Cupid and the Criminals from 1924 tale
Billy the Rat, a steady thief, eyes a quiet life but meddles in a burglary at Percival Jones and Clara Walton's home. The Skin exploits a lovers quarrel, restoring a letter and a fake confession for five hundred dollars, as Percy rejoices and hurries to Clara.
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Billy the Rat
Percival Jones
Percy
Mr. Jones
Jimmy the Skin
Wiliam
Clara Walton
Percival
Clara
Jimmy
Guy
Peteryadound
When All Was Explained Forgiven and Forgotten Letter
A brief note describes a moment when explanations cleared matters and forgiveness followed, allowing past misunderstandings to fade as worries waned and relationships found relief.
Roberts Picked Foch to Win the World War
The piece notes Lord Roberts foresaw a French general Ferdinand Foch leading to Allied victory. It cites a 1908 remark predicting a coming war and England and France facing hard trials, with Foch as the decisive genius, a view later echoed by Coulson Kernahan.
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Roberts
Foch
General Foch
England
Who’s Who
Mr. Coulson Kernahan
Lord Roberts
Mr. Kernahan
Europe
France
Ferdinand Foch
Paris
Decades of Newe Worlde and early English travel text
The note discusses The Decades of the Newe Worlde by Peter Martyr and Richard Eden 1955 edition London, describing Eden's Address to the Reader about Murtsr’s account of the Isthmus of Panama and a proposed ocean to ocean road. It argues the new trade route would benefit mapmaking and life, contrasting such glory with pyramids and ostentation.
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Wretten
Peter Martyr
Angleria
Rachalde Eden
London
America
Eden
Peter Murtsr
Panaima
Ocean
Ballast From Exhaust Water Opens Airship Savings
A method to condense exhaust gas from burning gasoline in airship engines and store water as ballast reduces weight loss and saves costly helium. The system, perfected in Popular Mechanics, could greatly extend dirigible cruising radius by using exhaust water to balance lift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Look at Wife Evenly for Quiet Advice from Mentor
A poker player seeks counsel from an older mentor about a wife who rarely talks but seems to think deeply after late nights. The mentor replies with a simple, practical tip: look at her evenly. The exchange highlights domestic humor and blunt wisdom.
A Snicher From Sweden Insomnia Remedy Quip
A Boston Transcript snippet presents a witty exchange about insomnia remedies. It notes a Swede’s remark on taking “a pluss of engiae at regular intervals” and the reply that it does not make sleep but satisfies to stay awake.
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Boston Transcript
Where Eels Breed In Salt and Ocean Waters
The bureau of Hsberles states eels breed in salt water. American eels breed 200 fathoms deep off Bermuda and European eels breed near the same area. The two species have never cross bred. Young eels migrate to fresh water. No American eel has been found in European waters nor a European eel in American streams.
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Bureau of Hsberles
Bermuda
Lloyd's Security and Funding for Members
Lloyds maintains an agent at every world port to relay ship news and requires new members to deposit security for facilities. The current security total exceeds 20 million dollars.
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Lloyd's
World’s
Shipping Insurance
Slimmest House built on a tiny Bronx lot
New York Citys slimmest house stands on the corner of Melrose Avenue and 161st Street in the Bronx. The lot measures 3 feet 8 inches wide and 22 feet deep yet the owner has constructed a two story residence on this narrow plot.
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New York City
Melrose Avenue
161St Street
Bronx
No Matches Needed By Setting Small Clock Control
A compact clock device attaches to any cell or tank water heater to shut off gas once the contents reach heating. The system eliminates the need for matches by automatically cutting burner power at pilot time.
Farthest North Steam Shovel Charters Coal Run
A steam shovel claims the world’s farthest north title by loading coal into cars on the northernmost railway in operation. The mine sits on Spitzbergen, at about 70 degrees north, supplying the coal for this extreme Arctic line.
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Spitzbergen Islands
The Young Robins Learn to Fly and Grow
Mrs Robin frets over her first brood who demand fat worms and care. Grandma Robin urges letting the chicks attempt flight and fend for themselves. The hatchlings stretch their wings, tumble to the ground, then discover the world beyond the nest as their mother learns a hard lesson about growing up.
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Grandma Robin
Mrs. Robin
Brother Moblin
Alrs
Robin
Grandma
Mr. Robin
McClure Newspaper Syndicats
Uniform Changes in Army Regulations Introduced
General Pershing approved amendments to army uniform rules outlining a new tailor made standard for enlisted men. Olive drab cloth remains, now meltion with durable shape retention. brass or gold buttons replace bronze. Officers may add flashy trappings. Standing collar limited to two inches, hook and eye closure, and a revised neck base fit for comfort. White collars capped at one quarter and attached to the coat.
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General Pershing
Europe
Uraeus Circlet Symbol of Egyptian Royal Divinity
Articles note the uraeus circlet on Tut-Ankh-Amen tomb statues, a gold cobra head worn above the brow. The cobra and vulture head-dresses symbolized royal divinity, immortality, and god-kings, with the cobra most commonly depicted in art.
