The Frozen Truth and Jess Allen Mystery
In Providence town gossip swirls around Jess Allen's missing will and a plan to marry Molly Bean. Sim Crane reports courthouse drama as neighbors chatter about fortunes, marriages, and the stake of a third cousin adopted heir. Molly confronts rumors while wary of love versus money and a looming wedding clash.
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Jess
Molly Bean
Molly
Mike Granny Allen
Granny
Judge Shields
Billy Bayly
Pursonace
Yealthy
Molin
Sim Crane
WL Fon
Meon
Christmas Romance Ends In A Legal Twist
Molly refuses to betray Granny and Jess as the lovers seek to seize Granny's will. In a tense scene the two confess their plan to marry for the fortune, but Molly chooses honesty and solidarity. Jess laughs at the scheme, admitting the will would already pass everything to him, revealing a frozen truth.
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Granny
Molly
Jess
Judge Shield
Recommends Winding of Watch in the Morning
A Wells River watchmaker, Harry Holton, proposes winding fine watches in the morning rather than at night to reduce mainspring breakage. He notes springs broke in 70 of 795 cases when wound at night after body contact and cooling in a separate closet, causing temperature-induced strain on the mainspring.
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Harry Holton
Wells River
Providence Journal
Dental Treasures Reach Northwestern University Museum
Gold and ebony dental tools once used on Jerome Bonsa parte, brother of Napoleon, arrive at Northwestern University’s Evanston museum. Dr William Rebb, curator, returns from Europe with curios from England France and Italy including a stone Ste Apollonia statue. Legend says she leaped into fire after teeth were knocked out, making her patroness against toothache.
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Jerome Bonsaparte
Napoleon
Baltimore
Elizabeth Patterson
Dental Museum
Northwestern University
Evanston, Il
Wiliam Rebb
Europe
England
France
Italy
Ste. Apollonia
Art of
Dentistry
Apollonia
Trapped By Weary Willy Seeks Work at Merchant Office
Weary Willy, a worn out worker, asks why the Merchant offers jobs to two others while he is left without employment. A third man arrives and offers to take one of the men to work, selecting Willy as the one who must stay behind. The exchange ends with Willy puzzled by the decision.
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Willy
Who's Looney Now? Chinese Trade Quip Echoes
A Courier-Journal roundup quotes sharp banter about US and Chinese relations. A speaker questions American smarts while noting China’s quiet trading of wheat and pork for jong sets, illustrating domestic humor and tension. The line of dialogue signals wartime or diplomatic sentiment without explicit dates or figures.
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Louissille Courier-Journal
Nothing But Excelsior Debt Becomes Nest Material
The senior partner laments piling surplus excelsior with no profit while the junior proposes a plan. After speaking with a customer, the junior suggests the senior take a man who claims to be furnishing a nest, aiming to offload the excess stock and old inventory.
Teeth Will Be Provided in Parish Hall Jest
An old Highland clergyman lectures a village hall audience about weeping and gnashing of teeth. A witty listener asks about those without teeth. He solemnly replies that teeth will be provided.
Kitten Grows Up Into a Cat Says Boy Visitor
A visitor asks a small boy about a kitten. The boy explains the kitten did not drown or poison and simply grew up into a cat, humorously answering the mystery with a simple fate.
Astronomical Telephone Wire Metaphor Tells Vast Span
A striking image claims the U S has enough telephone wire to string a 6400 planet necklace with each bead Earth sized and still leave 74 miles of wire between halves of the planetary chain, illustrating scale and reach.
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United States
Earth
Talks to Mothers Elf About Their Babies
Dr J H Mason Knox, chief of the Bureau of Child Hygiene at the Maryland State Department of Health, discusses guidance for mothers regarding infant care and health practices in a public health advisory. He emphasizes nutrition, vaccination, sleep, and safe toy use for toddlers.
