Little Boy Sparks Meet With Dorothy Mason
A sunlit road scene brings Hugh Durant to a chance meeting with Dorothy Mason and her brother Mark Mason. Durant helps search for a lost spare tire, introduces himself, and is invited to luncheon at the Mason home. The encounter ends with humor over Durant being called a little boy and hints of growing interest. The tale mixes romance with a small-town gadget mishap and a hint of social status.
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Hugh Durant
Mark
Mark Mason
Chicago
Dorothy Magon
Iineman
May's
Mark Magon
Easiy
Dorothy
Dorothy Mason
Hugh
Land of wondrous beauty in Icefjord Spitzbergen visit
Seton Gordon describes a midsummer voyage northward to Icefjord in Spitzbergen. He notes blue Arctic skies, snow clad peaks reaching 70 miles into the fjord, crystal clear air, and a fairy landscape as distant hills loom over placid waters in deep summer light.
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Icefjord
Spitzbergen
Prince Charles
Ice Fjord
Whitch
Seton Gordon, F. Z
Amld Snowy Wastes
Early telephones in Quincy Mine Michigan Copper Region
Records from the Quincy Mining Company of Hancock show telephones installed at the mine in 1878. The dock mill mining office store and supply office were connected by telephone and the 240 fathom level linked to the shaft house, marking a deep mining milestone. The Quincy mine, opened in 1862, stands among Michigan peninsula copper mines near Calumet and Hecia.
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Flrst
Quincy Mining Company
Hracock
Mich
Quincy
Michigan Peninsula
Calumet
Hecta
Automatic music cabinet aids quick roll selection
A western inventor described in Popular Mechanics Magazine created a cabinet that streamlines finding music rolls. The angled top carries six rows of interchangeable title plates matching pigeonholed rolls below. A push button and numbered levers trigger the rail to slide out revealing the chosen roll.
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Popular Mechanics
Hush Money and the Investigator’s Silent Price
A profiteer who owned a country estate and town house hires an investigator to research an additional inheritance. The investigator presents a sealed packet and asks a thousand pounds to say nothing, delivering the ominous offer without opening the packet.
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London
Guardians to Be Trusted and Crocodile Guards
Annamese rulers face theft by thieves and turn to crocodiles for protection. In the prince of Aunam’s palace a water basin holds teak logs containing valuables sealed at both ends. Two crocodiles guard the pool while fed just enough to stay hungry, deterring would be robbers.
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Annam
Southeast Asia
Aunam
Franklin’s Gulf Given Name for Ocean Current
The text notes that Benjamin Franklin first suggested the name Quif Strenam for the Gulf origin current. It states the Gulf is a stopping place in the broader ocean circulation, with Franklin’s naming carried into the current flowing from the Gulf into the North Atlantic.
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Benjamin Franklin
Gulf of Mexico
Franklin
North Atlantic
A Favor for Peter A Cautionary Romance of Plans and Hearts
Jim Cooper agrees to act as go-between for Peter Driscoll and Patricia Scott to mend a rift. Patricia schemes to pair Jim with her sister Jean while Peter pursues Patricia. In a twist Jim falls for Patricia’s sister, and Peter discovers Patricia loves him, altering all plans.
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Pat
Peter Driscoll
Jim Cooper
Patricia
Peter
Jean
Jeannle
Jim
Patricia Scott
Muany
Hun
Pete
Diamonds in Borneo Rivers Still Yield Precious Natives
Diamonds in Borneo continue to be mined from river gravels where they were first found over two centuries ago. Local diggers report ongoing discoveries as sources remain productive and small operations persist along the waterways.
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Borneo
Nature's laws in animal design endure storms and function
A passage contrasts cow and horse anatomy drawn from Landseer’s insight and John Burroughs. It explains why cows face storms with their head and tongue while horses rely on muscular hips and a trailing tail for protection, highlighting hardening differences in their bodies and grazing styles.
