Wireless phonographs crack German wartime code in true detective tale
Treasured investigative work follows Talbot and Charles Apgar as they uncover a hidden wireless cipher used by German agents. A wireless phonograph and De Forest detector help record and replay signals to solve the code, revealing the fifth tenth and fifteenth flashes in a complex pageword system. The pursuit spans months of patient listening and careful deciphering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot
Nanen
Charles KK. Apgar
Apgar
Usten
Apgaro
Secret Service
von Bernstorfft
Pebblelike Mesembryanthemum Plants of South Africa
In South Africa a Mesembryanthemum genus grows on stony ground and resembles stones, sometimes mistaken for actual pebbles. A Kangaroo River area variant bears two large leaves akin to duck eggs with a weathered stone surface in brownish gray and green. Yet another form mimics quartz pebbles, briefly showing bright yellow blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Karru
Armenian music blends styles amid diaspora influences
The article notes Armenian melodies and composition retain uniqueness while integrating Russian, Italian, and English styles. It mentions Armenian operas being performed abroad and asserts the Turkish national marching song was written by an Armenian in a Turkish national style, referencing oppressor Armenia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Armenia
Attorney's Sale of Real Estate in Preston Maryland
An attorney named in a 1918 mortgage will publicly sell two adjacent Caroline County parcels at Covey Bros. in Preston on Saturday January 7 1922 between 2 and 3 PM. The lots lie along the Preston to Hog Island road and are tied to a series of deeds and assignments from Whiteley Stevens Davidson and Davidson to Newcomb and others. The property includes two lot descriptions and related improvements described in prior land records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel W. Newcomb
Robert P. Taylor
Perry D. Taylor
Henry F. Andrew
Liber L. B. T
Carolline County
Maryland
Covey Bros
Preston
Hog Island
Tilghman Stevens
James E. Newcomb
Caroline County
Mary D. Davidson
John Davidson
Goldsboro
Mariah Jones
Robert Jarrell
Truitt
Truitt Lot
J. Lawrence Knox
Madeline Knox
William Penn Willis
W. Brewster Dean
Faber L. B.T
Court House
Denton
Harmony
Peter Willis
W. H. Deen
Wallis
Willis
Willis Land
Property Opportunity in Goldsboro Maryland Sale
A parcel of land described from a 1993 deed to Mary T Gray in Caroline County Maryland with an eight room dwelling, coal bin and wood house. The property boasts excellent condition, shade, yard hedge, a large garden and potential for another building lot, advertised as a rare chance to buy a comfortable Goldsboro home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jarrell
Mary T. Gray
Caroline County
Maryland
Goldsboro
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benz
Johnson Mehlvin & Johnson, Publishere
The
Wheeler Iyndicate, Inc
Omewhierl
United States
Washington
America
Tut von Bernstorff
You Papen
Atlantic
Titian
Veronese
Nataret
Tintaret
Tintore
Raphael
Leonardo
Rembrandt
Albert Durer
John Ruskin
Armenian Music
George F. Whiteley
Itle
Charles B. Harrison
W. T. Turr
Town of
Goldsboro Bank
Wesley E. Thawley
A.J. Dive
Denton, Maryland
Mae Marsh
Robertson-Cole
Marjorie Benton Cooke
Paramount
Agnes Ayres
Wanda Hawley
Jack Holt
Lewis Stone
Robert Cain
Clarence Geldhart
Walter Heirs
Lillian Leighton
Hal Roach
Pauline Frederick
Thomas Meighan
Cody
George Beban
Man IN
Anatol
Bryant
Second Street
Refined Photo Productions
W. Brewster Deen
James Temple
Mullin's Home Store
Wilmington
R. C. Jackson
Greensboro
Hamilton
Illinois
Thomas & Messer Co
Wisw
Balto
St. Baltimore
Stockholders’ Meeting
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
E. Hignutt
the Provident State Bank
Preston, Md
J. A. Trazzare
Cashier
George Morgan
Holiness
Jersey
G. Hammond
James Temmpile
the County News
Orphans’ Court
John H. Dyer
Grace John Dyer
Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Incorporated
Claiborne
Annapolis
T. C. B. Howard
Detroit
Eas
Ford Motor
Preston Motor Company
John W. Noble
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Nanton, Maryland
Christmas Saving Club
the Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Rg Pa
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