Impostors and Swindle at Aunt Mildred’s Home
A narrator recalls visiting Aunt Mildred after a swindle by impostors posing as trustworthy foreigners. A forged Stewartson causes Aunt Mildred to lend seven pounds. police uncover similar frauds in the neighborhood. The impostors are thwarted, one turns out to be Sir Horace Gurroughs’ friend, and a mistaken arrest ends in reconciliation and a future cordial call.
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Krow
Mildred
Jackie
Cabada
Australia
Streamtham
Ardmuntle
Andrew Stewartson
Nora
Mr. Stewartson
Miss Macqueen
Stewartson
Mointreal
Prank
Joe
Joe Dean
myLtle
Charing Cross
Hampstead
Chillarross
Susan
Aunt Mildred
James Goodwin
Sydney
Mr. Goodwin
Miraim
Aunt
Sir Horace Gurroughs
Mradiner
Spineless Cactus Could Transform Global Agriculture
Mr Burbanks spineless cactus touted as a major forage plant promising higher yields than alfalfa per acre. An agricultural expert claims it could help double world population by feeding deserts while livestock readily devour it. Planting costs estimated at 10 to 25 dollars per acre with cuttings propagated by simple scattering.
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Mr. Burbank
Hamilton Wright
Burbank
United States Department of Agriculture
Indian Voters in Oklahoma Report on Tribal Elections
MWansak City Journal notes three tribes in Oklahoma held elections after treaty status. Pontas Kaas and Cioes tribes gained citizenship and voting rights four years ago. Waws tribe shows strong participation with forty-five eligible voters voting. Issas tribe leans Republican with interpreters aiding nonreaders. Ponea tribe unsure with low turnout and officials working to register about one tenth of eligible voters.
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Oklahoma
Mwansak City Journal
OklaAhGamia
Pontas
Kaas
Sach Tandisa
Bengh
Pat Gibney and Judge Fox in Ireland Auto Ride
Pat Gibney a well known Vaunton character visits Mast Paunton to view the herring run near Ireland. After a long wait with no money he walks. Judge Fox offers a ride in his automobile and their banter turns to Pat’s prospects of becoming town judge and the judge’s own chances.
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Pat Gibney
Judge Fox
Boston
Werald
Pat
Judge Nox
Green
Iimet
Insurance Variety List From Western Agency
A Western city insurance firm lists a wide catalog of coverages including fire life marine transportation theft burglary liability bonds health auto and more. The list spans bonds fidelity official guaranteed and several specialized insurances reflecting broad offerings.
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Insurance Press
Trades Count Reaches 1,756 in London Districts
Late returns show 1,756 distinct trades operating in London and its suburbs, indicating a broad, diverse economic landscape. The figure highlights the wide scale of commercial activity and variety of occupations present in the area.
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London
You Think Tam Dead A Poem About Spring Renewal
A fragmentary verse passage presents a speaker questioning another about life and death, with imagery of a snow blanket, blooming flowers, and a claim of persistence beyond a branch or root. Edith M. DiGmas is named in the text.
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Edith M. DiGmas
The Beautiful Woman and the Newspaper Image
A critical survey lampoons how newspapers overemphasize beauty as a social measure. The essay lists archetypes from fiction and real life, noting persistent captions such as “beautiful” applied to women in varied roles from vaudeville performers to suspects.
Value of College Association and its Social Role
An early 20th century reflection argues that college value lies not only in studies but in the social associations formed. The piece notes college life exposes students to diverse character types and interests, guiding them to make early life-compatible choices while following necessary welfare rules.
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Agusun
Essays of Little Bobbie on Lawyers and Trust
The piece humorously compares lawyers to two kinds, good and cheap, noting cheap lawyers cost more over time and good lawyers are found by trial. It jokes that some lawyers studied law while others played football or worked with a lawyer, and ends with lawyers joking together after cases.
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Trubhel
Lincoln
Somi
Ideals and a wedding vow unfold in Alicia Marble tale
Alicia Marble confesses to her bridesmaids that her ideal husband is stern to others but tender to her. Her reflections trace how her jealous aim shaped her choice of a man older, brusque, and powerful, and the secret confidences reveal wedding plans and doubts.
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Alicia Marble
Alicia
Maud Grey
Grace
Frank
Browning
Adulterated Brandy and Brandy Maturation Standards
Dr TH W Wiley discusses impurity in brandy and the maturation process. He says brandy must be distilled from good wine and aged in wood, improving with time, and warns against young deceptive labels. He suggests a minimum storage of four years for consumer safety and wholesomeness.
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TH. W. Wiey
Bureau of Chemistry
Drg Wiley Sinys
Budapest Telephone Newspaper Prosperity and Reach
The Budapest telephone newspaper serves about six thousand subscribers with news by telephone. A daily program lists circulating hours for routine news along with financial, social, theatrical, adver tising and humorous items. Olds Motor Works of Detroit is the sole American advertiser. rate about $2 per minute. Subscribers pay $7.50 annually. advertisers fund operations and dividends on a $50,400 plant investment.
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Budapest
Hungary
Olds Motorworks
Detroit
Local Virginia Story Echoes Wild Chance For Love
In Coeburn Virginia a quirky old-time item describes a gal who would risk danger and hardship to reach her lover. It uses rural humor to illustrate fierce romantic resolve and risk taking in a colorful regional voice.
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Coeburn
Eagle
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