Polly Hopkins Seeks Return of Daddy Hopkins from Jail
Polly Hopkins pleads with Marcus Mackenzie to free her father Jeremiah Hopkins as deputies escort him away after a confrontation over a planted squirrel. Robert Percival urges mercy while Polly reveals the truth amid strained family and squatter tensions in the shanty settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Hopkins
Robert
Ithaca Jfall
Polly
Percival
Evelyn
Hopkins
Marc
Pollyop
Bennett
MacKenzie
Jeremiah
Jerry
Wee Jerry
Daddy
Daddy Hopkins
Jeremiah Hopkins
Art
Jane Hopkins
Larry
Mrs. Hope
Granny Hope
Brat
Granny
Jesus
Granny Dear
Pollyep
Darlin
Robertson
Robert Percival
Marcus MacKenzie
Mrs. Robertson
Wwe
Marcus
Bob
Mac Ienzie
Mr. MacKenzie
The Frameup Synopsis
Polly Hopkins lives with her father and a squatters’ group near Ithaca while Evelyn Robertson hides poverty behind a wealthy facade. Robert Percival pretends to aid the squatters. Oscar Bennett threatens Evelyn as Polly and Percival grow closer. Conflict erupts as MacKenzie orders eviction and loyalties shift amid love and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silent City
Ithaca
New York
Polly Hopkins
Small Jerry
Granny Hope
Oscar Bennett
Evelyn Robertson
Marcus MacKenzie
Polly
MacKenzie
Robert Percival
Evelyn
Bennet
Oscar
Larry Bishop
Bennett
Robert Perecival
Percival
English inventor builds horse drawn snow gutter plow
An Englishman introduces a horse drawn plow designed to clear snow from street gutters. Rollers guide the implement along the curb to widen and straighten the gutter banks for improved drainage.
Land of Amazing Fertility in Lowe Farm Manitoba
Harold J. Gregory of Lowe Farm Manitoba writes how western Canada offers fertile soil and high crop value. He compares Canadian land favorably with Indiana Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas Wisconsin and North Dakota for wheat corn and hog production. He notes low machinery prices and strong market opportunities for a new start with 50 cent corn and wheat at 1.15. Information on Western Canada districts available from Canadian government agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Gregory
Lowe Farm
Manitoba
Canada
Lexington
Ill
No Man’s Land
Indiana
Winds
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
The Man Who Has Nothing to Lose Is Very Poor
A concise aphorism notes the paradox of wealth and poverty, asserting that true poverty lies in lacking anything one cannot afford to lose. The saying emphasizes vulnerability rooted in material or existential loss.
A Trying Period Through Which Every Woman Must Pass
Public notice of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound testimonials from women in Philadelphia and Detroit describe relief from change of life symptoms. The ad advocates the remedy as restoring balance and easing nervousness headaches and hot flashes for middle aged women. It promotes the companion booklet and offers free literature from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fannie Rosenstein
N. Holly St
Phila
Detroit
Michigan
J. S. Livernoss
Junction Avenue
Detroit, Mich
Absent Minded Humor Sparks Flappers Headline
A wry correspondent targets social quirks with Swift quips and playful gossip. Snippets reference absent mindedness and flirtatious flapper culture, blending newspapers from Boston Detroit and commentary on modern manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Swift
Boston Transcript
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Beluge
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Indianapolis
E. Stafford
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Fla
Cliggattllyers King Pin Plug Tobacco
C.E. Lively & CO
Geta
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Dovely
Percy
Mr. Chapingham
Detroit News
Bayer
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