Young man hides wealth to woo in Idlewild romance
Phil Culver seeks escape from wealth and social scrutiny by posing as Billy Howard. He meets Mille at Ormsby's farm and falls for her as they share outdoor adventures. As time passes, he discovers a genuine connection, and proposes despite the lure of his father's fortune.
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Phil Culver
Young Culver
Idlewild
Phil
Glgeie
Ormsby’s Place
Ormsby's
Roy
Ichewild
Ormsby’s
Asa Culvers
Ormsby
Billy Howard
Mille
Mume
Billy
Ormsby Farmhouse
You Won’t Like Her If She Is After Money
In a tense Idlewild encounter Phil reveals his ruse and fears Elly Milbrey may marry him for wealth. Millie Mildred Horton discloses her identity as Mildred Horton, daughter of Henry Horton, and hints her family’s fortune. He declares his resolve to marry her despite motives.
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Culver
Bheself
Rey
Sieshu
Millie
Hilly
Billy Howard
Asa Culver
Elly
Phil
Blaise
Idlewild
Millie All
Mildred Horton
Henry Horton
Culver’s
Ruggles
Red Gap
Harry Leon Wilson
Bar None
George
Egbert
Westener
Merton
James Cruze
Hollywood
Water Makes Up Most Of The Human Body
An article notes the body is largely water, about 75 to 80 percent in youth and 81.2 to 84.8 percent in old age, challenging the idea of dried up humans. It warns that a 10 percent water loss triggers serious disorders while a 20 percent loss is near certain death, with 22 percent as a suspected limit.
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Eugene Lyman Fisk
Crossing Bering Strait Theory on ancient migrations
The Bering Strait freezes each winter and a theory posits American Indians descend from Asians who crossed the strait in prehistoric times. The nar rowest gap between Cape Prince of Wales and East Cape Siberia spans 35 to 40 miles. Midway lie several small islands home to a handful of Eskimos who historically mediated trade between the two continents.
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Bering Strait
Bering
Cape Prince of Wales
America
East Cape
Siberia
Asia
Six Lot Sale of Burrsville Real Estate Including Farm Tract
Between 1 and 4 p m the following parcels go on sale on the State Stone Road. Lot 1 covers 10 600 square feet near Burrsville with a six room dwelling and two halls. Lot 2 fronts the Denton road, 154 feet deep, with a four room dwelling and a hall. Lot 3 fronts 83 feet with a 110 foot depth and a small dwelling. Lot 4 is a 72 acre home farm on the Denton Burraville road with a two story dwelling and outbuildings plus orchard. Lot 5 spans 189 10 acres along two roads, adjoining school property with a barn. Lot 6 is 20 1 acres on the north side with timber and a wood tract. All lie on the State Stone Road now under construction linking Denton Maryland and Harrington Delaware.
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Burrsville
Greensboro
Denton
T. Wesley Porter
Burraville
William Beauchamp
William B. Stephens
M. Bates Stephens
Burrsville and
Denton Road
Mary Garrett
Maryland
Harrington
Dela Ware
Terms of sale for Burrsville lots and farms
One half of the Burrsville lots purchase money due in cash with the balance in six months. Farms Nos 1 and 6 require one third cash and the balance with a three year credit from January 1 1925, secured with interest semi annually. Possession for Burraville lots 1 2 3 and woodland lot 6 given at once, subject to tenant rights in Nos 1 and 3. Lots 4 5 possession January 1 1925. Plat and survey available after June 10 1924. Title papers and stamps paid by purchaser. T Pliny Fisher administrator James Temple auctioneer.
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Burrsville
Burraville
Foreclosure Sale of Lot in Frazer's Flats Farm
By virtue of a 1914 mortgage and assignments, assignee will sell at public auction in Preston Maryland in front of Covey Bros.' store. The 89 acre lot on Choptank river includes a two story dwelling and outbuildings. Down payment of one third cash. balance with interest at final ratification. or all cash. Purchaser may obtain a liberal loan secured by first mortgage.
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William B. Stephens
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Rachel E. Cole
Hynson Cole
Charles B. Harrison
James B. Patton
Liber J. K. S
Covey Bros
Preston
Choptank
Frazer
W. T. Turr
N. B
Petals and Prose: A Professor Solves a Love Problem
A mathematics professor and his fiancée stroll in a field. She plucks a daisy and repeats he loves me, loves me not. He advises counting petals to decide the answer, claiming even totals yield the negative and odd totals yield the affirmative.
Not clean for two years sparks quick reckonings
A heated exchange over a fortune claimed by Old Skinnum and Blobs. Slobbs challenges the pace of cleanliness and the timeline, insisting the feat cannot be achieved in two years. The quarrel highlights stubborn pride and gossip within the circle.
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Blobbs
Acres of Skylights in New York Station Roof
In the great terminal station of the Pennsylvania Mnes in New York 80000 square feet of skylights enter the roof construction. No putty used to waterproof. Most skylight shapes employed and curved glass forbidden. Each light lies in a plane different from its neighbor, causing irregular shapes and dimensions. Built from rolled steel bars glass copper and truss without packing. The design, untested before, withstood extreme temperatures and heavy rainfall.
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Great Terminal Station
Pennsylvania
New York
Doctor Counsels Sleep By Tight Rope Imagery
A patient complains of insomnia and visits a doctor. The physician suggests mental effort can aid sleep and asks the patient to visualize walking a tight rope a thousand feet high, promising that quiet focus will lead to sleep. The plan emphasizes gradual steps to relaxation and rest.
London Answer on Jack and the merry wife
A fragmented note suggests a question about Jack marrying a previously lively girl. The reply implies Jack favors a brief yet cheerful wife, reflecting gossip in a London setting.
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Jack
London
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