Bees, romance and a desert meeting in West Texas
In west Texas a car breaks down near a stone house as a beekeeper named Ned O Barron helps. Wilfred befriends him while bees swarm the scene. Aunt Carlotta, Tom Allerton's sister, realizes the beekeeper may be the old flame she once knew. The group plans to return to town as bees buzz in the background.
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Thomas Allerton
Carlotta Allerton
WIE
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Tom, Jr
west Texas
Wilfred
Wilifred
burt
Dean
Todd
Christopher Columbus
Carlotta
Tom
Mr. Allerton
O. B
Ned
Ned O'Barron
Allerton
Ohio
Amarillo
Mr. O Barren
Winifred
Iman
In Love on a Yacht Cruise with June Weatherby
Mrs. Wille Weatherby rages at her daughter June's romance with chauffeur Jim Nevins. To block the affair, the Weatherbys invite themselves aboard the Sparkwells' yacht Clover Lent for a two week Atlantic cruise. June and Charlie Sparkwell pretend to elope but secretly wed three days earlier, aided by a plan and a playful ruse.
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Mr. Weatherby
Jim Nevins
Mrs. Weatherby
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rascal
harumscarum
lise
Mrs. Sparkwell
Jane
Charlie Sparkwell
Sparkwells
Charlie
Willie Weatherby
Saxton, Sparkwell and nephew
Clover
Atlantic
Hoyle
Willie
Mr. Saxton Sparkwell
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Slavery Still Exists in Arabian Coasts Says Detroit News
The Detroit News recalls claims that slave traffic along the Arab coast remains substantial despite conventions. Arabian missions once rescued a group of African boys in Bahrein. In interior towns slaves serve as servants guards and hostlers. A seven year limit frees slaves who convert to Islam and intermarriage has spread mixed populations across Arabia.
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Detroit News
Ammerlean
Arabia
tke Maskat
Aden
Making Rabbits Profitable in Western Farming
The biologics survey aids western farmers in combating the rabbit pest. With rabbit meat and fur value rising, farmers will focus on conserving this resource. Several operations for collecting, dressing, canning, and shipping rabbit product are already in western centers. As in Australia, the wild rabbit may shift from pest to profit source, Thrift Magazine notes.
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Australia
Thrift Magazine
Have a Supply for January 1. A good resolution often sups for lack of sand
A brief item from the Boston Transcript notes a New Year sentiment urging preparation and prudence. The line suggests that proper supply or readiness can offset scarcity or uncertainty at the start of January.
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Boston Transcript
Danzig Fortress Holds 50 000 In Ancient Walls
Danzig proper stands as a fortified city with about 50 000 civilians inside its walls. The Hohenzollern regime added modern bastions and improved artillery. Outside, the district houses roughly 100 000 people surrounding the fortress. The city’s big guns guard Neufahrwasser at the Vistula mouth, the grain warehouses on an adjacent island, and local shipbuilding along the riverbank.
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Danzig
Vistula
Vistula bank
Swift Moving Creatures and Incredible Leaps
The article notes that skiing is a fast form of locomotion but far slower than certain animals. It cites an African jumping mouse capable of about eighty leaps per second, roughly 800 feet per second, quadrupling airplane speed and tripling a swallow. It also mentions a common fica leaping at around 850 feet per second, near ten miles per minute.
Carelegea Man and Smith Share Forgetful Exchange
Smith confesses forgetfulness to Jones while joking about not dipping a pen in mucilage this week. The light exchange reveals casual banter and a playful sense of camaraderie between the pair.
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