Ramsey Chooses Fashion and Faith in Family Peering
Ramsey nervously tests a purple bordered handkerchief and follows a new social path. His father speaks of concern as Ramsey attends church with Milla Rust while his mother frets over the girl’s class and status. Ramsey grows uneasy about kissing her.
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Ramsey
Mrs. Milholland
Charlotte
Vance
Bullard Street
Rust
Dora Yocum
Milla
Milla Rust
Ramsey Milhollands and Dora Yocum in a Small Town Tale
A boy Ramsey Milhollands recalls a Civil War grandparent lesson at Decoration Day. In school he lags in math and recitations while Dora Yocum, the “Teacher's Pet,” outshines him. In high school Ramsey's bitterness grows and he vows to someday prove himself, then a class picnic brings his first crush with Milla Rust.
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Ramsey
Milla
Ramsey Milhollands
Dora Yocum
Dora
Milla Rust
Ramsey's Strained Vacation Walks With Milla and Friends
Ramsey endures an uneasy vacation marked by constant vigilance and social discomfort. He and Milla's family resist visitors. he endures long evening walks with Milla, Albert Paxton, and Sadie Clews, with restricted outings and tense moments as he witnesses closeness between Albert and Sadie, all while they attend a brass band open-air concert on Friday nights.
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Ramsey
Milla
Mr. Rust
Albert Paxton
Sadie Clews
Albert
Sadie
Reading Notes on Stevenson Draft and The Master of Ballantrae
A discussion on Robert Louis Stevenson's handwriting and an article about The Master of Ballantrae cites clues from Highland rain and heather, Athole correspondence, and humbicide Justice. Sir Graham Balfour and Westminster Gazette weigh an interpretation reading Chevallier de Johnstone.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Ballantrae
Graham Balfour
Westminster Gazette
Wardrobe Sale of English Lady in Australia Ad
An advertisement notes an English lady in Australia selling her entire ward robe as she returns to a simpler life. It mentions London’s cost of living being 120 percent above prewar levels, illustrating high postwar prices.
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England
London
Anada
Prairie
Western
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Modern dairy barn design promotes health and profit for dairies
The feature describes a 36 by 100 foot dairy stable with 18 cow stalls and 12 stall sections, including steel partitions, flushable manger, fresh air flues, roof ventilators, and an overhead carrier for feed and litter. It urges purebreds, silos for ensilage, and careful housing to maximize milk production and reduce labor costs.
Estimate of Horse Power
The text cites Sir William Ramsay’s 1911 remarks on energy. He compares coal use in Britain to horse power and equates 1 25th of a horse power to a Bhutanese person carrying 400 pounds up 4000 feet in eight hours, concluding about 175 million man power for 1.75 billion horse power.
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Sir William Ramsay
British Association
Portsmouth
British Isles
Delaware
Pennsylvania
William Penn
All along by the west side of
A penciled, undated note found on the Library of Congress floor hints at a cryptic historical fragment. The fragment shows how language and meaning shift over time as scholars note changes in interpretation.
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Library of Congress
Dairy stable design for fifty cows with central feeding aisle
Describes a one story frame dairy stable with ventilated dry walls and concrete foundation, arranged with two stalls rows facing a central feeding alley. Floor plan splits each row into two sections, suited for a herd of fifty cows. Also mentions a crude list of goods and a deed reference tied to early colonial possessions.
Mrs. J G Wilkins Seeks Alabama Legislature Nomination
Mrs. J G Wilkins of Selma, wife of a local manufacturer, becomes among the first women to seek a seat in the Alabama legislature.
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J. G. Wilkins
Selma
Alabama
Numeration in old times and cement industry growth
The article notes ancient numeration shifts with mille and MM meanings and explains cement’s rise from a Pennsylvania‑centered industry to national use. It cites cement’s 25 million barrels forecast for roads, replacing wood sidewalks and rivaling brick and stone in building, with per‑capita cement use rising over fourfold while lumber and brick use per person fall.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Proper manners lesson from first grade class
In a school near Indianapolis a first grade teacher taught pupils to say yes mam and no mam. A child reported the phrase to grandma who approved saying it is proper. The child protested that she never heard such a thing before.
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Indianapolis
Traveler Close That Window It’s Cold Outside
The brief exchange notes a traveler suggesting closing a window to feel warmer, with life’s casual remark about warmth outside. No clear event, organization, or place is identified.
Glistening White Linens With Red Cross Ball Blue
Use Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry for sparkling white linens. It never disappoints and is available at all good grocers.
Automobile Jokes Stir Yet No 1922 Model Improvement
A brief exchange notes humor about cars and remarks there is no perceived improvement in the 1922 automobile models. The dialogue hints at ongoing industry chatter about design progress and consumer expectations.
Beset by Starlings at St Pauls Cathedral
London observers report thousands of starlings occupying the exterior of St Pauls Cathedral, creating a loud morning hubbub as they discuss the days plans. They vanish for hours and return at night with shrill chatter heard after dark. The onslaught rivals past invasions of Camden and the Savoy in scale.
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St. Paul’s
London
Darkass
Kingway
Savoy
St. Paul's
Christian Science Monitor
Latin American tanning materials listed by government experts
Government experts identify twelve woods, 102 barks, nine leaves, three roots, and seventeen fruits and seeds that grow in Latin America as sources yielding tanning materials of industrial value.
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Latin America
Blessings in Disguise Hide Identity Proof Difficulties
The saying notes that these blessings in disguise often struggle to establish who they truly are, highlighting a tension between perceived value and verifiable identity.
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Brean
James Murray
Oxford Dictionary
Ocean
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Wrigley’s
ST Adel TV
Triad
United
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Bee Bldg
Omaha, Neb
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Corentzation & Bee Et Senate
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Heter
Feedalley
Grandma
Bayer
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Starlings
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