The Bagman and the Hidden Father Reunion
Old Bartlett the bagman aids widow Edna Rawson by hiding Benny in his bag to keep the boy safe from a supposed kidnapping plot. He discovers the real danger: Allan Rawton, Benny’s father, seeks reconciliation after prison troubles. the bagman later reunites mother and son with the father, revealing the true motive behind the visit.
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Old Bartlett
Bartlett
Rawson
Benny
Mrs. Rawson
Allan Rawton
Edna Rawson
W. G. Chapman
Laughs Better Than Medicine Advice From Physicians
The article extols laughter as a universal cure suggested by physicians, claiming it benefits all ailments from dyspepsia to brain function. It notes humor strengthens health through better heart action and circulation, while warning against mocking misfortune and encouraging discreet laughter.
American mercenary sentiment in love and money, glib talk
An actress-turned-decorator critiques American romanticism and money power, claiming men are sentimental and marriages hinge on affection while money acts as a skeleton key. She quips that American girls’ worth is linked to wealth, with a wry nod to poets and skeletal imagery.
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New York
Tove
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Garden of Eden in cement marks Dinsmoor yard in Kansas
Lucas Kansas resident P Dinsm oor 73 years old and great grandfather displays a garden of cement figures from Adam and Eve to the devil and 125 other statues amid cement trees and a cement pyramid. The site includes a log cabin home with a beer bottle porch and 162 pieces of wood inlays, a winking electric all seeing eye, and a running dialog between angels Cain and Abel as crowds gather at dusk.
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P. Dinsmoor
Lucas, Kan
Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve
Cain and
Abel
the Devil
Mr. Dinsmo
Mr. Dinsmoor
Adam
Eve
Dinsmoor
Cain
Exclusive Apartment House Refuses Patience For References
A would be tenant questions moral and social references at an uptown hotel. He probes if the hotel company president has been sued for divorce and if his lover lives there, demanding names to call for information. The manager is left speechless by the demand.
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New York Times
Fisherman Declares Income Is All Net in Court
An unclear case sees a witness refuse to state gross income and claim he has no gross income as a fisherman since all earnings are net. The judge and lawyers engage in a tense exchange before the witness testifies.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Worth Knowing From World News Snippets
Peru's 1914 foreign trade reached 66163571 dollars while Alaska's 1915 mining output stood at 32000000. India's coal output tops 120000 tons yearly as electrical gear enters mines. A new glass for electric lighting absorbs about 9 percent of light and is claimed most efficient yet. An English inventor patents a shaving soap in wooden bowls no mug needed. Bulgarian rose gardens yield 40 million pounds of rose oil from 18000 acres. LA granite shop uses compressed air starter to drive lettering tools on a distant cemetery monument job. Sweden to Denmark power via a ten mile submarine cable from water falls in southern Sweden to Elsinore Denmark.
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Peru
Alaska
India
Ite
Los Angeles
Sweden
Denmark
Helsingborg
Elsinore
Morning internal bath promised to refresh and cleanse
An advertisement extols daily hot water with limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims benefits for constipation bilious spells and general well being and urges readers to obtain a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from drugstores.
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Adv
Box for Childs Clothes from a Wooden Sugar Box
Instructions describe making a child’s storage box from a wooden sugar box with a hinged cover. Padding with newspapers, lining in cretonne, and four door-stops as legs with rubber tips are added. Small pockets are created inside the sides to hold ribbons and stockings.
Speaks Up for Canada A Spokane man defends Canadian settlers
S L Wallace of Spokane writes to the Spokesman Review defending Canada against negative letters about settler life. He cites his five years in Saskatchewan, shows high crop yields, government aid, and land income, illustrating Canada as supportive and climbable.
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Canada
Alberta
Spokesman-Review
Gpokane
S. L. Wallace
Crestline
Spokane
Chamber of Commerce
Saskatchewan
Wallace
Bpokane
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Acton
Bennie Rawson
Mr. Bartlett
Falere
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Robert H. Moulton
Mirlag
Eves Tecipier
Lyce Led
Reich
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