August at the Lake The Pirates and the Squaw
Children stage a beach pirate game by a lake while Lydia feeds a hungry old squaw and Kent mocks the stranger. Margery watches as the trio builds a wreck and caves, with Patience riding along in a perambulator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie
Lydia
Patience
Florence Dombey
Kent
Walt
The
Willows
Borsy
Smarty
Duke
Hal
Lake City
Goldenrod
Margery
Ducky
Gwendolyn
Florence
Pirates
Smith
Return Home to Modest Lake City Household
Lydia Dudley carries her baby Patience to a humble Lake City home shared with her father Arios Dudley. An observer notes rising land values and discusses broader affairs with John Levine, a devoted admirer, while speculation swirls about Indigenous relocation near the B reservation twenty miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Dudley
Slater
Patience
Farher
Arios Dudley
Lake City
John Levine
Amos
Poor Brutes of Indians and a Family's Quiet Plans
In a New Hampshire parlor Amos and John Levine discuss land rights of Native Americans and their own family history. Lydia, reading Tom Sawyer, longs for a house with loopholes like the old farmhouse while planning a doll house for Patricia. The trio teases Lydia and the men debate work, wages, and Lydia's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Levine
Amos
New Hampshire
Lydia
Levine
Bydin
Analy
Lizzie
The Heroic Day for Little Patience and Lydia
Lydia plans a special Saturday for her baby Patience, sharing lunch by the lake shore with Amos away at work. Lizzie scolds Lydia for clothes as they stretch pennies for a deviled egg and mending.
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Lydia
Baby
Lake Shore
Amos
Lizzie
Emily
Florence Dombey
Liz
Tragic Sailor Tale Reveals Illiterate Reader'sGaffe
A Fall River Globe note recalls a tale of a ship news image in old papers. An illiterate sailor, Abner, reads the page upside down and fears ships are overturned until a friend corrects him, illustrating the era of embellished maritime advertising.
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Abner
Fall River Globe
Bird Sacred to Indians Ptarmigan and Sacred Feather
The ptarmigan, sacred to Indians, is driven by civilization fears in Glacier National Park region. Once mountain birds descend to valleys and mingle with barns and wheat, while winter’s white disguise mirrors the snowshoe rabbit. The Indian reveres this feathered creature through its seasonal变化.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glacier National Park Reservation
Moon's Extended Daylight at Poles Reported
The naval observatory notes two weekly cycles of lunar visibility at both poles with the moon staying above the horizon about two weeks and below it for about two weeks. In Arctic and Antarctic circles some years feature days each month when the moon does not set and days when it does not rise.
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Naval Observatory
Arctic
Antarctic
Avoid Foolish Vows Ath
A fragment warns against unnecessary vows as folly, arguing they presume prescience of the future. The note mentions Johnson in passing, implying doubt about its relevance.
Jad Salts for Kidney Relief Promoted in Ad
An advertisement urges readers to flush and cleanse kidneys using Jad Salts mixed in water. It claims benefits including relief from backache, headaches, bladder disorders, and acid stomach, noting the drink is inexpensive and a pleasant thia water.
Fish From Gulf Swim Miles Ahead of Florida Storms
Report from St Andrew s Bay Pana ma City Florida notes fish travel hundreds of miles seeking refuge from storms. Fishermen brought in a large catch of an unfamiliar mullet species near the Gulf of Mexico coast. Large schools of foreign fish appeared outside the city in the gulf and gulls swarmed into harbor before the storm.
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St. Andrew's Bay
Panama City
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Bayer aspirin authenticity warning for buyers
Demand Bayer Aspirin only and verify the Bayer name on package or tablets. Do not trust imitations as unsafe and potentially dangerous. The notice urges buyers to Say Bayer when purchasing to ensure genuine aspirin trusted by millions and prescribed by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Tree Both Good and Evil in the Philippine Palm
The nipa palm, cited by Col. Carril Thompson as a source with potential sugar, has long supported island life by providing shelter and food. It also yields "vino," a brain-corroding drink produced by amateur distillers, making the tree a mix of beneficial and harmful impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Carril Thompson
Coolidge
Philippine Islands
Islands
Minneapolis Journal
Orient
A Lady of Distinction Uses Cuticura For Clear Skin
An advertisement extols a Lady of Distinction who uses Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores then Dusting with Cuticura Talcum powder for clear sweet healthy skin.
Daughter Helps With Housework and Dog Wash
The fragment notes a girl helps with chores and baths a dog. It also mentions drugs not habit forming and lists castor oil as a non habit forming option.
Womanhood and Health in Salt Lake City Ad
Mrs Jane Lee of Salt Lake City credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with restoring her frail health before marriage and sustaining her through pregnancy. She reports improved well being after use, stating she would have suffered without the tonic.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Dr. Pierce
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Frederick A. Brokes
John
Congress
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Mardy
Margery Marshall
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Ike
Moon
Poles
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