Neighbors worry over Sims cottage sale and Orcutt family
Jed and Mrs Johnson debate the arrival of the Orcutt family, who bought the cottage from Mr. Sims this week, while Monday Green stirs trouble by insinuating a troublesome boy resides nearby. Jed cherishes his grandfather’s home and hopes rural solitude returns.
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Jed
Sims
Tam
Mr. Sims
Amos Johnson
Munday
Orcutt
Monday Green
Mother
Waris
Lena Geen
Manday
Johnnie
Mrs. Orcutt
Neighbors and Nurse Jenny Bring Jed and Mrs Johnson Close
In a small town Jenny Orcutt mends a fence and becomes a trusted companion to Mrs. Johnson as Jed Johnson leans toward courting Jenny. Amid village gossip and a bicycle mishap with Miss Monday, Jed proposes, Jenny reveals a misunderstanding about marriage, and Mrs. Johnson softly blesses their union.
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Jed
Jenny
Mother
Johnie Orcutsas
Johnnie
Miss Green
Satan
Miss Monday
Mrs. Johnson
Jed Johnson
Mr. Orcutt
Sam
Yankee Slade
Lucerne as soil booster for farmers and livestock
A practical farmer explains lucerne's soil benefits and cultivation. Lucerne fixes atmospheric nutrients and deep roots bring up minerals. It grows on wheat or corn land, tolerates wet soil with drainage, matures quickly, and yields about six tons per acre. Sow with grain, especially oats, to ensure yearly harvests. manage cutting to preserve feed value and avoid wastage.
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Elever
N. EB
Artificial Limbs Progress Surpasses Prewar Busi ness
A veteran limb maker notes postwar growth in artificial legs and arms. More manufacturers, railroads boosting sales, rubber toes and ankle joints improve function. Legs average five pounds, prices range eighty five to one hundred dollars, arms seventy five to one hundred. Government funds crippld soldiers to renew limbs every five years. Initial adaptation is harsh, but resilience grows as users regain mobility and independence.
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Philadelphia
Terrors of the Sea and a Clever Woman's Antique Trade
A London Telegraph piece extols cyclones and volcanic waves off Cape Horn, detailing sailors' reverence for colossal seas and the peril they pose. It then profiles a New York woman turning antique furniture scavenged in New Hampshire and Connecticut into restored treasures for art and curio lovers.
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Cape Horn
South America
London
London Telegraph
New York
Brooklyn
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Second Avenue
Washington Square
Fifth Avenue
Denla
Fate of Eastern Town and Opal Lore Across Two Eras
A long feature recalls Jackson era dreams of Jackson City on 90 acres near the Potomac, a planned hotel, and the abandoned project. It also traces Mason’s Island birthplaces, Arlington’s battlefield resting place, and the La Fayette view at Washington. The Opal in History section details ancient beliefs, Richard I, and gem values up to 250 000 for Vienna museum stones.
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Potomac
Long Bridge
Jackson
New York
Philadelphia
Jackson City
Washington
Curtis Spring
Saratoga
Pike
Junction
Mason’s Island
Analosian Island
Virginia
James M. Mason
John Slidell
Europe
England
Arlington
Robert E. Lee
Confederacy
Marquis de la Fayette
Nebuchadnezzar
Mount Lebanon
Moses
Marah
Richard
Canor de Leon
Saladin
Shalus
Limoges
Imperial Museum
Vienna
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Jenny Orcutt
Cyeconh
Wabash Road
Indiana
Thomas Kirby
Abilene, Kansas
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Citizens’ Bank
Malott & Company
Abilene
W. Rick
R. Gorden
John Jounts
W. B. Giles
H. Malott
T. H. Malott
Arare Pree
Taro, Moxa First National Bank
Adil&ain
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JM. Fisher
Cention
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Lebold, Fisher &C., Bankers
Attorneys AT Law
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W. T. Davidson
Sears
Gideon Folk
M. Kirsch
Broadway
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W. W. Wilson
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Russell
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