The Capital House Party and the Missing Diamond
During a Washington house party Jim Treusdall hosts, a missing diamond from his wife prompts a novice detective narrative. I recruit Miss Mildred Sweet to help, suspect Mrs Jernegan and use clever ruses to expose the nurse. A balloon tied to the nurse leads to the gem and a public claim, ending with Miss Sweet earning credit and a marriage prospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Jim Treusdall
Jim
Miss Mildred Sweet
Miss Sweet
White House
Mrs. Jernegan
Capitol
Sabe
Treusdall
Credit as Capital and the Value of Credit
A prominent financier, who has faced downs and rebuilt wealth, declares that credit is a man s best capital and should be invested rather than squandered. He cites that credit can outlast fortunes and enable future attempts, while cautioning against living on credit and urging careful, profitable investments only when advisable. The piece also notes his shift from debt avoidance to prudent use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treusdail
Miss Sweet
Myself
Treusdall
Financial District
Wall Street Journal
Having a Great Ancestor
In this Sid hears a job applicant boast of direct descent from a learned English bishop. A math check shows 32 708 ancestors by the fifteenth generation, revealing how lineage is spread and watered over time. The piece argues heredity levels humanity and keeps the race moving with unlikely surprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid
Ump-te-ump
England
Notable Statue in Buenos Aires Honors Falucho
In Buenos Aires a unique statue honors Falucho a Black soldier who refused to lower the Argentine flag during the first revolution and was killed by Spanish forces. The statue stands as a rare monument erected by white men for a Black person marking a pivotal act of resistance.
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Buenos Aires
Falucho
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Denton Journal
By Donald Chamberlin
Hochschild
Baltimore
Kottad
Baltimore, Md
Stephen Flaharty
Lizzie Fluharty
Jesse Wright
J. J. Garris
Preston
Caroline County
Maryland
Hog Creek Mill
Fred R. Owens
Wm. H Deweese
J. Walter Nobje
Mill Pond
Charles B. Harrison
James Temple
Frederick A. Lord
William E. Lord
Mary E. Lord
Elmer W. Deen
Liber T. L. D
Preston Grove
Eee
Ferdinand Gadow
Elmer Ween
Pen Lord
William E. Pees
Changce
W. T. Turr
Denton, Md
Court House
Denton
Lucy A. Jones
Sixth Street
Miss Fannie Todd
Fountain Avenue
Norman Raleigh
Cuhsel
George A. Jones
F. P. Covey
Regal
William Bullock
Detroit
FORD
Preston, Md
Nuttle Milling CO
Denton, Maryland
Housewives
THE
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
H. M. Thompson
Hillsboro, Md
F. B. Nutile
Nuttle Hardware Co
Caech
the Peoples National Bank
Albert G. Towers, Prest
T. F. Johnson
Goldsboro Bank
RED Cross Fund
the Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro, Md
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