Only a Cigarette That’s All by Short Story Co
A tale of a mysterious agent using magical spectacles to reveal deceit. Jasper Barrett, a sharp lawyer, watches through the glasses as his partner Barrett and Bates plot bribery with a juryman. The night reveals corruption and Jasper confronts his own shaken trust.
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Jim
Barrett
Jesper Barrett
Bates
Mr. Barrett
Jasper Barrett
Nan
Jasper
Miss Steele
Wil Mom Bates
Bill
Cyvil Court
Aon
Winter Storms Strain National Telephone Network
The Bell System faces severe sleet damage as ice laden wires and heavy loads threaten service across the country. It notes storied past storms, extensive prep with 31 supply bases, and engineers mapping weather probabilities to mitigate outages amid heroic frontline work.
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Texas
Canadian
New England
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Historical Museum
New York
Bell System
United States
The
St. Louis Star
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Hypnotism Theory Strikes Home In Domestic Mystery
Distraught man, long glasses, and a hypnotism theory drive a tense scene at home. He confronts Helen and Jack Dear ing after suspecting an affair, then discovers the truth behind his distraught vision. A lonely Turkish cigarette ignites the final mood in the library.
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Earth
Jack Dearing
Helen
Jack
Hils
Hindoo
Belen
Jim
Miss Steele
BSI
Tsing
Arrange Furniture for Comfort and Coziness
A Kansas City Star inspired guide to creating cozy nook spaces in homes. It recommends multiple grouping styles in living rooms and bedrooms, emphasizing a large fireplace area as the focal point, and suggests armchair groupings in narrow rooms with a wing chair as a nucleus. Reading light matters, favoring a spreading shade for warmth.
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Becaue
Kansas City Star
Birds Killed by Cars on English Highways
Correspondents of a British Journal report many birds killed by autoists on English roads. A driver says birds slam into front wheels while another notes killing three between 7 and 9 am. The Yorkshire Post editor notes season affects casualties as young birds flock roadside hedges and must learn to adapt to fast traffic.
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England
Yorkshire Post
Seventeenth Century Europe Fights Tobacco Habit
The era saw many nations including Turkey Persia and Russia harshly criminalize tobacco. Smokers faced severe risks fines and even mutilation as authorities in various regions sought to curb the habit. Switzerland linked smoking to adultery in its crime calendar.
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Europe
Turkey
Persia
Russia
Switzerland
Keep Parental Line Intact in Odd Way
Respect for elders in the New Hebrides leads families to adopt a living child from a neighboring island as a parent or grandparent. The substitute is given the deceased’s name and honors during ceremonies, causing confusion among relatives and provoking remarks from visitors.
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J. D. Newson
Ruga
New Hebrides
Midecean
Rich in Revolutionary History at Tarrytown
The Detroit News notes Tarrytown New York as a hotspot in the Revolutionary era with battles and fortifications on nearby hills. Major John Andre was captured in Tarrytown and a monument marks the event beside Andre Brook and Andre's Tree. Vaughan's troops landed in 1777 and Major Hunt with volunteers captured the British here. Washington Irving was born in Tarrytown, with Sleepy Hollow to the north and Sunnyside to the south.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Detroit News
John Andre
Andre
Vaughan
Major Hunt
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Sunnyside
New York
Gigantic Fine Mahogany Trees Found on Piunama Coast
The Baltimore Sun reports a new mahogany species on the western Piunama coast along the San Lorenzo river. Ludlow Griscom and three assistants from the American Museum bird hunting expedition found it abundant in primeval forest. A superb specimen measured 7 feet diameter at 6 feet, and 162 feet tall to the first tank, with a cathedral-like trunk. another tree reached 13 feet diameter at 6 feet. The forest hosts frequent wild fire and about 200 bird species inhabit the area.
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Piunama
San Lorenzo
American Museum
Ludlow Griscom
Baltimore Sun
REO Speedwagon Trims The Road For Mass Appeal
The REO Speedwagon is pitched as a low cost sturdy commercial car built in the U S with a 1185 chassis price and 12 body styles plus 4 bus bodies. Chassis options include 128 150 and 176 inch wheelbases and regular 4 and 6 cylinder truck motors. In 1924 R D Segars of Federalsburg Md bought one and by March 1925 after 11 months he had logged 33000 miles with no motor wrench usage.
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U. S
Henry
REO
R. D. Segars
Federalsburg
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Hore Smelting and Refining CO
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