Unlikely Canary Brings a City Mystery to Light
Chester Merrill, a solitary office worker in a crowded city, helps a neighbor girl and her child by adopting a canary. When a danger surfaces from an escaped convict, Merrill intervenes, discovers Miss Thirty-one is Audrey Claxton, and becomes her protector and unofficial uncle to the child Lois Devere.
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Chester* Merrill
Chester
Merrill
Petit Merrill
Megrims
Miss Thirtyone
Miss Thirty-two
Irma
Miss Thirty-one
Gol
Waiting for Mazini Operas in Central Park Monuments
Mr. McGlobe, a habitue of the West Twenties, visits Central Park every Sunday and notes the Metropolitan bill for the coming week. He tells Miss Reba Gordon he will attend the opera this winter but waits for Mazini's timing to be announced. He recalls Mazini’s works Dioff Popolo and Pensiero ed Azione as seen on a monument.
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McGlobe
Central Park
West Twenties
Reba Gordon
Mazsini
Miss Gordon
Me Globe
Modern Opera Opera
New York Sun
The Way to Do A Firearm Stop Puts Off a Footpad
A short scene recalls a night when a footpad attempted a robbery but was deterred by a quick action. The speaker mentions using an extinguisher and a revolver to defend against the assailant. The vignette highlights a bold self defense moment from a bygone era.
Nivelle Follows a Precise Daily Routine at War Front
Paris dispatch outlines General Nivelle's strict schedule as commander of France's fighting forces. He rises at seven, reviews staff reports, oversees maps and operations, conducts telephone briefings with Petain Joffre and Briand, visits Verdun, meets poilus, hosts lunch for dignitaries, then returns to maps and planning till midnight.
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Paris
Army of the Meise
Thiaumont
Douaumont
Vauz
Nivelle
France
New York
Sheila
Lotig
Cebis
Hotieg
Joncheon
General Nivelle
Verdun
Dubois
Aids-De Camp
Black Bear Died of Indigestion in Washington Park
El Paso report that Big Tom a 500 pound black bear famed in Washington park died from acute indigestion after eating a black felt hat. The incident recalls earlier public amusements with the bear during local outings.
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el Paso
Tex
Washington Park
Lincoln Pew Left Church Is Rebuilt in Gettysburg
The old pew where Abraham Lincoln worshipped on November 19 1863 at the historic Presbyterian church in Gettysburg stands untouched while workers strip the interior for new furniture. The church, 176 years old, was used as a hospital during the battle and has bloodstains on the woodwork that are to be removed.
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Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Milwaukee
Wis
Kenosha
Albert
Hungry convict surrenders after six day starvation
Jefferson City Missouri Frank Lester a convict in the Missouri penitentiary surrendered after starving for six days in Jefferson City Lester was sentenced from St Louis for four years on burglary charge
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Jefferson City
Frank Lester
Missouri Penitentiary
Lester
St. Louis
Laborer Survives 20 Minutes Buried in 18 Foot Ditch
Wayne Richardson, a laborer in Lawrence Kansas, was rescued alive after being buried at the bottom of an 18 foot ditch for 20 minutes without apparent injuries.
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Lawrence
Kan
Wayne Richardson
The Kitchen Cabinet Inner View Of Cloud Lining
A reflective piece frames the inner wide of every cloud as bright and shining. The speaker turns their clouds about and wears them aside to reveal the lining.
Winter Vegetables Cookery Digest Section
A grocery style guide outlines soaking cellar vegetables for moisture gain and provides multiple recipes. Turnips Eastern Style, Curried Vegetables, Lima Beans In Casserole, Molded Potatoes and German Carrots are described with steps, quantities, and seasonings. The piece ends with a didactic set of maxims on lifestyle choices.
Vintage Savory Fillings for Pies and Desserts
A collection of period kitchen guidance describes fillings for putty shells using chicken veal mushrooms or seafood with a rich cream sauce. It covers oyster and meat fillings brown sauces and two dessert ideas including Emergency Dessert using soaked cake custard and a meringue finish and a Cheese Pudding layered with crackers or bread baked in milk.
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W. G. Chapman
Mrs. Ageew
Mar
Lincoln Eyre
The
New York World
Rhine
Miss Katherine Harding
Katherine Harding
Col
Chester A. Harding
Panama Canal Zone
Harding
Lincoln
Wisconsin
Millersburg
Emma Hershberger
Red Cross
Leonzo
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