Gate Trade Sparks Farmyard Patent Scheme
In a farmyard dispute over Jane and Tilson, Zeke the hired man hits upon a simple gate design. A drummer scouts profit from the idea, while Tilson worries over patenting and money. A legal check arrives, revealing a two thousand dollar patent check and new plans to buy a neighboring farm, with Jane’s fate hinted at as the story closes.
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Jane
Bolen
Tilson
Zeke
Old Tilson
Tillson
Dillydallyin
Hho
Zekey
Thad
Moyself
Ceke
Uruia
Fey
Joel
Santa
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Tim
Tilisén
Dickson
Willson
Mercury’s Dead World End of Its Evolutionary Course
The article argues Mercury is a dead world with a rough surface and perpetual gloom, likely due to tidal friction. It notes Venus also died earlier, both now in a literal rest, having long ceased supporting life or activity.
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Betnes
Tony
Tupas
Solar System
Venus
Keennar
Mercury
Not to Know Sicily and the Italian Soul
William Sharp, writing in Century, extols Sicily as the heart of Italy and a gateway to Greece, naming the island the Garden of the Sun. He argues Sicily embodies southern Italian character and reflects the broader European affection for Italy and its ideals.
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Thien Island
Greece
Egypt
Indies
Agin
Asia
Palestine
Emerson
Minda
Italy
Europe
Oversea
Sicily
Goethe
Vwilliam Sharp
Courage and Survival in a South Seas Tale
A fragment from Notes From My South Sea Log recounts a naval tutor and young officer aboard a captured party in a Maori siege. The chief offers a grim test, demanding a severed hand for freedom, then after a calm gesture by Guy, trades honor for safe return and finally bids them go home, but not again.
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Guy
Te Atun Wern
Sony
Despard
Short Lived Doctors Diseases Which Kill Physicians
The Scientific American notes physicians face high mortality from diabetes and poor health among male doctors. Nervous, circulatory, and kidney diseases are prominent, with infections low due to precautions. Excessive nervous expenditure, irregular hours, and lack of rest drive early death, not mere overwork but scattered work preventing proper recuperation.
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Scientific American
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