Unmasked marriage reveals Japan ties and a fortune
In a tense gathering, Bob admits he bought Ellen and married under a Shinto ceremony for about eleven hundred dollars. Uncle Jim warns Ellen, while Wells plans to finish the bridges and hints at a sealed letter involving Marakito San.
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Alberta
Japan
Sandy
Bob
Uncle Jim
Williams
Sanderson
Ellen
Jim
Gordon
Grewery
Wells
Bobtef
Demons Abroad Foremost of Them All Encounters at Fushiki
Ellen and Wells watch the end of the railroad at Fushiki as winds bend oad trees and dunes glow. A man in a wrinkled kimono arrives, linked to rumors of a bridge engineer name Robert Wells, buried by unknown fate, triggering tense confrontation.
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Ellen
Bob
Fushiki
Wells
Sukuna-no-Kami
Marakito
Robert Ells
Batik, a Java Craft: Wax Work and Dye Mastery
Java blends art science and religion in batik the wax resist method. Designers draw patterns on cotton then repeatedly dye exposed fabric to build rich multicolored textiles. The technique uses a small copper spout and bamboo handle invented by the Javanese.
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Japan
China
Sumatra
India
South Sea Islands
Java
Keeping to the Point Porter Train to Buffalo and East
A concise quip contrasts finding a train to Syracuse with a preference for reaching Buffalo and other eastern points. The exchange highlights traveler priorities and route directions.
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Buffalo
Syracuse
Fragmented OCR Notice Provides Unclear Historic Item
Readable segments point to a local archival item with uncertain wording and missing context. The fragmentary text mentions a possible action or notice but lacks names dates places or concrete details to confirm its subject.
Trinkets of Slain Soldiers Unclaimed
Washington report on War department trinkets and keepsakes unclaimed by kin. John W. Robins seeks relatives for more than 5000 unclaimed packages from soldiers who died in service across wars. Some items reveal poignant stories of love grief and lost connections.
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Washington
War Department
John W. Robins
Cuba
Robins
France
Girls Build Fortune in Oklahoma Desert
Cooley and Blampied, Hutchinson Kansas, crossed plains in a covered wagon to settle Cooley Oklahoma. They built a store and post office, with one of them guarding the home with a rifle, converting a cattle ranch into orchards, vineyard, chicken run, and clover through hard work and perseverance.
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Cooley
Okla
Plains of
Kansas
Wilds
Oklahoma
Beatrice Cooley
Emma Blampied
Hutchinson
Kan
Cooley, Okla
Peer of Great Britain Advertises for Work
Two personals in the London Times reflect postwar changes. A war veteran under forty seeks work with horses motor and literature, having served in the royal air forces. A second notice seeks a first class lady inebriate for a home, implying strict gatekeeping for residents.
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London
England
London Times
Royal Air Forces
Beauty From Japan Mine at Embassy Wife Highlight
Yoshiaki Miuri wife of Japan’s third secretary arrives in Washington featured in native dress. Described as the most beautiful woman in Japan with light fluffy hair and a natural complexion.
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Mine
Yoshiaki Miuri
Washington
Japan
Mrs Currie Sets Pace With 500 Mile Day Ride
Some Traveler Orange Massachusetts reports Mrs Mary Currie, nearly eighty one, recently rode nearly 500 miles in a day and night while younger residents performed stunts. The article notes endurance and activity among the elderly.
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Orange
Mass
Mary Currie
Lamptown Mill Community Converts to Salvation Army
Salvation Army headquarters received word from Commandant Howard McGrath and Capt Samuel McGill of Plainfield New Jersey that the entire population of Lamptown New Jersey a mill community five miles from Plainfield had been captured and enrolled under the army flag.
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New York
Salvation Army
Howard McGrath
Samuel McGill
Plainfield
N. J
Lamptown
Army
Egyptian Croesus Prisoner 26 Years
An Egyptian nobleman prince Ahmed Selfeddin, once Fuad’s brother in law, lives in a London asylum after a 22 year confinement, decades of wealth, and a prior four year prison term for attempting to shoot Fuad. His mother in Constantinople seeks his release with British help as his English servant stays with him.
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London
Prince Ahmed Selfeddin
King Fuad
Egypt
Prince Fuad
Prince Ahmed
Ibrahim Pasha
Mehemet Ali
Napoleon
Fuad
England
Constantinople
Price of Insulin Cut to 7.03 Per Patient
The government announced a reduction in the price of insulin from 14.06 to 7.03 per patient per month. Insulin is supplied free of charge to those unable to pay. Improved manufacture methods are cited. The free treatment cost 34484 for the first year.
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Toronto
Ont
Stone Nursing Bottle Used by Romans Found near Folkestone
Archaeologists excavating at an ancient Roman city site near Folkestone have unearthed the end of a baby's bottle. The broken piece is said to resemble the latest nursing bottle designs and suggests Roman infants enjoyed similar luxury in feeding equipment.
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Folkstone
England
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U. S
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Multiple Electric Products Co., Inc
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New Jersey
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Fox
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Ama
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Condit St
Decatur
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Foster-Milburn Co
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N. U. ST. Louis
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