Playing the Game of Strategy
En route to reconcile with Nancy Gee on a moonlit beach Ken plans to apologize after a quarrel spurred by Nancy’s closeness to Art Thorpe. While Ken feigns illness to avoid the raft, Nancy departs with Art for a sailboat outing, leaving Ken to contemplate the rift and his chances for amends.
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Enneth Fiske
Nancy Gee
Billie Lee, Jr
Nancy
Andrew Thorpe
Ken
Art Thorpe
Andrew
Art
Thorpe
Jack
Barney
Son
Cheerio
Bille
Andy
Bill
Daring Rescue Ends With Kiss Afloat
Nancy dives to save Ken as he struggles, followed by the boys under swimming master guidance. Ken surfaces smiling, Nancy comforts him, and the four reach shore together. The scene ends with a reconciliation under a noonday sun.
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Billie
Ken
Nancy
Ali le
Andy
Thorpe
Kenneth Fiske
Art Thorpe
Priming the Mind for Business Ideas
Machinery lacks brains yet drives progress and can only generate new ideas through people. Form a habit of seeking ideas, starting with priming the mind during commutes and repeatedly revisiting the problem to gain momentum. Don A. Laird of Colgate University urges consistent, deliberate thought to outpace competition.
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Donald A. Laird
Colgate University
Forbes Magazine
Uncle Sam’s Beverage Trade With Canada Cuba and Europe
The record shows last year the United States imported 146,052 gallons of mineral waters 69,933 gallons of ginger ale 559,077 gallons of lemon wine and sour orange juices and other beverages totaling 1 164 443 dollars. Exports reached 1 255 402 dollars with Canada and Cuba as top buyers. Imports mainly came from the United Kingdom France and Italy.
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Uncle Sam
Canada
Cuba
United Kingdom
France
Ialy
Intentions of a Wife Rule and Influence in Marriage
In F. W. Howe's Monthly a reflection notes that wives often think their intentions are good and aim to reform their husbands. It admits limits when a wife lacks ability or a domineering husband resists guidance, suggesting little can be done in such cases.
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F. W. Howe
Degrees of Kinship Easy to Determine
Reckoning cousin relationships is simple if you start with a common ancestor. A cousin is a collaterally related person not a sibling. Children of siblings are first cousins, their children are second cousins, and so on. Confusion arises from regional terms but the universal rule is straightforward.
Wildcat Tosses Child From Wagon in Rural Outburst
A Kansas City Star report quotes Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge recounting a morning hayride near a crossroads store. A wildcat leaped from a tree, the children screamed, and the animal was wrestled by Runt and Rowdy, tumbling the baby from the wagon before being subdued.
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Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Runt
Rowdy
Kansas City Star
Old dog knows tricks so why teach new ones
A wry, clipped saying compares aging methods to an old dog that remains capable, arguing against changing proven approaches. The line suggests reluctance to adopt new ideas when the familiar system still works.
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Jud Tanking
Aaron Burr Remains Fearful of Death and Morality
Detroit News recounts Aaron Burr, famed American statesman, feared death by any means and faced mortality with grim wit. He joked about dying, recalled poisoning fears in Paris, and spoke of salvation while describing a conspiracy against his country and the killing of Alexander Hamilton.
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Aaron Burr
Paris
Burr
Hill
Gentle Nan
Llaim Coy
Alexander Hamilton
Detroit News
From Drugs to Books A Curious Literary Line
A survey notes a surprising link between early druggist work and authorship. Historic figures Aristotle, Dante, Keats, Henrik Ibsen, and Henry James are cited as having roots or inspiration in drugstores and apothecaries halls, suggesting the pharmacy world influenced literary careers.
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Drugfist
dAristotle
Dante
Guild of Apothecaries
Florence
John Keals
Apothecaries
Hall
Flenrik
Thsen
Lenry
N. C
Nature's Everyday Vision in Emerson's Mesiys
A fragmentary excerpt reflects on nature as profane city life recedes. Vivid images portray snowflakes in still air preserving each crystal, sleet over water and plains, rye fields, blooming flax, reflections in ghissy lakes, and trees sounding like windharps, with flames adding glow to interiors.
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Bansfanta
lFram Emerson
Lost mention of management praise at Toledo banquet
Lost text shows an efficiency engineer Lorder Melirath praising scientific management at a Toledo banquet. The garbled quotes mix references to Europe and a mistaken Dagmar line, with unclear dialogue about servants and a vivid, distorted image of brass stair rads.
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Lorder L. Melirath
Toledo
Saendile
America
Europe
Dagmar
Outrageous Religious Mockery in Fourteenth Century Europe
A fragmentary account notes rowdy religious mockery during holy days in Europe, especially in France during the Feast of the Ass, where church services travesties and mock priests led to scandal. It claims authorities banned such practices by law around 1300, reflecting decency concerns of the period.
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Europe
France
Egypt
Oss
Lnw
Ido
What to Wear An Odd Dress Debate at Breakfast
An Engilsiumon visiting an American home wore a bizarre loud outfit at breakfast. The American quipped that the suit was fit for a dog, and the Brit replied that the trip to the dog theater was to blame for the choice.
Distinguishing real pearls from cultured varieties by X ray
The article explains X ray testing to separate natural pearls from cultured ones. It describes placing a spherical particle under the oyster shell and how X rays show a central sphere in cultured pearls, while natural pearls lack this center.
Deodands and Royal Car Ownership in England
A historical note explains deodands as items causing death of a creature, once granting the king ownership of such vehicles. It argues the rule, if enforced, would make the king owner of many motor cars and need garages, since any road death could transfer property to the crown.
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Great Britain and Ireland
England
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