Carolyn May Runs Away From The Corners To New York
Carolyn May, troubled by Uncle Joe and Miss Amanda's romance, packs a bag with money and her dog Prince. She boards a northbound train to New York, where a kind conductor helps her reach Grand Central as a frantic note reaches him.
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Amanda
Love
Aunty Rose
Carolyn May
Mr. Driggs
Uncle Joe
Amanda Parlow
New York City
Benjamin Hardy
Aunty Rose Kennedy
Parlows
Mr. Parlow
Rose
Prince
Princey
Sunrise Cove
Main Street
New York
Twenty-fifth Street
Grand Central Terminal
Amanda Stagg Takes Control at Stagg Homestead
Amanda Stagg establishes authority in the Stagg household after Joseph is injured. Chet Gormley eagerly assists with store operations as talk swirls of a likely marriage between Mr. Stagg and Mandy Parlow. Carolyn May overhears the town gossip while Uncle Joe’s plan unfolds.
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Amanda Sharlow
Stagg
Joseph Stagg
Chet Gormley
Car’lyn
Chet
Carolyn May
Uncle Joe
Miss
Homeward walk of Carolyn May with dog and burdened bag
Carolyn May Cameron trudges from the railroad toward her lifelong home with Prince the dog. The scene paints a weary return to an empty apartment and memories of her mother and father, leaving her to bear the loneliness alone.
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Carolyn May
Carolyn May Cameron
Joe Stagg
Prince
Jace
Iies Aranda
After the Forest Fire Carolyn May Returns Home
Carolyn May leads Prince through Harlem toward her old corner after a forest fire. She buys a penny paper and bones for the dog at a butcher shop, hoping to keep her heart up as they near home.
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Iuse
Carolyn May
Harlem
Prince
Yanks Take Twenty Towns And Capture Guns
A tired morning shifts to pride as the Indianapolis Star recalls the headline Yanks take twenty towns Yanks capture many guns and prisoners and drive back the Huns. The reader forgets troubles after reading the bold news and cheers.
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Ufe
Indianapolis Star
Duty to Serve and Support the War Effort
A wartime exhortation stresses that all citizens must contribute to the war, either by serving, aiding in support roles, or backing Liberty bonds. It warns that avoiding duty brands one as a slacker and that those at home owe gratitude and resources to those who fight and die for their country.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Red Cross
Leslie
Mrs. Frank Hayes
Dover &T
Oston
Mass
Doan
Amusing East End Air Raid Tales From Bishop Of Stepney
A recent booklet recounts humorous East London raid anecdotes from the Bishop of Stepney. A riverside resident recalls fleeing to the kitchen as a Zeppelin loomed, then seeing the front door moment later, describing it as not natural.
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Stepney
London
Pearson’s Weekly
Ask the Thief. Lawyer probes timing after assault
The lawyer pressed for an exact time as the complainant explained that the defendant knocked him down and vanished into darkness. The man admitted he could not say precisely when because the thief had seized his watch.
Prophecy and irony quoted by Topeka Capital
The Topeka Capital cites a quip about a prophet and a,chartered line of kings, noting how truth can outpace fiction and reflecting on historical belief in a Washingtonian salvation under a king named George.
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George
England
George Washington
John Phoenix
Topeka
A Stranger's Mistake
A quotation marks a humorous misinterpretation by Mr. Bibbles about road markings. The tale frames a mistaken belief that white lines on the street guide pedestrians, not drivers, highlighting a comic misread of traffic guidance.
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Mr. Bibbles
Paidies
Inventor unveils umbrella with flexible ribs
An inventor introduces flexible tip design for umbrella ribs claiming it prevents inversion in gusts. The new feature aims to keep users dry and upright by allowing ribs to bend rather than buckle.
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery touted as blood maker tonic
The ad promotes Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood making tonic for colds catarrh and general weakness. It claims the herbal formula with wild cherry bark and other roots improves digestion aids in blood formation and helps fight influenza while recommending Sage s Catarrh Remedy for nasal issues and a 10 cent trial package.
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Dr. Pierce
Oregon
Mother Gray's Powders Prove Helpful to Children
Thousands of mothers praise Mother Gray's Sweet Powders as an effective remedy for headaches colds constipation feverishness stomach troubles and bowel irregularities in children. Easy to take with excellent results after over 30 years of use. Sold by druggists everywhere trial package free address The Mother Gray Co Le Roy N Y.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray CO
le Roy
Indians Publish Newspaper in Hydaburg Alaska
Alaska natives of Hydaburg issue the New Native newspaper in Juneau region. The first issue explains the name honors a shift away from twenty years ago with totemism and other old customs toward embraced civilization.
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Alaska Indians of
Hydaburg
Juneau
Alaska
New Native
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Systemic Cure
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine for nasal catarrh claiming it builds the system cleanses the blood and reduces cold susceptibility. It asserts internal action on mucous surfaces and offers free testimonials with a 100 price for cures. The ad lists WJ Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. A separate wartime line comments on Germany and public appraisal of a quiet man.
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HALL
Wj, Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohto
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Carolyn of the
Ruth Belmore
Endicott
Jong
Mandy Parlow
Miss Amanda
Hannah Stagg
Joe
Germany
Mrs. Hayes
Dean
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N.Y
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