Slipper Mystery Tracks Monte Carlo to Silvia Chichester
Hugh Wakefield finds a large brocade slipper under a Monte Carlo table and pursues the owner. A roundabout note leads him to Silvia Chichester, who reveals the slipper belongs to her sister Alicia Sterling. A cottage of romance unfolds as the pair meet at Carnegie Hall, sealing the coincidence with a shared laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Wahkefield
Monte Carlo
Hugh
Boston
Huch
Allefa Stirling
Nhne
Alicia
Cannes
Hugh Wakefield
Kent
England
David
Silvia
States
Alleia
Kensington
Mall
Adam Mantel
Tom
Silvia Chichester
Carnegie Hall
Slivia Chichester
An Hugh
Tfueh
Hueh
Siryvia
Spore Power Behind Fungi Lowly Yet Mighty
A report on the prolific and minute spores of fungi, explaining how a single fungus releases countless tiny reproductive bodies that drift through air and water. It describes spore dispersal by wind and rain and compares their vast numbers to familiar sizes, illustrating the enormous potential spread from a single organism.
You Never Know Long the Journey Poem Fragment
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate poem about finding beauty and blessings anywhere. It reflects on seeds of goodness appearing in ordinary moments, in ditches and meadows, and in times of sorrow or joy without a fixed hour or place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cara
Hfe
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
McClure Savenpaper Syndicate
Missing diamond spurs police search on busy Chicago street
A Chicago woman loses a £30,000 diamond from her car on Michigan Avenue and asks police to recover it. On the same day an Omaha woman reports her husband vanished, leaving debts and no funds. The cartoonish contrast sparks wry commentary from the Omaha World-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Omaha
Ounha World-Herald
A Possible Arrangement on a Cumberland Farm
A Cumberland farmer lovingly asks his daughter to settle and wed, but the daughter Annonah hesitates to leave her mother. The dialogue hints at a plan to arrange marriage and unite the couple despite familial bonds and reluctance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annonah
Mona Lisa Smile Decides a Rural Engagement Plan
Bridgetta Shaw, a wealthy farm heiress with a mystery past, faces a determined suitor, Professor Quall, as the romantic entanglements unfold in Brush Creek. Sammy, Bridgetta’s confidant, reveals family secrets linking Bridgetta to a long-lost granddaughter and a hidden fortune. A late twist brings Judith Listrange’s legacy into the foreground as the destined grandparent departs with a wiser understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgetta
Sunny Tolliver
Professor Quall
Nps
Sammy
Big Man
Shaw
Quail
Quall
Newell
Miss Strange
Ivars
Carters
Megs
Dolly Madison Carter
Hialf
Sister Shaw
London
Paris
Rome
New York Exchange
Liles
Bond
Kreckon
Holkinsys
Yable
Lewis
Jef
Brush Creek
Bridgett
Quinil
Crystal Springs
Blank Neenies
Siummy
Bessy Mag
Qual
Switzerland weighs a merchant navy to guard shipping
Swiss authorities debate allowing the Swiss flag to fly on high seas as the nation, barred from the ocean, contemplates building a merchant marine. If a navy is not created, questions arise about protection and the revival of the old joke about a Swiss admiral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Republic
Switzerland
Geneva
Miaay
Poilus More Ignorant Than Yankee Soldiers
Lieutenant Colonel Jean Fabry, reporting for the army commission, notes in Tatran Flecant that French recruits show striking illiteracy. Among seven hundred twenty year olds, only two in ten could be classed educated. many could barely read or spell, with ignorance spanning 31 departments and all occupations, mostly agriculture, and most could not name the treaty or lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Fabry
Army Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Tatran- Flecant
Iterncy
Fabry
Thieves Loot Prince George’s Motor Car Jewel Heist
The prince’s car was robbed in London as thieves pierced royal protection. A diamond tie pin two pairs of cuff links including a royal crescent set from Queen Alexandra and a gold Hakhs piece with the letter G were taken before a purchaser’s innocence led to police surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
London
Prince George
Royal Crescent
Queen Alexandra
New York Journal
Judas Slit described in Crank Carpenter travel volume
In his new world travel volume France to Scandinievda Crank G Carpenter notes a feature called Judas Slit a door peephole plate about the size of a playing card with narrow slits. It is tacked over a hole to allow a resident to see who is knocking without being seen and to signal if she is at home or not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgetta
Sammy
Lewis
Dad
Sen Sammy
Quall
Tin Hall
Brush Creek
Satins
Crank G. Carpenter
France
Scandinievda
Deer Lead Big Game Totals in National Forest Census
A recent census shows deer dominate big game across national forests with 110000, while elk reach 48000 and other species trail. Buffalo numbers stand at 119000, but conservation notes say hunting will not occur and range remains nonexistent for sport.
