Susy Sells Brown Bess to Fund Her Education
In Waverly a young girl Susy plans to sell her spirited horse Brown Bess to fund two more terms at the academy and help her family facing mortgage and shingle needs. After months of worry she learns a buyer will pay a thousand dollars, enabling her engagement to Charlie Grant and a secure future.
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Academy
Susy
Tom
Granny
Suny
Crown Less
Hillston
Silver Ledge Falls
Old Dick
Charlie
Darling
Father
Fox
B— Academy
Sucy
Houseian Largeane
Les
Brown Ress
Suse
Brown Bess
Charlie Grant
Suay
Bangaro
Waverly
Sleep and longevity prove restless work habits long debated
A discussion cites Thritieh Medical Journal and figures like Legge Branel Humbold t Muller to suggest long hours and little sleep do not always harm longevity. Historical examples claim four to five hours sleep, with some individuals aging well into old age. The passage notes these cases are more for admiration than imitation.
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Ames Legge
University of Oxford
Branel
George A. Elliott
Lord Heathfield
Gibraltar
Ae Humbelt
Max Muller
Thien
Humboldt
Rat Hunts in Ohio Show Tricks by Opposing Armies
A Bloomingburg correspondent reports rat hunts frequently involve fraud. In a recent contest 11 455 tails were counted with a supper for winners. One leader’s group bought 1 480 tails at Marion Mills at one and two thirds cents. A Plain City man offered 25 for 2 000 tails but the tails were burned.
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Bloomingburg
Mattieon Mills
Plain City
Leather Coats From Sheepskin to Dogskin in Urban Life
Leather coats described in various materials including sheepskin horsehide and dogskin with corduroy linings. Reversible corduroy versions exist with colors black for sheepskin and russet for horsehide or dogskin. Prices range five to thirteen plus dollars. Worn by workers and policemen for warmth and mobility, often with outer coats layered for extra warmth.
Why the Cows Liked to Look in a St Louis Shoe Store
A Sunday Republic overheard a large, well dressed woman seeking comfortable shoes in a St Louis line store. She recalled long feet caused her children to tease and cried over size. An old farm neighbor teased her, claiming cows are glad when she walks because their hides won’t need cutting for her shoe.
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St. Louis
Sunday Republic
Spieker
Swedish Firewomen at King Oscar Jubilee Exhibit
At Os crown jubilee festivities the Swedish fire brigade topic drew interest. About 150 young women aged 20 to 30 worked under a married male commander. A separate dispatch from Topeka noted an accident on western Kansas division where an engineer asked what to do after a busted No 2 flue. Ostrich industry in South Africa grew from 500000 to 6000000 dollars in twenty years.
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Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Bost
Koenisson
Topeka
The
Atchibon
Kansas
O'Donahue
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Halley and Salmon
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Express
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Raddicker
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