Doctor Forman Solves Elsie Clavering Case
Dr Forman cures Elsie Clavering with a simple bone splint operation and forms a bond with her sister Madge. After Elsie regains strength, Madge reveals she loves the doctor but does not love him. Elsie confesses love for the doctor, who affirms his true affection and plans to marry into the family.
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Madge
Town
Worman
Heights
Doctor Forman
Forman
Clavering House
Tessie
Elsie
Hisie
Robert
Robert Forman
May Encourage the Others
A wag leaves his hometown after feeling unappreciated and finds instant fame in a distant land where his old jokes delight new audiences. He marries a princess who has never heard or seen anything worth noting and remains there enjoying his success. The judge hopes the tale will urge others to emigrate rather than pursue the Chautauqua platform.
Busy French Port in Indo China Noted Center
Saigon ranks among Boulogne and Bordeaux as a major French port outside France. It serves as the natural collecting and distributing hub for the Mekong delta rice regions and acts as the trans shipment port for other Indo China ports. Located on the Saigon river right bank, it lies about fifty miles inland from the sea.
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France
Saigon
Boulogne
Bordeaux
Mekong
Connai
Indo-China
Donnai
High Explosives and Nitrogen’s Paradox
High explosives rely on carbon compounds treated with nitric acid whose key component is nitrogen. Though nitrogen is inert in air its binding within explosive compounds releases gases on small provocation, producing the rapid expansion that yields the explosive effect.
Enduring Housework Motivation Sparks Family Health
The Beacon notes the endless cycle of dusting and dishwashing. It argues such chores tire workers until they recall how each repetition supports family health and happiness, giving renewed purpose to daily tasks.
Snipers Dominate Static War as New Threat Emerges
The piece contrasts sniper fire with shell and grenade dangers, noting snipers’ unobtrusive, relentless threat in trench warfare. It recalls two expert riflemen observing a German target at over 2000 yards, and recalls soldier "A" among Britain’s top marksmen who later died fetching water.
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Great Britain
Desert wrecks a minstrel seeks aid in Pomona
William Green a New Orleans born animal trainer and former minstrel star arrived in Pomona sick and penniless after a trek from New Orleans toward the San Francisco Exposition. His mule died in the desert and his dogs dwindled as he struggled to survive aided by a passing overland train.
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Pomona
Cal
William Green
New Orleans
Vandergrift
Green
San Francisco Exposition
Arizona
Oldest Red Cross Member Sent Picture to Ottawa Leader
A photo of the world’s oldest Red Cross member, a western Indian named Pointed Cap from the Fire Hills reserve in Saskatchewan, sent to Sir Robert Borden and then to local Red Cross rooms. He turns 108 on November 14. The Dominion’s support shows widespread wartime aid willingness across classes.
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Ottawa
Can
Robert Borden
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Fire Hills
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Flatiron Explosion Injures Two Girls
Berlinville Ohio reports a gasoline heater fed flatiron exploded in Miss Bina Jenkins hand. Edna and Bertha Jenkins daughters of a local farmer suffered painful burns from the blast near their home.
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Berlinvile
Edna
Bertha Jenkins
Here
Bina Jenkins
22 Little Cripples Healed at Hartford Bone Operations
Hartford doctors report twenty two spinal bone graft operations on children from improper homes at the Newington Home for Crippled Children, with no fatalities. Dr. C Wilson led the procedures, assisted by Drs. R M Yergason and Edward A Deming, in a year of notable cures for spinal, hip, club foot, and paralysis issues. The Newington Home is run by the Connecticut Children's Aid Society, and recently renamed from Newington Home for Incurables due to the many cures achieved.
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Hartford
Conn
Newington
C. Wilson
M. Yergason
Edward A. Deming
Doctor Albee
New York City
Connecticut Children’s Aid Society
Paris-bound train carries haunting WWI hospital memories
A veteran recounts early war days in Nice and Arras as stretcher bearer. He recalls the lack of anti tetanus serum, brutal amputations, and the grim morgue deaths. A Moroccan passenger condemns endless war and urges peace.
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Nice
France
Italy
Arras
Notre Dame de Lorette
Professor Bridwell Missing in Australian Wilds
Mrs Genevieve Bridwell wife of J W Bridwell former entomologist at the University of California sails news from Sydney and heads toward western Australia in search of her husband who went into the wilds months ago as an agent of the Hawaiian government seeking parasites to control insect pests.
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Berkeley
Cal
Genevieve Bridwell
J. W. Bridwell
University of California
Western Australia
Bridwell
Sydney
Australia
War Swells Rail Victims in Britain Amid War Strain
The Board of Trade figures for a year show 126 passenger deaths and 2,440 injuries across 23,700 miles of UK railways. Rail employees suffered 425 deaths and 6,065 injuries. The figures, already grim, are blamed on wartime changes in staff and schedules.
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London
Board of Trade
United Kingdom
Fun and Money in Asters by Lima R Rose
Instructions for starting Asters indoors from 200 seedlings per cigar box. Sow in loam, cover with linen cloth, provide bottom heat for a few days, keep moist, then move to strong light. Transplant at four leaves to promote root development and better bloom quality.
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Lima R. Rose
House Plants Care Guide From An Early 20th Century Column
The article urges regular plant care including proper light shade, watering, and avoidance of strong sun for potted plants. It advises moisture, moss packing for sun-exposed pots, rooting geranium slips now, avoiding winter bloomers, and thinning buds. It also covers fertilizer needs, pot sizes, cleanliness, and pest protection, comparing plants to children.
Proposal to reform the calendar with 28-day months
A curate at All Angels' Episcopal church in New York proposes all months contain 28 days with an extra intercalary month between June and July to complete the year. A milder idea would shift holidays to Mondays to give workers periodic Saturday half holidays and two days off.
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All Angels’ Episcopal Church
New York City
Making the Most of the Phlox Garden Tips
Nearly everyone can grow phlox with great success yet few know how to maximize growth. Divide old clumps to transplant in fall or spring or start from seeds sown shallowly. Plant 15 18 inches apart, pinch tops at 4 inches, and limit to two or three growths for large blooms. Ensure clean culture and occasional manure or water to boost flowering. For long blooming, pinch back about one third of stems.
Timely Hints for Grafting and Garden Care
Practical notes urge avoiding San Jose scale infested or diseased scions and caution against fall planting of evergreens. Early spring delivery, ready ground, guiding chrysanthemum bloom by pruning to a single central bud, and after drain tile work use crushed rock to stabilize soil. Wait for a stiff freeze before mulching strawberry beds and keep bees undisturbed in a dry cellar through winter.
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San Jose
Get Rid Of Them House Plants And Window Garden
The piece urges discarding buggy shaggy house plants that fail to improve and calls the window garden an eyesore. It argues better demolition of the garden than mocking nature with victims of neglect and ignorance.
To Insure Good Coffee Boil Pot Weekly
Instruction details how to clean a coffee pot by boiling with baking soda. Mix a tablespoon of baking soda in cold water to fill two thirds of the pot, boil 15 minutes, rinse thoroughly and dry completely.
Greatest Depth of North Sea Report
The North Sea covers 221000 square miles and reaches its greatest depth of 2000 feet near Skaggerak with the deepest point noted in this area.
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North Sea
Skaggerak
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W. G. Chapman
Alps
Tyrolesa Alps
Desert
Wilds
Asters
Jardiniere
L. M. Bennington
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