Maturing Plans and the Fight for Clean Politics
The narrator details a second year of hard work, savings, and social ascent in a ward driven by Ruth's influence. He expands his trade skills, builds a loyal crew, resists a corrupt partnership with Rafferty, and witnesses a political upsurge led by a reform-minded president while juggling ambition and personal growth.
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Ruth
Giuseppe
Corkery
United Woolfen
Young Men’s Club
Sweeney
United States
Common Council
Dan
America
Rafferty
D. Rafferty and Co
Carleton
Billy
The Soft Answer
A senior partner and a junior partner debate voicing anger over a Bailey related call. The junior curses briefly then moderates his language when challenged. The senior tries again but ends with a milder, calmer rebuke after Bailey’s courteous reply.
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Bailey
Pure Candies and the Glucose Question
A confectionery firm questions a claim that glucose is more digestible than sugar in candies. Dr Woods Hutchinson argues glucose occurs naturally in fruits and honey and is the same as grape sugar after digestion. The issue is labeling and whether candies marketed as cane sugar mislead buyers.
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Woods Hutchinson
Crocodile Sunning Ignored by Nearby Natives in Borneo
In Borneo a large crocodile rests sunning on a muddy riverbank while nearby natives pass by without notice. The scene highlights the animal’s calm presence amid local activity and fearlessness.
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Borneo
Alfalfa Breaks Dietary Boundaries At Montana Banquet
A Billings resident declares alfalfa a daily staple and notes its health value over wheat or corn. At a Broadview banquet the alfalfa theme permeates the menu with an alfalfa appetizer tea bread cake and even alfalfa flavored ice cream, highlighting alfalfa as a versatile green food source.
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Billings
Mant
Broadview
Mont
Fat in Morning and Evening Milk
Early morning milking reduces fat content while later evening milking raises it. Tests show fat increases from 0.18 to 1.09 percent as the interval between 6 a.m. and various evening milking times grows. On average shifting 12 minutes earlier in the morning and 12 minutes later in the evening raises morning fat by 6.1 percent and lowers evening fat correspondingly.
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Ruth
Inside a Chinese Home Its Walls and Courtyards Describe A Family World
The piece describes a narrow walled residence with multiple courtyards. A host guides a guest through gateways to reception rooms and a garden, where meals are shared in a central family hall with ancestral tablets. Two story dwellings are rare in foreign-influenced areas.
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Liquor House
Mr. Rafferty
Rock
Red
Nebuchadnezzars
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