Kent Trevor Delivers Mail Via Clever Stilts
Kent Trevor quits idle dreams after graduating to take a mail carrier post between Senoia and Chetney with Judge Dent’s support. He uses tall stilts to speed trips, endures teasing, and, by working days in the field and study at night, earns entry to the junior college class while aiding his mother and village.
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Kent Trevor
Kent
John
Blue Pond
John Fenton
Senoia High School
Chetney
Senoia
Judge Dent
Senola
Lonnie
Scotland
America
Senola High School
Mole Facts and a Tale from Chicago Tribune
A short note explains the mole as a below ground dwelling animal with sharp fore claws and a tendency to leave welts on soil. A boy hunted a mole for three days and sold its skin for two cents, giving the money to the heathen in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Man
George
Chicago Tribune
At the Age of Forty in a Humorous Exchange
A playful dialogue notes a fortieth birthday celebration. Smith teases Jones about turning forty and being a philosopher or physician. Jones claims philosophy, and reflects on gratitude to the man who married his earlier love at twenty.
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Smith
Jones
Aeroplane to Replace Bicycle as Common Locomotion
Paris reports Santos-Dumont predicts airborne travel will become affordable and safe for all, with practical aeroplanes housed in homes. He envisions lower maintenance than cars, no tire wear, and fewer collisions, with air travel starting next year to the seashore and a new industry emerging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santos-Dumont
Paris
Terra Firma
Fortune in Trousseau Miss Steel Weds in Unique Venetian Lace
Philadelphia reports Miss Ethel Anson Steel daughter of Mrs. William Steel wore a gown begun in childhood in Venetian lace of the Raphael pattern for her Grace Church Germantown wedding to Wheeler Hazard Peckham. The gown, nearly unique in the world, features lace woven in a Venetian cellar by nuns, paired with a sapphire and diamond necklace given by the bridegroom.
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Philadelphia
United States
Ethel Anson Steel
William Steel
Cresheim
Mount Airy
Grace Church
Germantown
Wheeler Hazard Peckham
New York
Paris
Venice
Europe
Mrs. Steel
College Girls Strike Over Food at Guildford House
Cleveland reports Guildford House College for Women students begin a strike claiming insufficient meals. Matron Miss Bissell says dormitory expenses have not been paid, prompting a curtailment of dining. Students rally, cite paying $8 weekly, and dine instead at The Corners.
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Cleveland, O
Guildford House College For
Miss Bissell
Secret burial places kept by Comanche tribesmen
In Lawton Oklahoma a Comanche custom guards burial sites and names of the dead as sacred rites. Diggers and observers must keep locations confidential, even from non tribe members, to avoid dishonor. Elders say many graves lie unmarked in the Big Pasture with only a few knowing their exact sites.
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Lawton
Okla
KR. P. Sanders
Decrease in Rail Deaths in Latest ICC Report
The Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin for the year ending June 30, 1906, shows 16 937 total casualties to passengers and employees on duty, down from 18 296 in the prior quarter. Passenger and employee deaths in train accidents fell to 194 from 274, while collisions and derailments reached 3 103 with 1 838 collisions and 153 derailments affecting passenger trains. Damages totaled 2 373 924 dollars. coupling deaths dropped to 68, year end totals show increases in employee deaths and injuries versus the previous year.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lock of Washington's Hair Moves to Patriots Hall
The Washington Memorial chapel at Valley Forge now exhibits a prized relic a lock of George Washingtons hair. The gift came from Mrs Pechin of Philadelphia who received it 34 years ago from James Hamilton then 84. Hamilton had it from his father Alexander Hamilton an aide to Gen Washington who had given it to the general.
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Norristown
Washington Memorial
Valley Forge
George Washington
Pechin
Philadelphia
James Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Lost Lang Mopes Moonshiners After Loss in Tennessee
John Weaver Lang, banking on Republican victory in Tennessee, vanished for weeks to wander the Cumberland Mountains delivering prohibition speeches to moonshiners. After the Democratic setback he ranted, then vowed to press on with a speech series for illicit whiskey men despite the shock of defeat.
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Colin
Tenn
John Weaver Lang
Cumberland Mountains
Lang
A CAREFUL MOTHER RECOUNTS SNEER AT COUNTRY CHILDREN
Miss Eva Matteson, teaching in Carolina, recalls a mother who boasted of refined manners for her daughter Muriel. The city woman warned teachers to avoid country slang and to keep Muriel away from Willie Williams, whom she labeled as from a bad crowd.
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Carolina
R. L
Eva Matteson
Providence
Muriel
Williame
Wolf Jaw Found in Tree Near Sergeantsville
John S. Sperling chopping an oak on Anderson Bray’s farm near Sergeantsville, Flemington, discovered a petrified jawbone embedded in the tree center 16 feet from the ground. The find is thought to be from a wolf. The tree was two feet in diameter.
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Flemington
N. J
Anderson Bray
Sergeantsville
John S. Sperling
Complexion Boost From Oranges and Oatmeal
The article extols oranges and oatmeal as excellent for the complexion and urges women who value good skin to indulge in a liberal amount of both.
New Floral Pin Cushions Adorn Bureau Furniture
The article notes a shift from plain pin cushions to floral designs for bureaus consoisniers and toilet tables this winter. It explains simple make up a bag shaped cushion with a blossom top and a cardboard bottom covered in cloth to create decorative cushions for dressing tables.
Floral ribbon purses and pin cushions described
Instructions explain making decorative floral items from silk ribbons and cardboard forms. Techniques include assembling four panels or teneths into a bag filled with cotton or sawdust, finishing with ribbon gathered tops and knotted petals, plus cushion and hat pin holders resembling roses and blossoms.
How to Treat Obesity From a Fragments Text
A fragmented health note argues excess eating and drinking cause obesity and urges reducing liquids and certain foods. It warns against sudden water cuts and promotes avoiding soups stews fruit and salty or greasy items to curb appetite and energy.
Dedication Ceremony for New Home Sparks Family Lessons
A family recently moved into a new house and held a dedication ceremony with Scripture readings. The piece envisions a mother organizing a home dedication day with songs, talks on home life, and family members sharing their perspectives. Souvenirs like a house photo or family portrait could be given.
Be Ready for the Rainy Day Fashion Tips
Practical guide urges readiness for wet weather with boots coats hats and umbrellas. Advises accessories like red accents coral beads and selective browns to enhance a dull day ensemble while stressing a cautious palette for pale complexions.
Study Appearance by Choosing Clothes for Your Style
The guidance urges dressing according to personal style to study appearance. It emphasizes selecting clothing that reflects individual taste and strengthens self-presentation through deliberate wardrobe choices.
String Roller 8 Useful Craft Device
A simple string roller uses two milner spools on a skewer with end caps covered in paper. One spool holds colored string and the other white, tied with a many looped bow and a long hanging loop. A small pair of scissors should hang with the roller for easy use.
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Milner
Candied Rose Petals From Fragrant Blossoms
The method selects fresh rose petals and dries them on a sieve before cooking a sugar syrup to thread consistency. Rose essence and a touch of cochineal color the syrup, petals are dipped, drained, and dried, then dusted with flour if needed and served on bon-bon saucers.
Tartans Fashion Forecast for Winter Wear
Tartans in various materials rise in popularity for tailor-made costumes blouses millinery trimmings and underskirts. All dark blue and green fabrics are favored for outdoor wear and suit older or darker tones.
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M. E. Lowman
Joseph B. Bowles
Benny
Santos Dumont
Trousseau
Winsted
Conn
George Bushnell
Lakeville
Bushnell
Bureau
Rose Designa
Haly
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