Nellies Legacy Bed Legacy Work Basket Sparks Romance
Nellie Willett receives Aunt Janet's old work basket from Uncle Peter. She befriends Chester Dorsett, cares for his lively nieces and nephews, and mends their clothes. His growing affection blooms into love and a hopeful marriage, tied to the cherished heirloom.
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Nellie
Old Peter Brierly
Peter
Nellie Willett
Janet
Neilie
Mary
Nelie
Wellie
Chester Dorsett
Betty
Danny
Qld
Mr. Dorsett
Mr. Dos
The Formidable Tom and the Mountain Stranger
A writer trekking the southern mountains seeks a cabin with guidance from a wary local. The man warns Tom is volatile and suspicious, likely to challenge visitors, set a dog, or even threaten with a gun if offended. Yet passage demands stopping at Tom's cabin to proceed.
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Tom
New York Times
His Probable Identity On Hogback Hill Car Trouble
A Kansas City Star item relays Mr Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge recounting a dramatic scene with a well dressed man whose motorcar balked on Hogback Hill. The vehicle rolled back to the bottom wrapped around a tree, caught fire, and burned. The man, singed, fled to seek a doctor.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
California Poppy Proves Itself A Stunning Carefree Bloom
A Los Angeles Times note praises resilient California flowers that thrive without attention. The piece highlights the poppy eschscholzia and other blooms, including petunias that flower daily through summer with no water, and a fence of climbing nasturtiums beside a bed of dwarf varieties displaying vibrant colors.
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California
Day of Progress Echoes From Curtiss In New York
Glenn H. Curtiss the airman speaks in New York about the 1 000 horsepower tripline and what may be expected from it. He declares the day of skeptics in flying is past and notes rapid progress interrupting doubters who insist it cannot be done.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
New York
When Eggs Were High in Egypt
A playful scene unfolds with Cleopatra offering a poached egg as a substitute for a pearl in a beverage. The attendant questions the idea while Cleopatra dismisses the notion as impractical and shifts to the egg option.
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Egypt
Cleopatra
London Flyers Describe Aerial War Frontline Realities
In a London scene veterans of British aviation recount air combat near the Archies and enemy planes. Brennan notes eighty bullet holes in his plane, while Archie guns and flaming onions haunt engagements as pilots gain nerves and precision.
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London
Pommy
Brennan
Royal Flying Corps
Archie
Gilray
Tylie
Gil
Great Britain
Britain
Archibald
Earth
Moose captured after entering sawmill booms near Sault Ste. Marie
A large bull moose entered the St Marys River booms at a Sault Ste. Marie sawmill. Mill workers rope captured the animal after it wedged between logs. The moose was displayed at Chippewa County Fair and is to be released later.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
St. Mary’s River
Rich Massachusetts heiress weds Italian prince in private Mass
Miss Margaret Preston Draper of Massachusetts marries Prince Andrea Boncompagni of Italy. Cardinal Gibbons conducts the service with a nuptial mass in a private house chapel. The bride recently joined the Catholic Church and has lived in several capitals, while the Boncompagni Ludovisi family has short but notable Italian history.
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Margaret Preston Draper
Massachusetts
Prince Andrea Boncompagni
Italy
Cardinal Gibbons
Miss Draper
Boncompagni
St. James
Boncompagni-Ludovis
Wedding Ring Exempt in Yonkers Judgment
Judge Beall upheld Michael Stelm's refusal to surrender his wedding ring to satisfy a $72 judgment in Yonkers New York. The ruling preserves the ring as exempt property under hardship and family decree.
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Yonkers, N
Beall
Michael Stelm
Coyote Attacks Autoist in Reno Incident
P Y Gillson describes a coyote that attacked a moving car at 30 miles an hour then rose to attack the driver after the vehicle was stopped to inspect damage. The animal was badly cut up and driven off with rocks. Gillson traveled with County Commissioner Henrichland and $800 to cover debts while hoping for future happiness for the family. Ernst obtained a divorce first.
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Reno
Nev
P. Y. Gillson
Lakeview U
Garson
Gillson
Gilson
Henrich
Ernst Beat Her to St Chicago Divorce Letter
Mrs Mary Ernst wrote her husband she would divorce him to marry a sixty six year old man with 295 acres, prompting a sensational domestic dispute report.
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Ernst
Chicago
Mary Ernst
Germans Treated Well Prisoners Impress American Visitors
The American Manufacturers' Export Association delegation touring Bordeaux observed four German prisoners digging a trench. Lt. Col. Georges Clavel ordered the men to safety, prompting praise for French humane treatment. Visitors toured Bordeaux munitions sites and celebrated wine cellars, noting French hospitality and the absence of Swiss parcels for German prisoners.
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Paris
Bordeaux
American Industrial Commission
American Manufacturers’ Export Association
Chamber of Commerce of
Georges Clavel
Clavel
Germany
J. G. Butler, Jr
Youngstown, C
France
J. H. Sague
Public Service
New York
Daniel Guestler
Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce
Switzerland
England
Birds Block Gas Pipe Stopping Menominee Gas Supply
Two sparrows built a nest in an outlet pipe of a water tank feeding gas in Menominee Wisconsin. The nest clogged the pipe causing tank overflow during heavy rain and gas to be shut off for several hours. Gas was restored after the obstruction was removed.
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Menominee
Wis
Military Training for Deaf Students in Atlanta
Students at the Georgia School for the Deaf in Atlanta will receive military training. Commands will be conveyed by abbreviated sign language.
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Atlanta
Georgia Training School For the Deaf
Flaked Potatoes Street Food and Fodder Use
Flaked potatoes are used for human food and cattle fodder. The brief notes highlight the dual role of dehydrated potatoes in diets and livestock feeds across contexts.
Lilies and Rock Garden Ideas From Lettuce and Lilies
Lilies imports and growing tips. Advice covers planting time for lilies from Japan and Europe, cold protection with manure and coverings, and selecting varieties such as Lilium Auratum Virginale Album and Auratum Wittel. Describes chimney garden rock walls, stone placement, soil layers, water lines, and plant companions like forget me nots and iris.
Making the Stones Count Garden Wall Art
By L M Bennington the article argues rock gardens enhance gardens with decorative walls. It notes rock garden appeal lies in using rough field stones for retaining walls and the beauty comes from practical, natural materials.
Gardeners Guide to Forcing Anemones Hyacinths and Tulips
The note outlines planting and forcing times for anemones in October or November, with six roots in a six inch pot, covered one inch, and stored in a frost-free area until spring. For sweet peas bloom in January to March plant mid October or early December for winter. Hyacinths may be potted in October and kept above freezing in a greenhouse or cold frame until forced. High light, ample manure water, and shielded spikes extend bloom. tulips need rich light soil and careful pot culture.
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Paris
Iceland
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Ypres
Coyote
J. Calvet
United States
A. B. Farquhar
M. Calvet
L. M. Bennington
America
Japan
Chinatown
Milan
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