Hiram Perkins Cure in a Petticoat War
Two portraits of Timothy Portley and a tale of Portley’s speed driving through rural danger. Hiram Perkins blocks a highway with a rapid fire gun to protect a child, while Portley tries to bluff legal force, only to face Perkins’s stubborn stand and a new conflict between wealth and rural rights.
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Allington
Mr. Portley
Amos Green
Joseph Briggs
Daisy Burton
Hiram Perkins
Burtons
Dais
Portley Perkins
Lllian Perkins
Portles
Burton
Portley
Hiram
Mr. Portier
Pete
Perkins
Thram
Dames
Tim Portley
Tortley
Farm Boarding House by John F. Lape 1907
A plain commodious farmhouse designed to rent five chambers to summer boarders without burdening the family. Features include a seven foot deep stone cellar, large first floor with living room and dining room, second floor with seven chambers and storage, and a hot water or steam heating system. Estimated occupancy cost is 6000 dollars.
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John F. Lape
Perkins Farmers Use Rapid Fire Guns At River Ford
A Baltimore iron foundry worker with a wooden leg narrates Perkins method. Farmers station themselves to shoot speeding automobiles at ford crossings, causing injuries but no legal violations. Daisy Burton’s life changes after a crash. The tale contrasts rural vigilante practice with a carpenter’s grim punchline about medical aid.
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Portley
Thtam
Tortley
Twiram
Thiele Sam
Dignity of Labor Applied to Ant Work
A Karper's Magazine note argues the phrase labor dignity can extend to ants. It suggests all work is honorable for all citizens, from new workers to veterans, and thus the ant labor in war arrives at a broader moral reflection.
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Connecon
Karper
Shipload of Teddy Bears Reported on Macedonian Voyage
The New York Sun says the ship Macedonia recently touched Boston from Antwerp with a cargo of teddy bears in all sizes. The report notes German children prefer dolls to bears and comments on American fashion of dressmaking for babies, contrasting cultural attitudes.
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Teddy Bea
Macedonia
Boston
Antwarp
New York Sun
Germany
Americus
Sunday School Lesson on Deut. Vi 1-15 Commentary by Stearns
The article discusses Moses recounting God's acts to Israel in the fortieth year, urging wholehearted obedience to receive blessing and magnify God. It contrasts unconditional covenants with conditional ones, notes redemption through Christ, and stresses the heart as the dwelling place of God's words, guidance to beloved obedience, and the dangers of forgetfulness.
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American Press Association
Egypt
Moses
Israel
Abram
Abrahan
Isaac
Jacob
Ilgreb
Jesus
Bfe
Heven
Elis
Watt
L Johnny
Coli
Isis
Ile
Jer
Mali
Gere
Ida
Deut
Uly
Josh
Rocerche Wik and the Durham Ride A Humorous Encounter
A lively anecdote from a Durham county road involving the poet Coleridge and a boastful rider. The horseman quirks a flirtatious question about meeting a “todo” on the way, Coleridge replies with a wry thought before continuing his journey.
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Caleridge
Wong
Pike Road
Durham
Coleridge
Trouble Ahead Over Husbands and Cubs
A brief exchange quoted from the Catholic Standard and Times features a wife and friend debating patience with husbands and a joke about a hidden “cub” as a metaphor. The quip hints at domestic tensions and future conflicts over shared responsibilities.
Frederick Market Prices Corrected September 13 1907
Frederick County Farmers Exchange reports corrected prices for grains seeds and feeds. Listing includes Warat No 2 Red $3 No 8 Red 893 etc with per bushel and per ton values for corn oats hay and haylage many items priced under 1900s agriculture trade. Names of crops and feed products: corn soybeans oats barley wheat flour bran middlings cotton seed meal potatoes clover alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures.
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Frederick County Farmers’ Exchange
Duehal
Hay
BabErn
Timothy
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Tagk One Jong
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Bell
Ravensweed
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Sayer
C. Dewitt & Co
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Clinton E. Main
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