Banker Garrisons Dexter Baldwin with Kinzie on dam scheme
In Brewster City, Kinzie pressures Colonel Baldwin over the dam deal. Kinzie reveals Smith is an outlaw with a price on his head and warns Baldwin to fire Smith and return for a negotiated compromise with Stanton. Baldwin defends himself and exits to rally support.
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John
Smith
Timanyoni
Baldwin
Kinzie
Dexter
Missouri
Dave
Miss Richlander
Hophra House
Topaz
Brewster City National
Stanton
John Smiths
Montague
Watted
J. Montague Smith
Richlander
David Kinzie
Dexter Baldwin
Witnesses at the Dam Surface New Delays and Alliances
Smith and Starbuck oversee carpenters and forms for the final wall section as flood conditions aid work. Smith seeks updates from Miss Richlander while banker David Kingie meets her in the hotel, hinting at shifting loyalties and rising tension.
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Starbuck
Smith
Wiliams
Fettle
Martin
Hophra
Miss Richlander
Jibbey
Vera Richlander
Corona Baldwin
Hophra House
David Minzie
Brewster Bankers Hurdle Smith Confusion in Parlor
In Brewster an afternoon of social wiles reveals the muddled identities of two men named Smith linked to embezzlement rumors. Miss Richlander and Jibbey tease Kinzie while Tucker Jibby confirms the two Smiths are distinct, as Kinzie presses Stanton over a bank dispute and a potential takeover bid.
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Smith
J. Montague
John
Brewster Smith
Lawrenceville
Jibbey
David Kinzie
Tucker
Mr. Kinzie
Brewster City
Kinzie
Cincinnati
Verda
Cinci
Richlander
Brewster
Portieres
Starbuck
Save That Skirt That's Spotted
A Woman's Home Companion writer suggests reviving old skirts with a contrasting panel and belt. For plain fabrics a crosswise panel or stripe adds smart style, and suit jackets gain alike with contrasting collar and cuffs when materials match.
Census Snapshot Shows Denmark Population Surging in War Era
Denmark’s February 4 1916 census records 2,920,000 inhabitants, up 163,000 since 1911. Frederiksberg alone holds 605,000, with 604,000 in 74 other cities. rustic population totals 1,711,000. Esbjerg grows as a seaport town amid the war era.
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Denmark
Kingdom
Copenhagen
Frederiksberg
Pepe Oertee
Aarhus
Odense
Aalborg
Esbjerg
Rules for Proper Living Charity and Kindness
The passage presents a moral framework urging charity as a habit guiding estimates feelings benevolence affections cheerfulness social intercourse generosity and progress prayer desires fidelity self-control and daily good works shaping the entire life. It emphasizes living with virtue in all aspects and relationships.
Ribbon Treated Afternoon Gowns Stir Fashion Season
A fashion critique notes ribbons drive the season with ribbon trimmed gowns and inspired designs. It describes a brown satin underdress with crepe georgette tunic and elaborate ribbon plaits, bands, and cuffs creating a sophisticated, coordinated look.
Child's Hat With Origami Mushroom Wreath
A charming children's hat features a tete de negre motif with a natural colored wreath of tiny mushrooms. Four close fitting elodie shapes remain, showing minimal adornment beyond the originality of their construction, often with a ribbon ruche and occasional futurist blossom wreath.
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Tete de Negre
No Vermonters in Heaven Poem Draws Readers
An American Magazine piece notes a Vermont themed poem pinned in a rail station wall. It jokes that deceased Green Mountain travelers will not stay, with St Peter greeting them at the gate and sending them on. The verse is read widely though its literary value is described as not great.
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Vermont
American Magazine
Peter
The Hat Brim Axiom Challenged By Older Women
The saying that women over thirty need a brim to shade their eyes is challenged by many women over fifty. The remark, an artistic axiom, is questioned as a safe statement to stand by.
Abandoned Offer of Crowns and Harps Echoes in Vermont
The speaker laments that, upon inspection, the crowns and harps offering celestial bliss are gone, returning to their beloved hills and forests. He says no heavenly joy could compensate for the loss of Vermont, with its upland pastures and rushing brooks.
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Vermont
Never spends anything but the day
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal notes a man who never spends much yet constantly asks for change. The brief comment hints at thriftiness paired with a habit of requesting coins.
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Kansas City Journal
Western Canada lands offer big farming profits
The piece argues that uncultivated Western Canadian lands face low taxes and pressure to be cultivated or sold to settlers. It notes strong wheat yields, rising profits from farming, and a rush to acquire lands at favorable terms as speculation ends. Prospective settlers are urged to move now with winter to plan.
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Western
Canada
Western Canada
United States
Church Pension Fund Surpasses Goal With Oversubscription
Final returns show the Church Pension Fund for retired Episcopal clergymen oversubscribed by about 75 percent. Subscriptions totaled 8 712 000 dollars with 5 164 555 paid. It is the largest fund of its kind and second only to the Red Cross hundred million dollar drive in American charity. The effort took one year and targeted five million dollars to begin with.
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Stanton
Brewster
National
Kinzie
Mr.Stanton
Whit
Church Pension Fund
J. P. Morgan
Red Cross
America
Fuund
A Question
A gossiping exchange mocks a cousin who supposedly avoids vice while discussing a Kansas City Star quote. The fragment hints at regional attitudes and nightlife references from the Big Burg.
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Kansas City
Eld Rifey Rezzidew
Big Burg
Burt
New York Records 61 Street Accident Deaths in August
August reports show 61 deaths from street accidents in New York with autos killing 19 people. The figures highlight urban traffic dangers and fatalities involving motor vehicles.
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New York
Censors Target German Language Publications
In Bismarck North Dakota authorities move to curb German language publications amid censorship pressures. Officials cite public order concerns while rights groups claim suppression of press freedom and cultural expression.
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Bismarck
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Lynde
High Line
David Kingie
Rascal
France
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Little Kingdom
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