Night Hotel Burglary Leads to Tangled Past
In a lakeside resort, Inez Tarston confronts Chester Straight, the menacing burglar she once believed dead to. She recalls a broken engagement due to his tuberculosis and now faces danger as the two recall their past and a perilous reunion in the woods.
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Lawton
Tnez
Iran
Inez
Aoushire
Bessie Elvridge
Lin
Dirk Glen
Chester Strilzht
Chester
Ittle
Burglary tale threads through lake night encounters
An encounter at a lake side hotel unfolds with a burglar, a fragile romance, and a sequence of evasive actions. A hotel stay, a ring tossed over water, and a tense departure punctuate a murky narrative of pursuit, illness, and whispered danger. A legal note about Round Robin forms closes the fragment, linking to historic protests.
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Chester Wilt
Jon Wuntal
Luna
Reclaiming Land in Holland Advances Land Reclamation
Reclamation in Holland continues amid centuries of effort. Between twenty and twenty five thousand acres are reclaimed annually, with over two hundred fifty thousand acres of prime soil prepared. The Zuyder Zee area remains outside the new rent zone, highlighting ongoing expansion.
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Holland
OH Ender
Zuyder Zee
Worth Knowing Cer drivers and roses noted
The text notes that cer drivers and roses, including Jon and TE, are given a good deal up to their pecs soon after they are cut.
Sargent praised as great artist by drawing teacher
In a classroom exchange the teacher lauds Sargent as a great artist noting a single stroke can alter a smile into sorrow. Johnny responds with a joke about his mother altering his mood, implying frequent similar behavior.
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Sargent
Johnny
Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect Origins
The Pennsylvanian Dutch dialect arose from early settlers from the upper Rhine region. It developed from the language they spoke and reflects South German roots in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Upper Rhine
Kansas class adopts playful motto in line with Boston Transcript
A Kansas high school class selected a humorous motto echoing a Boston Transcript quip about a motto resembling a misread phrase. The quote references a sawbuck and a washtub, signaling lighthearted school spirit without formal declarations.
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Alps
Italy
Kansas
Boston Transcript
Only Worth-While Boss
A short quotation presents Uncle Eben praising a boss who does not allow loafing but teaches workers to take pleasure and pride in their tasks. The line defines effective leadership as guiding workers to meaningful engagement and responsibility.
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Eben
War Boome New York Port Power and Prestige
New York emerged from World War I with greatly increased prestige as a great port, a leading manufacturing hub, and a dominant financial center. The war effort strengthened its standing in industry trade and finance, reshaping its national and global role.
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New York
Man seeks easy life under his hat, Detroit News says
A Detroit News aphorism notes that a man avoiding honest work often finds comfort right under his hat, implying shortcuts are always nearby. The quip reflects local sentiment on labor and merit in a concise, period voice.
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Detroit News
Daily Thought Adinate and lucid style Reflects Author Traits
Hosea Ballow argues that consistent adulation and a lucid writing style reveal the author's core personal traits, suggesting a self-aware link between voice and character. The note emphasizes introspection and stylistic clarity as windows into the writer's mindset.
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Hosea Ballow
Sunk in the Pacific Heroine of a South Seas Tale
Inza Richardson, quick to pride, drives away Arthur Westridge after a quarrel and faces heartbreak when he quits his office job to sail abroad. News of a sinking steamer and her Pacific island crash lead to a dramatic reunion with Arthur, who appears on Crusoe Island as storms and fate entwine their paths.
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Coverdale
Willams
Whitehall
Gentleman's Magazine
Wytura Richardson
San Francisco
South Pacific
Arthur Westridge
Blaze
Bee
Arthur
Inga
Inza
Hlh
Anhur
Bin
Westridge
Australia
Witchardson
Richardson
Inze
Richard
South Seas
Thurston
Richanl
Europe
Nza
Hawaiian Islands
Weasel
Crusoe Island
Theos
Inzal
Life and Crime in Omk Siberian City
A Chicago Daily News report describes Omsk as a life city in Siberia with ground-hugging buildings a thriving but crime prone metropolis. It notes wooden police roam the night streets and reports on furtive shop clerks waiters and last week’s fur trader thief, creating a tense yet curious urban atmosphere.
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Omsk
Siberiy
Ufe
Chicago Daily News
Raleigh and Drake Introduce Tobacco to England at Mermaid
Sir Walter Raleigh and companions Ralph Lane and Sir Francis Drake brought the first tobacco and pipes to England. At Mermaid Tavern they found Shakespeare and poets who joined in the revelry, trading yarns and ale. Raleigh introduced smoking and was toasted for tobacco as the most soothing sovereign weed.
