How He Landed A Scoop In A Desperate Flight
Adrian North exploits a dangerous escapade to obtain a frontline scoop. A smuggler guides him across the French border by airship, dodging guards as a bomb threat erupts. the craft is shot down, but North survives and files his reports to London while winning praise from Bruce Marshall and a hopeful note from Lora.
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Adrhu
London
Bruce Marshall
Lora
Adrian
Aikian
fosa
Ohl
Adrina
troy
Adrinn
Adrian North
fils
widoight
hls
The Exception Proves The Rule Explained
Pathfinder Magazine explains the old maxim The exception proves the rule by tracing prove to test or try. It argues the saying means the exception tests the rule for soundness, not that it confirms the rule generally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
King Jones
Pathfinder Magazine
Be Yourself Not a Worldly Representative in Letters
A brief meditation on letter writing urges speakers to drop artificial conventions and simply be themselves. It notes many people, when writing, adopt a stiff, insincere tone, making letters cold and distant and wondering if their letters would read like them to a spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Butterman
Incoherent account of a storm in Uncle Ellrick's tale
The Kansas City Star quotes Uncle Ellrick describing a night of thunder and fire. He recalls seeing a blue cloud, predicting rain, and noting a church burning and the Tate Fair store blowing down. He says he could not act because the church was the Lord's and the store belonged to Hi Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Ellrick
Tate Fair
Lord's
Hi Price
Kansas City Star
Moon and Weather Proverb Contradictions Across Latitudes
The piece argues the moon’s angle above the horizon does not predict rain. It notes near the equator the young moon stays flat, a region of heavy rainfall would imply a “dry” moon. At the poles the crescent appears vertical yet polar regions are arid, refuting the proverb.
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equator
poles
Photographer Uses Art to Save a Family from Despair
In a tale of deception and mercy, photographer Roslyn Boyd uses a sequence of candid prints to reveal a drunkard husband’s failings to his wife Mrs. Marvin. Mr. Marvin, moved by the photographs and his wife’s devotion, vows reform and returns home to confess.
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Boyd
Wiltin
Marvins
Mr. Marvin
Ife
Flella
Marvin
Itasiyn Boyd
allie
elvil
Insuring Almost Anything Now
A Popular Mechanics Magazine excerpt notes quirky insurance trends. Theaters insure patrons against hysteria laughter damage. A twin father insured his children against kidnapping despite policy cancellation later. Others insure twins, Eskimo driver bites cases, gold and diamond dental work, and a mysterious judge’s nose before a perfume conference.
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Holy City
Europe
olllciate
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Spices Not Harmful and Essential to Daily Food
The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal asserts spices are wholesome and necessary for daily meals. It claims spices increase appetite and aid digestion, countering the idea that they are unhealthy. It notes Mexican and other spice producing countries use large quantities and have long life expectancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Tea and Coffee Trade Journal
Mighty City of London Population Figures
The London area houses about 8,000,000 residents, surpassing Australia by 2,000,000 and nearing Canada by 1,500,000. Density reaches 11,000 per square mile, with taxable funds around 300 million dollars. Greater London spans 2,300 inches of streets and costs about 15 million dollars annually to maintain.
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London
Greater
Australia
Canada
Vancouver
Greater London
Not Good Weather Sign Says Moon Angle
The weather bureau notes that the lunar crescent angle with the horizon varies by date and latitude. It argues that a true weather sign would create uniform dry or rainy outcomes across latitudes, which is not observed. Near the equator the young moon stays under 30 degrees and often appears nearly horizontal, contradicting the sign’s reliability.
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The weather bureau
equator
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HENRY T. NUTTLE
J. FRANK WRIGHT
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J. A. WILLIAMS
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NORTH AMERICAN
CEMULNT CORP
HAGERSTOWN, MD
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S. FRANK COLE
Denton, Md
THEO. A. TOBIN
Ridgely
Easton
Newspa PeRnath
Call Journal Office
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GOLDSBORO BANK
GOLDSBORO
MARYLAND
ROBERT JARRELL, JR
Ford
Ford Delivery
DENTON AUTO CO
P. R. FISHER
H. Salespury Sparks and
E. T. ORME
NUTTLE MILLING COMPANY
Denton, Maryland
J. WRIGHT
JAMES J. ROSS
CECIL C. FULTON
Sec’y-Trena
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dover
DMWelaware
J.T. CARTER & SON
L. IRVING JONES
Deoton
Queensboro
CLARE N. WAYNE
Agt
Preston, Md
By VICTOR REDCLIFFE
W. G. Chapman
MARGARET MIDDLETON
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