Theodore Wrenn and the Partner’s Dream in London
Theodore Wrenn plots a partnership at Daniel Gentry’s firm while courted by Anne Wilding. He confesses deep love but is rebuffed when Anne vows to marry Ravenal, leaving Theodore torn between ambition and heartbreak as the story unfolds through Mrs Apps’s lodgings and street life.
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Theodore
Mrs. Apps
Daniel Gentry
Anne Wilding
Ravenal
Anne
Ravrenal
Iva
Hammersmith Broadway
West London
Aspidistras
In Love Conflicts Move Theodore to Resolve Doubt
Theodore exits Anne's presence in misery then steels himself, admitting he is in love and choosing to face his fate with courage and hope. He sits, gazing ahead with a distant, resolved expression.
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Theodore
Anne
Night fears in children and bedtime reassurance
Advice on childhood night fears and nightmares emphasizes calm explanations, near reassurance, and avoiding punishment. Parents are urged not to tease, comfort the child, use a nightlight, and ensure the child is not crying for attention or manipulating bedtime routines.
Debt collectors confront quarry over old golf item
On a doorstep the two debt collectors argued over a past due claim. One asked what they chased him for, the other answered five pounds for a golfing salt made two years ago. They claimed luck as they referenced a sailor suit with three bottoms made in 101.
Picnic Sandwich Ideas For Easy To Carry Lunches
The article guides plan ahead for picnics and socials with varied sandwiches. It lists tomato paste, anchovy paste, chicken and ham, sardine, vegetarian, salmon, lobster, and egg and cheese fillings, plus tips on transport and prep.
Life saving salt may crack cancer with atomic radium
An article extols a new method by Professor Ernest Lawrence using salt bombarded by atomic energy to create synthetic radium. If confirmed, it could supply cheaper, more potent radium and allow safe injection into cancerous tissue, unlike natural radium, which is dangerous when injected.
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Pasteur
Ernest Lawrence
Colar-stud tale and Old Bailey wheeze in a strip of wit
A man habitually loses a collar-stud and hides it in his mouth while dressing. After days of success his wife finds him claiming he swallowed the stud. A quip about a famous Old Bailey verdict notes a finder’s tale of a gold watch and chain in a case judged by Kerr.
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Commissioner Kerr
Old Bailey
Descent From Dream to Wet Set Drama in Film Casting
A hopeful applicant recounts chasing film stardom through a casting agency. After grueling queues and a long climb to X- Film Agency, she endures days of hopeful interviews, a chaotic location shoot in a rain storm, and finally a damp setback that ends her quest for stardom.
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Evelyn Hope
Somone
New books reviews celebrate Amiable Charles and others
Grant Richards presents The Amiable Charles Caerleon as fortune fades and chances return. Rex Stout’s League of Frightened Men follows thirty professionals haunted by fear as two die and a third vanishes. Ethel M Dell’s tale features Molly and Lord Aubreystone in love and secrecy amid war’s toll. Arsula Parrott offers a vivid romance of two lovers separated by distance and fame, tested by devotion. Cassell & Co publish multiple titles and promote orders.
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Grant Richards
Charles Caerleon
Grant Richarda
Cassell @& Co
Rex Stont
Paul Chapin
Cassell and Co
Ethel M. Dell
Molly
Kentish
Lord Aubreystone
Cassell & Co
Arsula Parrott
Caseell & Co
Parting Over Gifts Quarrel Ends with Return of Comb and Brush
They had quarrelled and she had returned his gifts, a comb and brush. It will make the parting easier, she said.
Homing Instincts Of Animals In A Remarkable Tale
A fragmented report describes cats and pigeons showing strong homing instincts. A cat walked about 250 miles from Cornwall to its owner in Brighton after a holiday. another cat traveled to Framlingham from Uppingham. Pigeons released in London returned from Staffordshire after years, regaining old nests in London.
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Pip
Bonzu
Wen
Hove
London
Uppingham
Rutland
Framlingham
Suffolk
Brighton
Alresford
Ornwall
Tretston
Cornwall
Remimie
Precon Servier
Donmhty-street
W.c
Woowlscettins
Staffordshire
Perth
Deaf and Dumb Show in Moscow Theatre
The Moscow theatre stages expressive performances with deaf and dumb actors. It presents tragedies by Shakespeare Schiller and Chekhov as a world repertoire. The venue seats five hundred with a stock company of twenty actors and actresses.
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Moscow
Everrore
Schiller
Chekhov
Lost? The Alexander the Great tale in a child’s lesson
A teacher prompts children about Alexander the Great and his Indian campaigns. A pupil asks why he wept, suggesting perhaps he learned of the war back. A voice notes a factory worker’s strength and a flirtatious comment ensues, reflecting humorous dialogue.
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Alexander the Great
Alexander
India
Tommy
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