues the church must denounce intemperance with full effort and refuse any alliance with the saloon, declaring there can be no truce between church and saloon.
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Ireland
Abstainer Proclaimed Irresistible by Field Marshal Roberta
A quotation from Field Marshal Lord Roberta extols an army of abstainers as irresistible and capable of winning victory for any reader who follows the call. The speaker suggests unity and strength through abstinence as a strategic force.
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Lord Roberta
Mystery of Nedjet Nedjef and Caucasia Described in Archive Text
Frederick Simpich details Nedjef in Iraq as a sunburnt desert holy city for Shia pilgrims with gold tiled mosque and vast underground cellars. He notes its wealth from pilgrims, graveyard clay bricks, and a looming risk of invasion, while contrasting Caucasia as a multilingual, multiethnic crossroads with ports at Batum and Baku.
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Ystic
Ned- Jef
Mecca
St. Peter's
India
Asia
Nedjef
Frederick Simpich
Nedjet
National Geographic Society
Wagdad
Ned
Uniteh Indian Army
Middle East
Caucasia
Ife
Walla
Nedjof
Aunt Dinah and the Shame of the Kitchen Pilfering
Representative G. W. Taylor recounts Aunt Dinah a fat forty year old colored cook who ruled the neighbor's kitchen with fine cooking. Her waffles ham and fried chicken charmed many yet she led a large brood of hungry grandchildren. Dinah stole small items unseen by the mistress who tolerated it as Dinah was a “pearl of great price.” When spotted Dinah retorts that the mistress should blame herself for watching.
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G. W. Taylor
Alabama
Dinah
St. Anthony
Ita
Coloring Wood Alcohol for Instant Distinction
The piece argues for coloring wood alcohol to distinguish it from grain alcohol, noting deaths annually from misidentification. It cites Sweden as a model and calls poison labels insufficient, advocating visible coloring to prevent accidental poisoning.
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Sweden
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Drew
Elisabeth Barth
Landaman
Mrs. Drew
The
National Woman's Christian Temperance Unions
Lana
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