Cold Feet and a Misread Message Spark a Fashionable Mixup
Dexter Runnels plans a quiet wedding partner with Marion Dolliver but a missing home arrival leads to a wild chase. A misread telegram about backing out of a Detroit stock deal triggers a frantic Rochester run and a dramatic reconciliation. Marion forgives as the stock soars, leaving the couple ready to start their new life together.
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Dexter Runnels
Dalliver
Marion
Pexeter
Desxters
Dexter
New York
hame
tme
Dolliker
Detroit
Niagara
Marlon
Dolliver
han Rochester
Rochester
Les
tonneau
Mr. Runnels
Mr. Dolliver
Marion Dolliver
Lake avenue
Brockton, N.Y
Mars motor
Curious Antarctic Dine Again After Three Years
Geologist Priestly recalls dining at Cape Royds during Shackleton’s Nimrod voyage and returning with Scott three years later to find the meal untouched. He explains the food remained in exact condition due to dryness and extreme cold freezing preserved provisions while the hut lay uninhabited.
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Priestly
Shackleton
South pole
Scott
Cape Royds
Justly So Charge Out Rates For Work
A dialogue notes a man who always charges high rates for his services. In these times, the speaker mentions trimming trees and mowing, implying unsteady pricing and rising costs for common tasks.
Penguins Spark Endless Interest Across The World
Excerpts from The Heart of the Antarctic by E. Y. W. Shackleton describe penguins as dignified yet comically clumsy. The emperor penguin and his mate are depicted as confident country folk, calmly navigating life. The passage notes their narrow lifestyle, occasional seeming stupidity outside their scope, and surprising moments of intelligence.
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Ike
Adele
lfe
Antarctic
E. Y W. Shackleton
Laura's Heel: A Shoe Salesman and a May Proposal
In Dawson's shoe shop a young salesman argues with Doris over high heels. He reveals a letter proposing business and romance, she accepts, and after a street mishap he learns her answer is yes. Dawson ferries Doris to safety and to his sister's home, sealing a betrothal.
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Dawson
Dawson's
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Doris
Pawson
young Dawson
boees
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Language tracing across twenty dialects opens new field
Helen, I am engaged in work tracing language through over twenty dialects. In five years I have made discoveries that would interest European readers and require revision of Hebrew Greek and Latin lexicons. Yet my resources have run dry and soon I must provide bread for my children.
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Europe
Jahall
Nosh Webster
Sorghum hints at campaign strategy shift
Senator Sorghum contemplates a new plan to counter growing campaign speeches by others. He jokes about announcing his own audience role to gauge public interest and boost his popularity.
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Senator Sorghum
Electricity Locates Oil by Ground Tests in Texas
New uses for electricity include locating crude oil without drilling. In Corsicana area tests with a battery setup drop a wire into a dry hole and connect the positive to a land wire on the surface. Higher resistance soils affect measurements, allowing detection by a sensitive instrument.
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Corsicana
Tex
Burkburnett
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DENTON NATIONAL BANK
DENTON, MARYLAND
JAMES J. ROSS
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Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
DOVER
OFLA WARE
CARTER & DEEN, Agts
Dentos
IRVING JONES
JOUN WS PAYNE
Keensboro
Preston, Md
CONTINENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
F. Rawlins
Denton, Md
KL. WRIGEEYE
Klte
Waterman
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Penguins
LAURA
Helen
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