The Price of Hate on a Tropic Sharked Trail
A wartime tension story unfolds as HALMERS and Delcroix chase a ruthless rival aboard a weathered lugger near Horse Shoe Shoal. The pursuit spans weeks from Keppel Bay to Bluemud Bay, with treacherous seas, snatched profits from pearl diving, and a reckoning that haunts the killer-turned-foe.
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Halmers
Delcroix
Chalmers
Asia
Prahu
Tropics
Macassar
Thursday Island
Cape Otway
Keppel Bay
Bluemud Bay
McKay
Coal Hulk
Goldfield
Sin
Doctor
Hhs
Peterson
Beche-De-Mer
Stiff Price for Water in Bluemud Bay
A tense exchange unfolds aboard a cabin where Chalmers sells warm squid water as a rare commodity to a fevered doctor. The seven dozen pearls, a black box, and a pillow under a lurid lamp drive a brutal trade, revealing fortune, guilt, and a reckless escape across Bluemud Bay.
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Lonsdale Street
Delcroix
Polynesia
Torres Straits
Beliefs on Dogs and Illnesses in Historical View
A historical note explains dog care against colds and distemper cures, arguing that dogs are not generally affected by cold germs. It debunks the idea that dog ailments spread to humans except for certain skin issues and rejects the superstition that dogs go mad during the first half of August known as the dog days.
Weights and Figures in Old Weight Measures
A compact comparison of avoirdupois and trey weights. The avoirdupois pound equals 7 000 grains and the trey pound 5 760 grains. Ounce weights are 437.5 and 480 grains respectively. Gold value and large numbers are noted, with European and British naming variants for large sums.
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Germany
France
Europe
Weather and Health Through Climate Change
Different kinds of weather affect people in varying ways yet sunlit days lift mood. Camp is an enemy of health a cool bracing day a friend. Doctors order a change of scene and climate, with temperature moisture and altitude impacting health.
Pest Imported in 1885 Weevil Drove Cotton Decline Across U.S.
The cotton boll weevil originated in Mexico near Monclova, Coahuila, and caused extensive damage to cotton from 1856 to 1862. It crossed the Texas border in 1885 and spread nationwide, infesting almost all cotton regions by 1922, with only parts of west and northwest Texas remaining largely uninfested.
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Monclova
Coahuila
Mex
Texas
United States
Millicent Beside Herself Over Fire Plan Gone Wrong
Millicent bursts in with news that Robert Gray and the Jones boy planned to start a fire behind the chicken coop using kerosene. Millicent admits she helped obtain the supplies and supervised the attempt, despite her mother's suspicions about how the kerosene was obtained. She recounts her role in steering the boys, blaming circumstances and youth.
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Millicent
Trobert
Jones Boy
Gratitude Beyond Knowledge: A Filipino Student's Letter
A Filipino boy who studied English in a Hawaiian night school writes to a white benefactor. He expresses great gratitude for letters, pictures, and a shirt given, noting health and well being and asking God to protect the friend. The tone blends humility with warmth as he recalls the gift.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Sailor Diet Names From 19th Century Shipboard Fare
The sailor resembles the quick or der restaurant waiter in that he invariably has a pet name for articles of diet. Salt beef known as junk old horse or salt junk. A stew named lobscouse made of salt beef biscuits potatoes pepper. Cold fish and potatoes labeled twice laid. Dried peas boiled in a cloth called dog's body. Ship biscuits called hardtack and soft tuck or soft tommy for bread.
The Telephone Elizabeth Refuses Bath With Joke
A three year old girl Elizabeth loves toy phones and role play. Her grandmother, aiming to coax a bath, pretends to call Elizabeth from the other end. Elizabeth answers yes but then shouts wrong number as she misses the bath. The playful moment shows the child's fondness for make believe and a humorous bath-time standoff.
