Ed Rescues Dorothy Wispert in Canyon Affair
Dorothy Wispert calls for help from Dad’s Cabin via a staged call. Ed Sumner tracks danger to Dark Canyon, confronts Mortimer Schuyler who drugs him. Dorothy is found safe. Wispert approves the match and reveals he followed the plot, supporting Ed as her suitor.
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Ed Sumner
Dorothy Wispert
Dan
Yellow Creek
Fran
Edo
Dorothy
Asormil
Sclapher
W4spert Parage
Wispert
Dark Canyon
Mortimer Schuyler
Schuyler
Schnaler
Hho
Schuyter
John Wispert
Errors In Pronunciation Too Common in America
A North American Review piece by Wi ll Fletcher Johnson laments widespread errors in American English pronunciation. It argues for restoring long vowel sounds and vocal coloring, warning that weakening vowels harms clarity and vigor, especially among educated speakers.
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America
Will Fletcher Johnson
North American Review
Venice Glassmaking and its Storied Heritage
The article traces Venice as the premier center for mothering fine glass ornaments. It notes uncertain origins of the glass works but links medieval expansion after Constantinople’s fall to knowledge gains. During the 14th century the focus was on heads false stones and jewels rather than vessels. It highlights Venice glass as extremely thin and blown, with vast color variety and curved forms shaped by glass blowing and wheel-like technique.
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Detroit News
Had Her Puzzled In County Cork Village
A London visitor holidaying in a Cork village misleads many women and brags of bias toward all but one. A newlywed farmer overhears and reports to his wife who asks who that one is, leaving a puzzled look on her face.
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Schuster
Schuyler
Dorothy
Schryter
Tle
County
Cork
London
Arrah
Golf fashion guides cautious marriage talk in old joke
A quip about proposing to a golfer's daughter after the golf fashion. The young man asks how to speak to the father, and the reply notes a cautiously studied approach after the golf fashion. The exchange plays on sport and courtship in a light, period tone.
Works of the tesh save of no worth with God
The Living Word notes that salvation comes not through fleshly effort but through faith in God, emphasizing that the flesh profiteth nothing and true value rests in spiritual grace. The brief reflects a devotional stance on salvation and divine merit.
The Grace of God The grace of God is not the back siding kind
The Living Word quotes a message declaring that the grace of God is not merely surface level. It emphasizes authentic divine mercy shaping true faith, warning against cheap or hidden forms of grace.
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God
Little Regard for Others by The Living Word
A compact note quotes The Living Word on self-centeredness and lack of consideration for others. The fragment reflects a moral critique of personal vanity and social disregard in concise aphoristic language.
Preaching and Salvation from The Living Word
A devotional note states sentimental preaching moves emotions but only conviction of sin leads to salvation. The statement reflects a religious sanctification perspective emphasizing repentance and personal faith as the path to salvation.
Helping Others By Staying Out of Their Way
A brief note emphasizes that sometimes aiding others means stepping back and not intruding on their process. It suggests restraint can be a practical form of support in daily life.
One Mule Power Beats Slogan and Folly in Love
Helen Pierson visits Belden post office and overhears gossip about Billy Kent. She confronts him about farming plans and discovers his mule leads to a potential fortune on the Kent farm. Helen declares her faith in mule power as they envision a shared future.
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Helen Pierson
Jacob Frame
Helen
Belden
Jacob
Billy Kent
Billy
Kent Place
Bily Kent
The
Agricultural College
Dixie
Pierson
Mr. Pierson
Kent's
Ian
Faust
Moe
Phoebe
Aunnie
Helex
Neddy
St Alll
Kent
Feeling of Hostility Toward Japan Across East
William II Iving in Current History notes a broad hostility toward Japan among Koreans Chinese Malays Javanese Siamese and other orientals. He cites the Versailles boycott over Shantung as political but rooted in cultural friction and the Japanese failure to understand the orient. Formosan tensions under Japanese rule echo wider misgivings.
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Japan
East
William I II ‘Ving
Current History
Shantzung
Formosa
Indians Steam Bath Described by Northwest Tribes
The Sioux and other Northwest Indians have a semi weekly steam bath practice. A frame of willow sticks covered with blankets holds hot stones in a central hole. Water is splashed on the stones to produce steam, cold water cools the bather, and a straw bundle is used for body lashing. The ritual includes mud soap and a 20 minute sunning, with a plunge into cold water afterward. Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance relays the description to Mentor magazine.
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Northwest
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
Mentor Magazine
Tall Westminster Campanile Not London’s Tallest Tower
London Tit Bits notes Westminster Cathedral campanile at 283 feet above the roadway, seven feet shy of twice the Nelson column, and 110 feet shorter than the monument. The clock tower and Victoria Tower exceed it, at 320 feet and 510 feet respectively, while historic gaps led to enclosed galleries and ironwork after a 1850 death.
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Westminster Cathedral
London
Clock Tower
Victoria Tower
York
Best English novels chosen by 23 authors
The Kansas City Star notes a panel of 23 famous writers selected the best English novels. Varcity Fair by Thackeray Tom Jones by Fielding David Copperfield by Dickens The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne Robinson Crusoe by Defoe Ivanhoe by Scott Lorna Doone by Blackmore Tess of the D Urbervilles by Hardy Tristram Shandy by Sterne. The last four all received the same vote total.
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Thackeray
Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
David Copperfield
Dickens
Hewthorne
Defoe
Scott
Lorna Doone
Blackmore
Hardy
Tristram
Audience notes grand Julius Caesar production gains
A spectator remarks that Caesar’s current staging is a mammoth show with impressive scenery. He recalls seeing earlier twenty years ago by barnstorming talent and notes new buildings abutting the forum as visible improvements.
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Julius Caesar
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