From a Weathered Train to a Church Epilogue
Francis Jerome, a once idealistic Cornell graduate turned Chicago grocer, meets his old classmate Tom Jones on a train and finds Mildred Blake, his promised wife, now a church musician in Monroe. He confronts a life of wealth versus meaning, and Mildred rejects his current avarice, offering a conditional future if he changes true to her ideal of service.
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Francis Jerome
Jerome
Tom Jones
Cornell
Lam
Mulay
Nan
Jones
Chicago
Monroe
Civilization
Chisago
Mr. Jerome
Miss Mudre
Mildred Blake
Mildred
Christ
William
Francis
Washington Home Magazine
Love on Wheels and a Parkside Meeting
In a park, John Haworth an invalid veteran, watches for the daily Bicycle Girl. He meets Josephine Randall, a college acquaintance, who helps fix his bike and reveals shared past. They agree to ride together, rekindling companionship and hopeful romance.
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John Haworth
John
Dr. McRae
Joan
Josephine Randall
Miss Randall
Lifting contraption described by Orange Judd Farmer
Instructions detail a heavy lifting machine using wood and iron parts. The plan includes a 6 foot high No 1 frame with 20 holes per row, steel pins, clevis, main hook, and a 7 foot lever. Designed to pull stumps, built from durable hard wood and iron components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Wheat Breeding Fad At Kentucky Station
At the Kentucky experiment station J N Harper uses selective breeding ideas from cattle and horse genetics to improve wheat. He plans yearly selection of grains to raise a superior, non degenerating stock, aiming for long term quality gain and farm impact. The effort is in early stages and may take years to show value to agriculture. Isolate the sick fowls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kentucky
J. N. Harper
Mr. Harper
Harper
Happy Women Find Kidney Relief in Public Notice Style
Mrs Almira A Jackson of East Front St Traverse City Michigan describes twenty years of Doctors saying liver trouble then relief after using seven boxes of Dunns Kidney Pills She reports reduced bloating better sleep improved circulation and pain relief A free trial offer mailed to any US address from Oster Milburn Co Buffalo NY priced 50 cents per box
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Almira A. Jackson
East Front St
Traverse City
Mich
Dean
Dunn
Wilfully Misunderstood Picture Advice From Ledger
A brief stray exchange shows Miss Butte and Miss Chellus agreeing on taking a pleasant photograph. The Philadelphia Ledger notes casual chat about selecting a nice subject and keeping the camera steady.
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Miss Butte
Miss Chellus
Philadelphia Ledger
The Oat Wonder Seed Adends to Farm News
An urban ad cites John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin as originator of The Oat Wonder. It boasts stiff straw and white ears with fat kernels, claiming 80 stocks per kernel and high yields across 40 states in 1903. Readers are urged to mail 100 stamps for a sample and catalog.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Tickets for St Louis to California on Iron Mountain Route
Travel fares listed for St Louis to California with Iron Mountain Route options. Tickets on sale daily in March and April with sleeping cars operating between St Louis Los Angeles and San Francisco. Information available from company agents.
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St. Louis
California
Iron Mountain
Puarlman Touris
Los Angeles
San Francisco
H. C. Townsexn
Cure for Consumption Claims Prominent Endorsements
Advertisements tout Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money-back guarantee if they fail to cure. Testimonials include Mrs. Thos. Robbins of Norwich, New York, claiming Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her life three years earlier.
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Puck
Thos. Robbins
Norwich, N. Y
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Miss Mildred
Embly
Fraser
Horner
Love ON Wheels
John Wickliffe Gray
Palae
Little Sampson
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Bengel
St. Jacobs Oil
Orass
Alabastine CO
Grand Rapids
Mick
Water St
Ashington
D.C
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