A Sudbury Romance Ends in Reunion and Hope
Tom Maynes, a Sudbury lawyer, and Mabel Vickers are known as a handsome couple. After a riding accident leaves Tom crippled, Nora, Mabel’s sister, helps him recover with Dr Tremayne. Tom and Nora wed, while Mabel watches from a distance as the couple depart for their honeymoon.
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Sudbury
Tom Maynes
Mabel Vickers
Mabel
Tom
Aimals
Close Hill Gap
Jewel Country
Nora
Ton
Mill J
Brentwood
Penny Return Request Echoes in Pittsfield Church
A Pittsfield Massachusetts mother explains to her young son why a church plate collector did not return his penny. The child grows curious and demands the missing coin as the mother offers gentle clarification after the service.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Life as It Really Is Excerpt Summary Card
Fragmentary excerpt reflects on life as self created with no tasks for the aimless and no suffering for the sinful. The tone contemplates existential ease and moral contrast.
Mortgage secrets spark a sly quip exchange
A brief dialogue ribbing about mortgage secrecy contrasts a remark on a house loan with a jab about automobiles. The exchange uses humor to suggest hidden personal matters and social judgments.
Dinky Belts Spark Drama Amid Tailor Tales
The writer mocks a boastful man who slips from his tailor with ease, noting a small yet telling detail a belt to his coat signaling quick moves or deception.
Saloon Troubles End in Death Inquiry in Open County
A northern Michigan Indian dies after drinking in a wide open Kem met county town. A coroner’s jury rules death by strangulation from excess liquor. A saloon keeper is suspected and goes on trial as witness quips highlight the case.
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Michigan
Kemmet County
Deai
Cutting Wide Slots With Hacksaw
Mechanics often cut slots in metal with a hacksaw. For wide slots two or more blades can be joined to create a single wider cut. Straightening the pins that hold the blades lets them grip with uniform tension.
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Popular Mechanics
Deadly night air and phonograph talk raise eyebrows
In Buffalo Express chatter, neighbors reminisce about a dangerous night air while noting a neighbor’s phonograph, turning small talk into a curious local anecdote.
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Buffalo Express
The Fool Supreme in Court Letters
An aging writer pens love letters to a young woman whose business sense draws attention in court. The exchange reveals a dynamic of affection and ambition amid legal surroundings.
Effects in Massing by L M Bennington
Two photographs of California homes illustrate massing in garden design with background or foreground emphasis. The piece discusses general massing over individual plants, plant care for winter bloomers, rooting slips, pruning, mulching, and shelter for pot plants, with notes on weather and weeds.
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L. M. Bennington
California
Berkeley
Smith
Oakland
Darky
Among the Flowers: Care for Annuals and Potted Plants
The article advises cutting flowers of annuals to extend bloom, warns seeds halt flowering, and stresses proper watering and shading. It explains providing light for sun-demanding pots, using a jardiniere, and a simple fern watering method with bricks in a tub to keep plants fresh in morning sun.
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Jardiniere
Fall Sowing of Annuals and Care of Dahlias
The article lists annuals suitable for fall sowing including alyssum poppies bachelor buttons lupins coreopsis arctons larkspurs marigolds morning glories wild cucumbers sweet peas sunflowers and California poppies. It notes fall sown plants may bloom earlier than spring sown, and explains dahlias should be dug after the first frost stored in dry sand and coal ashes. Lilium Candidum is to be transplanted in September.
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California
Mother’s Cook Book Promotes Cheerful Living and Celery Root Dish
A maternal guide celebrates positive outlooks and daily harmony. It offers celery root recipes, from simple tender root in white sauce to an elaborate celery and beet filling, with serving ideas and garnish notes for family meals.
Thick Ham Preparation For A Small Family
A thick ham piece two to three pounds is simmered two hours then skin removed. Cloves are inserted into the fat, the ham is crusted with crumbs and sugar and baked fifteen minutes. Bone-free carving suits small families and leftover ham can be stuffed into green peppers or added to white sauce for toast.
Favorite Filmcom Recipe Inspired Mix
A kitchen note suggests chopping one and a half pounds of cooked chicken three ounces of cooked ham and a hard cooked egg then mixing with Favorite of Filmcom for a savory dish idea.
