Barbara flees Croylands with Effie to start anew
Barbara ends her engagement with Brice Rutherford after he accuses her of deception regarding a child. She takes little Effie and leaves for New York to live with her aunt, while Mr. North accompanies them and supports her request to keep Brice at bay. Barbara resolves to sever ties and pursue a quiet, independent life away from Croylands.
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Bradleigh
Brice
Croylands
North
Barbara
Mrs. North
Effie
Mamma
Ellc
Mr. Gilmore North
Mr. North
Croyknos
Lffe
New York
Brice Rutherford
Fenchen
Poe
Rauce
Wabos
Guy
Fiffie
Sand Bens &Ey
Hartz Mountains
Silent Flight from Croylands to Lonely Road
Barbara faces a painful choice to forsake Croylands and her dream. She decides duty over desire, pledging to care for the child and seek independence. She quietly packs, avoids scandal, and leaves before the household wakes, planning to find a new home and a living through her writing.
Brice Rutherford Bids on Barrens in Money Move
Brice Rutherford meets two prospectors at the station who offer $500 per acre for the barrens. He accepts the offer and plans to sign at Mr. Gilmore North's office with an attorney present. The deal frees funds for Brice to live abroad and pursue his designs, while distrusting Miss Bradleigh.
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Brice Rutherford
Barbara
Rutherford
Brice
Slice
Gilmore North
Bradleigh
Croylands
Boys in Training and the Moral of School Athletics
The article argues school athletic trainers should foster all around development in growing boys, avoid harsh regimes, and prevent overemphasis on winning. It warns against impairing nervous energy and stresses careful trainer selection, fair play, and plain diet before competitions.
Lonely white children on distant Pacific islands
The piece describes white boys and girls on coral islands such as Cocos Keeling and Chatham, Fiji, and Tonga living apart from locals. It notes schooling access, isolation, and cultural contrasts, with mentions of Kong George II and distant colonial ties.
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Cook
Ood
Qehieh
Cotos
Keeling
Singapore
Christmas Island
Chatham Islands
New Zealand
Flor
Fiji Islands
Fiji
Engla Sh
America
Tonga Islands
George II
George Tugou
Great Britain
George
Dessicated Vegetables Preserve Nutritional Value Says Study
American Medicine notes that seeds and vegetables can endure drying without losing germination or nutritive content. German and California experiments show dried vegetables stay savory and wholesome, suggesting dried potatoes be sold for off-season and army rations to improve year round food supply.
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New
Plans to check drought by huge reservoirs
Dr J R Thomson honorary secretary of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia laboring to prevent floods and utilize surplus streams for irrigation in Australia. The civil engineer and geodetic survey member has planned schemes to conserve rainfall and will visit experimental stations of the Department of Agriculture.
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J. R. Thomson
Royal Geographical Society of Australasia
Geodetic Survey of
Queensland
Australia
Department of Agriculture
Irrigation Schemes Proposed for Mississippi River Dams
A speaker advocates water conservation by building upper river dams with sluiceways to control flow and store water for irrigation. He cites India and Major Powell, argues dams would prevent floods, reduce sediment, and improve drought conditions in Australia, the Mississippi, and Missouri basins.
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Australia
Mississippi
Missouri River
India
Powell
Conductor Trades Fare for Rare Coins Hidden in Change
A New York Times clipping recalls a conductor on Sixth Avenue who, during a lull in fare collection, identifies coins by date and rarity. He notes many coins pass without collectors recognizing their value, having saved hundreds with premiums from a few cents to five dollars, then sold them to coin dealers.
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Carmen
Sixth Avenue
Greenhorn
New York Times
Auto of Roses Prepares Perfumed Sale Exchange
A druggist welcomes a chauffeur who enters and, without a word, retrieves a small vial from a perfume case and accepts a dollar from the automobilist before bowing politely as he offers the odor for sale.
Early clothing notes of ancient tribes and headgear
Fragmentary text describes cloaks often black or blue with red tunics and checkered trousers. It notes conical caps deriving from the Briton hat, and shoes made of raw materials as part of the attire.
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Wwe
Diodorus
Shoes of the Early Britons and Roman Fashion
The piece discusses ankle length cowhide shoes worn in Ireland and Britain under Roman rule. It notes a leather thong or string for fastening and describes extravagant Roman purple leather shoes with hexagonal reticulation and gold work found in a Kent burial.
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Ireland
Royal Irish Academy
Briton
Southfleet
Kent
Walk and Retain Health: Learn Proper Walking Techniques
The article extols walking as the simplest natural exercise and stresses training the mind toward a pleasurable end. It warns against aimless gait and advises directing movement with proper posture and relaxed breathing for maximum benefit. It cites a Cosmopolitan note on body alignment and breathing.
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New York World
Electricity Income From The Wall Questioned
A teacher in an uptown school asks where electricity that lights houses comes from. A janitor who lived in an apartment house is mentioned as part of the dialogue. The source appears to be a paraphrase of a York Times piece.
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York Times
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