The Substitute The Substitute
In a Southern town, Lydia Buckley contemplates marriage into a powerful Georgia family as Governor Telfare’s rival suitor, while Kitty Cosby plots and schemes amid social pressures. George Buckley handles trouble with townsfolk, preparing for cotton sales and a looming confrontation.
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Milly
Amy
Richmond
Tilly
Kitty Cosby
Mrs. Cranston
Kitty
Lydia
Parsons
Woodburys
Delmarsa
Hallie
Bishop Meade
Telf
George Buckley
Georgia
Old Dominion
Atlanta
Tel
Truitt Seeks Advice on Moonshining Threats at Home
In a tense office scene George counsels Jeff Truitt who fears a violent reprisal from a moonshining gang. Truitt reports warnings and pressure from his anxious parents as he contemplates returning home to face the threats.
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Jeff
Bockiey
Johnston House
George
George Buckley
Jeff Truitt
Buckley
Truitt
Jem
Anti British Rhetoric in Indian Press Sparks Tensions
The text reports on disaffected Indian readers and open letters in the India newspaper at Gujranwala accusing the King Emperor, claiming Indians could drive out the white nation with sticks. It notes Indian press bans and British protection over writers of such material and outlines growing tensions across Eastern Bengal amid boycott and racial friction.
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Oan
India
Gujranwala
Punjab
England
Government of
Bengal
A Fight In the Air by W E Webb
Webb recounts a dramatic air battle between a chicken hawk and a lost kitten. A hawk swoops from fifty feet to seize a kitten in a doctor’s yard, the kitten wriggles free and drives the hawk to a frantic defense before an astonished observer.
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W. E. Webb
Improving Dairy Herd Quality Through Breeding Standards
Professor Dean of Ontario explains a founding principle for dairy herds: set a strict standard of 6000 pounds of milk and 250 pounds of butter per cow, select pure bred sires, raise heifers, and cull cows not meeting the standard. He cites management practices, feeding, and testing with Babcock to track milk and fat content for each animal.
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Dean
Ontario
Hoand
Babcock
Training of Children Manners Do Not Depend On Rules Alone
The piece argues manners arise from unselfishness and desire to please others rather than strict etiquette. Mothers’ theories, whether inner virtue or external polish, fall short without warmth and kindness guiding behavior. A charming person reflects genuine care as much as learned rules.
Palace Workhouse Gains Luxurious Fame Amid Welfare Debate
A London workhouse report describes a pauper palace with mosaic floors electric lighting stained glass and luxurious furnishings costing over 1.3 million dollars per bed. The design drew socialist ire as critics urge abolishing poor law boards and shifting control to borough authorities.
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Cate Electric Lighting
London
Billigat
Veieu
Borougn Ul Baumersou
Eapele &Ve
Ratepayers’ Association
Buckingham
Hammersmith
John Burns
King in the Oven Tale at Little Woolford Manor
A historical anecdote recounts how Oliver Cromwell era foes allegedly hid King Charles I in the manor oven at Little Woolford, Warwickshire. The attackers torched the fireplace to flush him out, but the king reportedly escaped unharmed.
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Warwickshire
Little Woolford
Ingram
LITTLE WOOLF@RD
Charles N
Siline
Cromwell's
Charles Crent
Night meal urged for busy workers by New York doctor
A patent New York physician advises a late evening meal as essential after a work day. He says nourishment between 7 and 9 o'clock helps strengthen nerves and muscles to meet daily demands.
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New York
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Will N. Harben
Eto
South
Miss Cosby
Mamma
Edward
Palace
King
Charles
Cromwell
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