Disillusion and distress in the Page household
Sidney endures sorrow as K. cares for Anna Page and Arthur hospital life reveals hidden truths. Christine confronts Palmer’s infidelity while Sidney and K. face a house shadowed by death, marriage strains, and a city Street world of love and loss.
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Anna
Sidney
Harriet
Christine
Palmer
Rosenfeld
Eharriet
F.l
Johnny Rosenfeld
Johnny Rosenfelds
Urgent call for expanded food production and farming mobilization
Houston report quotes J. A. Kemp urging greater U S food production to feed Europe and domestic needs. He warns Europe faces famine as war disrupts agriculture and calls Texas and business leaders to mobilize resources, promote surplus crops, and support farmers to avert bread riots and shortages.
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Houston
Tex
J. A. Kemp
Wichita Falls
Mr. Kemp
Poland
Belgium
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
England
Europe
United States
Texas
New York
South
Marriage Strain Tests Bill and Grace in Chapter
Young Howe vows to quit bachelor habits for wedding bliss but battles a need for face value appreciation. Grace mistaken him for his projected image, while Christine’s knowledge reveals his true frailties. The passage foreshadows growing tensions as real traits emerge.
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Christine
Country Club
Palmer
Grace
Palmer Howe
Sidney
Howe
Christine’s justification for leaving and seeking divorce
Christine decides to return to her family and pursue divorce after learning her husband’s true nature. The decision reflects personal safety, autonomy, and a response to perceived wrongs within the marriage.
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Christine
Bauxite Discovered in Dutch Guiana Highlands
A mining engineer found bauxite about 14 months ago on private lands along the Surinam river, four hours from Paramaribo. The mineral field spans 100 by 10 kilometers with unknown total reserves, and the company focuses on highland deposits it controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Guiana
Surinam
Paramaribo
Car shortage plea to federal authority from Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade warns President Wilson and Congress to transfer control of the car shortage from railroads and the ICC to a temporary dictatorial body if action is not taken by Friday. The move seeks an immediate wartime style solution to relieve the supply crisis.
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Chicago
Ill
Wilson
Congress
Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago Board of Trade
Rail milling in transit restored after carrier withdrawal
Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the restoration of milling in transit arrangements on rice from Washington Texas and Louisiana points to interstate destinations. Carriers had withdrawn these arrangements from December 1912 to September 1914, and the ICC this week mandated their revival.
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Washington
Texas
Louisiana
Inter State Commerce Commission
Shreveport Rate Case Set for March Hearing
Interstate Commerce Commission assigns reopening of the Shreveport rate case for a March 12 hearing in Dallas. Testimony will be taken.
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Austin
Tex
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shreveport
Dallas
Romney Arrives in Hampton Roads After Egypt Voyage
The British steamship Romney reached Newport News Hampton Roads with many Americans aboard. Grave fears for the crew's safety had been entertained by some marine men following the voyage from Alexandria Egypt.
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Newport News
Romney
Hampton Roads
Alexandria
Egypt
Suffrage Amendment Approved by Assembly in Albany
The woman suffrage amendment bill passed the assembly Wednesday without debate by a vote of 124 to 10 in Albany.
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Albany
Bond's Liver Pills Advertisement Notice
An old advertisement urges readers to take one Bond's Liver Pill at bedtime to relieve dizziness headache biliousness constipation and sour stomach and promises waking relief without after effects. It claims the pills treat malaria and emphasizes they are small mild safe and inexpensive at 25 cents and sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Hindus in Sut ter county plan India retirement says Yuba City postmaster
Postmaster Harry Meyers reports Hindus accumulated wealth in Sut ter county orchards and vineyards and sent 812,000 in money orders in two weeks. Orders ranged from 100 to 8,000 dollars, including a 5 dollar order to King George payable from a loyal subject. One buyer secured clothes and a Calcutta steamer ticket. Sacramento.
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Harry Meyers
Yuba City
Cal
Sutter County
India
George
England
Calcutta
Sacramento
Cal) Ree
Giant 15 000 horsepower electric motor showcased
A new giant electric motor built for Pennsylvania steel mills is claimed to be the largest in the world. It delivers 15 000 horsepower and, despite its immense power, could fit into a medium sized room. The piece highlights electric power efficiency and its vast potential.
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Pennsylvania
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