Mary Lockwood of the Star and Garter Inn at Kirkstall
In the Star and Garter at Kirkstall Mary Lockwood, a strong, capable innkeeper aged twenty five, draws admiration for her health, manner, and skills. Uncle Joseph Morley relies on her to run the establishment while her suitor Jack Meadows stands by as a steadfast neighbor. Two travelers Richard Parker and Andrew Foster arrive seeking supper and beds, eyeing Mary with ambition and intrigue as the tale begins.
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London
England
Star and Garter
Kirkstall
Aire
Leeds
Mary Jackwood
Venus
Mary Lockwood
Southey
Mary
Joseph Morley
Morley
Master Taylor
Jack Meadows
Jack
Kirkstall Abbey
Allus
Chapttr II
Richard Parker
Parker
Tom Shefield
Tom
Jupiter
Diana
Juno
Hebe
Dick Parker
Andy Foster
Andy
Andrew
Foster Andy
Foster
Wainstand
Dolly
Duchess of
Foolishness of bulk buying warns young housekeepers
The Independent denounces pound foolishness in large scale purchases of groceries. It mocks buying sugar flour potatoes and apples in bulk as wasteful leading to spoilage and waste. It argues thrift lies in buying in limited quantities to maintain control and avoid lavish use of staples.
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The
Independent
Unfinished Work and a Toy Shop Tale
A mother comforts Baby May who complains God did not finish her. She says he left her to cut her tools alone. Harper's Bazaar notes a quip about a point and the idea that a time-honored horse lowers the record.
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Baby May
Little May
Sle
Harper's Bazar
Dairy progress and Alaskan farming prospects noted
Colorado dairy commissioner reports a rise in creameries and cheese factories in 1901, with increased cheese and butter production. He highlights pantries for homestead dairy, oleomargarine shifts, and Sun, Dunkard colonies in Colorado. Alaska agriculture potential is explored, with claims of feasible wheat rye barley and sizable daylight aiding rapid growth and a need for land surveys to open lands to settlers.
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Cenmittiameye Leper Tr LL Sonson
Colorado
Pagterien
Bonteroes
Arapgil
Douglas County
Eensos County
Carbondale
Pueblotun
Phillips County
Stewart and Touner
Kiowa
Amity
Prowers
Monson
Salvation Army
Logan County
Dunkards
Koch
Fort Lupton
New Mexico Agricultural College
C. C. Georgeson
Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Georgeson
Europe
Denver
Greatest Men of Colorado for Hall of Fame at St Louis 1903
The state is invited to name two representative, deceased Colorado citizens to symbolize its role in the Louisiana Purchase and national history for the 1903 St Louis World's Fair. Readers may submit suggestions. Zebulon Pike and ex-Governor Gilpin are named among early nominees by Governor Thatcher.
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St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company
Zebulon Pike
Gilpin
Thatcher
Dr G W Curtiss Veterinary Surgeon Featured
After thirty years in practice Dr G W Curtiss, veterinary surgeon on Ninth Street and Walnut, gains praise for skill in treating domestic animal diseases. Montreal Veterinary School graduate with Minnesota and Iowa experience, he advises timely consultation and pays reasonable charges, candid about curable limits.
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Jeesh G. W. Curtiss
Ninth Street
Walnut
Curties
Montreal
Art Studio of Mrs. Mattie Hulse A Rocky Ford Note
Mrs. Mattie Hulse conducts oil pastel watercolor nature study and needle art classes at a studio over State Bank. An admired artist, she specializes in china painting with a new kiln, and her work reflects mastery with nature inspired pieces. Since opening July 1, she plans to expand equipment and offerings.
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Mattie Hulse
State Bank
Rocky Ford
Chicago
Denver
Pueblo
Miss Mint
National Art and Science League of United States
Miles
Hitchens
Population of London in a Century
The population of London rose from about 1,000,000 in 1801 to a probable 6,250,000 in 1901, according to Mr. Welton and the Royal Statistical Society Journal. The area covered is roughly 200 square miles, with figures based on census returns but not identical to them.
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London
Welton
Royal Statistical Society
National Review
Animals that travel migration stories from Opas sO and deer shifts
Hunters in New York report opossum invasion moving north from southern regions over a decade. Farmers fear poultry losses while trappers note easy catches. Squirrels and deer migrations are discussed with cross water feats and regional deer disappearances tied to westward movement.
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New York
Delaware
Ulster
Sullivan Counties
United States
Tennessee
North Carolina
New York Times
Georgia
Mississippi
Guarding Aguinaldo and custody details outlined
The piece explains who guards Aguinaldo in Manila with Lieutenant Bridges as custodian on detached duty under General Chaffee. Sentries guard the living quarters, posted by artillery and inspected daily by the officer of the day, under Colonel Chambers McKibben of the Twenty fourth Infantry, with Bridges reporting to McKibben.
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Aguinaldo
O'Neill
Supreme Court
Lieutenant Bridges
General Chaffee
Manila
Chambers McKibben
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Bridges
McKibben
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Mary Tews
Joseph Hatton
G. W. Curtiss
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