Lemuel Returns and Reunites Family at Village Cottage
An aged mother yearns for her missing son Lemuel while his sister Mary keeps the home steady. After years of silence the wanderer returns with his English son, seeking reconciliation with his father and rebuilding a life around the cottage. The family blooms anew as bonds mend and a nephew finds a place beside them.
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Lemu-el
Mary
Lemuel
Axhen
Thor
Wanderer
Arimsel
Lem
Father
England
Irrigating a Garden The Simple Watering Plan
A 3 year gardener explains reversing slope to guide water from A to D and using dams to irrigate specific rows. A gentle stream soaks roots without surface pooling. slow flow prevents scorching and moles are managed by plugging holes with a blunt stick.
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Orange Judd
Pumpkins for Cows in Farm Feeding Notes
Emma Clearwaters of Ohio Farmer reports on pumpkin feeding for cattle pigs horses and poultry. She notes that pumpkins can support milk production when fed with pasture water salt and corn in moderation and should be cooked for poultry.
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Emma Clearwaters
Ohio
Verses on Scarves and Praise Across Papers
A collage of verse and prose from Chicago Evening Post and Washington Star opens with a nostalgic meditation on a "fine old colored scarf" and its warmth. It shifts to light verse about a cheerful, helpful neighbor, and includes poems on life, archery, and a repeated maxim to "Dare to praise" as guidance.
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Jack Frost
Chicago Evening Post
S. E. Kiser
Chicago Times-Herald
Schoolboy’s Answer Shows War Motive Humor
An English schoolmaster tests patriotism by asking why volunteers left home to fight. A pupil, recalling the public send off at the railway station, replies with the sly line Locomotives, sir reflecting a child’s playful misreading of motive.
First Chinese Dictionary Tracing Back to Antiquity
The standard Chinese dictionary compiled by Pa-out she, dated around 1100 B C, is the earliest recorded in literary history. It contains about 40,000 characters each representing a word and predates European writing by about four centuries.
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Pa-outshe
Plant Some Shade Trees
This advice urges planting shade trees to enhance home comfort and beauty, whether in town or countryside. It recommends planting in large holes filled to depth with rich soil using elm, soft maple, black locust, catalpa, box elder, and ash in that order, stressing elms for longevity and noting continuous shallow cultivation is crucial to success.
When Love Went By and A Dream Of Life
The verses reflect on love fading and the fleeting nature of life. The speaker laments missed moments as love passes and contrasts grim days with longing, ending in the idea that life itself may be but a dream. The lines cite Theodosia Pickering and F. L. Stanton in period publications.
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Theodosia Pickering
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Senator Roach Endorses Peruna Cure Tonic
United States Senator W N Roach from North Dakota writes from Washington to The Peruna Medicine Company in Columbus Ohio praising Peruna as a tonic that improves strength vigor and appetite and claims it is effective against catarrh. He states no other remedy can take its place.
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Washington Star
W. N. Roach
United States
North Dakota
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Roach
Larimore
Hartman
B. J. Kirkhoff
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Peruna Endorsements From Builders and Attorneys
A St Paul contractor J Makinson praises Peruna for curing a bad cough and aiding health, while Brooklyn attorney B J Kirkhoff endorses the remedy after relief from a long catarrh. The ad touts Peruna as a universal cure for catarrh and winter ailments with nationwide accessibility.
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Clarence H. Urner
National Magazine
H. M. Suome
Peruna
Ed. J. Makinson
Grand Block
Wabash Street
St. Paul
Minn
J. Makinson
Byron J. Kirkhoff
E. J Makinson
Ait Fis Bray
A.J. Tower Co
Boston
Mass
Dr. Bull
Rae
Canada
Land of
Plenty
Immigration Department of Interior
Ottawa
F. Pedley
M. W. McInnes
Merrill Elk
Detroit
Mich
E. T. Holmes
Big Four Bldg
Indianapolis
Ind
FISO
John A. Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis
Burnham
Matism van Buren
California Ave
Chicago
D. W. Gould, LL. M
Washington, D.C
Atlantic Building
RH. H. Green
Atlanta
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