Love and hospital ties mend a Manor and hearts
In spring at Hasthill manor, Lillian Craven vows to train as a nurse and invites Harold Dynevor to reclaim the old home, uniting fortunes and love. A stranger pleads help as a comet fragment triggers a frantic sky motor escape toward Fremont, bringing danger and hope amidst scientific wonder.
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Hasthill-on- Bea
Mrs. Dynevor
Uplands
Harold
Kitty Dynevor
Lillian
Alick Craven
Kitty
Woodlands
Mrs. Tanner
Dynevor
Wwasthill
London
Lolan
Harold Dynevor
Dynevor Manor
Curtis
Fremont
Hallowell
Festus
Pete
Riddan
Lesson In Astronomy HOOOOOOOOOOOE 2OO6
A travel diary piece recounts a rough day during a plains journey toward Fremont. A lame horse slows progress as a professor and narrator debate estimating the horse’s recovery time, considering alternatives like riding a mare or walking, while specimens await.
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Fremont
Teutons in France and NC capital punishment measure
The article notes Teutonic influence across northern France and Belgium, citing historical migrations and language shifts, with references to Franks and Arlemagne. It then mentions a North Carolina bill requiring criminals condemned to capital punishment to be moved from county jails to the state penitentiary for execution.
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France
Belgium
Germany
Brittany
London Express
Franconia
Tours
Arlemagne
Jake
North Carolina
Radical Earl Grey Aims to Municipalise Saloons in Britain
Earl Grey, a prominent British nobleman and industrial figure, advocates municipalising all saloons to curb the drink evil. The piece cites his roles with the South African Chartered Company, Cecil Rhodes, and royal favor, noting deep mining costs and shifting steel industry centers. It warns of rising capital costs and potential labor unrest.
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Earl Grey
England
Great Britain
Cecil Rhodes
Prince Consort
Lord Grey
Gain
A Good American Plan
An English shipbuilder argues that British yards can buy American steel $4 to $8 cheaper per ton than Americans. He says American makers keep home prices high while selling abroad at lower prices, inflating ship costs. He suggests United States Steel could enter shipbuilding to cut prices and boost U.S. and foreign trade competitiveness.
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Atlantic
Great Britain
United States Steel Company
The Anthracite Crisis and Labor Strife
In a view from Talcott Williams, the Atlantic argues the anthracite strike threat stems from intensified competition between coal types and capital expansion. From 1870 to 1880 anthracite overcapitalized while bituminous surged, prompting wage cuts, costly power, and worker weighing schemes that fueled repeated strikes.
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Talcott Williams
Pennsylvania
England
Centrifugal Railway Proposed To Replace Classic Thrills
Edwin Prescott of Arlington Mass proposes a centrifugal railway novelty for amusements replacing traditional attractions. The car gains speed on a steep descent then loops, turning riders over while claiming safety as centrifugal force pins passengers in their seats despite the inversion.
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Edwin Prescott
Arlington
Mass
Michigan Lumber Decline Highlighted by 1900 Output Figures
In the Saginaw river district, pine lumber production fell from 1,011,000,000 feet in 1882 to 129,931,408 feet in the most recent year, underscoring Michigan's sharp decline as a lumber state.
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Michigan
Saginaw River
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Oak Park
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Louisville, EY
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Reem
Klein
Serra
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