Gin Sling Amery and the Thursday Island intrigue
English WWI veteran Philip Amery, now a Papua trader, rescues a musical actress during a pleasure cruise and becomes entangled with Sir Richard Fanshaw’s family secrets. He travels to Thursday Island to warn Laurier, recalling Fanshaw’s leper colony escape, only to endure a storm and a lengthy convalescence before continuing toward Port Moresby.
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Philip Amery
Papua
New Guinea
Amery
Pir Lauder
New South Wales
Jim Pia
Richard Fanshaw
Am~ory
Daru
Spicer
Fanshaw
Fanshaww
Bassett
Laurier
Thursday Island
Amory
Port Moresby
Franshaw
An Island Meeting Ends A Flight Of Passion
A diverging chase ends when the narrator fatally shoots Sir Richard Fanshaw to prevent him harming Pia Laurier. He returns to Port, faces the aftermath, and reunites with Pia, who probes the truth about Richard’s fate and the hurried engagement. The scene closes with resolve to tell the full story if ever he learns more.
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Fanshaw
Sir Richard
Matotland
Mwe
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Richard Panshaw
Pia Laurier
Richard Fanshaw
Richard
Trip
Youthful Lovers Fall To Harsh Fate In Office Romance
In a New York office a junior executive named Philip pursued a modern courtship by voicing love messages into the dictaphone after hours. A sick secretary’s substitute overheard the message, causing ridicule and the affair to end. Philip soon left for another job.
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New York
Philip
Philp
New York Sun
Talk to Yourself Via Slot on Tonten Streets
A device using a phonograph principle drops nine cola into a slot machine to record and replay a voice. The red metal alloy disk carries the recording and is delivered five seconds after speaking ends. It works with any phonograph and fiber needle, and the record is guaranteed permanent.
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Tonten
Interior makeover sparks hope in a weary man
Julia proposes to redecorate Donald Sills home at her own expense to lure him to stay evenings. She transforms drab green walls, brown patterns, and tired furnishings into a velvet blue and gold sanctuary with red accents. Donald, inspired by the inviting atmosphere, begins to reengage with friends and life, while Julia grows shy about the progress and his growing interest in her work.
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Richard
Singapore
Government House
Tinti
Anne
Olia
Julia
Donald Sills
Hargrave
Donald
Wargrave
Aehie
Dyors
Hind
Solin
Mail romance linked ears in a mail bag mix up in Georgia to Iowa
Miss Helen Taylor of Brunswick Georgia misplaced her name and address in a mail bag. The bag reached Cedar Rapids Iowa where Charles Ingram a night clerk found the slip. After correspondence the couple married and now Mr and Mrs Ingram reside in Cedar Rapids. Also a medical ad and paleontological note about Ice Age brains found in Russia.
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Breauk
Pia
Helen Taylor
Brunswick
Cedir Hapids
Iowa
Charles Ingram
Night Register
Not for Them first Tramp Say airship service practical
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Bulletin notes skepticism about airship passenger service ever becoming practical for general travelers. The exchange contrasts a hopeful question with a dismissive reply about the feasibility for average men.
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Pard
Philadelphia Bulletin
University Organization Formed for Graduate Study Interests
The American Association of Universities organized in 1960 to consider matters of common interest related to graduate study.
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The
American Association of Universities
Bride Reveals Secret to Restore Vitality with Nujol
Mrs. George E. Pillow of Franklin Virginia recounts collapsing under her athletic husband’s pace and regaining health after using Nujol a year ago. She praises improved complexion appetite sleep and energy and urges others to try the drug store product sold sealed with the Nujol trademark at a low cost.
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George E. Pillow
Franklin
Nujol
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