Nan and Peter's Reckoning in the London Shadow
In France Peter loses memory to shell shock, returns to London and cannot recall Nan. Nan plans to marry moneylender Harley Sefton while Peter learns the truth from Sefton and Joan Endicott. Peter regains memory after a confrontation, redeems himself, and proposes to Nan as they reconcile at the Arnott home and prepare for a future together.
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France
London
Nan Qarkaby
Nan
Peter
John Arnott
Arnott
Marraby
Wood
Sefton
Rea
Mar
Mrs. Endicott
Joan
Joan Arnott
Tim
Japan Tackles Illiteracy with Circulating Classes
Tokyo reports over twenty percent of young conscripts unable to write their names. The education department will implement circulating classes to teach illiterate youth across the empire.
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Japan
Tokyo
Department of Education
Empire
Coline Birds and Ivy Damage at Oxford College
A historical note discusses the ascent of ivy on Oxford College walls and the costly damage from ivy removal. It describes repairs to stonework, long occupancy by an Oxford firm, and the impact on rebuilding expenses. It ends with a joke about Jennie and mayonnaise.
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Coline
Penne Ao
Oxford
American Inventor of First Practical Typewriter
Herkimer New York October 13. John W. Vrooman of the Herkimer County Historical Society disputes Austrian claims that the typewriter is an Austrian invention. He notes Christopher Latham Sholes and the Remington Armory produced the first practical model in 1873. Vrooman cites a long line of improvers since the British 171 patent, including Peter Mitterdorfer in Austria.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Lonabruck
Austria
Peter Mitterdorfer
John W. Vrooman
Terkimer County
Remington Armory
Vrooman
Mitterdorfe
Seek new name and use of blue satin lumber
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association says blue stain lumber is a 10 million dollar hoodoo and has begun a campaign to rename it and promote its use. Forest service says the stain does not harm usefulness. chemical dips failed. a committee notes annual losses and urges a less obnoxious name to turn blueness into an asset.
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Washington
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Forest Service
Oxford Colleges Reface Crumbling Facades
Oxford structures crumble yet receive a fresh face as time wears on. Local stone erodes, flaking and rotting after decades, prompting renovations to rework outer surfaces of historic college buildings.
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Oxford
Mosaic Crossword Puzzle Answer Contests Secret Seal
Crossword puzzle entry reveals the answer to a seal themed clue. Readers note the answer Mos An shown in the grid. Mystery solution hints at a historic seal motif linked to local puzzle events.
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Lyster
Mrs. Mears
Bluefield Awning & Furnace Company
Bluefield Avenue
Ure
Royal
Louz
TERME
Bluefield
V. Va
Generous Credit
Princeton Ave
Blue Satin
Mos
Central Sales & Purchasing Co
Bluefield, W. VA
L. & C. Bldg
Colonial
Reet
Harry Archers
Vanderbut Theatre
Ius
Nene
Corinne Griffith
Kenneth Harlan
Harrison Ford
Paris
New York
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