Abduction on a Yacht Ends in Daring Sea Rescue
Agatha Redmond, an opera singer, is abducted in New York and taken aboard the yacht Jeanne D Arc. James Hambleton pursues and, after a ferrying pursuit, saves Agatha from a perilous drowning as a gale rages. They endure a bleak night at sea, cling to hope, and greet dawn as rescue seems possible.
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Agatha Redmond
New York
Stranger
James Hambleton
Lynn
Mass
Hambleton
Agatha
Fumbleton
Monsieur Chatelard
Jeanne D'Arc
Jimmy
Teady
Jim
Fiston
Thrise
Jaymy
Miss Redmond
Jeanne D’arc
James
Jamies
Blue
England
Isle of Wight
Jird
Sunlight and Ultraviolet Effects on Insects
The article notes ultraviolet light in sunlight can affect insects. Experiments by L. Raybaud show snails houseflies and tadpoles dying under mercury vapor lamp rays. Young grasshoppers die within days while adults show little injury after a week. spiders and beetles remain unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Raybaud
Do You Get All Kinds of Money from Your Uncle
A short humorous exchange contrasts kinds of money with a pun on acrimony and love letters. The dialog moves from a question about wealth to a wordplay on character and season.
Globe Pine Compound Cures Cold Cough Claim
An old ad claims a Globe Pine Compound with glycerine can cure colds and coughs. It advises mixing half an ounce of Concentrated Pine with two ounces glycerine in a half pint of whiskey, then dosing one to two teaspoons after meals and at bedtime, with smaller doses for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of
Chicago
Irreclaimable Skeptic on Marriage Income Question
A cynical bachelor in a newspaper office responds to whether a young couple can marry on 900 a year. He asserts they could be happy only if they do not live together, highlighting how domestic happiness shifts with economic conditions.
When the Peanuts Ran Out
An old back country man who had stood entranced for two hours watching elephants at a circus finally ran dry after the peanuts ended. Jumbo the largest elephant touched his hat and a passerby exclaimed in frustration calling the animal a nuisance and joking about finding its head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jumbo
Allion
Acid kills Waterfowl at Great Salt Lake
Dr Buckley of the bureau of animal industry confirmed that sulphuric acid discharged into Great Salt Lake caused the death of two milgon water fowl last year. The American Gamma Protective association sent him to Salt Lake City to check for contagious disease. A cloth jacket is warmer than a fur lined coat and less tempting to leave open.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Buckley
Bureau of Animal Industry
American Gama Protective Association
Salt Lake City
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Martra Billinger
the Dobbs Sierrmll Cootpany
Chatelard
Deck
Finsher
Jinray
Atlantic
Alwiye
Sophie
Emery
Dean
Mr. Sweet
Connecticut
Eugene Sweet
Talman St. Norwich
Conn
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Hale
Pike
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Texas Gulf Coast
Collegeport
Southwestern States Corp
Land Dept
Pine Street
J. G. Allen
Dept
Paul
Minn
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