Sallie and Curtiss in a Southern romance tale
A serialized story follows Sallie as she faces temptation and love with Curtiss after a hunting trip. Their secret longing clashes with social expectations while letters and calls pull Sallie into an evolving circle of friends. Ellie Mitchell and Bob press for details as Sallie awaits the next installment.
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Nellie
Sallie
Ellie Mitchell
Ellie
Pensacola
Miami
Palm Beach
Sheep with a conscience disrupts auction in Matabeleland
A one in five hundred flock at a Matabeleland sale in South Africa caused a stir when one sheep stepped forward from the others to reveal signs of scab infection. The inspector examined the whole flock and found the lone animal infected, earning the owner praise for honesty as farmers recount the story.
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Matabiele
South Africa
Towser the Clever Hound Predicts Game and Finds Worms
Col Spotswood Telfair of Mountain View recalls his hound Towser whose keen instincts seemed to predict the hunt. The dog would dash to the woods for squirrels when a rifle was carried and trail rabbits with a shotgun. One day Towser even scratched for fishing worms by the river.
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Col
Spots ‘Wood Telfair
Mountain View
Towser
Judge
Electrical girl causes spinning frame malfunctions in Leeds mill
A mill worker in Keighley Leeds is described as a magnetic girl who when near a spinning frame causes threads to break and the machine to run in reverse like it is attracted. When she steps away the machine returns to normal operation.
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Sallie
Silie
Keighley
Leeds
England
Electricity use compares Britain and California
America leads in electricity while New York City produces more power than Great Britain. California, with far fewer people, consumes more electricity than all of Great Britain. Electricity adoption occurred in both nations around the same period.
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New York City
Great Britain
California
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Curtiss
Darling
Sweetheart
Rill
Jacksonville
Featherhead
Atlantic Beach
Dr. Gray
Mom Nellie
Bob
Peach
Mary
Lsten
Ted Billings
Ted
Wisdom of Towser
America
Oil and Gas
Chattel
Phg
Nterprise
R. P. Litte
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