A Corner in Purple ends in Purple Pair fix in Parktown
Flo and Joe Williams, a touring duo, face career collapse until Tom Gillian schemes a comeback by staging a dazzling purple act. Flo seeks color and, with Joe’s help, lands a major contract while Gillian’s fixer schemes backfire, sealing their rise.
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Flo
Joe
Tom Gilttan
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Tom
Williams
Tom Gillian
Cilian
Fle
Leutenant
Joe Williams
Gillian
Taught by Mother Nature
A reflection on how nature guides movement in both humans and animals. It compares human city rush hours with animal navigation, noting ants use smell to find trails while caterpillars rely on gravity and shadows to locate trunks and feed, highlighting differences in directional cues.
Flowers Fight For Space Among Themselves
Describing plant behavior as akin to animal rivalry, the text notes irises spreading sharp leaves to ward off others, primroses flipping leaves to smother intruders, and hyacinths acting as floral ruffians. It portrays intruding plants being seized and strangled in a tangle of vegetation designed for defense.
Sleep Restores Body by Renewal of Cells Throughout
The text describes sleep easing blood pressure and nerve activity, relaxing mental faculties, slowing heart rate and respiration, and reducing daytime functions to renew body material. In the morning all billions of cells are renewed, waste removed, and cells refreshed, leaving one to feel like new.
Persian Capital Question Moves Word Guessing
A student struggles to name the capital of Persia as the teacher asks and a judge voices a wry remark about finding the right word. The exchange captures a moment of linguistic frustration and humorous interaction.
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Persia
Removing paint from cloth with blotting and solvents
A historical note describes removing paint from fabric by laying blotting paper on the painted side and gently rubbing the opposite side with a soft flannel dampened in chloroform or bengal. The solvent dissolves the paint and transfers it to the blotting paper, not into the cloth. Deep stains may be completely removed using this method.
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Bengal
Mamma May Have Done Better Scene Described
A fragmentary passage notes a girl comparing her mother’s actions to another, describing a friend with beautiful curls admired by Nellie. The dialogue includes a child asking about her order and mentions a courier.
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Mamma
Neliie
Liners Bring Gold by Ten Liners on Atlantic Ships
New York reports describe gold shipments aboard large passenger liners as routine freight handled by seamen and longshoremen. The U S Treasury holds about 1.5 billion dollars in gold, one fifth of the world supply, guarded by strongrooms, careful manifests, and armed protections. Upon arrival, longshoremen transfer ingots to vans with bank representatives, under tight security, while insurers cover the treasure and crews debate salvage if disaster strikes. A separate note from Sedalia, Missouri, recounts a black Leghorn hen named Biddy traveling 606 miles on a Katy railroad sleeper before being captured.
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New York
Atlantic
United States
Sedalia
Biddy
F. B. Leonard
Katy
Hillsboro
Tex
Leonard
Dollar Mark and Avenue Figures Cast Into Fifth Avenue Church
Details reveal carved dollar sign above the bride's entrance and a row of "avenue types" near the main door at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Fifth Avenue. The mused wood carvings include portraits of King George, Clemenceau, Lloyd George, Pershing and others, plus a Salvation Army lass and various historical symbols. Architect F I Mayers confirms the carvings honor modern figures and events with Rev. Dr. Stires's approval. the architect's jests account for the dollar mark and avenue types.
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Fifth Avenue
Metropolitan Art Museum
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Great Britain
Albert
Belgium
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Admiral Beatty
Herbert Hoover
Peyton C. March
Salvation Army
Pollus
F. l. Mayers
Bertram Goodhue
Ernest M. Stires
St. Thomas
Benefit of the Doubt to Be Given Claimants
Washington Colonel Chariea R Forbes director of the veterans bureau directs officials to decide in favor of claimants when doubt exists. He orders swift action on compensation and insurance claims and launches a $18 000 000 hospitalization program. Forbes plans strict hospital inspections and 6800 additional beds by January 1. The current total reaches 26030 patients in 800 private and 90 public hospitals, increasing by about 1000 monthly. He also backs expanding permanent soldiers homes into hospitals for disabled veterans to be converted later, aiming for economy and meeting future needs. Forbes tells subordinates to actively seek out disabled veterans and inform them of their rights.
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Washington
Col
Chariea’ R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Forbes
Treasury Mellon
Ancient Berenice find may help Roman history study
In Cyrenaica near the Lethe river mouth archaeologists uncover a carved block with a flawless Greek inscription from Augustus. The tablet discusses governance and justice in Cyrenaica, suggesting a foundational source for a history of the empire. Separately, Secretary Mellon said back taxes will be collected faster to curb new cases.
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London
Augustus
Oliverio
Cyrene
Africa
Benasi
Cyrenaica
Washington
Mellon
Unruly Collar Button Saves Man From Death
Atlantic City New Jersey police saved Rocco Valinote a suspected heroin addict from death by electrocuting himself on the third rail after removing his coat and trousers and wrestling with an unruly collar button Patrolman Thomas Rose intervened and pulled him away A quantity of heroin was found on his person after the rescue.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Rocco Valinote
Hihe
Pennsylvania Electric
Valmote
Thomas Rose
Diplomat's Wry Quote Circulates as Insightful Remark
A veteran diplomat is noted for a sharp remark that defines diplomacy as persuasion by feigned disinterest. The quote implies effective bargaining relies on masking desire to secure favorable outcomes.
Dictionary craze locks three minute limit at New York library
New Yorkers flock to dictionaries prompting a three minute limit at the New York Public Library. A librarian stands at the dictionary shelf to keep the line moving as officials wonder at the sudden obsession and contemplate extra staff if the surge continues.
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New York
New York Public Library
Bond Thief Arrested After Dropping Bond in Ash Can
John Lewis of New Bedford was arrested in Fall River for larceny after disposing of a $200 Liberty bond in an ash can. He admitted stealing the bond and other items and was turned over to New Bedford authorities.
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Fall River
Mass
John Lewis
New Bedford
Lewis
Game shows big increase in autumn game on Delaware peninsula
Reports from the Delaware peninsula indicate an unusually plentiful autumn game season due to dry spring and summer. The peninsula attracts New York and Philadelphia sportsmen seeking game birds and waterfowl, with nestlings thriving and favorable conditions foretelling a robust hunting period.
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Del
Delaware Peninsula
Delaware
Peninsula
New York
Philadelphia
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