The Nurse and the Thug Adventurers’ Club Tale
Augusta Gores recalls a night in Glendale Illinois when a nurse was stalked by a drunken assailant near Saint John’s cemetery. She used a feigned husband and a fake pursuit by a plainclothes officer to deter him, a gunshot then aiding her escape and justice.
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Floyd Gimbons
Glenda
Abe
Metropolitan Avenue
Saint John’s Cemetery
Augusta
Bear
Central
Vic
Avene
Ashere
Auguste
Augusté
Bowrd
Augusty
Win
Mic
Nana Tong Soough
Sloth Described as World’s Laziest Animal
The text notes a sloth hanging from tree branches feeding on shoots foliage and fruits. It claims the animal defends itself only by endurance and is covered with minute green wrack by lichen, mentioning its tree-dwelling habit and slow movements.
Madeira Used Sleds as Transit Machine
An article discusses using sleds with waxed runners as a rapid transit method, arguing that sleds could replace bullock carts for swift movement in the Madeira lands. The piece emphasizes practicality and potential efficiency gains for local transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeira
Telands
True Beauty and Moral Faith in Race and Architecture
A fragmented 19th century style quote discusses beauty as honesty and moral virtue. It contrasts 'the beauty of race' with architectural harmony, invoking Lord Shaftesbury in a poetic reflection on perfection. The passage reads as an antiquated musings on virtue, beauty, and proportion.
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Lord Shaftesbury
Pompeii Alternate View of Buried City in Ash
A fragmented report notes Pompeii under volcanic ash with mention of ruins and a literary reference to Bulwer Lyton. The passage cites a 19th century framing of the buried city as a vivid, enduring sight.
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Pompeii
Pompeli
Tava
VersuviUs
Cepa
Elly
Papsse Tarliy
Bulwer Lyton
Elneaio
Pornpeli
Tree Splits Houlder A heatside fault at Ard ting
A damaged text fragment reports a tree causing a split in a hillside near Ard ting. The readable parts mention Scatlands and Kulvor, with a stray reference to a tree growing smoght.
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Ardting
Kulvor
St Lawrence Waterway Debate Across Two Nations
Roosevelt presses a St Lawrence waterway vision as Canadian Premier Hepburn and Canadian officials weigh rail and canal challenges. The plan would deepen rivers and build locks to create a 3970 mile seaway linking Europe to Chicago and Duluth, with major power generation and heavy vessel traffic, while facing farm and rail interests, costs around 360 million dollars, and bipartisan opposition in the US and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Labine
Franklin Roosevelt
Thousand Islands
Ivy Lew
Ontario
Mackerizle King
United States
St. LaWenuce
New York
Wil
Herbert Tiedver
Mr. Roonevelt
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Waterway
Europe
Gulf of el
Lave Temce
Chicago
Duluth
New Yorkestate
Mississippi
St. Lawrence Uw
Boston
Montreal
Lake Ontario
Sault Sainte Marie- Condola
Welland
Niagara Falls
Systein
Duran
Thas
Seal Frat
Midwest
England
St. Lawrence
Canadas
Poweh Amt
Comers Celal Ife
Herbert Hoover
Cheengo
Almaoat
Hull
Canude
Welland Canal
Dylal
New ‘York
Biates
Mitchell Hepburn
United States Senate
Hepburn
Fida
North America
King Bux Prom
Hephut
Jéopard- Tv
Massena
Snow Crystal Embroidery on Linen by Ruth Wyeth Spears
An old craft note describes embroidering snow crystals onto linen using blue and white threads. It details coin-sprinkling as a pattern guide, backstitched outlines, and multi-strand white embroidery to create delicate crystal motifs. includes ordering information for related sewing books.
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Ruth Wyeth
Rata
Wlaey
Lee
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Hoyd Gibbons Adventurers’ Club
Upp
Tnt Te Coop
Ta Mutt Aguindt
Ara Speiets
Mtonen Aerio
Umtit Caneaila
Weiner
Henan
Uie
St. Haskence
American Grea Lakes
Cleveland
GLOBE
Leonard
Ahtred
Buddha
Annousoe
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