The Smugglers Afloat in a Coastal Tragedy
A misty river estuary sets the scene for a smuggling plot involving the smugglers Ben Travis and Kimpinski. A one main boat trawler and a motor truck haul contraband ashore under risk and pressure as Caroline Webster confronts Ben with a vow to earn an honest life. Police involvement leads to arrests of the traders behind the traffic while Travis faces a moral reckoning.
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Amugelers
Travis
Ben
Kimpinsk
Binki
Norman
Khopinsit
Kimpinski
Caroline Webster
Caroline
Ben Travis
Cristoven
Ren
Moore
Bren
Mquor
Coast Guard Station
Kimplask
Condor Realm Invasion Sparks Chilean Aviator Arrest
The Andes face more crossings as Chilean Lt Armando Cortinez descended at Mendoza after Lo Espejo flight. His propeller broke on landing. he awaits spare parts and a mechanic. He must face arrest on return for crossing the frontier chain, though credited for plucky effort.
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Andes
Jorge Newbery
Cordillera
Francis Douglass
Hadow
Matterhorn
Armando Cortinez
Mendoza
Lo Espejo
Santiago de Chile
Transformation hairpiece shocks town aunt confuses kin
Aunt Matilda returns with a new transformation front hairpiece hailed as youth. The loud style provokes teasing and misreadings at home as relatives remark on its startling impression and joke about its effect.
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Matilda
High Rankeas and the Army Reforms in the Black Republic
A recent visitor notes the Black Republic confers the title general for any service to state or ruling party, often for revenue from uniforms. Military experience is not required, and generals are recognized by soldiers. appointments come with quick shifts to party platforms, then to riding a charger or pony as a formal salute and parade underway.
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Black Republic
Medicis
Nagging Seldom Pays in Man Relations
A terse moral on nagging, arguing that constant criticism lowers value. It asserts men respond better to encouragement than carping. The piece stresses not nagging valuable individuals, implying respect and positive reinforcement work best in relationships.
To Win Success
A reflection on success as the result of doing well whatever one undertakes. The idea that fame is not the starting point but a byproduct of consistent competence and effort in daily tasks.
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Longfellow
Pariah Lydia Finds Love Beyond Ostracism
Lydia Bromley, branded a pariah in her rural community, quietly endures gossip as Lindsay Wemple admires her from afar. After weeks of courting and a hopeful future, she agrees to marry him and leave her isolated farm to start anew near White Rock, signaling a new life built on trust and devotion.
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Lydian Bromley
Adal Booth
France
Dutchman
Lindsay ‘Femple
Lydia
Lindsay
Nino
Niene
Ness Viefan
Stix
Vermont
Park Bromley
Pennessee
Lydian
Ladia
Lauran
Tim
Tie
Laura
Busin
Monroe County
White Rock
Nick Prosser
Tomorrew
Lindsay Wemple
Napoleon Detested Tobacco Says Mile Bertrand Letter
A Mile Bertrand letter from St Helena claims Napoleon disliked tobacco in any form. He reportedly refused a pipe after initial curiosity and kept a mixture of horserice and brown sugar for indigestion, sometimes sniffing it like snuff but placing it in his mouth instead.
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Napoleon
Mile
Bertrand
St. Helena
Detroit News
Diet and longevity tales spark public interest
The article discusses diet and longevity as a timeless topic, noting the allure of promoting dietary rules for a longer life. It humorously reflects on the desire to reach a century, the limits of human experience, and hints at a patent for an unusual shoe accessory involving inclined rails and strapped frames.
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Methuselah
Centenary Methodist Church Columbus Exhibition of Moving Pictures
The Poplar Mercury reports during the centenary celebration of the Methodist church in Columbus Ohio two moving pictures were shown using an ordinary projecting machine with a special lens and rapid shutter. The setup projected 100 by 70 feet onto a 115 foot square screen from 350 feet away with lights three times brighter than usual, generating heat that required opening the cinematograph at event speed to prevent rim burning.
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Columbus
Effect of Frost on Apples and Potatoes in Cold Snap
Frost effects described show apples resist damage if frost is drawn out gradually and stored in a refrigerator car as temperature drops to 20 degrees below zero. Potatoes, largely water, freeze easily and frost touches ruin them.
Ingenious Picture Cloudland Gallery Exposition
A description of an extraordinary continental picture gallery work titled Cloudland. At first glance it seems a chaotic daub of color but as one moves closer the piece reveals an intricate mosaic of cherub faces reminiscent of Raphael's Madonna San Sisto.
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Raphael
Cruel Halifax Judge and the Saying Go to Halifax
In eighteenth century Pneland a harsh Halifax judge sent many accused to Halifax jury trials. Being sent to Halifax equaled a conviction, giving rise to the expression Go to Halifax.
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Pneland
Halifax
T Halifax
Worth Pondering Over
A concise meditation on Thoreau's question about striving and achievement. The fragment contemplates a man who pursues virtue such as heroism, magnanimity, truth, and sincerity yet gains no advantage. It raises a timeless query about effort and outcome in life.
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Thoreai
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McClure Newwse Paper Syndicate
Shaw
Contra
Aquor
Pen
Caraline
Kunpmrski
Heropa
Zane
Condor
HIGH RANKEAS _y
Heitlan
McClure
Mies
Sare
the Peoples Bank
Henry T. Nuttle
Prest
T. F. Johnson
If Fisher & Roe
the Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Denton
Maryland
John T. Carter
C. Deen
Sherman &. Hignutt, Cashier
Aladdin
Willys Light
Greensboro
KK. C. Orrell
Denton, Madd
A. A. Whisler
Call. Journal Office
Purina
D. VV
Allamuchy
EH. Douglas
Preston, MD
J. H. Clendaniel, Jr
Willys
Overland 4
William Bullock
Denton, Md
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