Cupid and the God Budd Betted in the Tropics
Henderson recounts a missionary Carr who defies Buddhist temple rites in a tropical town. Carr marries Alang Bacoor, a local convert, amid a clash of cultures. Their life together reveals a shy, growing family and alarms about Carr’s restraint with his wife and workers.
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Hendeson
Tropics
Henderson
Dutton
Carr
Christ
Batman
Buddana
Orient
Alang Bacoor
Roe
Piccadilly
Yokohama
Carl
Alang
Fig
Alani
Dimples the fever child and the temple curse
In Rangoon country a missionary narrator recalls a fever that felled Dimples, Alang the wife, and Carr the husband. Alang prays, steals the child to the temple, is torn from worship by priests, and Dimples dies. Alang buries the boy, the pyre yields a cobra, and Carr is found dead beneath temple ashes as the narrator returns to uncover the truth.
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Carr
Alang
Dutton
Sooc
Buddha
Rangoon
Mars
Duton
When Lucy Scored
A playful dialogue where Lucy answers a basic arithmetic riddle about counting kittens. The exchange shows confusion over adding three and four more, concluding with a simple arithmetic correction.
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Lucy
Savea
A Valuable Nursemaid, Lady and the Forgotten Baby
A nursemaid returns from a walk and realizes she left the baby in the park. The lady questions the nursemaid as panic rises over the apparent neglect and the baby’s safety is at stake. The fragment hints at a moral dilemma and potential consequences for the caregiver.
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Bombe
Cattle Ship Trip A College Student’s Hard Voyage
A college youth recounts a summer voyage as a cattleman to Europe aboard a crowded vessel. He pays $5.19 for the job, endures rough bunks, alcohol, backbreaking labor watering 210 cattle, hauling hay and corn, and punishing weather, with little pay or leisure. After a failed return, he finally secures passage home on a freighter, calling the experience not worth the cost.
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Europe
South Street
Delaware
Lowrd
Antwerp
America
Boston
Tome
Philadelphia
Philadelphis
Venetian Glass Varieties and Manufacture Details
Venetian glass owes its extreme thinness and lightness to the absence of lead in its composition. The craft’s decorative shapes were blown with delicate manipulations passed down through generations. Key varieties include vitro-ctrina or filigree, aventurine glass from copper filings, and marbled forms resembling chalcedony and lapis.
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Damascus
Tired of Being a Mascot in Search of a Dressmaker
A weary woman complains of always being used as a mascot by friends. She recalls friends recommending a dressmaker, a tailor, and a tea room, all of whom benefited others after her referrals. Now she seeks a mascot of her own and dignity in selecting service providers.
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Tve
Dinah
New York Sun
S. S. Bull
Ravenswood
W. Va
Sayer
Rodel
O. Oswitt & CO
Chicago
Capton BE. Mann
Pearre
Modern Pharmacy
How to Destroy Bats and Rodents in Farm Areas
Government bulletin describes brown rat as the worst U S mammal pest spreading diseases since 1775 and surpassing black rats. It covers poisons traps fumigation and rat proofing with barytes strychnine and cement work and notes dangers of phosphorous. Also reports a separate tale of Emma Carter resisting arrest and Agnes Pares brain exhibit in murder trial.
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Luver
Department of Agriculture
David K. Lantz
Bureau of Biological Survey
Hia
Lantz
Norway
United States
America
Biological Survey
Builetin
Ehell
Walla
Oskar
Gama
Paint Buying Tip Analyzed by Dealer
A buyer is urged to request a full analysis of any paint offer from the dealer before purchasing. The article claims a dealer can provide this analysis to help ensure a correct choice and avoid costly mistakes.
Davis 100 Percent Pure Paint Guarantee Ad
The advertisement urges buyers to seek Davis 100 percent Pure Paint with a signed analysis and guarantee on every can. It warns against substitutes as dangerous and advises consulting a dealer for assurance before purchasing.
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Davis
Verona church pastor narrows escape on Verona Lake
Reverend Jeti R Pratt of Verona Church and his wife and a man named Russell nearly drowned when a vessel capsized on Verona Lake. The party was thrown into the water but none could swim. Timely aid prevented a total disaster.
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Vanversts Mearly Provinca
N. J
Jeti R. Pratt
Verona
Verona Lake
Aged triplets celebrate 63d gumiversary in Teron Wis
In Teron Wisconsin on June 12 a small celebration marked the 63rd gumiversary of the Windecker triplets. Windecker Teron residents Sheridan, Lyvester, and Byron gathered at a home with Mrs. George M. Pier of Wauneau attending.
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Teron
Wis
Winder
Windecker
Sheridan Lyvester Windecker
Byron
Case
George M. Pier
Wauneau
Fatal Railside Accident Ends Conductor’s Life
York Pennsylvania. Harry Batley a conductor on the Western Maryland rail line was instantly killed while stepping between cars between York and Hanover. He was mangled badly as he fell between the cars.
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York
Harry Batley
Maryland
Hanover
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the God
Budd
Washington
Emma Carter
Emma
Flendrean
S. D
Agnes Paires
Moses Kaufman
Kaufman
Lewis
John T. Lewis & Bros. CO. Agr S
Front St
4. G. Quenn & CO
Frederick
Great Southern Pty. Co
Frederick, MD
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