Henry Blake Seeks Adele With Radio Blockade Plan
Henry Blake burns couple lines of letters to Adele and plans a private message via a ranch visit and a sunset rendezvous. On the Barton Ranch party line he battles radio fiends as Adele answers from Red Butte, inviting a meeting at five with roastin ears and coffee, a quiet courtship amid neighbors.
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Adele
Henry
Red Butte
Ah Sing
Blake
Solong
Fancher Pines
The Campfire Letters Revealed Love at Sunset
Henry and Adele share a quiet campfire scene as Henry hides torn love letters. Adele confronts him about the letters and demands the rest of his confession. Henry finally tells his true feelings, admitting love he had shown in his eyes.
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Graham
Goose
Lindy Graham
Ethel
Henry
Adele
Hieary
Tie
Ned Butte
Henry Blake
Thea
How the ten and twenty five cent coins earned their names
The article traces the origins of the dime and quarter. It notes the dime from Latin decem via disme to dime, linked to tithe. It explains the quarter arose from early currency practice in the West using the silver pillar dollar cut by blacksmiths. The term bit survives as one eighth of a dollar and as one shilling on the Pacific coast.
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United States
England
France
Pacific Coast
A rambling essay on language, towers, and a Babylonian dream
The passage discusses baseball as a potential lung strengthener and expounds on the Tower of Babel story. It draws a parallel to the Inter temple tower of Babylon, noting language confounding as origin of many tongues, then contrasts with Nebuchadnezzar’s Temple Mount in Babyton and its lush roof garden as the fated Hanging Gardens.
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Tower of Babel
Babylon
Nebneladnezzor
Babyton
Breakfast Foods In the Pre Belt Inn
A dyspeptic patron asks about breakfast at the Kinkerville Inn. The waitress, a Kinkers ville resident, lists “human” eggs, steak, brook trout, and apple pie as regular choices. Customers may have all they want for a set charge, with coffee and griddle cakes included.
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Kinkerville Inn
Kinkersville
Philadelphia Ledger
Chemical warfare by white ants in Ceylon army
A historical note describes Ceylon termites forming a standing army that releases a chemical secretion into the faces of rival ants. The spray is said to drive attackers into frenzy, illustrating an unusual form of interspecies combat among social insects.
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Ceylon
Milk Demand Across Red Sea Nomads Drives Cities
Inhabitants of the Red Sea district of Arabia largely keep herds and flocks for milk. Condensed milk remains in demand in their larger cities, despite the nomadic lifestyle of many residents.
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Red Sea
Arabia
Sonny and the Poor Little Arm
A Washington Star story about Sonny a three year old who breaks his arm but stays brave. Neighbors and friends endlessly sympathize with the boy and his arm while he endures the attention and quiet watching at home.
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Sonny
Addom
Niice
Hnuan
Washington Star
What Is Money For If It Is Not To Spend
An essay excerpt discusses Navaho spending habits as money circulates. A Navaho buys a bright Chicago blanket with one dollar left, then purchases tobacco and candy before riding off cheerful. The observer notes the paradox of saving money for trade rather than accumulation.
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Arno Nell
Mr. Nell
Chicago
Beacon Lights of Civilization misread in West town tale
A lecturer recounts arriving late to a Western town hall and discovering he had brought the wrong lecture on Wonders of Modern Electrical Science. He pressed ahead as the audience remained unaware of the mix up, according to a Philadelphia Ledger anecdote.
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Tiue
Literary Society
Philadelphia Ledger
Legend of Hanuman the monkey faced god and misdeeds
The article recounts Hindu legends of Hanuman aiding Nama’s wife rescue from a demon and stealing the mango. It notes Hanuman’s punishment of fire but escape with burned hands feet and face, and describes revered status of the monkey in native lands. It mentions monkeys inhabiting upper home stories and seeks revenge by placing grain on roofs, prompting roof tiles to be torn to access grain and open the house to rain.
