Forbidden Woods Love Brings Families Together
In a Cedar Creek cabin affair, Paul and Anne pursue a union despite class fears. Paul’s father recounts a past in which marrying beneath his station led to separation and heartbreak, warning the younger couple as they meet Anne’s mother and Wthel in the wilderness home.
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Paul
Cedar Creek
Hfe
Anne
Wthel
Frisco
Lata
The
Avilderness
Mother
George
New Atoms born each minute spark modern science
A writer in the Edinburgh Review argues that atoms continually form anew, likening this to new worlds born in stars. It notes laboratory production of certain atoms, explains atomic structure with positive nuclei and negative electrons, and cites synthetic materials as examples of chemical progress.
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Edinburgh Review
Legend of Iliad compacted in walnut shell
The Huet tale tests a Cicero era claim by packing 15,000 verses on a tiny sheet. Using 10 by 8 inch paper, tiny writing yields 7,500 verses per side and 15,000 total, enough to fill a walnut shell when folded, illustrating the legendary feat.
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Old Huet
Cicero
Hamlet Review Sparks Western Theatre Banter
Mr. Stormington Barnes asks a Crimson Guich critic for thoughts on Hamlet. Cactus Joe replies the cast showed sense early but the lead acted foolish with a sword instead of a six shooter, disappointing the audience.
Divorce in Tutuila Echoes of Island Custom and Wealth
In Tutuila a Samoan chief contemplates divorce from a long marriage after plans center on an American house and gifts of cattle and mats. His wife’s family wealth factors into the legal outcome, as the chief weighs ending the union and the fate of the younger spouse. The narrative, drawn from Asia Magazine by Alexander Stronach, highlights native customs, property, and social pressures surrounding marriage and divorce.
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Homie
Tutuila
Alexander Stronach
Asia Magazine
Mule to Horse Upgrade Tale From Mayor Stephens
A Los Angeles story recalls Governor Stephens as mayor facing one persistent suitor who first earned a public job through effort and later sought a promotion. The man asked to move from mule driving to horse driving, prompting the humorous rebuke about ambition and pace.
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Stephens
Calfornia
Los Angeles
Service Department
Iowa firm to sell honey directly from beehives
An Iowa general store plans a novel venture by operating a modern apiary in the vacant rooms above its building. Bees fill the upper story, and hundreds of pounds of honey were removed recently. The honey will be sold directly from the hive to consumers with no freight charges, overhead, or middleman.
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Iowa
New Jersey Senate Introduces Small-Claim Court Bill
A bill in the New Jersey senate proposes a small-claim court to cut costs. Court charges would start at 2 dollars with no lawyer needed as the plaintiff speaks to a court clerk. Newark could save more than 25 thousand dollars annually by removing lawyers and fees.
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New Jersey Senate
Newark
Child Confesses Fear Of Becoming A Wailer
A mother at a department store watches as her five year old daughter is guided by a clerk to a nail booth. The girl reacts with a puzzled reply saying she may not thank the clerk because she does not want to grow up to be a wailer.
Farmers Witness Crop Tests At Iowa State College Field Day
More than 200 farmers visited Iowa State College on June 29 for the Farm Crops and Soils Field Day. They viewed experimental plots and an agronomy farm, hearing soil management results, including higher yields from manure and phosphates. Hubam clover drew interest as a potential pasture crop, while Sudan grass was noted as an emergency forage but soil-damaging.
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Iowa State College
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Hubam
Iowa Station
Sudan
Noted Axiom on Action and Wealth in Moral Thought
A reflective trio contrasts impulse with foresight and wealth with spiritual risk. It suggests rapid acts without thought hinder virtue while riches complicate entry to spiritual realms, as some avoid contemplating mortality.
Wonder of America: Christ Church Alexandria Relic Sanctioned Ground
The plot on which Christ Church in Alexandria Virginia stands was bought in 1794 for one penny. The church preserves its old chancel rail table desk and brass candle holders. a fist Bible from 1776 and a long-handled purse remain in the vestry. General Washington attended services here from Mount Vernon, and the Washington and Lee pews are kept as in earlier days.
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Christchurch
Alexandria
Virginia
Scotland
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Washington
Robert BE. Lee
Plover Notes Social and Travel Amid Lakes Outing
The Ladies Aid Society met in the church basement on July 14 with Mrs Wheeler and Mrs Miller as hostesses. Aviation visits shake up the town as Stearns and Johnson give short flights Friday evening. The school board held its annual meeting naming C B Miller secretary. Many residents travel to nearby towns for gatherings and outings at the Lakes and Arnold's Park.
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Ladies’ “Aid Society
Rush Hayes
Nevada
E. C. Hancher
Thelma Heathman
Lakes
George ‘Heathman
Arnold’s Park
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