Benning Pursues Melitta Amid War and Wealth Dreams
Benning rises from meager college years to a scholarly aim and wealth. He targets Melitta Vane, the lively siren, by winning Poppy Sanders’s beloved through gifts, flirtation, and social maneuvering. Fate widens Melitta’s distance from Poppy as Benning’s spendthrift confidence grows.
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Poppy
Benning
Melitta Vane
Melitta
Bentley
Poppy Sanders
Ambitious schemes and a clinching marriage
A man enamored of a partner imagines vast futures including embassadorship and first lady roles if he wins her, while she teases him and urges an immediate wedding with Poppy and Persis Moon nearby. Six weeks later Benning and Mellita wed, while Persis Moon's name surfaces as a quiet reserve in the backdrop.
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Benning
Persis
Lethargic Law
Rosente
Lueck
Ufe
Mellita
Melitta
Parradise
Jin
Poppy
Bennings
Kenning
Poppy Sanders
Benbing
Metallurgy Puzzles for Civil Engineers
A report from a civil engineers meeting describes carbon steel heated to 25 C quenched in brine becoming hard at 43 Brinell with 228 hardness, then at 35 C achieving 512 hardness, and at 40 C rising to 713 hardness and non bending. A 20 percent nickel steel, almost nonmagnetic at room temp with 40 ton per square inch tenacity, submerged in liquid air becomes strongly magnetic with tenacity rising to 15, then returns to ordinary temp retaining 115 tons.
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Institution of Civil Engineers
Christian Science Monitor
The Seats of the Mighty Festival Royalty Dispute
Polly Penchblow protests being burdened with menial tasks after being chosen queen of a festival. Mr Mugg counters that royal duties have shifted in Europe since the war, implying broader changes in status and responsibility.
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The
Mighty
Polly Penchblow
Mr. Mugg
Mongol Pony Races Feature Endurance Feats
A Geographic Magazine account details Mongolian pony races where ponies are starved before the event to extend stamina. Jockeys, often children, ride in a dusty, high speed rush with clipped fetlocks and ribbons. Spectators including Lamaist bishops cheer as exhausted ponies push 15 to 20 mile straight runs.
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Mongolia
QUIT TELLING FUNNY STORIES
Patrick Kelly a Michigan congressman recalls using funny anecdotes during campaigns with audiences pleased then forgotten. A man later repeats a story, but cannot recall the rest of what Kelly said. Kelly fears storytelling blocks serious issues from entering voters’ minds and decides to stop.
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Patrick Kelly
Congress
Michigan
Kelly
New York Sun
Morris Chair Fire Escape Described in Popular Mechanics
A morris chair fire escape is explained as a chair fitted with extendable brackets and a rope wound on a spool beneath the seat. By releasing a brake controlled by the occupant, a quick controlled descent to the ground is achieved via a pulley and rod setup between the brackets.
Fondness for Animale and a Cautionary Tale
Mrs. Corntossel notes the new hired man, Hiram, is fond of horses. The remark recalls a previous hire who loved horses but failed to heed dangers, especially when animals were racing. The exchange hints at risk and the unpredictable nature of horse interest.
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Hiram
We Must Have Them Kidder And Newpop Debate Weight
The exchange centers on valuing a baby and whether to trade weight in gold. Kidder asks if Newpop would accept gold for the baby while Newpop rejects selling at cost, indicating a humorous or satirical tone about ownership and value.
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Kidder
Public auction of Wilkerson property in Caroline County
Under a 1915 mortgage to Harvey L. Cooper, assignee James Temple will publicly sell two parcels in Caroline County Maryland in Denton. Sale at the courthouse door between 2 and 4 PM. Real estate includes two defined parcels with small houses. cash due day of sale. Title papers at purchaser’s expense.
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Denton
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Equity
A. D
James T. Earle
Lawrence I
Towers
Lawrence LR. Towers
Public sale of Walter and Effie Ross land in Caroline County
A mortgage power of sale assignment to Harvey L. Cooper drives a public auction of the Walter Ross and Effie Ross property in Caroline County Maryland. The tract in the Second election district is described by metes and bounds and will be sold at the courthouse door between 2 and 4 pm. Title papers at purchaser’s expense.
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Walter Stoss
Asbury D
Caroline County
State of
Maryland
James C. Horsey
Hollingsworth’s Corner
Goldsboro
Ingleside
Greensboro
Walter Ross
Effie Ross
John W. Matthews
Baltimore
Cardus Helps Mrs Williams Overcome Severe Back Ailments
Springfield woman describes long struggle with weakness headaches and nervousness until taking Cardul. She credits her husband for obtaining it and notes doctors approval and her improved health. Thousands of women reportedly benefited, urging others to try Cardul for womanly ailments.
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Springfield
D. V. Williams
Route 6
Mrs. Williams
Cardus
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