Love and Warnings From a Turbulent River Tale
A narrator recalls meeting Jim Drury and his Ludington wife after college. He learns a nurse, scarred by loss, reveals a white hair and lifelong care. a tale of marriage, timber wealth, and hospital loyalties ends with a Benedictine vow and a nostalgic invitation from Chicago.
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Jim Drury
Ludington
Jim
Song Factory Loaded for the Trade in East Orange
Washington Post reports East Orange New Jersey hosts a singing phonograph operation. Musicians record songs for cylinders with a dollar per complete record. Singers must maintain precise tempo and continuous noise for best results.
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BE. K. Lounden
East Orange
N. J
Riggs Hotel
Washington Post
New York
Brooklyn
Eees
England’s Army Horses Numbered and Traced by Branded Marks
A record of how each horse in the English army is numbered and tracked. Each animal bears a branded number on its hind feet, with thousands on the near hind foot and units tens and hundreds on the off hind foot. The system assigns unique history to every steed.
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England
Sermon Shop Teaches Duty of the Hour Catalogue Priced
A clerical satire shows a sales pitch for sermon material where ministers buy talks by weight. The vendor hawks orthodox and mildly progressive pieces, selling them by the pound and offering a March 11 release with limited preaching copies.
Elevated rooftop kennel houses fox terriers at department store
A downtown theater roof hosts a kennel owned by a neighboring department store. Fox terriers combat rooftop rodent raids, reducing losses from thousands to minimal. Over three years the litter count reached 100 with one accidental death. Seven dogs remain, names include Sky Air Cloud Smoke Vapor Sunshine and Soot.
Cultivation Improves Wild Cabbage Into Food Staple
The article notes that wild cabbage by the sea is inedible in its natural state and requires long cultivation to become a food crop. It explains cauliflower as a cultivated form of cabbage developed in Cyprus and historically little known until about a century ago. The pars nip is another native plant, common along many areas, though bitter in its wild form.
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Jimmie
Cyprus
Cincinnati Post
Their Last Meeting In Johannesburg War Bond Of Friendship
An Afrikander named Frybourg and English miner Gorton befriended in Johannesburg. As war broke out each joined opposing sides. Gorton enlisted in the Imperial Light Horse. He did not witness his friend’s fate amid a charging battle.
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Frybourg
Gorton
Johannesburg
Imperial Light Horse
Ng Dag Eel Ren
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