Hidden Embezzler Mystery in Village House Reveal
In a quiet village a hotel keeper's wife suspects a stylish newcomer and missing rings tied to a family affair. Madden, a visitor, uncovers Robert Reynolds's innocence as Miriam May reveals her father's struggle and a planned confession. The end ties a marriage to the detective who pursued the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Briggs
Robert Reynolds
Don
Madden
Miriam
Miss May
Chilc
Rhodes and the Africans: empire builder cowed chiefs
John Hays Slammond hails Cecil Rhodes as the astonishing man whose influence on South African natives was uncanny. He recounts Rhodes stopping a grave native war by alone negotiating with a king, sitting in the royal seat, and extracting a three day wait before talks, then winning a pledge of no more shooting and a royal salute at Rhodes’s grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hays Slammond
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Africa
Matopos
Fragment of Honeymoon Eclipse in Revolutionary Era Family
In Savannah during the Revolution era Charlotte Wick marries Major William Leigh Pierce while her mother Mrs Fenwick is away in England. Mrs Fenwick returns to a marriage to a northern gentleman and angrily questions the match. Charlotte defers to her mother with quiet defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottewick
England
William Leigh Pierce
Major Pierce
Pens In the Tropics
The Indianapolis News notes ordinary steel pens rust in tropical climates, especially during the rainy season and at seaports. Bronze or brass pens resist rust and allow easy ink removal, while ink degrades quickly and gums, making cleaning hard on steel pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tropics
Indianapolis News
The Value of Education and Lifelong Earnings
Early education advocates compare earnings by education level. Uneducated workers average $500 annually for forty years, totaling $20,000, while high school graduates reach about $1,000 yearly, totaling $40,000. Twelve years of schooling yield $20,000 more income, about $9.02 per school day.
Whole Hog or None and the Pork Question
The phrase suggests Mohammed allowed followers to eat all but one portion of a pig, yet the specific portion is not defined. As a result a Muhammadan who does not entirely avoid pork risks eating the whole hog rather than any single portion.
Zinc Ductility Limits With Heat Treatment Details
The text notes zinc remains ductile between 212 and 302 degrees Fahrenheit and can be shaped accordingly. Above or below these limits it becomes brittle and unpliant. It melts near 786 degrees Fahrenheit if volatilization is guarded against.
Flags In England Emblems Through History
The article notes early English emblematic devices with the Saxons using a white horse and credits St. Augustine and his followers with introducing flags to England after meeting King Ethelbert and entering Canterbury in procession bearing small banners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
St. Augustine
Ethelbert
Canterbury
Strange Ways of Salmon
Chinook salmon ascend streams to spawning grounds and starve themselves, trading food for survival as only the hardiest endure. After spawning ends, many die. The young migrate to salt water and live four years before destroying themselves to preserve the species.
Beginning of the Trouble as Breezem Recalls Past
Breezem recounts a playful tale of sowing the wind in youth and a later twist ending in marriage. Mrs. Breezem prompts for details while a Chicago News caption frames the anecdote as part of a matrimonial tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breezem
Oregon Agricultural College Offers Wide Range of Programs
The Oregon Agricultural College lists Agriculture with 15 departments Commerce with 4 Engineering with 6 including Civil Electrical Highway Industrial Arts Irrigation and Mechanical Forestry with Logging Engineering Home Economics with 4 majors Mining with three including Chemical Engineering Pharmacy The School of Music offers vocal and instrumental training The Military Department enrolled 1085 cadets in 1916 17 and is named a distinguished institution by the Western Department of the U S War Department Cadets will receive uniforms subsistence commutation air transport and six weeks summer camp Registration begins October 464 2917 Address Registrar Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis Oregon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Department
Western Department
U. S. War Department
U. S
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Oregon
Administrator's Final Settlement Notice for Mary E. Edwards
Court records show the final settlement for the estate of Mary E. Edwards deceased. Edwards is named administrator, with Clarence Butt attorney for the estate. First publication October 18, last publication November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMicarille Cell
Coney
Edwards
Mary E. Edwards
Clarence Butt
Executors and Executrix Notice of Final Settlement
In Youll County Oregon the court sets November 5th 1917 at 11:00 A M for hearing the final account of Henry H Herrick estate with Etta Greene and Clarence Butt named as joint executors. Interested parties must appear to contest or approve the settlement as required by law. Publication dates noted October 4 and November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couny Cou
Youll
Oregon
Etta Greene
Henry H. Herrick
de Clarence Butt
Fim
Final Settlement Notice for Oregon Estate
An attorney notice indicates Sheets Oliver of Yamhill County has filed for final settlement of administration in the County Court. A day in November 1917 is set for hearing on the final account with projections for allowance from April 4 1917. Executors R H Lynn and B Ferguson are named with Ramsey Lange Nott as attorneys. First publication October 4 last publication November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheets Oliver
Yamhill
Yamcae
Tame
Widack A.M. Ctl
R. H. Lynn B. Ferguson
A.C. Y
Ramsey, Lange & Nott
Fira Pub
Also Mentioned on This Page
Agnes G. Brogan
The
F.O. B
Detroit
Maxwell Motor
Maxwell Builders
West Cone
Maxwell
McCoy Bros
Levi T. Pennington
Date
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!