Will of Uncle John Forces Quick Marriage Plot
Hall Bonistelle must marry by midnight to inherit four million dollars as cousin Jonas Hassingbury circles the estate. Photographer Doremus, a joke loving justice of the peace, teases a wake while Flodie Fisher hints at a hurried union, and Bonistelle ponders a bold scheme to secure the fortune.
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Stelle
Mr. Doremug
Flodie
Hall
Mr. Doremus
Hall Cutler Bonistelle
Jonas Hassingbury
Bonistelle
John
Doremus
Jonas
Jove
Fiodie
Mr. Bonistelle
Fledie Fisher
Mr. Bonistello
Lighting Turin Plans Modern Public Illumination
The city of Turin will invest at least 400000 to reorganize public lighting from 1914 to 1916. Arc lamps will light main streets and squares while smaller streets use incandescent lamps. About 3000 lamps of 2000 candle power will be installed under municipal electricity.
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Turin
Municipal Electric Station
Indianapolis News
Noisy Saloon Chats Turned Into Late Night Tale
A fragmented interview captures a reporter pressed for a point as a chatty coed hints at a story. The exchange spirals around a late hour and a mother’s call, with the student insisting the reason matters for print.
Portable door wedge with bell trigger
A pocket sized metal device wedges doors and includes a mechanical bell mounted behind the wedge. The base grips carpet or flooring with short points to prevent sliding, and pressure from the door activates the bell. Suitable for traveling use.
A Prayer For Proportion And Present Joy
A brief devotional meditation urges living in the day and avoiding excessive reverence for the past or overinflated plans for the future. It encourages cheerful resilience, prudent living, and recognizing present happiness as the true climax of life.
Foreigners in Chinese Service by Department and Nationality
The Chinese government employs 3 948 foreigners across departments including customs railways and post offices. Nationalities listed: British 1 105 French 1 003 German 6533 Russian 463 American 174 Japanese 207 Italian 75 Austrian 50 Belgian 171 others 158.
Trooper Sings Crossing the Bar Before Death
A British Tommy mortally wounded at sea mutters Tennyson as he lies on a London hospital cot. An army surgeon recalls the moment, with doctors and nurses moved by the tenor’s final, muffled words and the line And May there be no moaning at the bar when I put out to sea. He dies soon after.
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Pital
Miss Stonehouse
Miss E
Stonehouse
Winnipeg
London
Tennyson
Sir Joseph Barnby
Reflections on Contemporary Poetry and War Time Hope
The author argues there is no truly great living poet today and that modern verse lacks vitality. They contend today’s atmosphere suffocates real poets, but expect future emergence after the war when humanity’s real soul may manifest in poetry.
Early Modern Inventions And Facts From History
Period notes cover a variety of historical items: a bandmaster’s beat, the baton’s first use in 1820, gas replacing candles in 1808 Manchester, a London illuminant, long natural gas supplies, British cavalry shaft materials, George I reviving the Bath order in 1725, oats output comparisons, light’s sun-earth travel time, a year’s farm animal estimate, Great Western railway length, The Hague 1907 POW pay, wartime life assurance payouts, and early artillery gun materials.
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Ime
Manchester
London
Oklahoma
George I
Order of the Bath
Prussia
Canada
United
Great Western Railway
Great Britain
Europe
British Life Assurance
Langshan Fowl: A Hardy, Decorative, High-Yield Breed
Langshans are an ancient Chinese breed prized for uniformity and vigor. They lay large winter eggs, make fine table birds, and are valued for hardy growth, early maturity, and imposing appearance with erect combs and curved backs. Black and white varieties exist, blue under development with potential for greater beauty.
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Paul V. Ives
Langshan
China
Feeding a Coop to Keep Peace in Chick Flocks
A poultry tip explains that older hens crowd younger birds for food. A covered coop design helps prevent feed hoarding and fox predation, ensuring equal access for chicks.
Coop feature details for movable feeding board
The description outlines a coop with a larger drawing showing the complete coop and a feeding board with a front slot. Stakes AA anchor the board at the coop end, and the front section should detach for easy removal. A cord and nail at the top plus bottom stakes secure the setup during use.
Guinea Is a Tender Fowl Care Guide
The guinea is a summer fowl that must hatch in a high box or closed house to prevent escape. After hatching, feed with crumbled egg yolk and fine bread crumbs, and let hens raise them with the chickens.
Goslings Prefer Comfort in Cold Weather
The article advises keeping goslings in a soft, comfortable floor and avoiding wet or cold water until they are well feathered. It warns against feeding them with old hens, which can injure or weaken the young birds.
Roosts Height Hints in Hen House Game
Fragmentary OCR mentions roosts in a hen house game with unclear height notes. The readable bits suggest a discussion of heights or raises but lack coherent context or identifiable people, places, or events.
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Agaee
Guardian OF the Capitol
Elliott Woods
United States Capitol
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Mond Light Infantry
San Francisco
Stuart
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Philadelphia
Anna Conyngham Stevens
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