Adventures of the Easily Lost Children at the Nutmeg Man
At the seashore Peter and Jane press Captain Tanner, nicknamed Uncle Tan, for stories. He agrees to recount tales of Brother and Sister, the Easily Lost Children, and Aristotle the dog, focusing on their visit to the Nutmeg Man, with adventures that may not be true but are entertaining.
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Peter
Jane
Captain Tanner
Uncle Tan
Tan
Brother
Aristotle
Sister
Nutmeg Man Visit Becomes Connecticut Blackberry Tale
Uncle Tan recounts the Easily-Lost Children visiting the nutmeg man in a tale set in Connecticut. Aristotle accompanies the children on a blackberry picking trip in the Great Woods, ending with a simple lunch of chicken sandwiches, blackberries, and cold cocoa amid moss and cicadas.
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Peter
Jane
Uncle Tan
Connecticut
Aristotle
Great Woods
Lost in Great Woods a Boy and Sister Find a Tree Dweller
Brother and Sister lose their way in the woods with Aristotle the dog. They shelter in a hollow tree with a bent old man who lives above in two rooms. He feeds them, shares beechnuts and honey, and reveals wooden nutmegs carved in a lathe. The family later returns home with Aristotle chewing a wooden nutmeg.
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Aristotle
Brother
Aristopple
Sister
Mia
South African Board to award research scholarships
A government board will grant scholarships and funds toward scientific research expenses. The decision aims to support ongoing projects and boost inquiry across disciplines.
Ponzi Surrendered by Bondsman in Boston Case
Boston authorities detain Charles Ponzi and three Old Colony Foreign Exchange officers as federal and state probes unfold. Ponzi is held on charges of using the mails to defraud after surrendering to federal authorities amid Hanover Trust closures. Bond issues, police actions, and state investigations reveal multi million dollar liabilities.
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Boston
New England
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
Middlesex County
East Cambridge
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Mass
Hanover Trust Company
Morris Rudnick
Rudnick
United States
Edwin L. Pride
Security Exchange Company
Allen
Joseph Allen
Fred J. Burrell
Hanover
Coolidge
Burrell
Calexico Arrests and Seizure Near Boundary
Customs officers near the international boundary arrested a man named Carlos Ortiz and seized an automobile loaded with rifles and ammunition. The car was registered to Red Cato, brother-in-law of Estaban Cantu, leader of a revolt against the Mexican government in Lower California. New Orleans and Louisiana figures appear in the report. In Louisiana rice output is forecast to reach 20,480,000 bushels this year, up from 14,721,000 last year, with an expected yield of about 36.4 bushels per acre as stated by government expert Lionel James.
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Calexico, Cal
International Boundary Line
Red Cato
Estaban Cantu
California
Carlos Ortiz
New Orleans
Las Louisiana
Lionel James
Raisins imports surge amid prohibition era demand
In the United States embargo era drivers, consumption of raisins rises sharply after prohibition. Spain shipments to the United States reach nearly 8 million pounds by June 30, 1920, as reported by the Department of Agriculture. Paris notes Europe’s war orphan toll with 12 million children losing one or both parents. Russia tops the list with 4 million, followed by Germany and France.
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Washington
United States
Spain
Malaga
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Paris
Europe
American Red Cross
Russia
Germany
France
Cork lord mayor and associates arrested at Sinn Fein session
In Cork Ireland the lord mayor and ten associates were arrested by soldiers on Friday during a Sinn Fein court session and moved to military barracks for detainment.
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Cork
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Navarro County Cotton prices in Corsicana report
Navarro County towns report this year’s cotton staple at 234 24 percent value and seed price at 25 dollars per ton. The Corsicana market reflects similar levels for seed and fiber as growers move to market.
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Navarro County
Corsicana
Texas
Thousands Proclaim the Merits of Pe-ru-Na
A stream of testimonials from people across the United States praise Pe-ru-Na for catarrh stomach and digestive ailments, deafness, liver trouble, and rheumatism. Readers claim relief after long suffering and urge keeping Pe-ru-Na on hand in tablet or liquid form at their homes.
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Martha C. Dale
Cannon, del
J. Bayer
Glendale
Oregon
Kate Marquis
Middleburg
Ohio
J. H. Collins
Wesson
Mississippi
W. H. Edgar
Beery St
Atlanta
Georgia
Leona Dodd
Medon
Tennessee
Deserted Stakes Out In The Great American Desert
A courier journal excerpt records a terse exchange over living on a barren stretch. One man insists he will stay, arguing the dryness is no barrier. The other warns the area is an inhospitable desert.
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Great American Desert
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Advertisement Trial Box
An advertisement claims Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills relieve acid stomach heartburn and nausea quickly. It urges sending for a trial box to 372 Pearl Street in New York.
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Wright
Pearl St
New York
Language Snippets and Jokes on Work and Wives
A fragmented piece presents quips about wives cooking and speaking for themselves. It contrasts a tart answer with a pleasanter claim, then questions the need for a gun when seeking work. The tone hints at humor or social commentary in a dated column.
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Lewis
The
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Nutmeg Man
Greece
Louisiana
Jim
Remo
Holland
Bond
Bond's Pharmacy CO
Little Rock, Ark
Gui
Cullen Sewage Disposal System
Lafayette
Mobile
Fort Worth
Tex
Pee Valley
Landa
Nev
Nhompson
Santa Barbara
Cal
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