The Ride of Nelson's Jim
Jim Browning, a farm hand known as Nelsons Jim, helps Phoebe Nelson marry him against farmer Seth Nelsons will. After tense confrontation, Jim asserts his name and plans, earning the farmer's reluctant approval and offering to stay at the farm. Beth Nelson reacts, while Phoebe and Jim prepare for married life under Jim Browning.
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Jim
Phoebe
Sheldon's
Seth Nelson
Owen
Tle
Sheldon
Nelson
Phoebe Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Bess
Sein
Gal
Neleyn
Hincps
Rheldon
Bnd
Mpioebe
Fox
Browning
Kay
Jim—Browning
Jin Browning
Beth Nelson
Brilliant Alpine Flora Compared in Pearson's Weekly
Dr Detour argues Alpine flowers are not a simple result of climate or soil. Mountain reds yellows and greens are deeper and richer than the same species grown in ordinary soils. Chlorophyll is more abundant, and Alpine plants show larger underground parts and delicate organs.
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Detour
Alps
Pearson's Weekly
Nan fears being a goat after parable reads
Nan awakes terrified by the sheep and goats tale learned at night. Her grandfather the clergyman reassures her that a godly life matters, but Nan frets about her mother possibly being a goat too, seeking comfort and clarity in the family discussion.
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Nan
Nila
Mamma
Detinontor
A Possibility of Women Voting in a Ballot
A Washington News piece quotes Strius Barker about women voting and the potential effect on ballots. The dialogue suggests uncertainty and a hypothetical bond ballot outcome.
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Strius Barker Petmanty
Washington Binet
Nightingale of the Signal Tower
A woman rail signal tower worker details a smooth stranger who intruded during her night watch. He manipulated her into revealing railway procedures, then attempted to derail a train with a revolver and cut telegraph lines before fleeing, leaving the heroine to report the incident and receive a reward.
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Nightingale
Lowest railroad rates for Chicago stock show this year
Railroads entering Chicago for the exposition offer deeply reduced fares from Missouri river points and east of the river with sale dates November 28 29 and December 1 2 8 4 return by December 12. Central Passenger Association provides a flat fare plus return by December 12. Farmers breeders and feeders urged to take advantage of the low rates to attend the Chicago International Horse Show at the Amphitheatre during the stock show dates November 28 to December 10.
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Chicago
Exposition
Peturn
Central Passenger Association
Central Association
Internapal Amphitheatre
Alma Students Nettled Over Petition for Extended Hours
The Detroit Free Press reports Alma college students are excited after a petition to extend work privileges and Friday social hours to 10 PM was denied by the faculty. The petition, signed by all students, was dismissed as a joke by administrators.
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Detroit Free Prose
Iek
Cnstenmary
Wright Hall
Wright
Alan Moe
Alma College
Theatre patrons hear of Witching Hour in Michigan
Theatre goers of Michigan are set for Augustus Thomas play The Witching Hour now to premiere in Michigan with a flat-rate honor. Arcada News notes the production has three nights in the state, marking a rare local debut east of Chicago, while community notices report Courter visiting Forbush, farm moves, and local residents making small daily updates.
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Michigan
Augustus Thomas
Chicago
Chicasa
Arcada News
C. A. Courter
Mra. N. Forbush
White Cloud
A. Dora
Orr
Sullivan
Mies Mertin Parker
St. Louis
Mire
Forbush
Witching Hour in Chicago and Hackett fans praise Gotham run
Production notes show The Witching Hour touring from Battle Creek to Powers Theatre on Thanksgiving week with four matinees. It had closed a year at Hackett Theatre New York, earning more praise from critics and audiences than any Gotham play. Simultaneously, another company promoted the show at Garrick Theatre Chicago, drawing crowded houses.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Powers’ Theatre
Hackett Theatre
New York
Gotham
Garrick Theatre
Chicago
Strange Owl Seen Between Alia and the Ant
Residents report a fox sized owl seen several times halfway between Alia and the Ant. The animal, thought to be tytk by locals, is active mainly in early evenings and has spooked poultry, with farmers noting reduced fowl losses and a mysterious local theory about its origin.
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Thant
Alvey Smith
Smith
Mystery Government Fire Rouses Citizen Alarm
A garbled note hints at public tension surrounding a growing constitution and a looming alert. The text suggests fear of rapid change and a call to action, with mentions of a fire and a rising sense of urgency tied to political reform.
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