Debts of Honor and a Comeback by the Dead
Amie Fuller and Burton Stacey hold a frugal pace running a small hardware store to pay off Uncle Fuller's debts after his presumed death on a lake steamer. A mysterious visitor probes the business, a profitable bargain sale clears much debt, and the vanished uncle returns alive to reveal he secured securities, promising marriage soon.
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Amie
Amie Fuller
Burton Stacey
Annie
Ah. Fuller
Burton
John Fuller
W. G. Chapman
Welsh miners find preserved body of long-lost lover
In a Welsh mine a body of a young man dressed in dated fashion was found, preserved as if asleep by peculiar air. An elderly village woman, once betrothed to him sixty years earlier, kissed the corpse and died that night, reuniting with her faithful vanished fiancé.
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Wales
Jover
Relics of Russian Colony Still Visible at Fort Ross
The fort shows remnants of Russian occupation including the commandant's house and portions of the stockade. The church survived until the 1906 earthquake which toppled its roof but left the heavy timbers connected by hand wrought bolts and spikes intact.
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Fort Ross
California
Plants That Kill and Trap Insects Described in Folklore Style
The piece explains carnivorous and parasitic plants in vivid terms. It lists the moccasin flower orchids Indian Pipe Jack in the Pulpit and pitcher plants as killers kidnappers or thieves exploiting insects and small animals for nourishment or shelter.
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Jack-in
Jack
Summer bloomers plants and winter care guide
A gardening column advises on overwintering various plants and bulbs. It covers lemon verbena, tuberoses, crinum crinum, spotted calla, agapanthus, water hyacinth, irises, rose clumps, perennials, fuchsias, tea roses, oleanders, lemons, oranges, hydrangeas, abutilons, and chrysanthemums. It stresses proper potting, soil moisture, cold frames, and cellar storage.
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L. M. Bennington
Temptation and Triumph in Ben Hadad's Defeat
A Moody Bible Institute lesson argues that Jehovah's jealousy for His name drove Syrians to defeat, not drunkenness alone. It praises temperance, highlights Ahab's predicaments, and shows how God used young men to secure victory over a stronger foe.
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Ben-hadad
Jehovah
Ahab
Israel
Mediterranean
Egypt
Samaria
God
Lincoln
Union
Gideon
Benhadad
Nazareth
Sal
European War A Year Ago This Week
A recap of battles on Sept 13 1914 noting German reverses at Nancy and Luneville and withdrawals from Amiens Revigny and Brabant le Roi along prepared Aisne lines. Heavy fighting near Louvain Ma lines Bortzy and near Thain with Russian advances west and northwest of Lemberg. German forces occupy Katanga and British East Africa. German cruiser Hela sunk by British submarine.
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Nancy
Luneville
Amiens
Revigny
Brabant-le-Roii
Aisne
Louvain
Malines
Bortzy
Thain
Lemberg
Katanga
British East Africa
War Across Fronts Faces Shifting Front Lines
A chaotic 1914 dispatch notes Amiens reoccupied by France, battles from Soissons to Verdun, and German advances from Antwerp to the Orne. Reports claim Russian and Serbian movements, Japanese actions in Asia, and Allied counterattacks amid widespread European turmoil.
World War Fronts Fluctuate Across Europe and Seas
Reports indicate German forces strengthened between Berry au Bac and Argonne while French troops advanced in the Woevre. Belgians repelled a Ter Monde attack as Austrians fled before Russians near Cracow, with General Fienenkampf halting a German flanking move. Austrian warships bombarded Semiin and Belgrade but were repelled by Serb artillery. German fleets in the Baltic fired upon each other by accident. Prize courts established in England.
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Berry-au-Bac
Argonne
Woevre
Cracow
Fienenkampf
Semiin
Belgrade
Baltic
England
Germans Advance and Cities Bombarded Amid World War I Action
On Sept 18 1914 reports tell Termonde destroyed and Reims cathedral damaged as German forces press on. The Battle of the Aisne continues with gains in the center and Russian advances in the east. British garrison repels Germans at Nakop. Antwerp and several regions face air raids and diplomatic appeals reach President Wilson.
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John Redmond
China
Germany
Termonde
Reims
the Aisne
Sambre
Sinlava
Sambor
Kazeshow
Suwalki
Nakop
Africa
Antwerp
Wilson
Women of All Nations
General Conference of Friends
One on the Wife. A Tiny Practical Joke on Reminders
A humorous exchange centers on a cord tied around a finger as a reminder to post a letter. The man asks about the cord and his wife explains it is to remind him, but he admits he never posts the letter because she forgot to give him the note.
Missing Health Fears Haunt Ruth In Family Notice
Fragmentary diary like note recalls Ruth not feeling well for days and her mother calling the doctor after giving castor oil. Ruth protests it as her least favorite remedy and the entry hints at a domestic scene.
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Ruth
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