Progressive trucking romance in Virginia town
In Norfolk and Wellsville the tale follows Ianthe Yarbrough and Pres Lewis as Mary Archibald Jernigan from Iowa teaches Progressive trucking. Jernigan grows bitter waiting for a return to Wellsville while shaping plans for Ianthe and Pres. The June river scene ends with Jernigan alone on the wharf, pondering the next move.
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Mary
Norfolk
Virginia
J. Archibald Jernigan
Iazgy
Mr. Jernigan
Boston
New York
Lewis
Tanthe
Pres
Ianthe
Ian
Pres’ Lewis
Mr. Jerulgan
Yanthe
Mary Rhad
Wellsville
Yarbooues
Prey
Mr. Yarbrough
Tantha
Janthe
Cardiff Giant Fraud Exposed In 1869 Deception Tale
Andrew D. White details the Cardiff Giant hoax in The True Story of a Remarkable Deception. The gypsum statue unearthed near Cardiff New York was shown twice under different claims, with Barnum's bid and a staged double. Yale Professor Marsh and Dr John V Boynton are cited as exposing the fraud.
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Andrew D. White
Cardiff
Newell
N. Y
Barnum
White
Marsh
Yale
John V. Boynton
Syracuse
Chicago
Cardus
James Hull
Horseshoe of luck changes Cissy's fate in city tale
Cissy Curtis, long lonely in Uncle Josiah's small apartment, finds a horseshoe and nails it inside her hall. A chance visit from Arnold Black, thought lost to marriage in New York, reveals his return and desire to wed. The lucky symbol becomes their future, as Cissy and Arnold resolve to keep the horseshoe above their door.
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Ciasy
Cissy
Indy
Josiah
fee
Oldport
Peng
tim ees
Arnold Black
New York
Arnold Blick
Arnold
Black
Uncle Josiah
Iack
lee
Miss Curtis
Peter Barnum
Peter
nan
Cissy Curtis
Magnetic sense guiding migrating birds questioned
The article reports M. A. Thuuzles, a French pigeon fancier, proposing that birds may sense terrestrial magnetism to navigate by night in clouds or fog. He notes magnetic storms impair pigeon flights and adds that wireless telegraphy has reduced their reliability.
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M. A. Thuuzles
Popular Science Monthly
Flood Lighting and German Prisoners
Flood lighting is being widely adopted in the United States to safeguard industrial sites and transport facilities. With numerous German prisoners escaping from English camps this year, the idea is being discussed in several circles as a nighttime defense measure.
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United States
Scientific American
Finland Declares Independence Adopts Three National Flags
The Finnish republic will use three distinct standards. The national flag features yellow and red with nine white roses. the merchant service flag adds a yellow vertical stripe with roses. the pilot runs customs flag mirrors the merchant flag but replaces roses with Finland’s yellow.
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Finland
merchant service
pilot
customs services
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phade
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