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Tut-Ankh-Amen
Egypt
Old
Dance Lessons At Lunch For London Businessmen
A New York Tribune dispatch reports businessmen in London attend lunch hour dancing schools while remaining very shy about it. Dancing teachers say many keep lessons secret, with fines to deter onlookers. Men claim excuses from doctors orders to exercise to pleasing wives, yet captains of industry often relax once they begin dancing.
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London
New York Tribune
Hard Work After Leaving Conscience to Massager Study
A reflection on forcing conscience to function through corrective measures including massage, applications, and galvanic treatment as a means to rekindle moral sense. The piece critiques heavy-handed methods that substitute genuine ethical reflection with physical interventions.
When a Worm Turns in Odd Verse
A compact historical quip about a worm and a fishworm crossing a cement sidewalk, reflecting a playful line about perseverance and place loyalties in a rural humor vein.
Writer Declares Humming Birds Are Great Racers
Hobert 8. Wood in Sird Lore notes the male hummingbird spends time watching flowers and chasing other birds. The bird dives in sweeping arcs, whistles, and sometimes plays tag with other species. Females join in the play, showing sport and agility rather than aggression.
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Hobert
Famous Lawsuits That Lasted Over Century
London Tit-Bits notes long legal delays across history with cases from 1745 to 1805. It cites the Eugene Arasta murder, a nun named Horne, Governor Wall, a land lawsuit begun in 1770, and a barrister recalling a Crown prosecution for stealing a parish register leaf.
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Eugene Arasta
Lytton
Lived
Aram
Horne
Wall
United States
Crown
London
Speeder Questions Safety as Car Doors Drift Open
Nervous passenger asks about risk while the speeder accelerates, noting the door is only half open. The driver reassures with a spare wheel and calm attitude, downplaying danger.
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Speeder
Week-end Festivities Mentioned in Stockholm Note
A Stockholm note describes a joyful week-end with dancing and church echoes at dawn. The writer recalls memorable service described as bell cringing and breakfast in bed, conveying lighthearted celebration and domestic ease.
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Stockholm
Do You Know What the Girl at the Sweetmeat Counter Weighs
A humorous exchange quoting Kasper Stockhatin about a joke at a sweetmeat counter. The line plays on the double meaning of sweetmeats and weights, reflecting light newspaper humor.
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Kasper
Stockhatin
Taking Chances Bootlegger Braces for Risks
A quip frames a bootlegger facing danger as a joke about risk. Uncle BI Bottletop counters that a customer also takes chances, highlighting streetwise caution in a Prohibition era vignette. The exchange hints at illicit trade and peril without graphic detail.
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Uncle BI Bottletop
Caroline County Sealed Bond Sale Set for May 27 1924
Caroline County Maryland will accept sealed bids for sixty thousand dollars in bonds until 1 p m on May 27 1924 at the county commissioners office in Denton. Bonds dated July 1 1924 will mature serially 5000 each year from 1929 to 1950 with 1000 denominations and five percent bid guarantees required. Bonds and interest are tax exempt. The county reserves right to reject all bids.
Caroline County Maryland Sells 5 Percent Road Bonds
Sealed proposals for twenty one thousand dollars Caroline County Lateral Road Bonds will be received by the county commissioners in Denton Maryland until 1 pm on Tuesday May 27 1924. Bonds dated June 1 1924 will be in thousand dollar denominations maturing serially December 1 1930 to 1936 with 3 000 dollars annually. Interest payable semi annually and exempt from state local and federal taxes. The county reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the County Commissioners Walter S Ruttn er Clerk Denton Md Calvert C Merriken Attorney.
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Caroline County
Maryland
Denton
General Assembly of Maryland
Bever
Walter S. Ruttner
Calvert C
Merriken
I Fix the Rips and Patch the Holes
A repair worker describes mending rips and holes by building up heels to save the soles, detailing practical shoemaking repairs and preservation of footwear integrity.
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Sweden
Kong
Young Robins
Brother Robin
Shore Transit
Eastern Shore
Baltimore and Elkton
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Inpleside
Roberts Church Hill
Chestertown
Rock Hall
Elkton
A. Mt. B
Church Hill
Roberts Ingleside
Goldsboro Greensboro
Aturday
P. M
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Denton Territory
Baltimore City
Dover
Sv Denton
Senderson
Marydel
Pearson
Dally & Sunday PM
Farb
Pearson’s
Henderson
Ar Greensboro
C. B. Keller
F & R Garage
Standard
Coburn’s Baby Shop
Easton
DR. Whisler
Auditor’s Order
Nisi
J. Owen Bao
William H. Culver
Nellie A. Culver
Circuit Court
Equity
Geo. A. Deakyne
Ridgely, Maryland
BOM Shooils
The
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Denton, Maryland
Rumly Thresher
Thompson Hdwe. & Supply Co
Hillsboro
Colin Ry
Water S. Rutter
Denton, Md
Cauvert C. Merriken
Charles H. Steelman
North 3Rd St
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