Forget Me Nots Spark a Courtroom to Romance
In a bustling city law office, Miss Myra Gage aids a distraught widow and a careless nephew, Harley Vernon. After a botched flower pot incident, Myra tracks a hat maker, replaces the damaged hat, and returns an absent receipt found inside. Old Richard Shaw forgives the mishap and a wedding follows within the year.
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Richard Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Vernon
Harley Vermon
Harley
Mr. Bhaw
Myra Gage
Billy
Bing
Myra
Lilly
Shaw
Larley Vernon
Harley Vernon
Notorious Case Shows Gunshot Murder Evidence
An old London case recounted by Lord Chancellor Don involved a murder trial where the only clear link was a gunshot wound. Surgeon's testimony and a blood-stained wadged ballad fragment tied the crime to the defendant, who was hanged.
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Don
London
Steer Bulldogging: A Daring Western Sport Feature
A Harper's Magazine excerpt describes steer bulldogging as a man leaps from a galloping horse to seize a Texas long horn by the horns and ultimately throw the steer. The act demands strength, nerve, and technique, including holding the steer by the neck and signaling a four-second count. The piece stresses the sport's perceived harmlessness to the animal, noting the skilled human challenge.
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Harper's Magazine
Lingah Seaport Departs Glory in Persian Gulf Trade
Lingah a once prosperous Persian Gulf seaport 300 miles southeast of Lushire declined as Bahrain dominates the pearl trade. The city once centered European merchandise distribution but now loses out to Bahrain where merchants repeatedly buy pearls from wealthy European and Indian traders.
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Lingah
Persia
Persian Gulf
Lushire
Bahrain
Sheep and Superior Beings Quip Reflected in Jest
A humorous reflection notes people and sheep both move in reaction to a single action. It compares collective behavior to a flock’s jump and ponders whether superior beings similarly react to cause.
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Greville
How to Raise Value of Market Eggs
Give the hens clean nests and plenty of them. Gather eggs twice daily in warm weather and daily otherwise. Handle eggs gently as they deteriorate with every touch. Market eggs of 24 to 28 ounces per dozen and cull extremes. Keep nests and houses clean and never wash eggs. Produce infertile eggs for better shipment and lower decay risk. Store eggs in a cool dry place and avoid bad odors. Sell to buyers who pay for quality.
How to Keep Bread Fresh Longer
A study notes bread stays fresher in a carbon dioxide atmosphere. Arnold Wahl reports in an American Chemical Society paper that as bread cools its pores condense carbon dioxide, creating a vacuum that draws in atmospheric gases. In ordinary air oxidation makes bread stale in hours, while CO2 produced by fermentation keeps bread fresh for weeks when cooled in this environment.
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American Chemical Society
Arnold Wahl
Wahl
Ignoring Each Other's Faults Brings Happy Wedded Life
Laura Jean Libbey argues that avoiding fault finding preserves romance. She advises spouses to use tact and patience to curb habits like late night reading or costly spending, stressing quiet persistence over public accusations to prevent ongoing conflict.
Plaited Skirt Finishing Tips for Inverted or Box Plaits
The guide explains avoiding center back seam opening for inverted or box plaits by readying the skirt with seams stitched and pinning plaits, then slashing the right side of the center plait to form a secure closing. Band length should reach the slashed side and plaits can be stitched to stay in place. Not suitable for all cotton washable skirts.
Race Origins by Herbert Hannay Claims Ancient Lineages
English writer Herbert Bruce Hannay argues in European and other Race Origins that Prussians descend from Ishmaelites and Hessians from Hittites while Dutch and Hessians trace to Hittites French to Canaanites Slavs to Medes non Prussian Germans to Persians and English to the house of Judah asserting English roots despite Angles and Saxons origins.
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Herbert Bruce Hannay
House of Judah
Saxons traced to Isaac sons in old theory
A note in the Indianapolis News recalls a theory by Lieutenant Totten claiming Saxons in England and America derive from a misrendering of Isachsohns meaning sons of Isaac. The piece ties the Frebrew race to Jutes and Teutons and cites Totten’s satisfaction with his deduction.
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Totten
England
America
Isaac
Abraham
Indianapolis News
Detecting Genuine Butter From Imitation
Advice for women on distinguishing pure butter from oleomargarine. Melted pure butter remains clear while imitation foams or clouds. Hold a small amount over flame. if it sputters and crackles, it is oleomargarine. pure butter bubbles without sputtering.
