Household Intrigues and a Luncheon Scheme
In a domestic scene, Miss Maggie assists at a kitchen luncheon planned by Mrs Blaisdell. Miss Maggie worries about silverware and a guest list while Mrs Blaisdell presses for help and hints at an upcoming outing and alterations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Smith
Ratus Blaisdell
Wini
Hattie Blaisdell
Miss Maggie
Mother Blaisdell
Ms. Smith
Maggie
Blaisdell
Benny
Mitch
Hense
Aigie
Hedanie
Lenny
Rey
Dsnep
Lipaz
Catarrhozone advertised remedy and family scene
Mixed text describes Catarrhozone claimed to cure throat and bronchial trouble. It shifts to a domestic scene with Mrs Jane, Miss Flora, Maggie, and Mr Smith discussing money, charity, and sewing plans amid a townlike domestic vignette.
Mellicent’s Dilemma and Housekeeper Maggie’s Return
In Hillerton Mellicent, cared for by Miss Maggie while Mrs Fane recovers, longs for independence and candy luxuries. Mr. Smith, bonded by sympathy, watches Mellicent and Pennock’s budding romance while navigating scarce food and daily struggles.
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Maggie
Mr. Smith
Hillerton
Mellicent
Ink Blaisdell
Carl Peacock
Wmderstanding
Melficent
Butte
Young Pennock
Fit
Jane’ Blaisdell
Frank Blaisdell
Rest and Quiet: Horses Sleep Standing Long Hours
A study notes horses rest deeply while standing, with some never lying down except rare, short periods. It reports riders and stablemen observing motionless, prolonged posture and cites a Lowell swimmer who failed a Channel crossing after ten hours. The piece ends with a home‑buying slogan and a quip on profanity as prayer.
Vision of the Next War by Hudson Maxim
The veteran inventor Hudson Maxim, once a war prophet, predicts a future global conflict with deadly gases, widespread aerial bombardment, and inland city destruction. He foresees airborne delivery of plagues and poisons, with all combatants and civilians at risk and no safe refuge.
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Hudson Maxim
New York Tribune
Maxim
Mc. Maxim
Paris
London
Berlin
Vickers Sons and
Beilin
London traffic density on a typical day
London Bridge bears witness to heavy traffic as thousands of motor cars and cabs traverse major routes daily. Oxford Street and surrounding streets see constant movement with buses and tramcars sharing 150 miles of routes across the county.
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London Bridge
Oxford Street
Dick Turpins
London
Attachment to harvester wins silver medal at British exhibition
At a British agricultural show an attachment that stands up sheaves after harvest impressed judges. It was praised as the first step toward eliminating hand labor in the field aside from driving the machine. The makers received a silver medal.
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Great Britain
Wireless Telegraph Expansion in Manitoba Links Norway House The Pas
Government commissioner Dr Walk lace says a contract is signed to install wireless telephone plants at Norway House and The Pas and connect intermediate points. The system will operate soon. Also notes amethyst and opal definitions and a Britain silver coinage use of nickel billets.
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Norway House
Pas
R. C. Walklace
Manitoba
Spills Silver and Ties Up Traffic
Street car traffic on Atlantic Avenue was tied up for about half an hour after Andrew Higbee, a messenger for the Atlantic City Street Railway Co, alighted from a trolley to deposit the day’s receipts. A bag containing six thousand dollars spilled, scattering coins across the street and prompting detectives to oversee the salvage operation.
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Atlantic Avenue
Andrew Higbee
Atlantic City Street Railway Company
Pigbee
Cain
Bears in Captivity as Fox Industry Adjunct Debated
A Salisbury New Brunswick fox man presses a plan to raise four large male bears to supply fur. He hopes bears will profit as an adjunct to fox farming and may profit further from selling cubs as pets. The piece notes contrasts in judgment between women and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N.B
Eskimo Trapper Sells Four Wives in Trade for Tea
A northern report says an Eskimo trapper en route to a trading post sold four wives to fellow tribesmen. Each sale valued at a pound of tea and tobacco. one wife had six trades including tea, condensed milk, tobacco and bacon. The original owner may redeem a wife by payment or double the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brochette
Hudson's Bay Company
Edison’s Motor Cars May Distill Fuel Soon
Edison predicts cars will distill their own fuel within years. Interested readers ask whether there will be surplus product or if the car will use all produced fuel.
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Edison
Starvation Warned in Fifteen Russian Provinces
Leon Kameneff, Soviet relief director, says 20,500,000 Russians across fifteen provinces face starvation. Food resources are reported about fifty percent below pre war levels. The note also mentions bells as an Egyptian invention.
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Leon Kameneff
Russia
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Wai
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Gussie Pennock
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English Channel
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Canada
My Arks
Britain
Atlantic City Messenger
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Whitmore
Whitmore Manufacturing Co
Cleveland
Ghia
Ween
Canadian Sellin
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McDermot
Ave. Kart Bier
Winnipeg
Regina
Montreal
Regina Addresam
Bearth St
Norte
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