Hale and Kneeland scheme over Kneeland fortune
Hale presses Ainsworth to quit-claim Kneeland stock in a deal that promises six thousand a year for life and a future stake in a firm. Stuyvesant proposes a partnership with Hale, offering a one-year trial salary and potential growth as a long term business ally. Joan and Bert balance personal tensions with looming marriages.
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Ainsworth
George Stuyvesant
Hale
New York
George
Kneeland
John Phelps
Rex
Joan
Stuyvesant
Joan Kneeland
Spencer Forbes
Banks
Halcyon Camp
Bert
Egypt
Ithaca
Spain
Warned Custer Aged Indian Relates Massacre Tale
Cherokee elder White Horse, ninety three, recalls the 1876 Custer massacre. He says he warned Custer to avoid the battle, noting Sitting Bull warned him and that Custer ignored advice. Copeland describes a 20 000 Indian force and the annihilation of Custer’s 600 men after misidentifying Pawnee forces.
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Custer
George A. Custer
Charles Copeland
Copeland
White Horse
Colorado Springs
United Press
Detroit Free Press
Idaho
Sitting Bull
Uate
West Point
Attic Bats and Naptholene Control Method
Bats often invade homes but help by eating harmful insects. They shelter in daytime, so seal entry points first. Experiments show bats dislike naptholene fumes, suggesting 2 to 6 pounds scattered in the attic before closing openings.
Gardeners Advice on Seed Germination and Planting
In dry weather proper soil preparation is essential before planting seeds. Water the soil liberally until moist, then plant. avoid wet mud. If rainfall is excessive, soil may become soggy and rot seeds. If germination stalls, dig up a few seeds to check rot and replant. Flower seeds can benefit from treatment per Gilbert Bentley. Soak certain seeds in water before planting.
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Gilbert Bentley
Ferry
Job
Reproach of Heart Quote Reflects Self and Society
A brief aphorism notes that a man should first avoid the reproaches of his own heart, then escape worldly cen sures, reflecting Addison's ethical emphasis on inner conscience and public judgment.
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Addison
Mary Ann Embroideries Frame A Framed Keepsake
A grandmother inspired Mary Ann to craft a hand stitched embroidery using blue gingham and bright six strand threads. Nine year old Mary Ann and her mother created flower outlines by coins with outlines and straight stitches shaping leaves. Framed pieces hung beside an old mirror, evoking a nostalgic home craft mood with references to related sewing books and a sales address in Chicago.
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Ary Ann
Mary Ann
Mary ‘Ann
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
Quiz Questions on US Facts and Landmarks
A set of trivia questions asks for the highest denomination of US postage stamp in use the city with the longest street definitions of metaphor and simile the family names of Romeo and Juliet the anniversary baseball will celebrate the most powerful lighthouse in the US the largest natural flowing spring the date and origin of the first wireless sea call the largest guns on US battleships and the five US universities with the largest student enrollments.
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U. S
Romeo
Juliet
United States
Safety Talks on Pedestrian Crossings
The National Safety Council notes in Accident Facts 1938 that among 7250 pedestrian traffic deaths in 1937 in cities, 85 percent occurred while crossing the road. About 2900 were fatally injured crossing a street between intersections and roughly 3260 died at intersections. Causes include crossing with or against signals, diagonally, or at unsignalized corners.
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National Safety Council
Notable World and Local Facts From Historical Snippets
A collection of varied facts including the largest stamp at five dollars, the 27.5 mile Los Angeles Figueroa street, Montague and Capulet, a lighthouse at Nave sink New Jersey with 9,000,000 candlepower, Silver Springs Florida’s 801,000,000 daily flow, the first wireless distress call from East Goodwin lightship in 1899, 16 inch guns on the Washington and North Carolina battleships, and university enrollments for New York University UC Berkeley College of New York Ohio State and Columbia University.
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Los Angeles
Figueroa Street
Navesink
N. J
Silver Springs
Florida
East Goodwin
English Channel
R. J. Matthews
Washington
North Carolina
New York University
New York City
University of California
Berkeley
College of the City of New York
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Columbia University
Let Us Add Courage and Virtues in Confucius Sayings
The excerpt lists five moral virtues humanity justice order prudence and rectitude as described by Confucius and notes they cannot succeed without a stout heart Candor can misfire if misplaced It suggests genuine gentility comes from character and that laws cannot reshape human nature The world owes nothing to those who do not serve and zealous idealism is warned against
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Confucius
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Elizabeth Jordan
Entury Oe
Crosby
WRU Bervies
Aegis
Flabeniy
Tammany
Flaherty
Miss Kneeland
Herbert Kneeland
California
Cass
Mr. Stuyvesant
Gardeners
Ruth Wyeth
YELLO
Green
Mary Ann Abe
Henry Footerey
America
Josiah ¥. Bailey
Phil E
Ayss
NCCI
Albert Dickinson
Chisago
Illinois
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