A Lower Plane in Found Dialog on Dubwaites Tastes
A humorous exchange portrays a notion of cultured taste with questions about Dubwaites interests. The reply humorously clarifies that his preferences lean toward caviar Scotch whisky and strong cheese rather than arts.
Apple Whip Dessert With Sponge Cake
Grate a large apple and mix with sugar then fold into beaten egg white. Beat until stiff and glossy and serve as a dessert accompaniment to sponge cake.
Inventions Unveiled From The Modern Workshop
A dry battery light in a writing pad lets writing in darkness. A desk stamp attached to a foot pedal assists busy businessmen. A phonograph attachment shows notes and lyrics as music plays. A camp tent uses a metal frame with spring cots off the ground. Two French inventors enable stereo relief on negatives. A hooded telephone combines transmitter and receiver for privacy. Low priced cars gain lookalike prestige modifications. Illinois inventors offer window shade and curtain brackets without walls. A Philippine shrub yields atropine and another drug. A small lawn mower style shaver uses a spring motor and steel roller blades.
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Illinois
Philippines
Frontier memory parade at Cheyenne frontier days
The Omaha Bee notes Cheyenne annual frontier days blending past cow boy horsemanship with modern autos. It contrasts pioneer memories with today’s gas wagons as framed in a memory theater stage. The piece reflects on frontier reflections and the changing cushions of imousines.
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Cheyenne
Omaha
The New Guide on Royal Womanhood
A devotional verse urging a girl to seek strength and service through hardship. It frames life as a sacred journey toward womanhood with calls for resilience, compassion, and steadfast faith in God. The speaker blesses her with courage, labor, and a calling beyond mere ease or beauty.
Barrel of apples paid for hurlers now famous
Connie Mack valued Coveleskie as a bargain pitcher after circumventing past trades. The story recalls a barrel of Oregon apples sent as a peace offering when Coveleskie moved from Portland to Cleveland. Mack argues a pitcher is a cheap buy at a barrel of apples.
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Connie Mack
Stanley Coveleskie
Cleveland
Connie
Oregon
Athletics
Tigers
Portland
Ore
Coveleskie
Mack
Silk Net Frocks Bring Colorful Fullness and Soft Sheen
Silk nets are durable and pricey yet more long lasting than tulle, offered in all colors. They lack tulle’s crisp airiness but are very pretty and soft, allowing generous skirt fullness. Worn over chiffon, they require crinoline or petticoat to hold shape, with satin linings sometimes used to lift the outer fabric above the lining.
Moonlight quip about loony love and last quarter
A playful exchange compares a beloved to the moon. She remarks wishing for lunar traits to delay reaching full love until the last quarter. The banter hints at romance with celestial humor and timing.
October garden care and clever dwarf-tree decor
Elizabeth Van Benthuysen notes October as prime for transplanting perennials, saving seed, and leaf blanket layering. Wealthy estates like Vincent Astor’s Rhinecliffe showcase landscape tweaks, straightened avenues, and miniature tree-house scenes inspiring home garden decor ideas.
Japanese table tree traits challenge US aging tree norms
The article contrasts American trees that reach a century and become landmarks with Japanese trees described as stunted and gnarled, aging to 100 without becoming ordinary table furniture, highlighting cultural differences in forest specimens.
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Japan
United States
Some Garden Hints for Home Planters
Practical guidance for greenhouse repair and cleaning, seed sowing for baskets and window boxes, heater checks, pipe connections, and the cautious use of electric lights to boost blooming. Madison florists use 115 volt lamps for chrysanthemum exhibits, with shows winning prices. Also advised is preserving native trees and shrubbery, plus grape protecting bags to defend fruit from insects.
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Madison
N. J
Something About Dahlias by G. T. Geoffrey
The article advises growing dahlias by starting roots in small pots to overwinter and replant in spring. It warns that dividing roots reduces varieties, notes good blooms from July to frost, and mentions seeds can be used though seeds are harder to find. It also counters the belief that cuttings won’t flower or root for winter storage and stresses planting method affects flower quality.
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G. T. Geoffry
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Laura Jean
Libbey
Race Origins
Earth
Washington Club
Washington
Elizabeth van Benthuysen
Vincent Astor
Rhinecliffe
Hudson River
the Hudson
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