Saving His Voice Old Peter’s Sake
A tale of a hoarse voice and a man named Peter seeking quiet speech. He asks a shopkeeper for assistance with a note, mimicking a strong accent, and attempts to order tea or tobacco while avoiding vocal strain. The scene centers on his effort to communicate without speaking aloud.
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Peter
Real Estate Sale of William B. Stephens Legacy in Denton
The administrator co. t. u. of William B. Stephens late of Caroline county will sell at public sale in front of the Court House door in Denton Maryland on Tuesday June 17 1924 from 1 to 4 PM four lots and a 70 acre farm and a 189 1 0 acre tract all on the Denton Burrsville road. Lot 1 10600 sq ft with a six room dwelling Lot 2 four rooms Lot 3 83 by 110 feet with a small dwelling Lot 4 farm tract 70 acres home farm with two story dwelling stable barn orchard Lot 6 189 1 0 acres cultivated wood lot Lot 7 20 1 acres timber near Burrsville road adjacent to properties of M Bates Stephens and others All tracts lie on the State Stone Road now being built as the Denton Harrington Delaware thoroughfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Stephens
Caroline County
William 13. Stephens
Orphans’ Court
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Burrsville
Greensboro
T. Wesley Porter
William, Beauchamp
William 8. Stephens
Burraville
School House
Stephens
Burrsville and
Denton Road
Mary Garrett
M. Bates Stephens
Harrington
Dela Ware
Terms of sale for Burraville and surrounding lots
Terms of sale for lots Nos 1 2 and 3 require half cash with balance in six months for Burraville plots. Farms Nos 1 5 and 6 need one third cash and balance credit for three years from Jan 1 1925 with semiannual interest. Crops on Nos 4 and 6 reserved. Possession for Burraville Nos 1 2 and 3 and woodland No 6 given at once, Nos 4 and 6 possession Jan 1 1925. Plat and survey after June 9 1924 at undersigned office. Title papers and stamps at purchaser expense. T Pliny Fisher administrator. James Temple auctioneer.
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Burraville
Assignee's Waterfront Farm Sale Pending Mortgage Foreclosure
Assignee will offer at public sale in front of Davey Bros. store in Preston Maryland, under a power of sale from a February 25 14 mortgage to Charles B Harrison and assignments including James B Patton. Default in terms of mortgage noted in Caroline County Mortgage Records Liber J K S No 16 folio 4b c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel E. Cole
Hynson Cole
Charles B. Harrison
James B. Patton
Liber J. K. S
Caroline County
Maryland
Davey Bros
Preston
Lot No 4 Frazer Flats Farm on Choptank River
1924 sale between 2 and 3 PM of Lot No 4 in Frazer's Flats Farm on the Choptank River Caroline county Maryland. Property includes a two story frame dwelling and outbuildings with cultivation. Purchase terms: one third cash at sale, balance with interest on final ratification or all cash option. Title at purchaser expense. Assignee Charles B Starrison and W T Turr auctioneer. Purchaser may obtain a liberal loan secured by first mortgage.
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Choptank
Caroline County
Maryland
Frazer's
J. Fletcher Clark
Rachel E. Cole
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Pourligners
Dorothy Douglas
McClure Newspaper Syndicata
iIt
Alicia Sterling
Miss Chichester
By Douglas Malloch
John Kendrick Bangs
Martha Williams
Callie
Judith L'istrange
Briidgett
Poilus
Judas
Dublic Sale
T. Pliny Fisher
James Temple
Waterfront Farm
Charles B. Starrison
W. T. Turr
Auet
Assignee
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust
Baltimore, Maryland
Elkton, Maryland
ST. Paul
T. Pred Johnson
New Dover Opera House
Delaware
Goldwyn Presents
Marion Davies
New York
America
Hisoo
Comedy and Review
Paramount Presents
Thomas Meighan
George Ade
Ade
Meighan
Allan Dwan
Hope Hampton
Nita Naldi
Lew Cody
Conrad Nagel
United States
USCO
Denton Auto Company
C. Leslie Walls
J. Frank Lane
Goldsboro
SCO
U. S
Thompson Howe. & Supply Co
Hillsboro
Chas
H. Dean
Queen Anne
W. J. Richards
Haarlem
Meday
Oee
Eem
M. Kk
Newnam
SII
NEW Brick & Tile CO
Easton, Md
Peter T. Clark
Denton, Md
THE
Denton National Bank
Denton, Maryland
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