Weary Jim the Tramp Finds Rest in Village Grave
A penniless wanderer nicknamed Weary Jim reads a sensational reward notice and fakes wealth through a lawyer's plan. He endures luxury, deception, and heartache, but returns to mendless life. In the end he dies in a cottage garden, and is buried with a simple tombstone reading Weary Jim Tramp at Rest.
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Hyacinth
Hyacinth Sharp
Jim
Joe
Doctor Adams
Rose Adams
Mr. Newton
Mamma
Papa
Lead Prices And Waste Meant To Burn Our World
A remark by D. M. Liddell in Engineering Magazine warns that ancient and modern uses of lead threaten higher prices and greater waste. He notes rain eroding lead paint, hunting removing lead stock, coffins with lead linings, corroded pipes, plumbers discarding lead dross, and tea packed in lead foil. He also cites storage batteries as a new source of lead loss as their sludge is often discarded.
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D. M. Liddell
Engineering Magazine
The Modern Way Joke Diagnosis Sale
A doctor lists minor ailments such as ear inflammation throat issues digestive problems and bronchitis. He suggests specialists for each area then reveals the cure is taking a ten dollar bill from the patient.
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Tappem
Swallow
Pepsin
The Gargoyle excerpt on a porch quarrel and reconciliation
A porch scene features George pleading to return after a sharp quarrel with a woman who bans contact. He offers to reform and begs for another chance while she refuses, calling him a little angel before the moment ends.
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George
Quote on principle and money influencing men
A concise observation notes that some men abandon principles in favor of comfort as money speaks louder than convictions. The remark contrasts integrity with ease, implying many choose self interest over standing firm.
Descent From Snowclad Peaks Amidst Siberian Weather
An officer narrates Russians driving through a brutal blizzard near Koprikeul Asia Minor. Sappers clear paths as troops descend from seven to eleven thousand feet with guns and pack animals. Despite winds, frost and drift, no man is lost, and Turkish trenches react in panic.
Mission of sentiment follows Bois to New York aboard Rochambeau
Jules Bois distinguished French journalist and poet arrives in New York on the Rochambeau on a mission of sentiment. The Theatre Francais may visit the United States in October as a special government gesture. Bois plans to arrange education for French youths through apprenticeships in American banks mills farms and colleges.
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Jules Bois
Rochambeau
New York
M. Bois
Theatre Francais
France
Ring Found in Del Marred by Years of Plowing
In Seaford Delaware Mrs George E M Stengle recovered a plain gold ring lost over twenty three years ago. The initials were visible and the trinket was found by her nine year old daughter Ethel while playing in a melting snow spot. The ring survived repeated plowing and tilling of the yard.
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Seaford
Del
George E. M. Stengle
Ethel
Nightie Worth Sixty Eight Fifty in Wisconsin Suit
In La Crosse Wisconsin Judge C W Hunt rules Mack Timmerman must pay 68 50 for losing his bride's night robe on wedding night as part of a baggage incident. Hopkins baggage line worker left suitcases on a dray and two were stolen including the night robe. The judge found loss of garment humiliation and inconvenience warranted the award against J C Hopkins owner of the dray line.
Many Estates Lack Heirs In New York City
New York city treasury gained $366 856 35 from estates of residents who died in Manhattan hospitals intestate with no heirs. Public Administrator William M Hoes will divide the funds if claims are not filed, otherwise the money supports city and state public improvements. Nine tenths of fortunes come from foreigners. amounts ranged from one cent to 13 000 dollars.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan
William M. Hoes
City of
Europe
United States
Drink evil growing among women in Lancashire towns
Annual court reports from Lancashire manufacturing districts show rising female drunkenness. In Rochdale 173 men and 122 women were arrested for drunkenness last year, up from 228 men and 17 women previously. High female employment and separation allowances are cited as factors.
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London
Lancashire
Rochdale
Wigan
No Clocks In Prison Prompt Time Equals Freedom
A visitor at the Oklahoma prison notes the absence of clocks in the Administration building rotunda and cell houses. A staffer replies that inmates have all the time they want, with time kept by electric gangs dividing work and meals by rings.
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Oklahoma
McAlester
Okla
State Penitentiary
Electric Gangs
Man Laughs At Bullets In Baltimore Courtroom
Nathan Lewis testified against William Edwards in a Baltimore criminal case for assault with intent to murder and carrying a deadly weapon. Edwards fired twice. the first bullet struck Lewis in the arm, which he pulled out and discarded. The second bullet passed through Lewis’s mouth as he smiled, loosening a tooth, before the men were separated.
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Baltimore
Nathan Lewis
William Edwards
Lewis
Edwards
Color in Annuals for Summer Flowering and Mass Planting
The piece advises massing flowers for best effect using single species. It covers carnation and rose vases, the old calliopsis, single dahlia seedlings from seed, and chrysanthemum and aster varieties. It warns against mixed seed packets and suggests white and lavender asters with rose as third color, plus tips on salvia and self sowing petunias.
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Sumer
Invention Aims to Make Silk From Banana Fiber
Rio de Janeiro reports interest in Sr. Adalberto Veiga's method to chemically treat banana palm fiber into a gum that spins into a fine elastic floss like silk. By products include cellulose for paper celluloid and tannin gum.
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Rio de Janeiro
Sr. Adalberto Veiga
Burial and estate funds diverted before city transfer
The text notes that in each case a respectable burial is arranged for the deceased and the estate funds are diverted before any assets are turned over to the city.
New Idea Critics Wage Reform Favor Earner Equity
A Buffalo Enquirer column argues for wage reform linking increases to workers with the least pay for the hardest labor. The opinion highlights a method to raise wages from the bottom up to improve fairness and productivity.
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Buffalo Enquirer
Do Away With Rose Pests
Activate a pest spray using coal oil soap suds lime water and Paris green. Mix hot soap solution with coal oil then add lime the Paris green and keep stirred while applying to upper leaf surfaces. The blend protects bushes though it may harm pests and slugs.
Old Fashioned Flower Garden Favorites Listed
A gardener's guide lists timeless flowers for summer beds including Ageératum Sweet Alyssum mixed Snapdragons Victoria Asters Calendula Cal Hopsis Early Flowering Cosmos Dahlias Larkspur Gaillardia Gypsophila Sultana mixed Marigolds Nicotiana Nasturtiums Shirley Poppies Phlox Scabiosa Morning Bride Sweet Peas and Zinnias. The emphasis is on colorful varieties and easy-to-grow options for lively borders.
Amaranthus as a Bold Garden Color Scheme
The amaranthus is a neglected plant with potential to outshine canna and caladiums. It offers red, red and yellow, and red yellow green color schemes that can be explored with a trial planting.
Purify Lily Pond Water With Lime Solution
Instructions describe purifying lily pond water by slaking fresh sharp lime in water to create a whitewash like liquid and stirring it into the pond until well incorporated. If ineffective, a little more lime may be added to destroy insect life.
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Jim
Berry Avenue
Adam Sharp
Mtire
Sharp
Mr. Newton
Hyacinth
Treat jn Store for the Boarders
A boarding house scene recalls a mother guiding her daughter on using basting threads by offering to stir them into frosting for a cocoanut cake. The vignette reflects domestic life and resourceful homemaking.
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Alabama
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Scottsboro, Ala
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