Silent City Saga of Polly and MacKenzie in Oakshire
Chapters narrate Polly Hopkins and squatters facing Marcus MacKenzie on disputed Ithaca area land. Evelyn Redberteon schemes with Robert Percival and Bennett, while Polly safeguards a child during a perilous escape to a hidden train carriage, as tensions climb between lovers and landowners.
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Ithaca
New York
Wolly Pking
Granope
Oscar Nett
Evelyn Kertson
Marcus MacKenzie
MacKenzie
Polly
Evelyn Rédberteon
Robert Percival
Evelyn
Percival
Bennett
Oscar
Bevlyn
Larry Bishop
Real MacKenzie
Hopkins
Vally
Robert
MaccKenzie
Robotsan
Alvo
Granny Hope
Jerry
Flight on the Auburn Express Sparks Polly Hopkins Fear
On a moving train bound for Auburn, Polly Hopkins fights to stay hidden as Robert Percival and Evelyn confront her. A tense struggle on the car seats ends with Polly being dragged from her hidey spot, her silk dress dusty and her fear mounting.
Cedar Falls Tree Grove Pays Off With Lumber Harvest
On the C A Rownd farm near Cedar Falls a fifty nine year old planted grove yielded 18 000 feet of hardwood lumber from elm hickory maple and ash. Logs averaged 4 feet to 20 inches diameter with some trees producing 1 000 feet of lumber per tree. Sawing cost 12 per thousand.
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C A. Rownd
Cedar Falls
C. A. Rowne
Thief at the Car: Polly’s Dress Exposed in Public Incident
In a tense confrontation aboard, Polly is accused as a thief after Evelyn denies supplying a dress. Evelyn and MacKenzie clash with Polly’s dignity attacked as she tries to reach Auburn to see her father Hopkins. The scene ends with a plan to hand her to the conductor as the chapter continues.
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Terry
Jerry
Daddy Hopkins
Polly
Tollyop
Liebert
MacKenzie
Auburn
Evelyn Robertson
Percival
Marcus
Hopkins
Mrs. Robertson
Robert
Pollyep
Eve
Evelyn
Miss Robertson
Mare
Notable Iowa writer Henry Quick noted for Vandemark's Folly progress
The article lists Herbert Quick born in Grundy county Iowa with ties to Mason City and Farm and Fireside and notes his novel Vandemark's Folly gaining praise in the east. It also reports a Walton County area conservation action converting 11 acres near Wall Lake Wright county into a state park to secure access and duck hunting rights on a 900 acre lake.
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Iowa
F. F. Shutter
Pleasant Valley
Scott County
Herbert Quick
Farm and Fireside
Country Gentleman
Virginia
Conservation Commission
Wall Lake
Wright County
Waterloo
Webster City
Drake Relays Insures Rain Risk for April Meet
Drake Relays management covering April 28 and 29 at Drake Stadium Des Moines has bought rain insurance. If measurable rain of one tenth inch falls between 8:30 and 2:30 on either day the policy pays full face value.
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Drake Stadium
Des Moines
Relawa
Iowa towns bid for Yeoman orphans home plan
Several Iowa towns plan to bid for a new Yeoman orphans home to be built by the Yeoman benevolent order based in Des Moines. The project contemplates a $1,000,000 building program funded by a ten cent monthly member tax, aiming to raise about half a million dollars annually through contributions from members and generous rival-town donations.
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Iowa
Orphans’ Home
Yeoman Benevolent Order
Des Moines
Canada Settles 27000 Ex Soldiers On Farm Land
Canada has settled 27 000 Canadian ex soldiers on farm land and lent 85 000 000 to these men. The full purchase price of the land and up to 38 000 for buildings equipment and stock has been advanced to each. Only seven per cent abandoned their property and last year's crops from soldier lands were valued at 15 000 000.
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Canada
Doctor and patient joke on catching cold
Borrower asks for medical advice about a runny nose and sneezing. Dr Sharpe replies he would sneeze too, turning a medical question into a light exchange.
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Kloseman
Dr. Sharpe
Engagement ends over tobacco heart joke
A Boston Transcript quips about Maud breaking an engagement with Jack due to a doctor declaring a “tobacco heart” and jokes about a traveler misunderstanding train wait times asking if he had 20 minutes to wait or 20 to eight, implying his train already left.
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Maud
Jack
Boston Transcript
Prisoner Offered a Dollar in Exchange for Resistance
In a Sing Sing Bulletin note a prisoner allegedly offered only a dollar to resist, and the judge questions whether any force was used or implied during the encounter. The item reflects a terse social report from the prison community.
Special introductory offer for The National Republican weekly
The National Republican promotes a six week six cent or ten cent introductory offer sent to subscribers nationwide. It highlights benefits for students and new voters and invites readers to send names and addresses with payment to 425 10th St NW Washington DC.
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Illustrated
National Capital
National Republican
America
10Th St. N. W
Washington, D. C
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple preparation that cleanses the intestinal tract, claims to cure stomach and liver ailments, and promises a money back guarantee through Lemmon's Pharmacy and leading druggists.
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Mayr
Convine
Lemmon
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Robert Lereival
Independence
J. W. Jarnagin
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Thirty-Ninth
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