The Colonel's Friends Parade into Clintville
Elinor Barnes receives a surprising homecoming from five Montana friends who arrive bearing gifts and reveal Colonel Morse’s secret plan. They urge Elmer to return to Montana with them, while Elinor proclaims their future together lies there and vows to join him in a life of new beginnings.
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Elinor
Clintville
Bijah Grimes
Ed Stillman
Higgins House
Dearest
Elmer
Elmer Morse
John Torrington
Martha
Elmor
Chicago
Elinor Barnes
Harvard
Handlin
Scotty
Moontana
Miss Barnes
Montana
Colonel Morse
Pikey
Mebby
Pilkey
Jim
East
Nature
Friends of Reform
Blackberry Pie Unites Rich and Poor in Shared Delight
In a Monroe Enquirer style ode, blackberry pie is praised as a universal bridge across class lines. The piece notes pie appears on grand hotel menus and poorhouse tables alike, uniting social strata at the lunch counter during blackberry season.
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Monroe Enquirer
Scientific miscellany on dyes fuels and transport
The article surveys coal tar compounds rising from 454 in 1894 to 695 with over 300 now used as dyes. It notes dorowa tree seeds for food and cementing pods leaves, seaweed and other材料 as leather substitutes by John Campbell. Rail and lift signaling advances on Berlin and London systems are described, plus benzine ignition control by magnesium oleate tested by Just in Karlsruhe.
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London
Dover Street
Earl’s Court
M. Richter
G. Just
Karlsruhe
The Laughing Riddle and the Foggy London Bite
A chalky exchange from The Circle echoes a riddle about London in fog. A professor admits uncertainty while a boy reveals the twist about a ham sandwich. The joke hinges on wordplay seeing mist and scene and the bite at the end.
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London
Witty Exchange Ends With College Faculty Jab
A professor tests a medical student asking which faculty a man could most easily dispense. The student quips with humor naming the college faculty, provoking a light moment in the Chicago News anecdote.
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Knox
Young Knox
Chicago News
Talkative Man Won’t Object If He Asks Questions
An old uncle jokes about a talkative man who keeps asking questions every ten minutes to prove he is awake. The remark, attributed to Uncle Eben, appears in the Washington Star as a humorous quip about constant chatter.
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Harvard
Scotty
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Poultry Culture Advice by William Zale
A vintage advertisement essay on poultry raising urges careful breeding, hygiene, and marketing. It stresses advertising, the value of gentle care, proper feeding, and disinfection, while warning against overcrowding and poor stock. It discusses egg freshness labeling and cold storage, urging buyers to know what they purchase and to rely on common sense.
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William Zale
Johnnycake
Faith in God As Love Drives Modern Spiritual Growth
New York City reports on T C Ives pastor of the Howard Tarian Universalist Church in Soule London Conn preaching on the Sunday sermon. The text argues that faith in God evolves with science and morality, that God’s plan reveals through human progress, and that true worship rests in love and service rather than wrath. The sermon links dominion over Earth with human responsibility and the imperative to practice charity in everyday life.
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New York City
T. C. Ives
Cen Howard Tarian Universalist Cour
Soule Uni
London
Conn
All Sea _ Sunday Church
Fourth Avenue Unitarian Tieth Street
O. R. University
Ives
I Cornel
Goa
Earth
Thom
Sky
God
Met
The Ideal Season for Fowl Breeding and Laying
The article advises maintaining near spring conditions year round to maximize egg production and fertility. It stresses comfortable housing, exercise, ample vegetable and meat foods, and varied grains. It notes that overfat hens slow to lay and should be fed oats and lean meat to resume laying quickly.
A Supplication by Bishop Wilson 1722
A short 18th century prayer attributed to Bishop Wilson asks God for meekness patience and humility. The supplication seeks self examination and gentleness toward others, requesting unselfish rebuke and a temper ready to be entreated.
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Wilson
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