Dodge Wealth Fails To Buy Little Farm From Aged Farmer
A wealthy widow Mrs Dodge offers top price for Thomas Barnett's small 210 acre farm near his home. Barnett refuses despite repeated increases, saying the land is a peaceful home and the memory of his late wife. Family vows to keep the old place, while nearby trees and a fenced plot hint at a hidden memorial.
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Dodge
Herbert Walker
Rochester
Mick
Joe
Mia
John F. Dodge
Dodge Motor Plant
New York
Hans
Thomas Barnett
Barnett
Byron
Bat Harnett
Madam Schumann-Heink Advises Women On Roles In Life
Madam Schumann-Heink, 64, urges women to seek happiness at home and through motherhood rather than chasing public life or political power. She defends traditional roles, cautions against dissatisfactions driving women into the outside world, and praises aging gracefully with plain living and stable family life.
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Madam Schumann-Heink
Metcopatitan Opera
Madam Schmann-Heink
Burden of Debt as Indicator of Success in Sales
A corporate survey of several hundred salesmen finds that heavy debt correlates with higher performance, suggesting debtors may be smarter or more capable than those free of obligations. The study notes that borrowing large sums signals competence, while small debts imply lesser ability.
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Boman
Kro She Nathag
Pests Turned to Revenue Sources from Locusts to Rabbits
The article notes locusts extracted as aviation fuel and fertilizer, cites a Johannesburg factory turning locust bodies into fertilizer with a Europe order of 400 tons, and recalls Red Sea swarms and Cyprus egg weights. It recounts New Zealand selling 300,000,000 rabbits and bristle value from pigs once turning pests into profits, then shifts to the decline of horseshoes as US Steel sells harvesting machinery to a Chicago firm.
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Holland
Johannesburg
Europe
Red Sea
Cyprua
Egypt
Astralia
New Zealand
Captain Cook
Washington Post
United States Steel Corporation
America
Americ Steel and Wire Company
The
Steel Corporation
Phoenix Horseshow Company
Chicago
The Tragedy of Woods and Survival Errors
The article discusses avoidable wilderness deaths like Lloyd Yocum’s, noting misjudgments under fatigue, attempts to relocate landmarks, and the race between rescue and exhaustion. It warns hikers to carry essentials, avoid dangerous routes, and not rely on flawed instincts in bad weather.
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Lloyd Yocum Tost
Dimxelt
Explorer waits as British Guiana jungle maze puzzles remains
The London Mail cites D Banner man Clarke of Aranka Gold Limited Georgetown describing British Guiana interior as vast and dangerous. Few white men have entered the region where natives use a sign language and tree marks cut with blades to guide travel and record party size direction and routes through the jungle.
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British Guiana
England
D. Bannerman Clarke
Aranka Gold, Limited
Georgetown
London Mail
Encephalitis Lethargica Invades Morgan Home
The article reports an outbreak of encephalitis lethargica at Mrs. J. P. Morgan’s East Island estate near Glen Cove after a long period of seclusion. It notes a local transfer of care, medical attempts including a wood transplantation operation, and subsequent public concern amid guards and reporters surrounding the Morgans yacht Corvair and Madison Avenue residence.
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George Britt
New York
Long Inland Sound
J. P. Morgan
Viscount Milner
Dataud
Morgan Estate
East Jaland
Wall Street
J. T. Morgan & Co
Corsair
Europe
Kant Island
Madison Avenue
Locuay Valley
Glen Cove
Ancient Greeks and Parisian beauty salons stir criticism
The article contrasts ancient Greek vanity with eighteenth century France, noting Greek women used slaves and oils for beauty, while Mercier warned of Parisian salons with many hairdressers and staff. It critiques social vanity, gossip, and fashion's hold on daily life.
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Elchel
Colliera Mangnaine
Bath
France
Mercier
Paris
Europe
Snappy Comment on Odd Newspaper Ade
A fragmented text notes various one line ads from London Birmingham and New Zealand papers including a globe request a second hand globe and a laundry service pitch. It references quirky literary allusions and unclear phrases. The overall piece surveys odd newspaper notices and misreadings.
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London
Birmingham
Oficer
Beatrice
New Zealand
Mock Marriage Ceremonies Across India Described
A historic article details diverse Indian marriage customs including a mock ceremony where a young man seeks a bride by travel and negotiation. It warns of selecting a wife with favorable traits while avoiding deformities or illnesses, emphasizing social testing through ritual.
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India
Kagl
Henares
Him
le Sete
Acros
Symptoms and Prevention of Sleeping Sickness
Symptoms include headaches dizziness drowsiness facial muscle paralysis eye inflammation and drooping eyelids. Prevention advises eating bland food drinking water keeping the digestive tract clear exercising to sweat daily staying calm avoiding neck pressure and seeking a doctor if ill.
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VEPEK
Thomas Garnett
Wis Farm
Upren
Hes
Pic Rete
Harnett
Hortense Saunders
NEA
LDA Rchumann
Hein EK
Morgan
Seclusio
Demore Herodotus
United State
New Yrk City
Bing
Federal Health Service
Smith
Cermanadentiate
Hite
New Ilerald Tribune
Comal
Catty
Carty Funeral Directors
Patrick St
East Frederick
Niagara Falls
MO Z
ST. ER An Esay
NEW YO
Baltimore & Ohig
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