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England
Walter Raleigh
Ralph Lane
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Hled
Mermaid Tavern
Poets and Pats
Wil Shakespeare
Ned Spenser
Ben Jonson
Beaumont, Fletcher, Selden
Discoverer Jerome Coggia Dies in Trance at Marseille Observatory
Jerome Coggia, associated with the great 1874 comet, died in Trance where he assisted at the Marseille Observatory from 186 to 1917. He discovered seven comets besides the one bearing his name and five minor planets.
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Jerome Coggia
Marseilles Observatory
Tle
Freddie’s Second Chance Delays Runaway Decision
A boy named Freddie tells his mother he will run away but then changes his mind. Alarmed, she begins packing a suitcase, prompting him to reconsider and decide to try another chance. The scene reflects a moment of parental concern and a child’s temporary resolution.
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Freddie
Mamma
Ven
Escape and reports from a Russian prison lumber inquiry
Roger E. Simmons, lumber trade commissioner to Russia before the war, recounts escaping a death sentence and continuing his investigation from prison. He notes meeting foresters, sawmill owners, practical men, and a former cabinet member, with valuable information gathered.
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Commerce Bureau
Roger E. Simmons
Bureau
Hazardous Post and Exemption in Australia Pearl Fleet
The dialogue mocks a top sergeant with many wound chevrons while a cor____ notes the barber duty. In Australia Parliament barred Asiatic labor, affecting Broome pearl crews where Malays and Japanese numbered over 1500, raising fears the law could wreck the industry though enforcement lagged.
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Commonwealth of Australia
Broome
Shofar in Hebrew Ritual Through Ages and Uses
Hebrew historians trace the shofar as the oldest woodwind, possibly predating Israel, evolving from a ram’s horn used for alarms in primitive society. The instrument spread from signals of danger to religious services, famine warnings, plagues, drought, and even excommunication, with other horns fading away.
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de. Cyrus Adler
Steinthal
Israe
Israel
What Miro Read at School and the Path to Culture
Randolph Bourne describing Miro’s schooling, early fascination with Shakespeare Dante Goethe and Milton, the rise of literary reverence in high school, and his later grief as he chose high quality works over cheap fiction while grappling with grammar and phonetics.
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Miro
Shakespeare
Goethe
Dante
Randolph Bourne
Yale Review
Deadwood Boys
David Harum
Milton
Burke
Hho
Mira
Emulation Counts in Life in Indiana Revival
A Indiana revival story notes how competition spurred generosity as 1000 dollars in a final offering rose from 25 cent Amen to 1 dollar Glory hallelujah. The piece argues emulation motivates progress in daily life, names examples from gardens to political ambitions, and ends reflecting on the impulse to outdo neighbors.
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Indiana
Cicada Eats On as The Seventeen-Year Locust
The periodical cicada, once thought to need no nourishment as an adult, actually feeds on plant juices. It consumes small amounts from grain fields, cornfields, meadows, pastures, weed patches, and other vegetation, yet without causing noticeable harm.
Pineapple fibers used for cloth in China
Popular Mechanics notes the pineapple’s leaves yield fiber for cloth. The leaf fiber is extracted by a simple process, made into thread, wound onto bobbins, and woven on native looms in China, aside from its edible fruit in other countries.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
China
World's Greatest Cataract on Iguazu River
The Iguazu cataract on the Brazil Argentina border stands 210 feet high, wider than Niagara at 13,123 feet. Niagara drops 167 feet and carries about 100,000,000 tons of water per hour, while a high estimate places Iguazu’s flow at 140,000,000 tons.
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Iguazu
Brazil
Argentina
Niagara
Javelle Water Cleaning Mixture Instructions
Instructions for making Javelle Water mix one pound sal soda and five cents worth chloride of lime in two quarts water in an earthen bowl. Stir and let settle pour off the water bottle the solution. It removes stains including fruit stains and indelible ink. Soak stains until gone then wash in warm water.
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Denton Journal
B. R. Ray Daker
Hhainless
Javz
George
Inez Tarston
Inez Laintun
Inewn Shin Sain
Bester
Sheruin
Mother
Pacific
The
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Siberian City
Generous Freddie
Fordson Tractors & Implements
Denton Auto Co
Wilmington
Mollin's3 Home Store
Barney
Them
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Den-Mar Mobile Co
East Fayette Street
Baltimore
J. Harry Rose
Javelle Water
Wal Reuggeon
Medeca Firearms
UBC
America
Economic World
Insurance Advocate
Spectator
F. Rawlins
Continental Life Insurance Company
Fort Thatr
Sr. E. Douglas
Preston
Victor Victrolas
Singer Sewing Machines
M. K. Newnam
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