Watch the Curves Read of Hal Ireland’s Cross Country Journey
Hal Ireland, son of a wealthy banker, leaves New York for San Francisco with a cross country share expense auto party. Barry Trafford, Kerrigan, Sister Anastasia, Crack, and others join as tensions unfold. Hal falls for Barry but she resists, saying she mustn’t love him, without explanation.
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Hal Ireland
San Francisco
New York
Barry Trafford
Giles Kerrigan
Anastasia
Martin Crack
Barry
Kerrigan
Crack
Hal
Mississippi Crossing and Hallucinated River Dreams
The travelers approach the Mississippi across a railway bridge, sharing a nostalgic moment tied to Huck Finn as Kerrigan jokes about crossing. Hal and Barry sense fate and fortune, while Crack peers unseen, and the party admires the Burlington cars of Davenport Bros. amid fading light.
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Kerrigan
Hal
Barry
Mississippi
Wherrigan
Crack
Val
Burlington
Davenport Bros
Skunk
Nightward wanderers seek fate in a river town
Hal and Kerrigan drift through Ottumwa seeking signals of a larger destiny. Barry, weary and torn, grapples with a confession while Sister Anastasia watches from a cabin door. A bourbon pause and a strange visitor hint at danger as Martin Crack enters the scene.
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Agency
Hal
Kerrigan
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Rasputin
Barry
Doc
Sister Anastasia
Pete
Kentucky
Jal
Ife
Flul
Middle
Europe
Lal
Martin Crack
How to Brew Excellent Coffee at Home
A home expert outlines choosing fresh coffee with proper packaging and sticking to a preferred brand. He details drip and percolator methods, water temperature, grind, and measures, plus serving tips and a few coffee dessert recipes from the era.
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Mke
Prize offer from Grape Nuts promotion
Advertisement inviting participation in a Grape Nuts contest offering a membership pin and club manual with 37 prizes. Readers must mail the top from a yellow and blue Grape Nuts package with name and address to Battle Creek Michigan. Expires December 31, 1935.
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Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Battle Creek
Mich
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Spears
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