Return to the Island and a Dawn Wedding
Barbara and Alan reunite after a perilous rescue on a tropical island. They plan a dawn wedding, face disapproval from relatives, and reflect on past trials before a quiet return home. Hugh, troubled by public scrutiny, ends the tale in sorrow as he contemplates loss.
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Barbara
Alan
de Borceau
Babooma
Roona
Istand
de Borceaus
Reona
de Borteau
Singapore
Madge
London
Darbury
Hief
Rochdale
Hugh
Mrs. Field
Famous Old Church to be Restored in Scotland
The 364th anniversary of the demolition of Perths Church of St John is noted as restoration plans begin. Scotsman lauds the church as one of Scotlands earliest stone edifices with twelfth and thirteenth century remnants. The monk of Dunfermline held it and disrepair followed until Robert the Bruce started repairs before his death halted them.
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Australia
Darbury
Hugh
London
Littl Wood
Barbera
Shay
Perth
Scotland
Edinburgh Scotsman
Dunfermline
Robert the Bruce
Odd Quail in Borneo
A Nature Magazine note describes the long hairy reddish crest of the greenwood quail, a moderately sized species native to tropical forests from Siam to Borneo and Java. It thrives up to 4,000 feet altitude and rarely ventures into open country.
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Borneo
Nature Magazine
Siam
Java
Proper Manner for Making Cup of Tea
USDA advises freshly boiled water and two warmed earthenware teapots. Use one level teaspoon per cup for English breakfast or China congou, steep three to five minutes, then strain into the hot pot. Three minutes yields aroma and flavor with less tannin. tea should never be boiled.
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United States Department of Agriculture
India
Ceylon
Cream Cheese Molded Salad with Pecans and Peppers
Blend oil with grated cream cheese salt and paprika. Add chopped pecans green pepper and pimento. Fold in mayonnaise. Whip evaporated milk and fold in. Mold and chill in ice salt three hours. Serve on lettuce leaves with parsley or watercress.
Earning Soap Making Money At Home
Farm fat scraps from meat processing can be saved and used to make hard white soap at home. A recipe using 20 pounds melted fat, 4 quarts soft water, 4 cans lye, and borax yields about 100 bars, milder with aging, and worth over $5.
Baking Rhubarb Before Canning Is Ideal Plan
The guide explains washing rhubarb, cutting into half inch pieces, and baking with one quarter sugar until tender. Pack hot into jars and process five minutes in a hot water bath. The hot pack is favored for vegetables and many fruits with variations for cold packing and syrup.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Virginia Woman Converts Waste Kitchen Space Into Useful Storage
A Powhatan county woman transforms awkward corner near stove into a closet for pots and pans using a retrofitted stair area. She installs a stove pipe with a fireproof liner, a homemade sink, warming bread space above the pot cupboard, a wheel tray from a washstand, and enameled cabinets with labeled coffee cans for cereals and supplies.
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United States Department of Agriculture
E. L. Johnson
Powhatan County
Virginia
Health advances raise life expectancy and curb death rates
An analysis cites Robert L. Duffus arguing modern civilization may enjoy state of health unseen in history. Death rates have fallen from 17.0 per thousand to about 11.6 in 1921 and 12.6 in 1923, with marked drops in infant mortality and urban gains. Advances in hygiene, medicine, and public health foresee continued improvement.
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Robert L. Duffus
Centu
United States
New York City
Mississippi
Iowa
Saitary Organization
Bananas Grow in Favor as Imports Reach Records
The 1924 import record from the National City Bank of New York shows bananas entering the United States at a record level with the highest value on record, totaling 22,674,000 dollars for the year. It notes a rise from 16,398,000 dollars ten years earlier in 1914 and 7,710,000 dollars two decades earlier in 1904. The piece traces bananas from the Malay archipelago through tropical America to U.S. ports, rails, steamships, and warehousing networks, and cites an estimated 6,000,000,000 consumed in the United States with about 125 bananas per bunch.
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National City Bank of New York
Malaan
Tropical
America
Caribbean
United Stat
Wate
United States
Lotta Crabtree Estate Bequeathed to Charity
An actor recalls Lotta Crabtree humor as she left a four million dollar estate to charity. He recounts a joke about oil shares and a visit from a Paris returning art student who offers a French franc souvenir, prompting her quip about the Latin quarters.
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Lotta Crabtree
Paris
Rats in Fatal Tangle At Warren Hencoop
Reverend Olney I. Darl of Warren found a group of rats in his hen coop first thing in the morning. The rats’ tails were tangled, leaving the last unable to pass through the hole. The minister summoned the hall keeper to corroborate the strange tale before the pests were killed.
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Olney I. Darl
Warren
Darling
Bost Globe
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Bobbs-Merrill Co
Jes
Lfe
Virginia Woman
Lotta
Esprit
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