Near and Far in a Small-Town Courtship Tale
A tangled tale unfolds as Miss Witherly pursues minister Starline for status and marriage, sacrificing effort and affection to church work while misdirected rumors and competing suitors frustrate her plans. The clergyman’s ornate proposal is overheard through a kitchen door, revealing social games and matchmaker conflicts.
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Starline
Mr. Starline
Miss Witheriy
Miss Witherty
Jane
Mr. Starine
Miss Wither
Lane
Mrs. Lane
Ricetown
Old Star
Battle at Mount Dajo described in terse report
A terse report recalls the Mount Dajo fighting over alleged killings involving members of the x ts and mothers among this Sof tribe. General Wools is named as involved in distinguishing them and the Moro females within the tribe.
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Mount Dajo
The Mystic Dance and a Church Front in Spain and Luxem burg
The piece describes devotional dance practices in Spain with St Chrysostom’s involvement and notes on seventeenth century ceremonies. It also recounts the Echternach procession in Luxembourg, led by St Willibrord, with long standing royal bans failing to quell the annual Whitsun event featuring dancers, drums, and ringing casse notes.
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St Chrysostom
Spain
Luxemburg
Echternach
St Willibrord
Northumberland
Black Forest
Echternech
Fragmented description of Argentina and regional powers
A garbled historical note describes Argentina as a South American country with ten states and varying population. It mentions a federal congress and focuses on industry colonization railways and immigration as factors shaping national development.
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Argentina
South America
Ours
Thermar
I Congress
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Lovingly Endorsed at Home
We would not be without Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is kept on hand in our home says J W Hearne editor of the Independent Lowry City Mi. Used at first sign of cold it checks the ailment quickly and cures faster than after it settles. It helps with croup in children and can prevent an attack when given early. For sale at A L Pearre's Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
J. W. Hearne
the Independent
Lowry City
Bible of Marble Temples at Mandalay Description
A fragment describes the Kusheddaw or Kuthodaw pagoda complex near Mandalay Burma. It notes about 700 temples with white marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures in Pali, forming a vast royal project erected in 1857 by Mindon Min. The text mentions immense scale and monetary value though details are garbled.
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Mandalay
Burmeh
Mindon-min
Hing Butome
Burmah
Speculation and victory in bank talks hinted by Dobson
The dialogue centers on the Hide and Seek Bank president Hobson and Dobson. The president’s speculation is described as successful, with Hobson noting that presidents are praised when they win and that speculation is not called speculation when they win.
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Dobson
Hide and Seek Bank
Hobson
Work of the Hello Girl in Telephone Service
The Brookish Eagle outlines the role and training of female switchboard operators, detailing headset equipment, pay scales up to 25 dollars weekly, and progress from students to steady operators after a three month traineeship. It notes color vision tests, supervisory roles, and the selection odds among applicants.
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Sion ci
Beppen
Dar
Tina
Haif
Holidays of Japan and three national holidays
The passage notes three Japanese holidays including January 1 as a national day and November 3 as the current emperor's birthday. It highlights February 11 as the most important date, marking the coronation of the first emperor Jimmu at Kashira near Nara over two thousand years ago.
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Japan
Jimmu
Kashi`ra
Nara
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Easton, Md
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Gentire Olver
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Carroll Street
Frederick, Md
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Els
Central Hardware
James E. Doll
J. W. Morris
Ieyes
Eame
First Nat. Bank
Praderick Co
THI News
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Bolgiano’s Seed Store
Light and
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J. A. Kidwiler
Oppecite BL & O- Depot
E .Frederick
France
A R. Yeakle
Elisabls Tenants
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