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Bureau of Child Hygiene
Maryland
State Department of Health
Wisdow
Noms
Amdo
Health Department
Rurse Ds
State Health Department
Children’s Bureau
Final Talk on Rural Maryland Child Care Reform
Reprinted from the Baltimore Sun, the piece urges rural Maryland districts to improve maternal and child health. It cites 1921 infant and maternal deaths, urges widespread health literacy, trained sanitarians, and direct aid via public health nurses to reach isolated farms and reduce preventable sickness and deaths.
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Methera
Directs Movie Army Over Telephone Line
Telephones prove invaluable in motion picture production guiding Pharaohs army and Israelites in The Ten Commandments. An emergency field telephone system laid along the ground with a half mile wire roll kept 2,500 players and crew in touch with headquarters during filming.
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Red Sea
Moses
Sinai
Hello on the Line Across the World
A survey of telephone greetings in various countries. The English say hello, the French say allo, Germans and Swiss often state their name, Japanese say moshimoshi, Spaniards diga, Italians pronto, and Swedes Hallo.
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British Isles
Germany
Switzerland
Japan
Spain
Sweden
At Ease By Good Breeding Inspires Many Women
A reflection on ease and refined manners describes how good breeding makes people comfortable to be around and notes that many women display this trait.
The Difference If We Think The Man Means It
A quip on intent and praise frames how judgments shift with belief. If one views the man as sincere, praise is earned. if not, it becomes mere nonsense or nuttery in the reader's eye.
Telephones in Soviet Union drop sharply amid population growth
A Soviet telephones shortage shows one line per 1 169 people for 331 million residents, far below the US ratio of one per eight. In 1922 Petrograd and Moscow saw telephone counts fall despite rising populations, while Pittsburgh with under 1 million people reportedly had more phones than Augsy and Siberia combined.
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Russia
Soviet Republic
United States
Petrograd
Moscow
Faust
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Republic of
Augsy
Siberia
Haste makes waste in signaling the telephone operator
The piece explains that when callers need a quicker response they should signal the operator by moving the receiver hook up and down the full length of the slot slowly. Many rush the signal, causing the lamp to flicker or fail to light, so the operator is not alerted. Moving the hook slowly allows the lamp to glow and dim at regular intervals, drawing attention and enabling a proper response.
Chinese girl operators take over switchboard work in China
Girls chosen for switchboard service in China replace male operators mirroring early American telephone history when boys and men staffed the desks. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company remains the largest U S stockholder owned corporation with 281 149 stockholders at the start of the year.
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China
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System telephone plant funds rival highway claim
A historical note claims that the Bell System’s invested telephone plant money could pave a 36 foot wide highway from New York to Denver with one dollar bills. The statement emphasizes the vast scale of telecom capital in a vivid comparison.
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Bell System
New York
Denver
Farms For Sale In Ridgely Area Offer Many Options
The Ridgely area lists numerous farms from 10 to 240 acres with varied improvements. No. 1 and No. 4 boast 180 and 172 acres respectively with silos, outbuildings, and fruit trees. Prices and mortgage options available, nearby schools, churches, canning factories, and a high school noted.
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Ridgely
Greensboro
Ridgely Mansion
Caroline County
Goldsboro
Marydel
Templeville
Hillsboro
Stone Road
Fort No. 15
M. E
Church of the Brethren
Armour & Co
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
Melvin & Johnson, Puriitane
Martha Williams
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Kitten
J. H. Mason Knox
The
Baltimore Sun
Genst
Ridgely Land Agency
Caroline Sun Building
Goldsboro Bank
Robert Jarrell, JR
Cushier
Yy. J. Wright
Optometrist
Barred Rocks
Rhode Island
S. C
Sunshine Poultry Farm
Ridgely, MD
the Peoples Bank
Henry T. Nuttle
Preat
J. Frank Wright
Oldsmobile
U. S
Olds Motor Works
W.H. Hollis & Son
Preston, MD
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