Bull-Dog Drummond Adventures of a Demobilized Officer
Advertising copy presents Bull-Dog Drummond by Cyril McNeile known as Sapper, a demobilized officer who seeks peace. Illustrations by Irwin Myers accompany the serialized or book-length work.
18 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
1
Advertising copy presents Bull-Dog Drummond by Cyril McNeile known as Sapper, a demobilized officer who seeks peace. Illustrations by Irwin Myers accompany the serialized or book-length work.
Hugh Drummond and allies prepare to expose Peterson and his revolutionary network. Potts recalls kidnapping and coercion while Potts’s rescue is near, with Ditchling’s arrival signaling a decisive confrontation at The Elms. The scene shifts to a tense gathering as Peterson enters, confronted by a ledger’s damning judgments.
Washington report from Glacier National Park superintendent George Goodwin shows 227 440 visitors this year. Most entered via Glacier Park Station Montana with travelers from all states and many countries. A new Wonderland section planned next year will open with horna trails and scenic beauty between Many Glacier chalet village and the Canadian border.
The passage discusses improvised farm safety and animal care ideas such as placing brood coops with runs on grassy ground, moving them near a local bank for robberies, and using crude oil as a cheap lice killer for hogs. It reflects haphazard practices and scattered notes rather than a coherent plan.
The fragment notes a social gathering where Wabson and Mauree were seen, with observers describing emotions and family presence. It mentions Mauree’s mother and three sisters, and wavers between doubt and curiosity about motives, framed by a later reflection on garden pests and crop cycles.
Budan grasa develops a Dret class crop for Bolling uses. It can be fed to various livestock with risk of injury. The feed shares a composition similar to timothy grass.
Describes beliefs of Duppies and Jumbis as bodies are mourned in West Africa. Slaves and children are killed to accompany the dead, with rice offerings feeding hungry spirits until a wake ends the ritual. historical note cites King Toke and a white official funeral.
The piece explains the term southpaw as baseball slang tied to field orientation, notes most pitchers are right handed and a left handed pitcher gave rise to the word. It mentions France's monthly Indicateur Aerien air timetable detailing departures arrivals routes aircraft types and weight limits. It also notes a French government building will house over 100000 volumes plus manuscripts photographs and war records.
A Mrs. George Tegarden of Manndeville West Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her painful monthly periods and hearing issues. She urges other young women to try the remedy and seek guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. If relief is not found, she notes confidential letter writing and the company offers health advice.
Winnipeg men organize an aerial irrigation company to make rain by spraying liquid air from an airplane. The method would condense moisture in clouds. Earlier an attempt in Pretoria failed after dust was released from a plane at about five thousand feet.
A fragmentary cartoon caption asks about Janek’s sighting and notes a pending engagement. The dialogue line “When you see hin again remind him that we are engaged” is followed by a brief aside on people overestimating others. The text reads as a magazine humor snippet with a misspelled name.
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