What He Valued Most
An artist Timson and Beth, both orphans pursuing new talents in Brooklyn and New York, fall in love while he works on a promised painting. A studio fire consumes his work but he saves Beth, declaring he will recreate the lost masterpiece and begin a new life together as dawn rises over embers.
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Colorman
John Timson
Timson
John
Brooklyn
Missouri
St. Louis
New York
League
Jersey Woods
Ruyter
Academy
Ture
Mr. Timson
Beth
The Sovereign and the Dog
An automobilist hits a dog crossing the road and offers a sovereign to the pedestrian. The man accepts the money and asks who the dog belonged to, as the car drives away.
Brevity noted for Scituate farmer John Peterman
In Scituate Rhode Island John Peterman was famed for his laconic speech. Asked about his 1895 wheat crop he replied in one line that he sowed 11 and got 7, reflecting widespread failure of the harvest that year.
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John Peterman
Scituate
R. I
Mr. Peterman
John
Jubilee Market Views Mount Tom Area in Kingston Jamaica
From the verandas of the old hotel the view includes Mount Tom Amherst Northampton and many villages along the Connecticut valley. Proposed uses for the site include a hospital for consumptives due to clear air and cool summers. If buyers stay away the properties may be taken by trustees of public reservations. The fate of the two mountains, beloved by wealthy backers, interests western residents.
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Mount Tom
Amherst
Northampton
Connecticut Valley
Trustees of Publice Reservations
High Peaks for Sale in Western Massachusetts Plan
Whitney and Dwight estates list two mountains for sale in western Massachusetts October Mountain and Mount Holyoke. October Mountain spans 16 000 acres with a private game preserve and facilities valued at 100 000 dollars. Mount Holyoke covers 250 acres valued at 25 000 dollars with historic Prospect House and a cable railway.
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Whitney
Dwight
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Springfield
Mass
October Mountain
Berkshire
Lenox
Mount Holyoke
Prospect House
New
William C. Whitney
New York
Whit
New York Zoological Gardens
Austin Corbin Preserve
New Hampshire
Northampton
John Dwight
Berkshires
Seek For Earthly Heaven In Texas Cult Saga
Ephraim Shanabarger of Wood County seeks a guardian in probate court after his wealth vanished and health and mind declined. His wife and two sons joined a sect promising an earthly heaven 20 miles from Livingston Texas, using oil wealth from his farm to sustain followers before the venture collapsed. Mrs Shanabarger died and remaining members reportedly reevaluated the sacred site.
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Bowling Green
Ephraim Shanabarger
Wood County
Shanabarger
Livingstone
Texas
Horse Becomes Policeman After Stolen Ride
In St Louis a seven year old gray horse from the George C Kern Livery stole a buggy, then returned to its stable with a sleeping thief in the buggy. The horse alerted by tiredness drew police attention after driving along Jefferson avenue and Pine street.
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St. Louis
George C. Kern Livery Company
Kern
Jefferson Avenue
Pine Street
Skunks prove valuable in Maine harvest and lemon club forms
Maine plans a 150000 skunk harvest with over 25000 gallons of skunk oil yearly used in folk remedies. Skins fuel fur trades and a quart of oil sells for five dollars. In South Norwalk the Lemon club admits rejected bachelors, electing officers like Main squeeze Arthur Hoyt and chief juice extractor Howard Baker.
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Augusta
Maine
Milady
Lemon Club
South Norwalk
Conn
Norwalk
Arthur C. Hoyt
Howard Baker
Horace Signan
Edward R. O’brien
Addison Austin
Majority Right-Eyed From Handedness Oculist Says
An oculist notes most right handed people favor their right eye in vision tasks. In military recruitment exams they often close the left eye first and read with the right. He adds that if a true eye strength check were done both eyes would likely be equal, yet right handed individuals default to right eye use. The remark ends with advice to stop reading market quotes when discussing heart palpitations.
Silver Production Falls in United States in 1905
The U S Geological Survey reports total gold and silver output for 1905 at 60,367,342 fine ounces valued at 122,402,676 dollars. Gold production reached 4,265,742 fine ounces worth 88,180,700 dollars, up 1,716 from 1904, while silver totaled 56,101,600 fine ounces valued at 34,221,976 dollars, down 1,681,200 ounces.
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Washington
Geological Survey
United States
Wop ee graphs We by the Author
Readable fragments refer to a biblical text by the author W. 8 Edaon with citation Joshua 15 13 19 and a marked authority line. The content appears incomplete but presents a scriptural attribution and verse range.
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Edaon
Achsah Welcomes Caleb's Victory at Hebron
Achsah, Caleb’s daughter, waits atop a valley lookout for her father’s return from Hebron. She recalls their pact, cheers his courage, and learns of Othniel’s role in taking Kirjath-sepher. He emerges from hiding to claim Achsah as wife, sealing the victory with a playful vow.
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Ile
Caleb
Hebron
Achsah
Anak
Joshua
Jordan
Jong
Israel
Anakim
Othniel
Achsid
Kirjath-sepher
Mebron
Sam
Dvekeran
Alamen
Ciel
Olthniel
Ila
Achsal
Hiny
Othnielt
Kiriath-sepher
Tishua
Romance of Othniel and Achsah in Sacred Marriage
A sermonette extols the Othniel Achsah romance as divine marriage. It laments modern drifting from sacred vows, divorce, and broken homes, warning of society’s fragile future without holy home life and family nurture.
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Othniel
Achsah
Helpfull
Army Y M C A movement praised for servicetime use
A commentator notes Lord Roberts supports expanding army YMCA chapters in Canada. He cites officials who say the associations provide practical, well executed programs that engage soldiers during spare time for mutual benefit.
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Army
Y. WM. Co. A
Lord Roberts
Y. M. CA
Canada
Wittely the Han
Theank God t man cam grew? Contes reference in Atlantic
Poem fragment praising a man rising from poverty with a distant horizon in sight. Mentions celestial figures Areturus and the Pleiades. Credits Florence Earle in Contes section of Atlantic.
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Areturus
Florence Earle
Contes
Atlantic
Gratitude Prompts Repair of Minister’s Summer House
A Korean appointee as tax collector by the late Minister Yui Keuntak repairs the minister’s summer house at considerable expense out of gratitude, Korea Daily News reports.
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Korea
Yui Keuntak
Korea Daily News
Nation Helping Japan Educate Its Children
Ninety two percent of Japanese children attend school and must study between ages eight and fourteen. Education covers three languages Japanese Chinese and English.
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Japan
Munificent Gift Fronts YMCA Building Campaign
A cable dispatch from South America reports a $20,000 offer to the Young Men's Christian Association at Buenos Aires to begin a building canvass. The donation aims to fund construction plans and boost local YMCA outreach.
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South America
Young Men’s Christiam Association
Buenos Ayres
Women’s access to schools remains broad in the United States
The article asserts that no class of schools is completely closed to women and notes that more institutions exclude men than women, highlighting broader access for women across many schools in the United States.
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United States
Methodists of Canada report 25,822-member increase
The Methodist Church of Canada reports an increase of 25,822 members in the last quadrennium, bringing current total membership to 317,717.
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Methodists of Canada
Methodist Church of Canada
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Canaan
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