Tragedy on the Hills Ends in a Quiet Betrayal
Nell returns to a remote hillside cabin to find Hi Dimmock intoxicated and threatened by Dave Harkins. A tense confrontation unfolds as Nell defends Hi and the story culminates with Hi's deadly action against his foe, leaving Chicago Record-Herald as the victim in a grim twist.
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Charles Dickens
Wang
Tennessee
Nell
Dave Harkins
Dimmock
Hirdm
Dave
Hi Dimmock
Chicago Record-Herald
Boom in Walnut Stares Attracts Big Walnut Stump Trade
Tennessee reports reveal worn walnut stumps turning into valuable veneers for high end furniture. An Indiana firm has bought many old stumps nationwide as demand climbs. uglier knots fetch higher prices. A Memphis paper notes the odd wealth in discarded wood.
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Tennessee
Indiana
Portsmouth and Ann Hutchinson in early American history
Portsmouth Rhode Island arose after the banishment of a Massachusetts religious teacher. Ann Hutchinson, famed for beauty and wit, was banished in 1638 with followers and helped found Rhode Island after visiting Roger Williams. Hutchinson left Portsmouth in 1642 and was killed near New Amsterdam. her daughter was captured and later recovered.
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Portsmouth
Providence
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Ann Hutchinson
Massachusetts Colony
Roger Williams
Delaware
Bay
Williams
New Amsterdam
Annular theory on mammoths frozen by a watery canopy
Geologist Isaac N. Vail argues in the New York World that ancient vapors lingering as a world canopy could warm the Arctic and later shed to cause sudden deep snowfalls. The theory links long warm periods with abrupt glacial epochs and deluges, suggesting a Jupiter-like canopy and its terrestrial falls shaped mammoth extinction.
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Arctic
Jupiter
Isaac N. Vail
New York World
Herz
Siberia
Adams
Lena River
St. Petersburg
Cuvier
Earth
Ian
Tyndall
Mona
Grapes in Strap Delights, Clever Canning Teaches
A housekeeper shares a method to preserve grapes by blanching in boiling water then sealing with a syrup made of half sugar and half water. The note praises the result as delicious. In other items, a Philadelphia Record quip ridicules a doctor visit over a baby’s penny swallowing and a mock financier’s hoax about infant hardship.
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Toax
Philadelphia
The Kingdom of God and the Lives of Men
Pastor Henry A. Stimson argues that socialism and communism, often viewed as threats, are in fact aligned with Christian social principles. He states religion, especially Jesus Christ’s, is inherently social, seeking community of interests, obedience to God, and brotherhood among people, warning against selfish isolation.
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Lord Jesus Christ
A Chicken Story From Child Garden
A small chicken complains about rain cold and poor grass and is shunned by other chicks who refuse to play with him. After feeling isolated he resolves to change and strive to be a better bird. The tale centers on social exclusion and personal improvement.
Great Dog Traveler Taffy Brings Famous California Feats to Lake Forest
Taffy, a witty Californian dog and admirer of Mrs. Franklin Smith, travels by rail and road between Pasadena and Chicago. He has logged many miles, ridden on horses, slept in baggage and sleeping cars, and once rode on a Pullman conductor’s charge. Independent, curious, and fond of a big cat, he prefers coachman seats, motormen, and making the prow of a vessel his perch.
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Taffy
Lake Forest
Franklin Smith
Chicago Tribune
Taffffy
Pasadena
Chicago
New Orleans
Las Vegas Mot Springs
Mississippi
Hatfield McCoy feud ends as young rivals bury hatchet
Two boys aboard the training ship Minneapolia named Perry McCoy and Agwe Hatfield represent opposing sides of the legendary Hatfield McCoy feud. They put aside the century long hostility and become fast friends with their bonds aided by the tide.
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Minneapolia
South
Perry McCoy
Agwe” Hatfield
Bamimocks
Tide
Fighting the Badgers in a Prairie Farmyard Tale
A girl in a Dakota prairie story recalls the fight against encroaching badgers in a grain field. Her brothers drown out the burrowed pest using water buckets, guiding a fierce confrontation that ends with a badger’s death and the field’s defense.
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Eleaner Gates
Far Northwest
Dakota Prairie
Badger
Halé
Method to divide apples without cutting rind
A writer explains how to split an apple into multiple segments while keeping the rind intact. By passing a needle and thread around the apple and drawing tight, you can create two parts or more without cutting through the rind.
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Memphis
North Carolina
Icientife
Henry A. Stimson
D. D
Mandaitas Church
New York
Bur Pena
Great Dog Traveler
Halbyay
Owe Stardy Lega
Taffy, Dog Traveler
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