Nellie Brings Comfort and Love to Returning Rayner Home
Arnold Rayner returns to Blairsville to find Nellie Rogers hired to restore the Trevor place. Nellie delights in cleaning, organizing, and caring for the children, earning Rayner’s praise and eventually his heartfelt proposal. Nellie accepts, bringing home a new happiness after years of loss.
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Arnold Rayner
John Griggs
Mr. Rayner
Griggs
Blairsville
Self
Trevor Place
Nellie Rogers
Nellie
Matilda Rogers
Howdy
John
Matilda
Miss Matilda
Engagement at Regimental Ball Ends With Surrender
At the regimental ball a lieutenant and the colonel's daughter vie for the same chair behind a palm screen. An intruding officer, the daughter's father, arrives and the swain declares victory in a mock engagement, awaiting official sanction.
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Swain
Singular Gender and the One Biscuit Quip
The wife of a prominent attorney recalls a Cleveland business trip luncheon where traveling men teased a colored waiter. They joke about a menu item biscuit pluralization and the waiter replies that there is only one biscuit, illustrating the singular gender lesson from the good book.
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Cleveland
George
The Way of Going by Robert Ingersoll
A meditation on life and death, suggesting that sailors may meet tragedy at sea or near shore. The text asserts every life ends in deep, mysterious tragedy regardless of joy, using vivid nautical imagery to frame mortality.
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Robert Ingersoll
Ink Stains Removed By Milk Salt Solution
Ink stains on garments can be removed by soaking in a mixture of salt and milk. Use a teaspoonful of salt to nearly a half glass of milk. For dried ink, soak the stained part in the milk for an hour or two. Ladies' World.
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Ladies' World
Undersea War Advances Speed and Accuracy Surge Stronger Submarines
Report reveals rapid British and German progress in submarine design since July. German boats now 800–1000 tons with 213–230 ft length and 30 ft beam. 6 000–7 000 hp engines. carry four 21? inch torpedo tubes, anti aircraft guns and 14 pounders. surface speeds reach 20–24 knots and submerged about 12 knots. Advances include improved periscopes with precision bearings enabling torpedoes to hit distant targets without surfacing.
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London
Admiralty
Germany
Batavier V
Thirteen year old evangelist sparks Mississippi revival
In Starkville a 13 year old girl named Mary McCain began preaching after a vision during illness. She attracted attention across the state with calls from counties to preach and has led many to convert, drawing comparisons to Joan of Arc.
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Mary McCain
Mississippi
Natchez, Miss
Starkville
Joan of Arc
Death’s Door
Herman Piedt Shot Wound Tells of Accident
A ten year old boy, Herman Piedt, son of a local farmer in North Carolina, suffered a bullet wound through the leg while he and another boy were shooting gobbers with a small rifle. He endured 12 hours of pain before revealing he was injured.
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Herman
Fessenden
N. C
Herman Piedt
Royal Miracles Described In Touch Of English Monarchs
A Red Gross sale at Christie's featured a volume detailing alleged cures by royal touch. It notes Charles II and James II each claimed large numbers cured, and references Queen Anne and Dr Samuel Johnson in scrofula cures.
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London
Christie’s
Charles II
James II
Samuel Johnson
Man Throws Rock At Train In Fear After First Sighting
George Mason of Danville Kentucky fled cliffs north of High Bridge when he saw the first train on the Queen and Crescent route. He threw a rock at the Royal Palm causing a broken window and striking Ray Fagan. Mason says he had never before seen a train and mistook it for a huge vermin.
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Danville
George Mason
High Bridge
Kentucky River
Queen & Crescent
Ray Fagan
Mason
Fred Hug Denied Embraces in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Rosier Hug alleges in circuit court that Fred Hug failed to live up to his name by driving her from home on May 17, 1911 and has refused to allow her to return. The case seeks divorce on grounds of separation and mistreatment.
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Fred Hug
Chicago
Rosier Hug
Mrs. Hug
Hug
Lassen Volcano Observations Joint Study By Agencies
Washington reports Mt Lassen in California remains an active and dangerous volcano. The Geological Survey and Forest Service have begun informal cooperation to record its activity for a later government study by geologist J. S. Diller. Rangers and Brokeoff Mountain fire lookout observers document eruptions and mud rivers that damaged bridges and grazing areas.
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Washington
Mt. Lassen
Cal
Geological Survey
Forest Service
Lassen National Forest
J. S. Diller
Forest
Brokeoff Mountain
Diller
Hat Creek
Wireless
San Francisco
Lassen Forest
United States
Lassen
Trainman Saves Baby From Bridge Fall Near Pittsburgh
Four year old Pat Walter Betle played near a city bridge under repair when he toppled into a hole and headed toward the tracks twenty five feet below. Brakeman Richard Roundtree on the roof of a boxcar caught the child as a freight train roared past within feet.
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Pittsburgh
Pat Walter Betle
Richard Roundtree
Marriage of Girl Twelve Annulled in Kansas Court
Judge J O Rankin in the district court annulled the marriage of Mattie Bellamy a twelve year old schoolgirl to George Smith twenty one who owns a farm eight miles west of Olathe They wed February 1 and evidence showed the bride was forced into the union by her foster parents.
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Olathe
Kan
J. O. Rankin
Mattie Bellamy
George Smith
Right Thing Timed Wrongly Noted
A reflective line notes that prudent action sometimes coincides with correct timing by accident, highlighting an unintended virtue in misjudged moments.
Flowing Garden Care And Winter Planting Tips
Practical advice on winterizing and managing houseplants bedding plants and bulbs. Instructions cover pot upkeep soil care watering sun exposure and pest checks. Includes hedge plants, canna, lemon scale treatment, gloxinia seeds, frost rules, lawn care, tree revival with woodbine, and cosmos cultivation.
Beauty of Day Lily Shows Hybridist’s Progress
The Day lily has expanded from few varieties to a broad color range and a long bloom period thanks to hybridists. Yellow shades are particularly admired and the plant can be grown from seed or divisions. It blooms from about May 20 to September and is hardy, adaptable, and easy to cultivate.
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Jack Frost
Woodbine
The Bosporus Across History and Nations
A concise travelogue essay traces the Bosporus name and its Greek roots while noting modern conflicts. It reflects on the historic Cimmerian Bosporus in the Sea of Azoff, ancient Crimea under Greek kings, and the Bosporus as a symbol amid Russian attacks and Turkish defense, per the London Chronicle.
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Bosporus
Sea of Azoff
Crimea
London Chronicle
Judge quotes couple over twin name debate
A humorous exchange records Mrs Ayre Shaft noting neighbors in the next apartment enjoy naming their newborn twins. Mr Ayre Shaft quips that he proposed Hugh and Cry, eliciting the judge's remark.
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Mrs. Rayner
Berlin
Allison Macbain
Montreal
Que
I$ Evangelist
California
Dainties
France
Trainman
Baby
Josephine DE Marr
Cactus Dahlia
Lily
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