Proposed to the Wrong Twin
Grace Brill and Grace and Alice Brill, twin sisters, share everything including John Arnold. John loves Grace but proposes to Alice by mistake after the sisters both fall for him. A misread signal leads to heartbreak until a wedding announcement reunites the twins and John. Three sisters’ intertwined love tests loyalty and unity.
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RS. Brill
John Arnold
Europe
John
Grace Brill
Alice
Grace
Allee
Nestloy
Allegrik
Misa Gracer
Job
Miss Alice
Mrs. Brill
Mrs.Brill
Young Woman Plays Notre Dame Organ at Paris Debut
Renee Nizan, only sixteen, becomes a noted organist by playing Notre Dame’s 6000 pipe instrument for the first time. The event marks a historic moment as the famed organ at Napoleon’s coronation is demonstrated with Louis Veirne aiding, noting that no woman had touched the organ through centuries of turmoil.
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Notre Dame
Paris
Napoleon
Renee Nizan
Clouis Veirne
Tve Aninuals
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Government and private funding for agricultural research
The article compares annual spending on agricultural research by state and federal governments versus private corporations. It notes Hatch Adams act provisions of $30,000 per state, increased by Parnell act to $90,000 per state annually from 1926 to 1980, with future increases.
Antiquaries puzzled by window inscription in Stirling ruin
In Stirling during demolition of ancient buildings antiquarians find a well still beneath a house built 275 years ago and window stones inscribed A R likely from Queen Anne era. A window legend reads LB IT leaving researchers no record to match it.
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Scotland
Stirling
Water Trees Need Much Water, Says Agriculture Dept
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that trees require large water amounts to stay healthy. An 80 year old apple tree releases about a barrel daily in summer, a large birch about two barrels on hot days, and a single oak has shed over 100 tons of water as vapor in one growing season.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Simmer
Elllis Island Immigrant Station History Snapshot
Elllis Island in the upper New York bay near the Battery was sold by New York state to the United States in 1808 and later served as a powder magazine. It first operated as an immigrant station in 1801, with present buildings erected in 1807 after the original structures burned.
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Ellig
Upper
New York Bay
New York State
United States
Australian ape men discovery shocks Murray Valley claims
Reports suggest remains of ancient ape men found in the Murray Valley indicate a primitive human presence in swamp lands less than 200 years ago. Researchers note these beings were more primitive than contemporary groups and were said to be exterminated by them.
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Great Murray Valley
Australis
Landa
Texas Rangers Story Shapes Hoodlums Fear in Austin
In Austin Texas Rangers deter criminals and inspire fear among hoodlums. Capt Bill McDonald and Sgt W J McCauley lead a disciplined force seen patrolling against racketeers with formidable reputations. The article profiles several rangers amid historical context and public safety duties.
Blind Since Birth Sees Light After 44 Years in Prague
A forty four year old man blind since birth gained vision in Prague after being exposed to a controlled test. He initially doubted everyday objects like a hook knife and a picture until he could feel and verify their true nature.
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Prague
Dnegerodort
Meat Hangs in Sheffield Shop For 34 Years
A shriveled black joint bought by a customer 34 years ago remains on display in a Sheffield butcher’s shop awaiting pickup. The piece, unpaid for since purchase, has become a curio amid the shop’s daily sales and local interest.
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Sheffield
England
British Food Prices Up 43 Percent Since 1914
The ministry of labor reports Great Britain retail food prices averaged 48 percent higher than 1914. Potatoes fell 8 percent from pre war levels while milk rose 74 percent and frozen mutton 71 percent. Other items climbed with flour 45 percent bread 48 percent eggs 20 percent bacon 54 percent butter 44 percent and chilled or frozen ribs and flank beef up 44 and 22 percent respectively.
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London
England
Great Britain
Ministry of Labor
Irish Free State Cuts Down Armed Forces
The Irish Free State reduced its armed forces in a move mirroring global disarmament. About 200 noncommissioned officers were discharged or moved to the reserve. The budget cut 1178 noncommissioned officers and some understrength battalions were disbanded or merged.
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Irish Free State
Dublin
Ireland
Way
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