Odd Patents and Odd Facts From a Bygone Era
A patent grants a drink that can double as a bath tub. A starfish lacks a nose yet its underside senses smell. Geologists report minerals in Spitzbergen but not in paying quantities. Mexico spans 1900 miles NW to SE and 140 to 750 miles wide with 1400 miles of Gulf coastline. Roller skating origins in England trace to 1790. Zululand’s clear air lets starlight be seen seven miles away. A crow may destroy 700,000 insects yearly. Camels mature for work at five but decline after twenty five, living to around forty. A Swiss goat hierarchy joke aside. A Guernsey lighthouse cat rings a bell via a door shelf circuit to enter its keeper’s dwelling.
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Spitzbergen
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
England
Zululand
Switzerland
Platte Sougere
Guernsey
Novel Use for Handkerchief Slumber Pillow Idea
Instructions suggest transforming a fine handkerchief or net into a slumber pillow by sewing linen and net on three sides leaving one side open for inserting the pillow. Finish with snaps or buttons and add tiny chiffon or silk roses diagonally across the pillow for a washable decorative piece.
The Stomach at War with Indulgence and Fatigue
The text urges renewed care for the stomach addressing its burdens and rebellions. It advises fasting lightly before meals, avoiding excess starches and sweets, eating slowly, and resting after eating to prevent indigestion and improve health. It frames stomach health as a world worthy concern.
The Superstitious Bride to Be and June Graces
A 1916 note on wedding month superstitions describes brides favoring June for roses and weddings and explores cases where disruptions or clever tricks shifted plans to July or August. It cites anecdotes of lost rings, rival suitors, and a village clerk who outwits a rival to win the bride.
Poultry Pointers for Better Care and Profit
Practical tips for boosting egg production and profits through water and milk supplementation, fruit or vegetables for hens, early pallet separation, careful breeding, winter-laying stock, and disease management. Emphasizes using a desirable male for 2-3 years, planning campaigns, and not overfeeding while ensuring range access.
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Sruss
Farm Herd Culling Guide Emphasizes Vigorous Mature Stock
The article advises farmers to cull weak stock aggressively to improve herd quality. Selection should focus on vigor, size, and production using only mature animals.
Myth of Daylight Star Seeing Declared An Old Wives Tale
A Journal of the British Astronomical Association writer debunks the myth that stars can be seen in daylight from wells mines or chimneys. Sunlight creates atmospheric glare that hides stars, though planets and stars can be glimpsed with a telescope in daylight. Venus and Mercury are more visible in daylight than in darkness, with colors affecting visibility.
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British Astronomical Association
Venus
Mercury
Spinach Ring and Steamed Brown Bread Recipe
A vintage recipe describes a spinach ring or Swiss chard centerpiece served with steamed brown bread. It instructs mixing yellow corn meal rye meal flour milk molasses baking powder and a pinch of salt, then steaming in a greased mold for four hours with optional dried fruit.
When a Child Is Noisy It Is Healthy Says Dayton News
The Dayton News argues that noise and activity in children signal health and normal development. Quiet children or those not playing may indicate issues needing attention, and society should tolerate some disruption while guiding behavior to keep environments calm and patient.
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Observer
Daily Row
Tne
Dayton News
Experimental vaccine work aims to immunize against mumps
Experiments at the Rockefeller Institute by Dr Wollstein on cats show that exposure to saliva from mumps patients causes infection in cats. Attenuation of infectious material with serum from recovered cats reduces reaction, and reinoculation yields little effect, suggesting a potential path to immunity.
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Rockefeller Institute
Parrot Manicures Nails With Knife in Cage
Ansonia Connecticut officials Patrolman Purtell Officer Mahoney and Building Inspector Corcoran report observing a parrot in a cage performing nail care with a penknife. The bird picked up the blade held it in its beak and scraped its toes on the edge until satisfied then released the knife.
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Purtell and Mahoney
Corcoran
Ansonia
Conn
Farming by Electric Light Lets Work Continue at Night
Dynamos provide powerful electric light on Western farms enabling plowing cultivation and harvesting after dark. The dynamo powered systems light large fields and tractors carry front and rear lamps to guide work as heat subsides.
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Pees
Tor
Yor
Tremayne
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Filmcom
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