Prodigal Village Faces Hard Times in Bingville Winter
In Bingville severe winter scarcity grips families with fuel and food shortages. Bank money cannot buy essentials as rail service worsens and stores run dry. Father O Neil and Reverend Singleton aid the sick while Bob’s tin soldier prompts charity and hope among neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Mr. Broggs
Bingville
Millerton
Hazelmead
J. Patterson Bing
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
Bing
Father O'Neil
Otis Singleton
Congregational Church
Father O'Neill
Moran
Shepherd of the Birds in Bingville
In Bingville a crippled boy Robert Emmett Moran known as the Shepherd of the Birds loves Pauline Baker and admires J Patterson Bing. The town goes money mad as prices rise and the Old Spirit is fired. Bing builds an addition to his mansion and entertains, while Pauline elopes with a stranger and her parents fail to trace her.
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Bingville
Robert Emmett Moran
Judge Crocker
Pauline Baker
J. Patterson Bing
Bing
Hiram Blenkinsop
Auline Baker
Too Experienced
A witty London Answers item notes an actress famed for stage finesse and a widower who resists another encore, highlighting faith in performance and reluctance to repeat past triumphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mule Cases Rise to State Office and Old Church Fire
The narrative recalls Col. W. H. Holmes rising to state game superintendent and district attorney through mule cases in which ownership determined outcomes. Separately, St Pauls parish church in Rock Creek cemetery, Washington, the oldest church in the area, was destroyed by fire, with priceless relics and a 1727 Bible burned, along with two large folio prayer books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. W. H. Holmes
Department of Conservation
Mississippi
Connel
New Orleans Times Picayune
St. Pauls Parish
Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington
United States
Whiel Wis
Caolumbia
Old St. Pauls Elatreh
Salt Bed Found at Turkey Track Ranch Near Spearman Tex
Drilling at the Turkey Track ranch near Spearman Texas by W Scott Teywood and partners hit a salt strata 111 feet thick at about 100 feet depth with no water above or alongside the bed. The well has now reached more than 2700 feet. The discovery prompts expectations of easy mining of the salt while ceaseless propaganda failed to attract interest in calories or vita mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey Track
Spearman
Tex
W. Scott Teywood
Oussechites
New Wheel Idea Aims To Slow Flying Machines
An old suggestion proposes placing several small heels around Jaieh Wheel to retard forward movement of a flying machine. The heels expand with impact, helping to check the plane and bring it to a quick halt.
Clara Barton Birthday Celebration Marking Centennial
The article notes the upcoming one hundredth anniversary of Clara Barton birth, founder of the American Red Cross, to be celebrated next Christmas Day with planned observances.
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Clara Barton
American Red Cross
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Irving Bacheller
Prodigal Village
Irving Bachelior
Dan Mullin
Vauline
Mr. Singleton
Mr. Sigleton
Blenkins
Celon
Hiram Blekinsop
Cole
Wyla
Royal Baking Powder Co
Dr.Price
Free Price Baking Powder Factory
Independence Blvd
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Ovid
James Russell Lowell
Postum Cereal Co.,Inc
Battle Creek,Mich
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