Open Book Secrets and a Senate Blackmail Plot
Raxon confronts McKimber with a demanded confession and a blackmail envelope containing proof of past marriages and letters. McKimber faces ruin, as Raxon claims leverage to force obedience or ruin his political career and aid Westfield. The confrontation ends with McKimber’s collapse under pressure.
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McKimber
Graham
New York
Moe Kimber
Raxon
Westfield
Senate
Turmoil and secrets tighten grip at Raxon estate
McKimber's lieutenants plot amid betrayal as Nita is recovered from a hidden space. Bradney and Barnes report progress on their risky plan while Malet admits his fading usefulness and love complicates loyalties within the group.
Love and Pride Clash Over a Suitor’s Marriage
Robin McKimber faces parental pressure as his father reconsiders past mistakes and the family wealth, while Robin asks Agatha Brown to marry him despite ambitions and obstacles. The scene ends with a firm resolve from Robin that marriage is his choice.
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Robin
Cophetua
Agatha
Europe
United States
de Guillains
Mr. McKimber
Robbie
McKimber
Miss Brown
Nast Suffered Under Handicap of Shyness
The great cartoonist Thomas Nast avoided crowds preferring his crayon to speak for him. A tour of illustrated lectures yielded success after Redpath agents pursued him. In Philadelphia he joked I can draw a house, prompting applause as the crowd filled the theater. He earned 40000 that season before canceling remaining engagements for homesickness. The piece also notes Louis Pasteur’s germ discovery about fifty years ago.
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Thomas Nast
Redpath’s
Nast
Simplic
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Rain Calamities and Etiquette Through Growing Years
A ponderous reflection on sixteen and eighteen year olds, comparing adolescence with familial etiquette shifts. The lines suggest early misadventures and the idea that youth shapes family manners as life progresses. The prose uses metaphor about rain and swimming to hint at cramps and growth.
Body Proportions No Sign of Intelligence
Dr. William H. Sheldon of the University of Chicago reports on 450 entering students measuring body types. He finds that body proportions are a less reliable predictor of intellect than a personal impression formed in ten minutes.
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William H. Sheldon
The
Uniersity of
Chicago
Sheldon
Doctor Naccarati
Columbia University
Journal of Personnel Research
Doctor Sheldon
Man Escapes Jail To See Motion Picture
Henry Laird, jailed in Monessen Pennsylvania on a disorderly charge, slipped from an unlocked cell, attended a film, then returned to his cell and slept until police later found him missing during the search. He was then recaptured after the show.
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Paul Raxon
McKimber
Raxon
Alfred
Fleming Bradney
Bradney
Barnes
Viscount de Guillain
Henry Laird
Monessen
Laird
Star Mistaken for Plane On Transatlantic Voyage
Passengers aboard the Leviathan mistook a bright eastern sky object for an approach light of an airplane during a transatlantic voyage. The light was Jupiter shining clearly. A Christian Science Monitor quip notes the surprising misidentification after 50 years of space and star awareness.
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Jupiter
Christian Science Monitor
Round and Round Why is a speech like a wheel
A playful linguistic riff compares rhetoric to a wheel with a spoke length hinting at tire wear. The item reads as a light, circular joke or caption about speech mechanics. It emphasizes cyclical wording and amplification through longer spokes as a playful metaphor.
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Peter Milman
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Mr. Raxon
Central
Enry
Wyndham Martyn
W.N.U. Service
Louis Pastew
Sterole
Winslow's
Garfield
White Cloud
Kans
Dr. Pierce
A. D. Smith
Thea Boschee
G. G. Green
Iney Woodbury
N. J
Ker
Mr. Frog
Mr. Kingfisher
Atwater
Kent
RADIO
Atwater Kent Radio
Atwater Kent
Atwater Kent Manufacturing CO
Wissahickon Ave
Atwater Kent, Pres
Rockies
Monet E Rapio Sreacen
Atwater Heat
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