Guardianship and Forbidden Love at Logans House
Ruth Manton faces a choice as guardianship duties clash with affection for guardian Michael Willmott. Misgivings, jealousy, and a risky confession unfold during a Scotland trip and a tense Kensington visit, ending with a tentative romance and plans for Ruth’s future with Mrs. Searle.
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Ruth Manton
Miss Willmott
Michael
Ruth
Logans
Mother
Lucy
Kensington
Michael Willmott
Essex
Mr. Searle
Willmotts
Searles
David Searle
Searle
Mr. Willmott
David Bearle
Hilda Willmott
Scotland
Hilda
Norwich
Ely
Ipswich
England
David
Liverpool
London
Warley
Mrs. Searle
Edinburgh
Michae
Early autumn care for Madonna lilies and bulbs
Garden guidance notes that autumn pressure protects Madonna lilies and other bulbs. Plant Madonna lilies in August and cover beds with leaves or straw and evergreen boughs to ensure spring blooms. Gertrude Jekyll cites the lily as long cultivated since the sixteenth century though highly capricious in soil response.
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Gertrude Jekyll
Out Of The Ordinary World Notes And Odd Facts
A compilation of curiosities and statistics from Europe, Asia, and beyond. Topics include German savings practices on paydays, Russian child education figures, gender parity at St Louis exhibitions, imperial taxes, and global trade. Historical anecdotes cover railway honey plantings, a German boy's death by lightning, tea cultivation in India, and naval and industrial notes.
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Germany
Russia
St. Louis
Congressional Library
Augsburg
Wilhelm Behr
Great Britain
Assam
Bengal
Falls
Niagara River
Welland Canal
Chicago Drainage Canal
United States
Boston
Aden
Osaka
Oregon
Canada
Austria
Kano
Nigeria
Africa
Niger
Stamford
England
Daniel Lambert
Lambert
Tom Jumb
West Africa
Museum
Hamburg
Anagram Puzzle Riddles Across Seas and Court
Comrades present an ornate riddle sequence about a free home and sea voyages, referencing Osceola and a variety of wordplay. The text blends verse with a long word riddle about letters, colors, objects, and daily life, ending with a letter-based puzzle hint about four parts and the letter D.
Deletions and Decapitations in Wordplay Puzzle
A vintage verse and riddle piece by Mabel P. presents beheading and curtailing puzzles. It lists numbered clues such as deleting initial letters to form new words, followed by a self contained Norse style decapitation puzzle and a nostalgic ABC style lament about a stern schoolmaster.
Prize Winner Named in Local Contest Ledger
Miss Winona Newsom of Carthage Indiana takes the prize for 610 with a list of acknowledged entrants including Elizabeth Woods and C M J Howard among numerous contestants. The rosters note various numbers and items such as collars and cuffs and other listed goods, reflecting a detailed household prize catalog.
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Winona Newsom
Carthage
Ind
Elizabeth W. Woods
C. M. J. Howard
Alice Newell
Jessie L. Joyce
A. M. Peck
K. L. Craft
John C. Matthews
Mre. A. R. Whitney
Josephine K. Thomas
Fred Powers
A. N. Crowe
M. J. Lyman
John A. Rider
Mrs
C. A. White
Mia
C. D. French
Mono Rail Promises 110 mph Between Manchester and Liverpool
New York World reports on the mono rail project between Manchester and Liverpool claiming trains may reach 110 miles per hour on a level, straight 34.5 mile route with saddle shaped carriages and extra rails for power. Potential issues include braking, coupling, transfer operations, and weather effects, with limited intermediate stops and a 20 minute end-to-end time.
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New York
Manchester
Liverpool
England
Coney Island
Patchogue
Liverpool-Manchester
Rene
Lou
Hu ‘Ge
Saturday Review
Westinghouse
Sasha
Ballybunion
Ireland
Thrilling Circus Acts Across the Ring in New York Post
Three years earlier a circus performer’s obsession with human gyroscope acts spurred a mania for spectacular feats. The piece surveys evolving acts from looping on bicycles to vertical loop devices, noting increasing invention and training, and predicting future sensational stunts to captivate audiences.
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New York Post
4& Man
Potato Planting Methods Described In Historic Note
A Philadelphia Press passage describes a farmer of a prior generation handling potatoes with self coordinating steps. It details selecting, cutting into halves or quarters, removing eyes and seed ends, and planting portions as desired with careful spacing and seed care.
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Philadelphia Press
Desiree
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New York Tribune
Waggs
Miss Wiggs
Francis Turner Palgrave
Sphinx Lore
E. R. Chadboure
Lewiston
Maine
D. M
Soly
Osceola
Enigma
Nelsonian
Jonian Islands
Mabel P
Illinois
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