Practical Joke Ends in Hidden Past Revealed
In Bishopsville Doctor Haynes who kept a reclusive life is suspected after Mary Parsons recovers from appendicitis under his bedside care. The banker discovers the surgeon once blinded a patient in New York and had abetted a false past, but the joke is exposed and Haynes is cleared as he departs with Gladys.
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Doctor Haynes
Bishopsville
Mary Parsons
Parsonses
Mary
Haynes
Gladys
Mrs. Parsons
New York
Parsons
Miness
Mr. Parsons
Pennsylvania
Identified at last in San Francisco encounter
A tall hook nosed woman in green red and blue brings a check to a crowded window and accuses Henry Smyth of recognizing Salindy Spratt once his sweetheart. He confirms the name with cool abruptness and recalls their old childhood sled rides and mischief as Salindy demands identification.
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San Francisco
Henry Smyth
Salindy Smyth
Stranger Seeks Meeting After Church Sermon
A visitor in an Indiana village attends a church service hoping to improve his time. After the sermon the minister invites a meeting with the board, and the stranger approaches the front with others. The pastor assumes a misunderstanding and directs him to the wrong gathering.
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Indiana
Violet growing business yields two young women profits
Two prospectors started with under $50 and built a violet operation for New York markets. They established frames, a greenhouse, and beds, faced red spider pests, and sold blooms from October through February. They shipped 4,000 blossoms at peak and earned about $2,000 net last year.
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New York
Lady Hume Campbell
The Culture of Cinerarias and Propagation Tips
The article advises sowing cineraria seeds in May or June to avoid rank growth and to obtain plants large enough for decorative use. For succession, sow from May to September with a main sowing in July. It highlights the plant as hardy for conservatories and homes with vibrant blue, crimson, rose, pink, and white varieties.
In Luck They Plan To Build The Ship
Noah declares they are lucky to proceed without an appropriation while Japhet asks how. The dialogue centers on taking initiative to construct a vessel using available resources.
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Noah
Japhet
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Clothes Restore
A vintage advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a stain remover and fabric brightener used by millions of housewives each year. It urges readers to ask their grocer for the product and claims it makes old clothes look new.
Uncultured Confidence in Grand Opera Dream
A quip shows Mr. Comrox claiming he would choose grand opera if he could redo his life. He concedes he cannot sing well but adds he would "holier" like everything, joking about his singing talent.
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Mr. Comrox
Don’t Lose Your Hair with Cuticura Treatment Ad
If your scalp is irritated itching and burning and hair is dry and falling out in handfuls try this treatment. Touch spots of dandruff and itching with Cuticura Ointment then follow with hot Cuticura Soap shampoo. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
The Human Beings of History in Shirtsleeves
A Boston Globe reflection praises everyday greats—Lincolns, Marx, Whitman—as true human beings who shun airs and pride. The piece argues the price of admission to life’s great show is to shed selfishness, then pass the door keeper with a wink.
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Lincolns
Marx Twains
Walt Whitmans
Boston Globe
Fruit farming advances in South Africa gains momentum
Fruit farming in South Africa shows rapid progress with expanding orchards. A reliable orchard tractor is identified as a key need for efficient cultivation and harvest.
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South Africa
He Wanted to Know Who Was the Strongest Man
A child asks his mother who the strongest man was and how long he stayed champion. The mother, unsure about history, wonders if Samson fits the question as Johnnie inquires further about the duration of his strength.
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Johnnie
Samson
Spearminto Tooth Paste Ad Promises Safe Tart ar Prevention
An old advertisement promotes Spearmin to Tooth Paste claiming safety and tartar prevention with a unique ingredient. It touts dent ists approval, urges daily use, and offers 25 cent prepaid samples via mail from Chicago.
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John O. Butler
Chicago
Ill
How to Grow White Clover in Lawns
White clover is mostly biennial or perennial but this variety is annual and self propagating by seed. To stop reseeding cut the lawn very short before any ripe heads form, or seed production will continue each year. Some homeowners repeatedly sow white clover for this reason.
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Alwys
Eagles and turkeys in sanctuary dispute noted
Unclear fragments mention eagles going to a bird sanctuary and turkeys resisting action, suggesting a conflicting wildlife or wildlife management topic with no clear names or dates.
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W. G. Chapman
Violets
L. M. Bennington
White House Conservatory
Cinerarias
G. Geofry
Dre Samuel
Rochelle S
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Centaur Company
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
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Western
Canada
Man Point
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