Idle Island fragment title from 1927
Short OCR fragment from a 1927 Bobbs Merrill Idle Island excerpt shows a dramatic line about a “monster” and a “poor dear trusting heart” in a single breath.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
7
Christmas Party Mystery on the Lone Pine Island
Auntalmiry hosts a Christmas gathering at Lone Pine as Buddy Bridges returns home after years in confinement. The party hides fear of a hidden guest while Gay embarks to locate Rand and uncover the truth, slipping toward the Little club cave in the cold night. She fears Rand’s absence and battles guilt and danger as a stormy cliffhanger unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auntalmiry
Alice Andover
Alice
Gay
Biltce Andover
Buddy Bridges
Alice Andere
Santa Claus
Buddy
Rand
Lttle Auntalmiry
Almiry
California
Jersey
Portland
Gramp
Grant Proposal Aboard Forcing River Betrothal Story
Ulysses S. Grant proposed to Julia Dent during a perilous river crossing after heavy rains. The couple rode in a light wagon as Gravois River currents surged, inspiring Grant to ask for engagement amid the danger. Edna M. Colman notes their betrothal in White House Gossip, adding a superstition about pledges over running water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses S. Grant
Julia Dent
Grant
West Point
Julia
St. Louis
Edna M. Colman
White House
Gravois
Capper
Telephone Impasse Between Operator and Little Girl
A telephone operator, following a company rule, asks the child to call an older person. The girl replies that her mama and sister are not present and that only grandma and the cat are there, and the grandma cannot bear the cat which cannot talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Wives Handle Most Household Finances Say Experts
Statisticians note that in working and middle class families as much as 85 percent of household money is spent by wives. Men often think they supervise payments, but many actually know little about the bills. Real financiers plan spending to meet goals and avoid bankruptcy, a task fulfilled by women in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen C. Bennett
Liberty
The Function of Woman and Man in a American Nagazine
A caption asserts gender roles with the statement that woman serves the race while man serves the woman and child in an American magazine pieza.
Deep subject weighs in on fish and fat regard
A humorous debate between Al Mamaux and Jack Kieran on weight and displacement is recounted. The piece narrates tests with live and dead fish, rats in pails, and a cross country voyage, ending with contrived authorities and comic conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Mamaux
Jack Kieran
Kieran
New York Times
Mamaux
Harry Salsinger
Detroit News
Mr. Salsinger
Mr. Mamaux
Mr. Kieran
Detroit
Mamnaux
Albany
Hudson River
Lump
Severe University
New Hampshire
New York
Cherbourg
Prof. Sump
Quy the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Misprint Leads to Big Debt Mix Up at Race Day
A lawyer jokes about a man who claims to have won ten thousand dollars at the races while actually misreading a note. The confounded miscue reveals a $50 debt to Jones remains unpaid, exposing the dupe’s absent mindedness and a playful legal nudge.
Worth Weight in Gold
Mrs Duartes Mokr ean of Tully New York credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with her recovery from illness after difficult walking and weakness Her brother in law urged use and she reports improvement after four bottles and plans to continue two more bottles for further relief
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tully, N
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Ariz
Chow Big
Charles Bones
Sinew Riley
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