Aunt Lilly’s Reckoning in the Cane Brake
An aged woman, Aunt Lilly, endures harsh labor to honor her murdered son with a grave for his memory. Cap Morton, a drunken relative, hides in her cabin as sheriff deputies close in after a deadly shooting, while Lilly’s past ties to Ku Klux fear and the beech tree memory frame a tense pursuit through the cane brake.
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Freeman
Morton
Lilly
Pomp
Pompey
Cap Morton
Uncle Dan
Ecanebrake
Emmet Carter
Fugitives tied to camp scene spark quiet confrontation
Emmet Carter narrows his gaze as a trembling woman clutches a hidden item at Uncle Dan's camp. Her aging white hair contrasts with her worn black face, while she contemplates mercy and forgiveness amid the tense moment.
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Uncle Dan
Emmet Carter
Cord of Wood Pulp Yields Mechanical and Chemical Pulp
A cord of wood commonly yields about one ton of pulp. The note outlines two pulp types mechanical and chemical. The passage discusses how fibers from a cord contribute to pulping processes.
Pickford Divorce Decree Challenge Filed in Nevada
Suit filed at Minden Nevada seeks to set aside Mary Pickford's divorce decree from Owen E Moore alleging fraud perjury and collusion with Douglas Fairbanks and Gladys Moore. The complaint cites prior Jersey City marriage and claims Pickford and Moore remained married under California law.
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Suly
Minden
Nevada
Carson City
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Nev
Fowler
Jersey City
New Jersey
Los Angeles
California
Caifornia
Gladys Moore
Owen E. Moore
Miss Pickford
Moore
Douglas Wairbanks
Shackleton Describes Ice Varieties Near South Pole
In the Shackleton account he notes ice types near the south pole including light pack and drift ice. He also mentions heavy hummocked pack close pack which appears rough with rugged crags on the surface.
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South Pole
Ernest Shackleton
Work Hard and Avoid Worry Advice Appears Here
A concise quotation stresses that work itself sustains health while worry harms. It argues that anxiety, not labor, wears the mind and that friction within the machinery of effort is what destroys progress.
Livestock Producers Fight DOJ Campaign for Cheap Meats
Washington dispatch reports livestock producers denouncing the Justice Department push for cheap meat cuts as harmful to livestock prices. They say the campaign misleads women shoppers, with critics noting no clear market or sustained price decline, while government forecasts fail to align with Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Washington
Freadyig
Washington Voice
Department of Justice
Department
Congress
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Department of Justices
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Hound Symbolism Among Southern Negroes
The text describes the racial superstition around the hound, stating southern Negroes hate the hound and recounting a myth about a once sleek watchder named by Adam at Varnidise gate. It portrays the hound as a bad omen and links it to hunting and hunger as a presumed divine correction.
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Adam
Varnidise
The Largest Organ In The World A Never Ending Race
The text discusses the difficulty of naming the world’s largest organ as new organs continually surpass prior records. It notes extensive organs in England and the United States and mentions Sydney, Australia claiming the largest organ at one time.
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England
United States
Sydney
Australia
First United Presbyterian's 178 members 130 tithe
A Burgestown Pa church reports 130 of 178 members as tithers joining a national campaign. Officials say 73 percent enrolled, with the movement predicting up to 50,000 tithers across the United Presbyterian Church.
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Piptsburgh
America
Burgettstown
Cristian Service
New World Movement
Pittsburgh
New Wild Movement
United Presbyterian Church
J. Hi. White
D. D
Department of Stewardship of
Primitive rites and wild dances in New Hebrides islands
Observers describe lingering ceremonies in the New Hebrides with sing sing grounds kept ready for feasting and sacred drum dances. The scene blends revelry with prolonged eating bouts as island customs appear to endure toward a more or less civilized future.
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New Hebrides
Hebrides
First Day of School With Gordon and Arthur
On the first day of school Gordon attends with his younger brother Arthur to begin in the first grade. The teacher asks Gordon how old Arthur is and he replies he does not know but that they have had him for three years.
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Gordon
Arthur
Fierdon
Why They Get Nowhere Movement Stalls on Startup
A stunned crowd notes many would join a two goal push but fail to act. Vague excuses and inertia hinder early steps despite interest from diverse participants. The piece calls for decisive action to overcome hesitation and move from talk to progress.
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Vlewty
Road protests assess Marshalltown drainage dispute
Appeal from a 20000 assessment on the Town River drainage district property and its right of way has been filed by the M and St railroad. The suit names the board of supervisors and the Iowa River Drainage District No. 1 seeking to set aside the assessment as illegal and void and to enjoin enforcement. The railroad contends no proper notice was served and that the district proceeding is invalid.
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Marshalltown
Town River Drainage District
M. & St. Railroad
Board of Supervisors
Itowa River Drainage District No
C. St. Foote
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Robert H. Langford
Wy Ohortatory Pub. Co
Ihedifie
Jacob’ Merion
Laily
Sidtur
Washington County
Partic Lars
Lemley Realty CO
Annus Mary
Largset Organ
Chambers
Theodore N. Vail
Vicetore N. Vail
Baltimore
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mr. Vail
Alexander Bell
Mer. Vail
St. J. Piles
Marshall County Court
Cambridge
Nick
U.S. S
U.S. 1
Washington Battery & Electric Co
South Side Square
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