How His Garden 6 Grew one
A city man Mr. Grimston moves to a suburban home and vows to cultivate a grand garden with ripening vegetables. His wife Mary Ellen the cat and kittens complicate the project as the garden yields mixed results and an eccentric neighbor confronts him over escaped pets. The tale mixes humor with domestic trials, ending with a comic misadventure and a less-than-successful harvest.
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Arlinston
Anoya Thin
Mary
Grimston
Walla
Mr. Grimston
Mary Ellen
Bridget
Wan
Almont Square
Mr. Gimmwtou
Cate
Jenye
Grimeton
Mary Hilen
Oliver
Deborah
Mr. Grimeton
Mr. Grimaton
Chicago Evening Post
New Docks for London Planned by Atlantic Transport
President Baker of the Atlantic Transport line announces completion of plans for new London docking facilities costing 10 million dollars. He says England lags behind America in freight handling, especially grain, with costly, outdated methods. Leyland and Atlantic expect 50,000 tons weekly to London, promising significant savings and higher income from improved basins and a community of interests system.
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Journal of Commerce
Baker
Atlantic Transport Line
London
Maker
England
America
Leyland Company
Atlantic Transport Company
Smuggling Chinese Into U S Tied to Pacific Ports
Santa Barbara reports reveal a Southeast Pacific smuggling scheme moving Chinese from Puget Sound to California via Vancouver and Santa Barbara channels. Revenue cutter McCulloch has searched waters for weeks, with methods including crew swaps and abalone fishing landings to disguise arrivals.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
San Francisco Chronicle
British Columbia
United States
McCulloch
Puget
California
Vancouver
B. C
Mort Harford
San Pedro
Vanderbilt Heirloom Ambitions and a Clever Wife
Ambitious Cornelina Vanderbilt and Corelius Vanderbilt rise in a New York militia, as his wife guides him toward a social status to outshine the Vanderbilts who lack wealth.
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Cornelina Vanderbilt
Corelius Vanderbilt
New York
Honest Men Quote Sparks Global Empire Remark
A New York judge asserts only about one honest man in a thousand. The Chicago Record-Herald notes the judge’s view reflects arrogance of the era. The article traces the 1837 Victoria era empire to one sixth of world land and compares to King Edward’s later span. It mentions German army musicians numbering over 10,000.
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Watch
Walt
Sage Koch
Robert Koch
London
Berlin
Chicago Record
Eral
Koch
Witeas
New York
Chicago Record-Herald
Victoria
Edward
Development of Central Canada Wheat Boom and Settlement
The article touts Central Canada land as yielding 9 to 40 bushels of wheat per acre and 50 to 60 bushels of oats, with land prices from 8 to 12 dollars per acre. It notes rapid development: schools, churches, villages, towns, and even cities rising as homesteaders prosper. It predicts Canada will soon supply most wheat to the United States, inviting readers to pursue homesteads with Canadian officials.
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Rewnia
Rusia
Russia
China
NEW Docks
Olne
Larry E. Blak
Girard
Kan
Chicago
Terkins
Hill
Ita In
Rete Millon
Climate Wey
Bert Nit Wy Rie Rived
Ann Binew
Sentrid
Central
Canada
Webster’s
Reistle
Ann
Round Valley Realty Company
Challis
Idaito
Kinon River
Pahsamaroi Valley
Rodger Brasseur
Ida
Custer Stage
Custer
Clayton
Bayhorse
Saloon City
Stanley Basin
Bear
Dickey
Rosary Morrison
Heapquarters
Sheepskin Tannery
Reo
Wicmillan Fur & Wool
Minneapolis, Min
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