Pine Wood Mystery and Bird Study Romance
Scott Clayton, an ornithologist, rescues a scarlet tanager and clashes with a hunter’s sister Amy Blair. A nearby abandoned plantation reveals poverty and a chance for Amy to join Clayton, leading to a partnership funded by a Grinnel museum project and a book on birds. The old Confederate veteran Uncle Dick Blair and Amy’s grandfatherly guardian Colonel Blair facilitate the collaboration.
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Scott
le Grinnel Museum
Uncle Dick
Grinnel Museum
Urele
Feld
Maree Eade
Marse
Alweye
Pine Woods
Amy Blair
Meadow Lark
Bobolink
Amy Bish
Ape MacClure
Fallible Judgment of Rich Men on Investments
The piece argues that wealthy investors are not infallible. It cites E. H. Harriman and Russell Sage whose estates held poor investments. It notes Darius Ogden Mills's Holy Terror Mining 24 000 shares and Rock Island stock bought high. It also mentions Empress Haruko and US-Japan reform context and women’s rising role in Japan.
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E. H. Harriman
Russell Sage
Darius Ogden Milla
Holy Terror Mining Company
Rock Island Common
The
Stock Exchange
June's Sister Returns Home From School
A neighbor asks why June's sister is returning from normal school and learns from a letter that the principal cites lack of mental ability. The dialogue suggests concern over whether the condition is contagious or related to pot use, reflecting uncertain gossip and fear.
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June
Mamma
Common Origin of Language in Ancient Speech
Language origins traced to early human utterance shaped by eating and social gathering. The verbose fragment suggests a shared vocal heritage formed by necessity, mouth use, and communal living in ancient times.
Mexico's Pulque Drink Called Deadly and Feudal Mexico
Dispatches from Vera Cruz describe pulque as a potent Mexican beverage produced from the maguey plant. The article details cultivation on haciendas near Mexico City, preparation from sap, and its use by peons, with adulteration by jimson weed and the social contrast between feudal hacienda lords and laborers.
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Mexico
Kansas City
Vera Cruz
Coldiera
Mans
Apam
Handy Boys and Girls to Make and Do Toy Whirligigs
Instructional note by A Neely Hall shows simple crafts for children. Describes cutting a large disk to create a whirligig as in Figure 1 and a cardboard box dollhouse. Emphasizes easy prep, kid friendly construction, and sharing with friends.
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A. Neely Hall
Optical whirligigs and dollhouse from hat boxes
Dorothy Perkins explains simple toy inventions using cardboard disks and pins to create revolving optical effects. She also shows converting a hat box into a two room doll house with a central partition, floors, windows, mantel decor, and detailing like wallpaper and curtain ideas.
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Dorothy Perkins
Cape Cod Becomes Island After Sluiceway Opening
August Kelmont, president of the canal company, joined waters from Cape Cod bay and Buzzards bay to inaugurate the sluiceway. The Cape Cod canal remains closed to traffic for months due to dredging. the dike will be removed around June 21, with small vessels expected to navigate by July 4. Shadrach Smith promised to catch the first herring that passes through the sluiceway.
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Buzzards Bay
Foley
Cape Cod Canal
Cape Cod Bay
Bugcards Bay
Cape
August Kelmont
Canal Construction Company
Monument River
Shadrach Smith
Mr. Belmont
Policemen Must Not Read Papers Detour in Yonkers
Yonkers police chief Captain George Cooley bans lieutenants from reading newspapers during spare desk duty time. He allows reading the Bible and wholesome magazines instead, directing officers to avoid press exposure while on duty.
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Yonkers
N. Y
George Cooley
Aged man dies after celebratory dancing binge
South Norwalk Connecticut reports Captain Joseph H. Bixbee, aged 102, died after dancing at his birthday celebration. Police note excessive celebration as the suspected cause. The event marked his second century birth observance in the community.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Joseph H. Bixbee
Stop His Sister's Wedding Sparks East Tour Plan
Grace Virginia Whitley and William Whitling Widenham planned elopement facing a public clash outside G W Hills residence. Whitley knocked Widenham to the ground before a peace conference led to a postponed wedding. The couple and Grace's mother will tour the East this summer, with a ceremony set for next October.
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Los Angeles
Grace Virginia Whitley
Mia
Ho J Whitley
William Whitling Widenharm
John C Widenham
Jacksonville
TH. Piaos
Ross E. Whitley
H. J. Whitley
G. W. Hill
Young Whitley
Widenham
Mise Whitley
Whitley
Misa Whitley
Man Not Compelled to Support Cats In Chicago Trial
Chicago report states Daniel Lynch, a clerk, is charged with abandoning his wife. The court hears that no man is compelled to support or Manshold of care, as quoted by Judge Judie VII. The case centers on alleged abandonment and duty of support amid unclear phrasing in the transcript.
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Clayton
Vanced
Chicago
Mumle
Tie Die
Daniel Lynch
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Torkard
Scote
Scott Clayton
Tegro
Tom
Haruko
Matsuhito
Tampico
Mexico City
Cape Cod
Island
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