Skull and Crossbones at Mount Mark Parsonage
In Mount Mark Iowa, Connie Starr’s sisters Prudence Fairy and twins Carol and Lark face a moral bind as the secret Skull and Crossbones club tests loyalty. Connie steals apples for the group, sparking a confrontation about honesty and parental discipline within the Starr household.
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Mr. Starr
Mount Mark
Prudence
Fairy
Carol
Lark
Constance
Connie
Skull and Crossbones
Lady Gwendolyn
Sir Alfred Angelcourt
Sir Alfred
Society
Lark Starr
Methodist
Iowa
Constance Starr
Prudence Contemplates Punishment for Connie and Twins
The question asks if Prudence would expose herself by turning in Connie and the twins for a spanking viewed as the most effective punishment. It frames a moral dilemma about discipline and accountability within a family context.
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Prudence
Connie
Pleasure in Well-Doing Refines Honest Work
The passage argues that pleasure quietly accompanies well done labor. It notes joy in honest bookkeeping, growth, and progress. Happiness lies in active doing and the consciousness of ethically sound effort.
Missouri Lead Output Sets Record in 1915
Demand from Europe for lead for war use drives Missouri mine production to a record 195,634 tons of refined ore in 1915 valued at 18,389,596 dollars, roughly enough to build and equip a modern battleship for the U S Navy.
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Missouri
Europe
United States’ Navy
Century-Old Cane Hidden Blade Revealed In Auction Find
William A J Giles of Concord N H bought a cane at auction to aid his lameness. William H Harris examined it and removed the handle uncovering a 15 inch steel blade with the engraving William Mattocks June 2 1832.
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Wiliam A. J. Giles
Concord
William H. Harris
William Mattocks
Wireless dance marks first world debut of amplifiers
Morristown New Jersey hosted what was claimed as the world's first wireless dance. A phonograph in Highbridge Manhattan sent music 40 miles by air to a home where Edwin Armstrong and Lee de Forest amplifiers boosted sound through receivers and ground wires. Amateur enthusiasts demonstrated radio telephony amid legal patent battles and hopes for cross country wireless phonograph transmissions.
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New York
Morristown
N. J
Theodore E. Gary
John P
Theodore E. Gaty, Jr
Cornell
Highbridge
Manhattan
Gary
P. F. Godley
Montclair
Lee de Forest
Edwin H. Armstrong
Columbia
Honolulu
Godley
de Forrest Radio Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mr. Gary
de Forest Company
New York Times
Yacki
Hacki Wicki Wacki
de Forest
Gaty House
Doctor Armstrong
Armstrong
Chicago
Marconi Company
Metropolitan Opera House
Metropolitan
Daylight Saving Bill Aims to Nationalize Time Change
In Washington D C Representative Boreland of Missouri introduces a bill to move all U S clocks forward one hour making daylight saving national and legal. The plan would shift starting work to seven and ending at four for workers previously beginning at eight and leaving at five.
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Washington, D. C
National Movement For the Saving of
Boreland
Missouri
United States
Europe
Stolen Jewelry Found Buried in Wyomissing Field
Reading police report a cache of jewelry and silver valued at 500 dollars was unearthed last October during groundwork for a house in Wyomissing. Irvin F. Impink led the inquiry, tracing pieces to Catherine Castner of Tennessee through a newspaper account of a fatal auto accident involving her child. The jewelry bore the word Tennessee and was identified as stolen from Mrs. Castner, who is wintering in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Prudence
Falry
Connie
Prue
Fairy
Father
Avery
Mrs. Moon
Reading
Wyomissing
Irvin F. Impink
Fignanie Castner
Impink
Catherine Castner
Samuel J. Castner
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Castner
Winston-Salem
N. C
Boldt Estate Heads To Mrs. Miles For Management
New York reports that Louise Clover Boldt now Mrs. Alfred H. Graham Miles and her brother George C. Boldt Jr. will largely direct the Boldt estate. They inherit their father George C. Boldt a fortune estimated at 10 to 20 million dollars and will share control of the Waldorf Astoria Bellevue Stratford hotels with their mother and other heirs.
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New York
George C. Boldt
Alfred H
Graham Miles
Louise Clover Boldt
Miles
George C. Boldt, Jr
Ships Built in 11 Months Exceed The Thousand Mark
The New York chamber of commerce reports 1,066 vessels of 1,000 tons or more were built in U S yards in the first eleven months of the year, totaling 488 446 tons. Steel ships dominated 73 94 percent with Atlantic Gulf yards leading. Domestic officer supply from state ships remains tight and interagency efforts face slow progress.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Lake
New York State
Chamber of Commerce
Opportunities in Western Canada Land Still Open After War
Read about western Canada land prospects with profitable past results. Examples include Robson Sask and Bassano Alta reports showing yields, profits, and rising values if land is bought now. Government agents offer location guidance and advertisements outline favorable farming outcomes in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Canada
Maanitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Robson Messenger
Robson
Indiana
N. B. Davis
Bassano Mail
Bassano
Alta
Oscar Castalor
Blusson
Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge
Coblenz
Sask
W. A. Rose
Gleichen
Stoop Creek
James McRae
Boldt Estate to be run by Mrs Miles and her brother
At a recent meeting the Dorf Astoria Hotel company named Mrs Miles head of a new joint management with her brother to oversee investments and real estate including Fifth Avenue holdings. Francis Hutchins remains secretary and Frank Alstrom reelected treasurer. The estate spans Florence Island and Thousand Islands properties. Mrs Miles, a tennis and motorboating enthusiast, has one child and long aided in the business.
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dorf-Astoria
Miles
Francis
Hutchins
Mr. Boldt
Frank Alstrom
Fifth Avenue
Boys Outdo Their Fathers in Shelby County Corn
Memphis youth in Shelby County, Tennessee, from six corn clubs, average 55 bushels per acre while the county average stands at 21.5. The 165 boys collectively produce 89.67 bushels on one acre, showing they outperform their fathers.
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Memphis
Spelling Reform in New Public Building Noted
Mr Curran and Mr McManus spent a Saturday half holiday viewing a new public building. The inscription MDCCOXCVIII was read as 1898, prompting Curran to quip that spelling reform may be overdone. The exchange appeared in the New York Times.
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Tim
New York Times
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Gentle Pediatric Relief
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for children and adults. It promotes a 50 cent bottle and claims it cleanses the liver and bowels while pleasing kids. The piece also notes a door frame grip for hanging baby chairs and a Doctor Pierce remedy that dries up skin ailments. A Mobile inventor is credited with a scoop scale device.
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California
Adv
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Ethel Hueston
W.c.tanner
B Bobbs-Merrill Company
Eve
John
Mrs. Prenties
Twins of Skull and Crossbones
Balkans
Columbia University
Mr. Godley
Alfred H. Graham Miles
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Office of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Foreign Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
Seaboard
Gt. Lakes,&c
Onsons
Western Canada
Doctor Pierce
Mobile
Ala
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