Deserted Hills and a Final Longing for the Cable
Old Man Murphy clings to a lone claim in a Nevada desert as prospectors flood the area and a vast camp rises. He guards his ground with a shotgun then, after tracking the telegraph line, sends a final message from the new operator’s seat. His life ends in a paralyzed quiet as the desert yields a broadcast of friendship across nations.
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Nevada Desert
Nova Scotia
Murphy
Excelsior Range
Hi Claim
Queen Victoria
Paris Fashions at Longchamp Highlight Vicarious Glory
Fashion commentary notes that noble ranks influence trends as Lady W and the prince of Wales attract attention in Longchamp races. The piece discusses vicarious glory as the core of fashion, with emphasis on colors, hats, and ensembles at Belmonton and Belmont Park, plus style notes for spring racing attire and kitchen recipes for summer meals.
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Prince of Wales
Comtesse de X
Paris
Longchamp
Patou
Lanvin
Cannes
Monte Carlo
Atlantic
Lady W
Haute Monde
Babe” Ruth
Suzanne Lenglen
Helen Wills
Napoleons
Joans
Princes of the Realm
Jockey Club
Gwendolyn Robinson
Moncure Robinson
New York
Senor Martin de Alzaga
Bols de Rose
Belmont Park
United Hunts
Milady
Sleep machine aims to cure insomnia with color flashes
An English inventor in Macclesfield has developed a bedside device emitting twelve colored light flashes at set intervals. He claims the soothing color pattern helps induce sleep and reports curing several stubborn cases in ten to fifteen minutes.
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Macclesfield
England
The Kitchen Cabinet Quote on Courage and Error
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union item notes that it takes courage to insist you are right but even more to admit you were wrong, reflecting a pragmatic ethic in a brief social aphorism.
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New England
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Short Story Pub Co
Balloon Hill
France
Rochester Chocolate Cake
Drecoll
Rence
Western Newspaper Union
Bayer
Anne Slade
Hastings
Doan
Ags
Were
Iowa
John Anderson
N. E
Oo Neys
Foster-Milburn Co
Mig. Chem
Buffalo, N. Y
Bellans Hot Water
Sure Relief
Sellans
Scholl
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