The Quiet Circle of Four Women and a Man
David, Norah, Sylvia, Betty, Laurel share evenings and confidences as he weighs beauty, silence, love, and peace. Each woman embodies a distinct charm from Norah’s serene appeal to Laurel’s sphinxlike quiet, shaping his inward quest for a lasting love.
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Samuel Johnson
David Anderson
Norm
Sylvia
Betty
Laurel
Paddy Boy
Retey
Laurel Wing
Briarcliffe
Davi
Silvia
Betts
Hho
David
Norah
Renu
Ethan
Hfe
Biluretiife
Elavid
Thy
du Maurier
Trilby
Allence
Caniel
Paddy
Johnson
Not Her Fault says she would attend trial
A socially sought woman was summoned as a witness but did not appear. A deputy marshal was sent to escort her. The judge explained she faced contempt of court and asked for her statement. She replied she would have attended if not for a prior engagement.
Geophone Invention Spurs WWII Mine Detection
The geophone emerged during World War I as an instrument to detect enemy mining. The first model was built by the French with a 73 yard radius, while the United States advanced a version offering about one third greater range.
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United States
Gold Is Where You Find It in Green Canyon Tale
Bart and Peter Wells chase a Little Creek gold rush but a canyon finds them a different trove. Peter helps Grace Murray, heals her father, and discovers a hidden treasure in Green canyon while Bart returns with gold, learning Peter’s true prize is family and a new school teacher.
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Little Creek
Bart Wells
Pete
Peter Wells
Bart
Smith
Dad
Yehl
Peta
Peter
Barton
Mr. Wells
Slicker Nail Big Gang
Hanson
Mmn
Blir
Green Canyon
Wells
Uttle
Slicker
Jerry
Hotti
Grace Murray
Mr. Murray
Grace
Ned Rinch
Janes Murray
Mistaken Idea About Weight of Children
The Journal of the American Medical Association states that weight alone cannot determine a child’s health and a medical exam is the only safe method. U S Public Health Service data from 10 000 med exams show about 40 percent of malnourished children are not underweight. The Outlook notes that relying on average weight as a health standard misleads conclusions about nourishment.
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
United States Public Health Service
Medicen
Stellar Keyboard: Paris Invention Converts Star Light to Sound
Paris invention turns light from Capella into sound, enabling rapid focus on stars of varying magnitude. London Tit Bits notes the device could render velodious tunes by selecting successive stars. Capella, a bright star, anchors hope that 5,000 naked-eye stars could yield vast sound variation.
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Paris
London
Capella
Solid Glass Really Sieve Helium Through It
In a report to the American Physical Society Dr. Van Voorhis of Princeton described helium gas leaking through solid glass. He said corked helium in a bottle would slowly escape over time, noting millions of tiny spaces between atoms allow the leakage. The finding parallels cobalt meteoritic research by Professor Baxter in the same week.
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Baxter
van Voorhis
Princeton
American Physical Society
Navy
Shenandosh
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Child recounts fishhook scare and coughing gag
A girl recalls lessons about fishhooks as her sister asks about a child. The story notes Billy Ann says the baby is very sick after swallowing a fishhook and developing a coughing spell.
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Billy Ann
St Martin's summer in England and its American equivalent
The period around St Martin's day November 11 is called St Martin's summer in England and is likened to the delightful Indian summer in this country.
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England
St. Martin’s
Just Like Him From The Ladless of Lyndon
Quote from Margaret Kennedy novel The Ladless of Lyndon. A speaker contrasts woman’s passion to electric light, teasing men’s view of emotions. Source notes the line as a sharp social observation in dialogue.
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the Ladless of
Lyndon
Margaret Kennedy
General Failing Money Motive in Uncle Eben’s Folklore
In Washinemon Stue sketch Uncle Eben laments the common urge to save and the belief that others possess more wealth than one’s own. The line captures a comic moral about envy and financial restraint in a Harlem dialect voice.
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Tars
THE
Denton National Bank
Denton, Maryland
Safety and Service
the Peoples Bank
Denton
J. Frank Wright
Henry T. Nuttle
Press
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Maryland
Robert Jarrell, JR
Kimmey
TATA
Plymouth Rocks
H.S. Burns
Third Street
Western Maryland College
Baltimore
Washington
Secre
College Farm
R. C. Jackson
Greensboro
Lye
Meclue Newspaper Syndicate
Betis
Sate
Norah Taylor
Hettie
Roxana
Juliet
Romeo
de Bergerac
Tin
Geophone
McClure
Eben
Mos
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