The Lonely Man Finds Spring Love in Country Ride
A lonely man in his mid forties escapes the city for a country ride by ferry and streetcar where he and a stenographer Doris meet by chance. They bond over shared loneliness and dreams, share a country inn moment, and decide to seek happiness together in the city after a day that changes both. The encounter ends with a hopeful plan to meet again in the city.
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Greenfield
Ske
Northwood
Haas
Cement
Doris
City
Soot of gold in Berlin mint inspires daily vigilance
The passage urges quick eyes and ready minds to learn from every detail of life. It warns that neglect brings heaviness and dullness and champions noticing every flower in homes, business life, and street dust to gain lessons, mercy, and strength on life’s journey.
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Royal Mint
Berlin
Mule Causes Stir At Saloon In Replevin Case
A mule stood at a city bar with its front feet on the rail after Municipal Court Bailiff Blythe seized it on a writ of replevin. Blythe left the animal with a bartender outside. a man inside offered beer to calm it, and the mule consumed four glasses before being moved to a stable.
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Blythe
Hardlv
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
Watching the Crowd
A reflective note on how crowds appear different to various observers. The piece highlights pickpockets reporters physicians clergy and demagogues noting how each sees distinct details in the same crowd and warns that leaders can sway the masses.
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Jasper
Leslie's Weekly
Sixpennorth Brandy Recalled by Wounded Man
In a South Wales industrial town a workman suffers a serious accident. A doctor treats him, sends him home on a stretcher, and orders sixpenny worth of brandy on awakening. His wife and daughter fetch brandy, and the patient loudly corrects them with the line sixpenn'orth the doctor said.
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South Wales
Flowing Garden care and spring planting tips from a home guide
Practical seasonal guidance on potting, watering, and airing houseplants. Advice covers pest control with soap suds, cannas and dahlias starting indoors, hedge plant choices, and using vines to disguise fences. It also includes seed sowing, lawn care, tree rejuvenation, and pruning for roses and cosmos.
Beauty of Day Lily Describes Varieties and Season
The Day lily has many colors and a long blooming period due to hybridization. It can be grown from seed or division, with reliable blooms from May 20 to September. The plants tolerate neglect and improve significantly over time.
Prayer and correction in Psalm 141
Lesson on Psalm 141 from David’s perspective outlines prayer as the path to deliverance, warns against wicked speech, and emphasizes repentance and reproof. It links obedience, purity, and trust in God with protection from temptation and affliction. The text cites verse 7 and a temperance note, concluding with a reflection on plain human faces showing quiet authority.
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David
Jehovah
Tabernacle
R. V
Jonathan
Church of Christ
God
Chalons
Edith Wharton
Scribner’s Magazine
Key West Wire Drag Survey Extends Westward
The Coast and Geodetic Survey urges extending wire drag work along the westward region near Key West. Key West serves as a naval base, rail terminus, and major port, making systematic channel checks essential. Last section covered the west channel from west of Man Key ten miles to south of Marquesas Key, and parts to Dry Tortugas, finding depths of 28 feet on charts but shoals and coral heads with only 22 feet in places.
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Key West
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Havy Department
Man Key
Marquesas Key
Coffee to Postum Switch Reverses Woman’s Health
An Ohio woman credits coffee withdrawal to a dramatic health turn using Postum. She describes four years of heart trouble and nervous prostration, then notes renewed energy and stability after switching to Postum Cereal and instant Postum.
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Ohio
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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