Heartbroken violinist reunites with runaway love in New York
Lucille, a budding violinist studying in New York, believes her heart is mending after her father relents and she reconnects with Merton. A chance sight on the Fifth Avenue elevated leads to a dramatic chase and a police station detour when her gold bag is stolen.
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New York
Merton
Lucilla
Dad
Harry
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second
Sixth Avenue
Merton Leslie
Aferton
Marriage Plans After Arrest Boastful Confrontation
Lucille and Merton exit the police station in a taxi after her bag incident. He demands a marriage answer, she jokes about her father’s approval and a proper minister, then she feigns heartbreak at his persistence. Lucille admits she is broken hearted as they plan a wedding and navigate family reactions.
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Merton
Lucille
City Hall
Lucile
Old Shoes Find New Life In Embossed Leather Markets
A London Answers writer notes collectors bring old shoes to wallpaper makers who pay 10 to 25 cents per pair. Calfskin earns best price. cowhide is not accepted. Shoes are soaked, nails removed, leather pulped, pressed into patterns, and used for embossed leather in libraries, dining rooms, carriage coverings, and book bindings.
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London Answers
The Robins' Job
A brisk February day hints at early spring as a man and a druggist discuss robins returning. The druggist’s five year old son interjects, musing that robins will sing and not work for a living, reflecting a light, humorous exchange.
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Indianapolis
What Did Grandma Say When Dorothy Spoke
Dorothy at age five questions why grandma works for nothing while the washerwoman is paid. She recalls family tensions over labor and fairness as she observes her mother pay the washerwoman and grandma toiled in the kitchen without compensation. The moment captures a child's early sense of value and recognition in a domestic setting.
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Grandma
Dorothy
Ife
Tablet to Walter Page Proposed for Westminster Abbey
The London Times reports the Westminster Abbey dean and chaplain will install a tablet memory of Walter Hines Page, former US ambassador, near James Russell Lowell’s monument. An Times editorial endorses placing a memorial to Viscount Bryce nearby due to shared advocacy.
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Westminster Abbey
London Times
Bonar Law
Earl of Balfour
Herbert H. Asquith
David Lloyd George
Lord ‘Grey
Walter Hines Page
Court of St. James
New York Times
James Russell Lowell
Great Britain
Viscount Bryce
Fountain of Jewels at electrical fountain display
General Electric researchers view Novagem jewels as ideal for electric fountains after the Panama Pacific Exposition and the Pittsburgh show. The 20,000 jewels shimmered under searchlights as water cascaded, directed by W. D. A. Ryan of the Illuminating Engineering Laboratory.
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Illuminating Engineering Laboratory
General Electric Company
Pittsburgh
W. D.A. Ryan
The
Wluminating Engineering Laboratory
Essentials of Life Be True to Word and Work and Friend
Quote from O'Reilly emphasizing integrity and loyalty. Short aphorism urging steadfastness in personal and professional conduct.
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O'Reilly
Exemplary. Even cider teaches us a lesson by ita wblingness
The phrase presents a quirky observation on learning from everyday tasks, using a playful tone to reflect on effort and resilience in daily work. It hints that simple acts, like making cider, can impart valuable insights about perseverance.
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Ita
Teeth and the Telephone
The widow Davis juggles two suitors Andrew Wheelock and Ezra Rounds who both seek her favor. Andrew, self centered and toothless after misplacing his dentures, plans a Sunday dinner while Hattle Heeler schemes to win him. Ezra crashes the meal, and Andrew finally admits his failure to attend due to missing teeth.
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Davis
Andrew Wheelock
Ira Rounds
Andrew
Ezra
Tom Davis
Hattle Heeler
Hattle
Hattie
Molly
Widder
Patel
Ezra Hounds
Huttle
Weathered Willows and a Twist of Fate in Hat tle Tale
A quirky tale follows Hat tle guiding Ezra to a new life after marriage to Andrew where scheming, teeth, and a cellar full of canned goods pave a wedding day. Hat tle plans a drastic diet and aims to fatten Ezra while she trims her own pounds. The plot twists as two widows vie for the same man in a wry, rural scene.
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Willow
Ezra
Andrew
Haottle
Hat‘tle
Tuck
Land Made by Earthworms After Months of Work
An old plowed field became rocky again when earthworms turned over soil for thirty years. They buried stones by surface casting and soil movement, transforming a barren field into passable ground. Earthworms are credited with creating most fertile soil through continual digestion and castings.
Lost Purse Confusion at Store In Chicago Tribune
While shopping I placed my purse by a pile of waists and later found a woman with a purse like mine. I searched and reported the loss. The woman claimed she found a purse but a clerk later said she had turned it in at the office.
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Mina
Chicago Tribune
Forestry Address Heard by Northwest Foresters
In the Northwest a United States forest service representative delivered a radio address that drew special interest from British Columbia foresters at a convention in Canada.
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Northwest
United States Forest Service
British Columbia
Canada
Woman Passes Test for First Class Amateur License
A young woman from Mobile Alabama took the examination for a first class amateur license and passed with one per cent.
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Mobile
Ala
Mussolini Adopts Honor System in Italian Prisons
Italy introduces the honor system in state prisons following Mussolini's rise to power. Solitary confinement ends and prisoners may work on farms or factories for wages divided into thirds: state fund for prison improvement, reparation to crime victims’ party, and a trust for discharge. Italy becomes the first European nation to implement the system.
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Mussolini
Oregon
Sing Sing
America
Italy
Radiogonometer Aids Ship Navigation Experiment
A French trans Atlantic steamship company pioneers radiogonometer use for coastal navigation. By two shore stations detecting wireless signals, an Invisible vessel can have its course mapped, and a radiogone water helps a vessel near a coast fix its position in fog using shore signals. Washington Star.
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trans-Atlantic Steamship Company
Bellini
Tosi
Washington Star
Ancient Ivory Statuette Found in French Grotto
A six inch ivory statuette carved from a mammoth tusk was unearthed in a Lex pagne grotto in Haute-Garonne France. Depicting a woman, it likely dates to the paleoanthic period when mammoths roamed vast forests. It may be among the oldest artworks, estimated at 20 000 to 60 000 years old.
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Lexpagne
Haute-Garonne
France
Africa
How He Revived Her Love
Jeanette McDowee faces a tense dilemma as Fred Ormsby plans to marry Agnes Rawson in Chicago while Jeanette regrets losing him. She contemplates her own future with Floyd Wilson, and a hurried telegram reveals a surprising turn in her romantic web.
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Chicago
Agnes Rawson
Jeanette
Fred
Floyd Wilson
Springfield
Long Terms in Congress Across Nations and Eras
A compact look at lengthy tenures in legislatures and the ages of famous lawmakers. The piece compares U S and British service spans, noting Cannon, Gladstone, Clay, Benton, Blaine, Cameron, and others. It cites age thresholds for lawmakers and the historical count of leaders in Parliament and the U S presidency.
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Blaine
Simon Cameron
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American Beauty
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