Dreamer and Drumbeat of Bourne End Romance
Dick Sittingwell, a drummer with high income and a shy longing for Elsie Van Nugent, forms a secret attachment to the old maid owner of a New England estate. After Elsie’s fortune is seized by a rogue lawyer, Dick buys the house with a plan to win her, then reveals his real aim by paying her debt and confessing love with a kiss.
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Bill
Dick Sittingwell
Elsie van Nugent
Bourne End
Miss van Nugent
Elsie
New England
Garden
Miss Elsie
Sharples
Birthstones Adopted by National Jewelers Association 1913
The American National Retail Jewelers' Association adopted a list of birthstones on August 8 1913. January garnet February amethyst March blood stone and aquamarine April diamond May emerald June pearl and moonstone July ruby August sardonyx and peridot September sapphire October opal and tourmaline November topaz December turquoise and lapis lazuli.
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American National Retail Jewelers’ Association
Taken at His Word by a Sarcastic Father
In the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegram a scene unfolds where a stern father remarks on Smiley, who has stayed three nights, hinting he should bring his trunk and live with them. The daughter, bashful but eager, hopes to invite him and tells him to expect the offer this evening.
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Julia
Smiley
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegram
Ellen
Plum
Mr. Plum
McClure
Swedish chemists remove carbon from coal
Swedish chemists have found a method to extract the finely divided carbon held in suspension within coal. The discovery promises a cleaner separation process and potential improvements in coal processing efficiency.
Home Grounds Advice For Flower Beds And Vines
Garden tips cover wind protection for dahlias gladiolus and rank plants. Daily care for pansies nasturtiums and lilac seed management. Practical fertilizing rules weed control mulch with lawn clippings compost and soil improvement methods. Guidance on cosmos kudzu Madeira vine wild grape portulaca and making a lush bloom filled yard.
Helps in Flower Growing
Guidance on soil moisture and winter mulching for shrubs roses and perennials. Do not till soil when moist or lumpy. When frost recedes, dig in last fall's manure mulch and apply fertilizer or bone meal to support growth.
Transplanting Seedlings Tips for Outsider Gardeners
Transplant as soon as seedlings can be handled into pots or boxes with ample side room. Use hand transplanting or a forked stick if careful. Shade briefly after transplant and water gently. Provide air if weather is warm, then harden off before outdoor planting. Exercise caution when moving plants from conservatories hotbeds or indoor raised plants.
Edging Plants For Low Growing Garden Borders
The guide lists low growing edging plants by color. Pink varieties include petunias candytuft portulaca phlox pinks verbena and surprise. White plants feature dwarf white petunias portulaca zinnias and verbenas. Red selections cover cock's comb compact scarlet verbena portulaca phlox and petunia. Yellow options include dwarf marigolds violet chrysanthemum portulacca and zinnias.
Drought gardening hints favor hoe and dust mulch
Advice emphasizes using a hoe and dust mulch during dry weather over heavy watering. It suggests limiting hose use and opting for water-saving methods while maintaining plant care. The passage advocates efficient irrigation and soil moisture conservation.
Watering Plants Deeply to Reach Roots
The guidance emphasizes giving enough water for moisture to penetrate to the roots rather than saturating the surface. Deep watering helps plants endure protracted drought by nourishing deeper root systems.
Brugmansia Angel's trumpet flowering shrub guide
Brugmansia is a tender greenhouse shrub requiring potted transfer before frost if planted outdoors in spring. Flowers are pale cream turning to white, trumpet shaped, and the shrub is commonly called Angel's trumpet.
Planting in Long Rows for Seasonal Crops
The guide suggests sowing all long season crops in long rows across the garden, leaving a compact area on the far side for second crop vegetables to maximize space and maturity timing.
Ellen Dowd the Switchboard Star Turns Plum's Rival
Ellen Dowd starts as a switchboard operator for Perkins Plum and earns his respect with nerve and poise. She speaks up to curb his tirades, helps manage office staff, and becomes Plum's secretary while the narrator is promoted. Ellen reveals she is already pledged to another, rival to Plum in love and ambition.
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Mary Prime
Tom
Mr. Plum
Miss’ Rose
Ellen Dowd
Hilen
Perkins Plum
Plum
Ellen
Hllen
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for Salvation
A preacher explains that belief must rest on God's testimony about Jesus Christ. The sermon cites key Bible verses to show that faith is the only path to eternal life, warns against procrastination, and urges immediate belief to avoid damnation.
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God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
Peter
Jerusalem
Rings on the Oyster Debunk Age Ring Theory
Miss Ann L. Massy tests over six hundred oyster samples at Ardfry in Gal way bay. Her study finds that ring counts do not reliably indicate age, showing oysters eighteen months to four years can have widely varying numbers of rings.
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Miss Hisse
Ann L. Massy
Ardfry
Galway Bay
Miss. Massy
City status across nations and regions through history
The passage explains how the term city has varied meanings in England Canada and the United States. It notes that in England it originated with cathedral towns and episcopal sees though not fixed by law. In Canada city status depends on provincial municipal classifications. In the United States city denotes larger populations but often reflects form of government or aspirational use.
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England
Leeds
Canada
United States
Italians Invent Natural Bread From Grain
Italians create natural bread from grain with 880 pounds of bread from 660 pounds of grain. Grain is washed and germinates in a warm bath for 48 to 60 hours, then ground and baked into a grayish loaf. It allegedly offers higher nutritional qualities and better taste and digestibility than ordinary bread.
Barnstorm Minstrels Stage Odd Town Hall Skit
A comic barnstorming act at the town hall features Bones and Mistah Middleman in a playful exchange. The center piece of the scene prompts jokes about being green and cedar tree likeness, delivered in a rural, folksy cadence.
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Bones
Mistah Bones
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W. G. Chapman
Squire
Official
Betty Pake
Brugmansia
B. B. Sutcliffe
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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