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Hanuman
Nama Fron
Bird With Enormous Bill Dazzles As Toucan Variety
A toucan, common in the Amazon, Central America, and Mexico, is described as a bird freak with a bill larger than its head. It has a lobster claw shaped bill, bright colors, side notched tongue, featherlike texture, and a ball and socket tail joint. Its plumage is black and green with white and red highlights, and it has a double iris and bare orange eye-ring. It feeds on insects, reptiles, bananas, and oranges, often damaging orange orchards. Nesting occurs in hollow trees and eggs are white.
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Amazon Valley
Central America
Mexico
Long Syllables Stun Linguistic Critics in Sanskrit Find
The Christian Science Monitor notes a Sanskrit word of 252 syllables surpassing Aristophanes 77 syllables and the English disestablishmentarianism. It credits the long term for easier pronunciation than the one syllable Not, inviting readers to try them.
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Aristophanes
Christian Science Monitor
Buttons as Currency Across Civil War Era and Beyond
The Detroit News notes that in Siam merchants use large button sized pieces as currency while an Innkeeper in DaVaria and certain Mexican Indians reportedly used silver button forms as waistcoat buttons for barter. In the U S during and after the Civil War, scarcity and hoarding drove people to use buttons and tokens as money, leading to "shinpinsters" issued by the U S government as paper small-denomination IOUs.
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Siam
Harry A. Franck
Davaria
United States
Detroit News
Contract W ent to Germans in Under Four Admins
Oscar S Straus recounts in Under Four Administrations how Americans nearly built the Baghdad railway. In 1883 Turkish pressure sought a Persian Gulf concession and the grand vizier asked the American ambassador to involve Americans. Vanderbilt, Schurz, and Vilard were approached but the project went to German and French bankers, delaying an American-built line.
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Oscar S. Straus
Bagdad
Beng
Americanas
Germany
William K. Vanderbilt
Mr. Straus
Vanderbilt
Carl Schurz
Henry Villard
Rebuilt historic eastern pike draws auto tours
The old Coudersport pike once decayed has been rebuilt and restored to first class condition. It runs from WMainsport to Coudersport Pa and passes through scenic countryside. A water tower atop a hill offers a view of three major watersheds feeding Genesee Susquehanna and countless small streams to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Coudersport
Wmainsport
Genesee River
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Chesapeake Bay
Allegheny River
Gulf of Mexico
Poison of true friendship warns against suspicion
St Augustine defined suspicion as the poison of true friendship that corrodes character and endangers trust. The passage argues suspicion destroys even in personal ties and in statesmanship, bringing confusion and desolation and often going unrecognized despite its danger.
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St. Augustine
English Swallows Farewall at Sea Downs
The London Morning Post notes the swallows' swift departure from the downs by the sea. A grand midsummer chorus of twittering farewell rises as thousands of birds drift southward, a triumphant valediction that they will return.
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Farewall
London Morning Post
Wise Word on Burying Faults in a Fair-sized Cemetery
A quip suggests every man should maintain a sizable cemetery to bury the faults of his friends. The remark reflects a humorous, cautionary view on loyalty and judgment.
Crimping Hair Through the Ages and Eras
The note recalls vintage crimping styles used for hair shaping across generations. It mentions Halr and Remana as examples of early crimping trends and hints at old Inver tion methods. The passage highlights the enduring appeal of textured hair achieved by crimping techniques.
No Place to Go Home in Greenville Piedmont
A commentary notes that home is a place to stay while the car is being fixed, reflecting local concerns in Greenville Piedmont. The piece discusses mobility and shelter during vehicle repairs, implying broader issues of housing access for residents.
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Greenville
Piedmont
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Baseball For Health
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Henry T. Nuttle, Preat
T. F. Johnson
Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover, Delaware
Pohotor
Farmers’ Supply Co., Inc
Mulford
Bramble Poultry Farm
State Road
Queen Anne’s County
Chestertown
Maryland
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Rhode Island
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Eastern Shore Gas and
Denton, Maryland
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Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
Walter Sparks
New York
Life Man
Ella Boone
Barcley Corseliere
Franklin St
Denton, Md
W. A. Smith
Maarker Sr
Denton
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