Pigs and Politics Stir a Midwestern Heir to Manhood
Harlan Van Hart, heir to a storied Midwestern clan, faces a rift between old rural honor and rising reform zeal. As he prepares to depart for school, he grapples with Aurelia Lindstrom and a budding political movement led by Arne Vance. Family pressure and local power dynamics test his identity, while his parents’ faith in his future fuels his resolve to become a man.
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Harvard
Jamestown Planters
Republic
Mid West
Basker
Groter
Lawyer
Landhelder
New England
Virginia
van Harts
Star of Empire
Towa Reserve
Hiome Court House
Harlan van Hart
Wiey Currants
Arne Vance
Jake
Harlan
Elsie
Algo
Boomoé
Aurelia Lindstrom
Hagle Point
Stinsinawa
Aurelia
Law
Aurelie
van Hart
Mfe
Varn ‘Harts
Rome
East
West
Elas
Har Tan
Brown
Bissy Dickinson
Grocers
Aurelie Lindstrom
Hendro
Billy Lee
Arizona
Tig Sty
Chicago
Tanner
Dan Boydston
Cal Rica
Dickinson
Jake Vance
Andey
Wiley
Thad
Wiley Curran
Hoe
Lindatrom
Harland
Curran
Supreme Courts
Earlville
McBride
Wey Curran
Upper Creek
Congressman Hall
Hall
Congress
Arn
Agricultural School
Chuck-A-Block
Wisconsin
Delroy
Granger Daya
Greenbacklaw
Arne
Constitution
Mid- Lands
Atlantic Seaboard
Billy Lea
Bankers Shaped Law Before Introduction Says Glass
Representative Glass warns that bankers reviewed the bill with the currency commission of the American Banking Association in New York before its House introduction. He cites a report describing proposed federal reserve treasury notes as obligations of the United States receivable for taxes customs and other public dues.
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Representative Glass
Currency Commission
American Banking Association
New York City
House of Representatives
Federal Reserve Treasury
United States
McFarland Bravery Hint in Carnegie Medal Honor Demand
Beat Hersiam. At Mrs Libby McFarland writes that old hands kept her independent since the War and will keep her independent, praising her will courage and heroism. She recalls Joan of Arc and Mollis Stark, and urges recognition of citizenship and public use of her example while calling for accountability for those who exploited her. Ada County Idaho has a school district of 334 square miles.
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Hersiam
Mre
Libby McFarland
McFarland
Joan of Arc
Xuns
Mollis Stark
Ami
Thousands of Free Homesteads in Western Canada Offered
The article extols Western Canada for free 160 acre homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan or Alberta. It notes high demand for U S land, but promises easy filing with a ten dollar entry, six months residency yearly for three years, and describes lands suitable for grain farming, mixed farming, cattle, dairying, and timber with favorable yields in 1913 including wheat and other grains.
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U. S
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
One of the Guggenheims in a Baltimore address
In a Baltimore address Oswald Garrison Villard praises emulation of Mrs. Sudden Ryches noting her policeman father. Lord Lacland asks her what his father did at a Sherry's luncheon. she answers copper, with Lacland recalling copper millionaires and being impressed.
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Oswald Garrison Villard
Baltimore
Sudden Ryches
Lord Lacland
Mrs. Sudden Ryches
Sherry’s
How to Treat Pimples and Blackheads
A compact endorsement of Cuticura Ointment and Soap for pimples and blackheads. Apply ointment gently to affected areas, wash off after five minutes, repeat at rising and retiring, and use soap daily to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Includes a sample offer and address for Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
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Dept. L
Bosten
Ady
Where He Won Out deer hunt tale in Free Press
A Detroit Free Press piece notes a hunter boasting of luck on a trip. The narrator claims missing three guides he shot at for deer, reflecting a sensationalized hunting anecdote from the era.
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Detroit
Red Cross Christmas Seal Campaign Aims Big Gift Drive
The Red Cross plans a vast Christmas seal campaign with over 100 million seals printed and distributed. Seals would stretch about 2,400 miles if placed end to end, reaching 25,000 agents and powered by 100,000 volunteers. The effort seeks at least 50 million seal sales, funding tuberculosis work in local communities through nearly all proceeds.
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Red Cross
New York
Salt Lake City
Minds in Complete Accord in Drug Habit Fight
A Denver physician Thomas M Reed says the movement is united against drug habit. The tale describes a bitter cold night scene with Mrs Smith pacing the floor holding a distressed baby while Mr Smith tends a sore tooth and Mustard plaster. A whispered line recalls missed earlier years and a shared regret.
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Thomas M. Reed
Denver
Mrs. Smith
Love
Smith
Household and Mental Order in Child Rearing
The article cites Froebel and Montessori linking inward clarity to outward order, noting that organized play and work materials foster orderly thinking. It argues punctual, well run households shape clear mental processes in children, an influence available to all families regardless of wealth.
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Froebel
Montessori
Henses
Mothers Urged to Inspect Castoria Bottles for Safety Claim
A public notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure the familiar mark Bear the inscription In Use For Over 30 Years. The leaflet notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, underscoring its longstanding market presence.
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Fletcher
Edeson Offers Two Dimes for Baptism on Plantations Banks
During a southern visit Robert Edeson spent the Sabbath at a Port Gibson Mississippi plantation. A baptism gathering drew a crowd to a stream. Edeson offered a black boy two dimes to be baptized, but the youth refused saying he could not be bought for ten cents.
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Robert Edeson
South
Port Gibson
Mr. Edeson
Isaac
Lesson in Grammar Confusion on a May Day
Jenny’s uncle, a schoolteacher, corrects her on contractions and verb forms on a May street, teaching proper phrases. Jenny, after a brief lesson, curtseys and asserts there is nobody going to the Maypole dance.
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Jenny
Fragmented ad copy on cough drops and tonics
A garbled newspaper fragment mentions tickle cough drops and Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething. It references locations and employers in a nonsensical exchange, with scattered phrases about suburbs and sales pitches for remedies. The text resembles an OCR mishap from an old ad or notice page.
Sacred to Him Ball Lot Remarks Echo Chicago Record Herald
A clipped remark cites the ball lot as sacred and notes a speaker has earned his living from it since reaching voting age, reflecting a political sports crossover in a Chicago Record-Herald context.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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