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Elizabeth
Grandmother
Made Lonely Journey Ends Safely With Cattle
Mrs Ida Francis, a South African woman farmer, drove 400 miles across the Kalahari desert to save her cattle after a cyclone and drought. She faced dried water holes and lion threats, yet completed the trek unaided, delivering nearly all her charges to her son's farm.
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South Africa
Ida Francis
Kalahari
Real Growth and Self Betterment in Self Help Note
A short reflective quote argues true growth comes from mind heart and soul not size or wealth. It notes money can inflate vanity while genuine development requires inner progress and character.
Practice Makes Perfect Beauty Says Eminent Painter
An eminent English painter asserts that women grow more beautiful over time, noting a centuries long effort to achieve beauty. The remark appears in the New York Evening World as a witty take on evolving standards of female appearance.
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New York Evening World
Dialects of Dutch Inhabitants of South Africa
The statement notes many dialects among South Africa's Dutch inhabitants with Plat Deutsch or Low Dutel as the most common variant, akin to Low German. It highlights linguistic diversity within the Afrikaans language descendants and the influence of Germanic dialects on regional speech.
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South Africa
Eggs dissolve in midair after airplane drop
Eggs released from aircraft at several thousand feet evaporate into fine egg rain before reaching the ground, vanishing as they fall.
Right Way to Lay Carpet
Carpet laying guidance advises placing carpet fibers so the pile brushes toward the door for a smooth surface. Following this method reduces future sweeping trouble and keeps rooms tidier.
Decision of Character Quotation on mind and command
A short aphorism notes that character determines who leads, suggesting an inferior mind gaining power over a superior through willpower and judgment. The line reflects social philosophy on leadership and moral authority attributed to W. Wirt.
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W. Wirt
Caroline County seeks bids on 21000 line of road bonds
County Commissioners of Caroline County Maryland invite sealed proposals for 21000 Caro line County Lateral Road Bonds to be dated June 1 1926 and maturing 33000 annually 1926 1932 with 5 percent bid guarantee. Bonds are tax exempt in Maryland and federal taxes. Bids due 2 pm May 19 1925 at Denton office. The county may reject any or all bids. Walter S. Rutter Clerk.
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Caroline County
Maryland
Denton
Gale
General Assembly of Maryland
Seasion
Walter S. Rutter
Denton, Md
Orphans’ Court
Samuel R. Hopkins
Philip E, Hopkins
Doan's Pills Promote Kidney Health Says Mrs Bowdle
A Denton testimonial touts Doan's Pills as a kidney remedy. Mrs. Ora Bowdle reports relief from backaches and fatigue after using the product, noting her kidneys returned to better function. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York and sold at 60 cents.
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Dean
Denton
Ora Bowdle
Third St
Doan
Doan's Pill—the Same That Mrs. Bowdie Lad. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo, N. Y
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Melvin & Johnson, Parliamear
By Leroy Wallingford
Short Story Pub. Co
Taft
Haarlem
M. K. Newnam
McLeen
Theo. A. Tobin
Ridgely
Charles H. Steelman
North 3Rd St
GEO. L. Jopp
Hobbs, Md
Whitby House
Franklin Street
M. W. Gootee
Hughes Farm
Hobbs
Frank Davis, Hobbs, Md
Ayana
Goodyear
Denton Auto CO
New Dover Opera House
Delaware
Paramount Presents
Zane Grey
Jack Holt
Lois Wilson
Noah Beery
Raymond Hatton
Sidney Olcott
Jetta Goodal
Fifth Avenue
Ghetto
Paramount
Adolph Menjou
Ricardo Cortez
Frances Howard
the Swan
Comedy and News
Stone
Greater
Baltimore
Pratt
Leeds
Nuttle Hardware CO
Rickey Poultry
Farmers Supply CO
H. W. Rickey Consulting Poultry Specialist
W. A. Smith
Market St
Timothy Day
John MacDonald
Aes School
Hore Smelting and Refining CO
Otsego
Mich
I Dea
the Peoples Bank
Henry Z. Nuttle
J. Frank Wright
Happiness Boys
Station Weaf
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