Mary Lee Trip Abandoned for Family Bond
Christine Burgess intervenes to stop her father Captain Burgess from taking a voyage to the Solomon Islands on the Mary Lee. She learns his plan arose from pride and fear, but with help from Barry Nicholson the boat is sold to fund a safer path, allowing the parents to stay home and plan adventures together.
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Mother Burgess
Christine
Mary Lee
Nicholson
Solomon Islands
Dan
Erle Burgess
Chrstine
Tropic Isles
Nechoson & Son
Sears
Christine Burgess
Heal Gerayely
Captain Line
Aman
Barry Nicholson
Min
Focal
Barry
Father
Tie
Eric
Solomona
Mother
Wother
Clarus an alloy touted for strength and polish
Clarus is a new Birmingham alloy of aluminum claimed to be 60 percent stronger than aluminum with a third of brass wear. It polishes like silver and keeps luster under harsh weather. It casts soundly, bends cold when cast, and is proposed for motorcars, electric railways, and airplane fittings.
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Birmingham
Engiird
Motoring and marriage in Sinclair Lewis’s satire
In a satirical essay for the Saturday Evening Post, Sinclair Lewis argues that women drivers complicate motor tours. He humorously critiques limited knowledge of cars, noting the dangers of sharp maneuvers and the strains on marriage.
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Sinclair Lewis
Saturday Evening Post
Hula Dance Revived As Sacred Hawaiian Art Form
The article notes the hula began as a religious Hawaiian rite and evolved into a trained artistic practice. Dancers were highly skilled, selected for beauty and fitness, performing in concert halls and theaters to uphold spiritual and social traditions through song and dance.
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Tinian Dancing Tong
Hawaii
Tnla
Prince of Our
Gos
Old Earth
Hawthorn’s Splendor in Arkansas Landscape
In Little Rock, hawthorn trees display rich red fruit among brown woods and scarlet branches. A single tree with thirteen spread limbs stands out, while several nearby trees form colorful masses. The piece notes hawthorn’s literary fame and varied legends from pagan to Christian, including its association with hope and wedding processions, and mentions myths about its thorny crown and Christmas associations.
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England
Little Rock Gazette
Stanluckus
Burrowing Ore Beds Under Sea in Nova Scotia and Redwood Durability
A garbled 19th or early 20th century article describes undersea mining for iron and coal off Nova Scotia and Cornwall, noting sea-floor pillars support roofs, sea-bed mining risks, and a rich patch of rock salvaged before a storm. It then shifts to wood science praising redwood as highly fire resistant, strong for its weight, and suitable for poultry yard use despite limited elasticity.
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Iran
Nova Scotia
Timlett
Cornwall
England
San Francisco
Varied Uses of Coconuts Across Tropics
The coconut palm yields edible nuts eaten raw or toasted and offers sap from unopened flowers used as a refreshing drink and, when fermented, becomes intoxicating. Nut husk provides fuel while fibers make rope and brushes. Shells serve as fuel and drinking cups. Leaves, wood, and husks are used for mats, thatching, and utensils.
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Tropics
Early needles evolve from awllike tools in stone age hides
The earliest needles lacked eyes and were used to pierce skins by threading roots or feathers. Later needles gained holes, enabling thread to pass, and nails through hides. Such eyeed needles appear in stone age remains and in reindeer os os of France and central European dwellings.
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France
Europe
Water-raising belt pump from Endress Brett
A curious English invention demonstrates a belt pump said to raise 1 090 extrons of water per hour from no depth. Operated by hand, the device uses a grooved pulley and belt system with water discharged over a tap in its regular rotation. Also a dramatic social exchange occurs between Mrs Plithue and Mrs Reonsontarst over servant theft.
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Endress Brett
The New Competition and the weary shopper dialogue
A fragmentary mock dialogue depicts a shopper and a salesman debating a new competition in trade. The weary woman is urged to see how competition supposedly helps obtain the desired items, referencing a beauty counter and devices.
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Sol
Morning coffee order prompts playful exchange
A light exchange about adding sugar to coffee and a playful reply, mentioning habitual preferences and a familiar vendor. The brief dialogue evokes a domestic routine and affection between speakers.
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Denton Journal
Tohnson
Melvin & Tohnson
Pfumnlish
H. Louis Raybold
Sic Clare Newspaper Syndicate
Nfpwapa Peret Bs
Clarus
Take Wife
THE
William Payne
Bisonville
Herbert Quick
Farm Loan Board
Country Gentleman
Great National Farm Weekly
Henry T. Nuttle
KS Baine T. F. Johnson
Cahier
Prohibition Commissioner
Mit
Maryland
Federal
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Baltimore
Denton
Carroll Place
High St
EF. Gerstner
Mortga Alve
C. Merriken
Mrs. Plithue
Agto Bion
Tess
Fisher & Rge
Goople
Ween
the Peoples Bank
Henry PT. Nuttle
Prest
T. F. Johnson
Cashler
Chandler
Clistead
Den-Mar Mobile CO
Denton, Md
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland, Chio
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