Price of the Village RS. Silvester Dean Leveen
An elderly Greenwich Village widow Mrs. Leveen pressures her nephew Percy Dean about his planned marriage to a grocer’s daughter. She contrasts old family prominence with his life among newer city residents, urging him to choose a socially suitable match while Percy defends practicality over tradition.
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Greenwich Village
Martha
Percy
Perey
Mrs. Loveen
Mike McNamara
Mrs. Leveen
Greenwich
Hudson Street
New York City
Percy Dean
Hoboken
Alon
Yor
Martie
Scientific Corner on Power, Vision, Clams and Canned Food
Niagara Falls power plant gains note for long distance work while Fresno shows 1400 foot head feeding 35 miles. Vision remains inverted until brain adapts showing habit defeats retinal inversion. New York clam law bans small clams under an inch and an eighth injuring restaurant profits. inspectors measure with a ring. Tin salts in cans can poison. open cans promptly and cook when possible to reduce risk.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Fresno
Cal
New York Sun
Animal pests and clever cats top reading list
A Jamaica report notes mongooses were released to curb rats but ticks thrived as their numbers fell. The balance shifted and snakes and birds began to recover as the mongoose population declined, while other pests surged. A Philadelphia Record item adds a Fort front story about a Maltese cat that turns on a kitchen faucet to fill its cup.
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India
Jamaica
Duerden
Heads And Brains Study By Dr Crochley Clapham
A report discusses measurements on 4090 asylum inmates noting insane heads average larger while their brains are smaller. Insane head shapes are described as cuneiform or arrow shaped with the greatest diameter behind the center. The text also includes ad copy and casual sentiments about marriage and cravings.
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Crochley Clapham
Clapham
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Maine
Scientific Corner
Mr. Stratton
University of California
Philadelphia Record
Frankfort
William Woodington
Paul Street
Mr. Woodington
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
Ower
FSI Bray
Sly
Housscheld Publishing and Printing Co
Household Companion
America
Househld Companion
Household Publishing & Printing Co
Bleecker St
Ly Otter
Salzen Aked
Wis
Buckingham’s
Rp, Gat & Co
Masbon
N. HL
Drogetsts
Th. Fontion
Farrell Bun
Washington, D.C
Morrie Seunerae
New Yan
Ae Ea
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