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Landseer
John Burroughs
Harper’s Magazine
Storm
Job
Calabrian Dowry Custom Through Poplar Trees
In Calabria a unique dowry practice grows from infancy. Fathers plant rows of poplar trees for daughters, so by seventeen the trunks yield funds for a dowry to attract a husband. The region, rich in history, borders Messina and Sicily, with legends of Scylla and Charybdis and tales of brigands shaping its romantic past.
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Italy
Calabria
Scylla
Straits of
Messina
Sicily
Charybdis
Ulysses
Plutarch on Diet and Self Control
Plutarch counsels moderation in appetite, urging eating only needed food and avoiding excess even with rare dishes. He cites Socrates and Smouldeg to stress restraint, noting better honor in refusal than indulgence and advising redirecting desire to simpler, familiar fare.
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Socrates
Smouldeg
Plutarch
White Buffalo Robe Prized In Legend And Trade
The article recalls the white buffalo robe as priceless and revered among Indigenous peoples. It recounts a possible 1832 or 1883 journey by the Mandans to the Blackfeet near the Yellowstone to obtain a white robe, trading eight horses for it, and returning on foot. The robe, consecrated to the Great Spirit, hung as potent medicine.
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Yellowstone
Tila
Millet Studio to Be Museum in Barbizon Center
The Millet Studio on Barbizon’s main street, site of The Angelus and other works by Jean Francois Millet, is being restored to its original condition. Douhln, last Barbizon painter, funded the project by selling copies of Millet canvases and found hidden camera plates to guide the rebuild. Upon completion the house will function as a Millet museum.
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Millet
Rheumatism Ended Says Mrs Joyce in Baltimore
Mrs. Mary Joyce of 1630 Charles St Baltimore Maryland reports dramatic relief from rheumatism after taking Tanlac claiming her arm pain appetite sleep and energy improved. She credits Tanlac for restoring health and housework ability. Tanlac sold by all druggists with over 37 million bottles sold. Tanlac and Tanlee Pills marketed as natural remedies.
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Tanlac
Mary Joyce
Charles St
Baltimore
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Denton Resident
Mrs W F Murphey of Gay Street describes back pain and urinary troubles caused by kidney issues. She notes relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Ledman's Pharmacy and recommends the product, priced five cents at all desirers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY backs the claim.
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Denton
Dean
Mra
Doan
Ledman
All Desiers
Caroline County Supervisors appoint election voters and judges
At a June 26 1923 meeting in Denton the Supervisors of Elections for Caroline County named Registers of Voters and Judges of Election for each district with party designation. They reserve right to file complaints by August 7 1923 and notify all appointees to appear August 7 at 2 pm for examination.
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Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Laura 5
Garey
Office OF the Supervisors OF Elections
Denton
Court House
John K. Lynch
William T. Hignutt
Harry B. Mason
C. Leslie Walls
County Commissionera
Walter S. Rutter
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Philosopher
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Mullin's Home Store
Wilmington
Simmons
M. K. Newnam Denton, Md
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Cambridge Manufacturing Company
Cambridge, Maryland
G. S. Todd & Son
Harmony, Md
C. D. Lynch, Ridgely
Frank Lord
American Corner
Isaac L. Dukes
Margaret Pastorfield
Register of Wills
WM. Pepper
Maryland Trust
Elkton
ST. Paul
Tuckahoe Neck
Geo
T. Redden
R. C. Merriken
Calve Atorney-at-Law
William H. Goodwin
Henderson
A. G. Dennison
Jesse W. Porter
Greensboro
John M. Weaver
James W. Thawley
M. J. Weaver
Oscar E. Kelley
Wyatt Pickering
Harvey Fleetwood
J. Walter Beauchamp
John Rumbold
Preston
Edward T. Moore
Z. Roland Towers
James O. Wright
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M. Tristram D. Nabb
Federalsburg
T. Ired Brown
Robert S. Nichols
Thomas S. McCrea
Eugene Lynch
Downes
F. E. Elben
Joseph F. Swartz
Samuel G. Bye
A To M. M. Carroll Meredith
Ridgely
William M. Wiley
Ronald Lane
J. J. Ivison
Lee Hignutt
James Dew
McCormick
H. M. Parrott
Preston, Md
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