When a Strong Man Triumphs in Wall Street
Jim Valsey leaves Ahisku with fifteen million and a plan to marry Agnes McLaughlin in New York. Agnes confesses she acted for money, but she reveals genuine love for Jim. He offers to marry her and save both from ruin, while her mother rages, and the couple commits to a future built on true love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
cer HALSEY
Wall Street
Ahisku
New York
James
Nome
Jim
Agnes McLaughlin
McLaughlin
McLaughtin
Agnes McLaughtin
Europe
ding
Jhn
Mrs. McLaughlin
Timmons
Jon
Agnes McLaughin
Jill
Jon Wolsey
Tam
Agnes
Tapneans
Thimons
nesdent
inun
lfe
ddim
Jil
Valsey
Mankind’s Deep Longing for Self Perpetuation
A meditation on the universal impulse toward immortality and lasting legacy. It argues the quintessential human drive to extend oneself through descendants, works, and memory, and notes how this longing can shape present choices and sacrifices for future generations.
Seaweed Industry Drives Breton Economy and Iodine Rise
Seaweed gathered along Brittany's coast yields about 5 million dollars annually and powered the first iodine factory long ago in Conquet. It also supplies potassium and sodium, with iodine production reaching fifty tons in 1928, a costly process due to the vast volume of seaweed needed.
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Breton
Brittany
M. Maurice Desehiens
French society of industrial chemistry
Sedentary Work Sparks Putative Debate in Lecture
A college lecturer contends that sedentary work reduces energy and posture. A sharp student counters that more sitting leads to a loss of standing. The lecturer retorts that excessive viewing dulls one’s stature.
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Bradly
No Unalloyed Pleasure Quote Reflected Source
A fragment presents a literary maxim about mixed feelings, stating that no pleasure is pure and bitterness always mingles with sweetness, attributed to an old quotation.
Pessimist Quotation by Cyinno Arts
A noted aphorism by Cyinno Arts states that a pessimist is not someone who speaks too early but someone who tells the truth before the moment calls for it. The remark frames pessimism as timely honesty rather than gloom.
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Cyinno
arts
The Play of Fate in Africa Ends With Forgiveness
Roberts faces danger in the African jungle as Westoby stalks him and a lion closes in. Westoby dies from his wounds after a final confrontation, admitting Mary loved Roberts, while Roberts forgives him and continues toward the coast.
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Roberts
Africa
explorer
Westoby
Lote
Mary
Fsnally
Westeby
Ita
England
Stoberts
Soberts
son
man
Matchstick crafts in contest for the disabled
The editors of a science and invention magazine launched a contest to reuse discarded matchsticks for devices aiding the crippled and shut ins. Entries include a violin figure and a radio horn, each at least 90 percent matchsticks, with many practical and decorative creations noted by Detroit Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Hope for Barren Land Plans for Altiplano Irrigation
Plans are drawn to convert Bolivia's Altiplano from barren dry land to a profitable agricultural region via irrigation. Rudolf B. Schoenfeld of the American consulate in La Paz cites investigations showing an underground water supply suitable for artesian wells, offering hope for regional development on the high plateau that covers about a quarter of Bolivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Rudolf B. Schoenfeld
La Paz
Bolivla
Mencken Story Recalled From Early Smart Set Era
A recovered old Mencken item from H. L. Mencken's Smart Set editorship era notes an aspiring poetess sending a scented poem. Responding by mail, Mencken rejected it with a witty line praising her perfume while calling the verse awful. The anecdote appears in a humorous column quote from the New Yorker.
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thera
Mencken
H. I
New Yorker
Romania Exports Walnuts Lead U S Imports
Walnuts from Rumania form the chief export item to the United States. In 1924 they yielded Romania about $83,000 of total receipts. by 1925 the figure was still larger, underscoring the prominence of this commodity in bilateral trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
United States
If This Is a Sample She I Hope You Will Take My Hat
A humorous exchange features a woman asking Robert to take her new hat bought on his account. France notes it remains on her dad’s account, implying a family billing dynamic in a light, wry Boston Transcript tone.
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THEO
A. TOBIN
Ridgely
Robert
France
Boston Transcript
Gold in the Arts Fueling Jewelry and Dental Craft
The article notes about 50 million dollars worth of gold used yearly in the manufacture of jewelry, gliding, filings for teeth and related fine and industrial arts work. It highlights golds role across crafts and trades, reflecting its central place in artistic and practical applications.
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DENTON
U. S. Supreme Court
THE PEOPLES BANK
HENRY T. NUTTLE
Press
J. FRANK WRIGHT
Cashler
J. A. WILLIAMS
Goldsboro, Md
S. FRANK COLE
Denton, Md
Printne
Call Journal
Soong
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
MELVIN E. WHEATLEY
Church School
NOBILEFY
Jesus
Mabel Duffy
Bertha Bradley
Eastern Star
Epworth League
Catherine Beauchamp
Ruth Wheatley
N. D. Rickards
Sue Eye
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GOLDSBORO BANK
GOLDSBORG SANIF
GOLDSBORO
MARYLAND
ROBERT JARRELL, JR
Ford
Fords
Ford Delivery
DENTON AUTO CO
R. FISHER
HH. SAULSBURY SPARKS
E. T. ORME
Salesmien
IF. J. WRIGHT
JOURNAL Office
W. G. Chapman
Aggie
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Tulsey
America
Mrs. McLaughin
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