The Slow Asset Saves Paul Merrill in a Plant Crisis
Paul Merrill, out of work after Wyatt & Co. struggle, unveils a new carpet sweeper mop. He foils rival Carleton Davis, rescues his employer, and sells the invention for twenty thousand dollars, lifting Edna Wyatt’s hopes and earning a partnership moment.
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Paul Merrill
Wyatt & Co
Woodenware Gobbers
Phillip Wyatt
Wyatt
Carleton Davis
Merrill
Gwenolus
Edna Wyatt
Paul
Wyatts
Edna
Jane
Virden
Davis
Knave
Mr. Wyatt
Ife
Butch the fox terrier foils pickpocket at parade
L. C. Lich watched a parade as his fox terrier Butch sprang into action when a young man attempted to slip a hand from the crowd into the back pocket. Butch restrained the thief briefly until the man wriggled free, and the second attempt vanished in the throng.
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Dog
Butch
L. C. Lich
Mr. Lich
The
San Antonio Express
Lich
New Rust Removal Method Promises Deep Iron Plate Cleaning
A South Africa based Consoli dated Gold Fields Laboratory claims a rust removal method for corroded iron plates using a moistened mix of two parts finely crushed sodium bicarbonate and one part common salt. Apply and wait up to 24 hours. repeat every few hours with wire brush scrubs, then finish with alkaline wash and a coat of linseed oil before painting.
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Consolidated Gold Fields Laboratory
South Africa
Kingdom of Kneeling Islands Founded by Scottish Trader
A Scotsman George Clunies Ross established a semi independent state on the Cocos Kneeling islands after arriving in 1825 finding no monarch. He shared power with Captain Hare until shared rule collapsed and Ross maintained the Rosa dynasty ruling undisputed from then on.
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Cocos
Kneeling Islands
Indian Archipelago
George Clunies Ross
Captain Hare
Ware
Rosa
Siberia Could Support Large Population, Says British Comment
An article notes western Siberia, not barren, could hold hundreds of millions, with exiles returning after revolution. It cites 9 million in western Siberia and 2.5 million in the rest, warns against overestimating quick colonization, and highlights mining limits and farming prospects.
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Siberia
Sibera
Indianapolis
Sthert
Tvo
British Export Gazette
Progress of a Lifetime in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts woman recently celebrated her 104th birthday. The piece notes vast historical progress from her youth to the present, mentioning absence of railroads, telephones, and cars in her early life, and that authors like Emerson and Hawthorne were children when she was born.
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Massachusetts
Cooper
Emerson
Stowe
Hawthorne
Whittler
We Grow in the U S Crop Production Shares
The United States yields about three quarters of the world corn crop one fifth of wheat a quarter of oats one eighth of barley one fifteenth of rye one sixteenth of potatoes three fifths of cotton one third of tobacco one fourth of hops and one tenth of sugar. It ranks first in corn wheat oats cotton tobacco and hops second in barley and flaxseed fourth in sugar and fifth in rye and potatoes.
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United States
Cut Out the CAN: A Motivational Lesson on Action
A reflective passage argues that removing the T from CAN yields empowerment. It promotes belief in ability, noting masters shape outcomes and that action follows the decision to do what one can. It urges readers to stop hesitating and start doing.
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Tadelow
Flo
Poultry Feeding Tips Emphasize Lime and Varied Diets
Article stresses lime importance for egg shells and recommends a varied diet including bones and clovers rather than relying on oyster shells alone. It notes white and red clovers provide high lime, discusses ventilation, and promotes capon production as a profitable practice for poultrymen.
The Race That Never Distance In Flowerland
In a woodland tale, the Violet and the Arbutus plan a race not for speed but for waking up first. They awaken with spring and gently encourage their fellow flowers to open, while children notice the blooms and declare the race a tie, marking the season’s start.
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Iere
Arbutus
Violet
Peony
Women in Khaki Work Longshore Docks for War Relief
Five women in khaki from the National League for Women's Service drove two motor cars along New York docks aiding loading of 150000 dollars of groceries clothing and war relief supplies for France and allies. They worked from nine in the morning to ten at night guided by Capt Edith Field Lieut Helen Bastedo Sergt Helen Streit Privates Florence Darrach Augusta Smith and Edna Tunis.
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New York Herald
National League For Woman’s Service
France
War Relief Clearing House
League
Helen Bastedo
Helen Streit
Florence Darrach
Augusta Smith
Iedna Tunis
Vegetable gardening and economy in meals for the poor
A Mother's Cook Book article urges economy in food, warns against waste, and promotes home vegetable gardening. It suggests growing squash cucumbers pumpkins lettuce radishes beets carrots and greens in small plots or along fences to reduce hunger, cut costs, and provide nourishing meals for families.
Origin of the phrase the thunder thief from John Dennis
John Dennis who died in 1734 wrote Appius and Virginia using a new thunder effect and claimed actors approved it. His tragedy failed and was soon removed. Later he saw Macbeth with the same thunder and exclaimed that others steal his thunder, giving rise to the saying used today.
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John Dennis
Appius
Virginia
Dennis
New Inventions Feature Dual Eyes and Portable Tables
A report notes an electrically ignited pipe that lights tobacco at the bowl and reduces stem moisture. A French optician creates a two eyepiece microscope with one objective for simultaneous viewing. A woman inventor designs a three part suitcase with fold out legs to serve as a dressing table.
Childish Amenities Attract Dusty Parting Prank
Har ry hurls fine dust at Fannie after calling her made of dust. Fannie retorts she dislikes Harry for labeling her as mud, sparking a short, playful dispute between the two.
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Harry
Fannie
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W. G. Chapman
Uncle Sam
National League For Women's Service
Elise van R. Owen
New York
U. S
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Poulik
Mary Graham Sonner
Eiret
Nerece Marg
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