Elizabeth Mowry Kidnapping Ruse Sparks Dark Settlement
Elizabeth Mowry faces abduction by Toby Crane and Ruel Crane as they speed her toward a roadhouse. A letter from Phillip Surtees, Esq. hints at salvation or doom as Elizabeth confronts her uncertain future and a grim past linked to her mother’s debts. Her resolve remains steady despite the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Essex Toby
Ruel Crane
Phillip Surtees
Toby
Crane
Philip Surtees
Joel
Elizabeth Mowry
Elizabeth Mowry Found Amid Green Hedge Roadhouse Chaos
Elizabeth Mowry is located at the Green Hedge roadhouse near Aflistown after a chaotic night. Police close in as her father demands her, while Nora reveals she will marry Elizabeth, ending the confrontation.
Historic Light Points to Corn Clues in Chinese West
A National Geographic Society dispatch reports an expedition to southwestern China, seeking early American history clues. Investigators focus on waxy endosperm in corn found along the Thibet Burma frontier, hoping to trace maize origins and its spread before Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
China
Washington
Thibet- Burma
America
Chaco Canyon
Marco Polo
Yunnan
United States
Ordeal of Water in French Court Over Fish Kill
A French case cites the medieval water ordeal in a dye firm dispute. The prefect charged damages for fish dying from alleged contaminated runoff, with 5,000 francs awarded. Counsel joked that a fish-judgment of God could seal the verdict, as healthy fish perished in a judge's bowl within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Scientific American
Planet Uranus Day Length and Pole Extent
Uranus experiences a 15 hour day. On Uranus heavenly bodies rise in the west and set in the east. Its polar regions extend 84 degrees and nearly reach the equator. During its 80 year orbit, half the planet remains in continuous darkness while the other half endures endless daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uranus
Earth
Every Piano an Engineering Job
The Scientific American notes piano string support requires careful engineering to withstand string tension and maintain tuning stability. A standard piano bears total string tension between 25 000 and 50 000 pounds, demanding design resilient to temperature changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Laird and Sandy Get Lost After Night Ride
A Scottish laird and his servant Sandy, both intoxicated, fall for a ford. In the dark the laird ends up backward on his horse and mistakes the mane for the reins. Sandy misreads the situation until the horse heads the wrong way, prompting the laird to cry for careful handling.
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Sandy
Chicago Daily News
The Cree Indians and the Canadian governance impact
A London Times Hudson Bay correspondent argues that the Cree are wards of Canada, funded by annual stipends of five dollars while their numbers dwindle from 90,000 to 3,000. He blames excess tea and tobacco, tuberculosis, and weakened morale as the cause of their decline.
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Canada
Hudson Bay
London Times
Moonlight Brightness Ratios and a Humorous Auto Tale
Moonlight is far brighter than the half moon with a roughly nine to one light ratio explained by lunar surface angles. A selenium cell study by Stebbins and Brown confirms the disparity while noting the phase between first quarter and full is brighter than from full to last quarter. Nearby, a cartoonish scene shows a frustrated automobile chairman Morrell trying to speak to a crowd of children, then a witty quip from a girl about her father owning a car.
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Stebbins
Brown
New York Herald
Robert Lee Morrell
The
Automobile Association
Early Morning Walk Through Rural Scene Promises Joy
A Louisville Headlight passage extols a morning walk two miles out to enjoy a rural landscape. It contrasts song birds in shade, chand eleer calls, hillside hoedough sounds, distant songs, animal bleatings, and blooming wildflowers, inviting readers to experience beauty and happiness in the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Louisville
A Born Driver
A humorous exchange between a mother and nursemaid about a baby in a cab. The nursemaid explains the baby enjoyed a long ride and signaled for turns at every corner, highlighting the child’s playful independence.
Light Giving Mineral In Cornwall Reveals Radioactivity
In England villagers report a faint glow from a mineral among rocks near mines. Autunite, also found in Wales, was examined in London and shown to resemble uranium salts with luminosity from spontaneous radioactivity.
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Cornwall
England
Wales
London
Valuable Maryland real estate auction under court order
Mortgagee Charles B Harrison will sell at public auction the Preston Maryland parcel described as 165 209 acres with a cement building used as a creamery. The sale follows default on two mortgages dating 1920 and 1921. Terms: one-third cash on sale day, balance in four months with note and surety, or all cash. Title papers at purchaser's expense. Auctioneer W T Turr.
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United States District Court For
District of Maryland
Nicola Settanni
Antonio Settanni
Frank C. Brauchle
Lillie Brauchle
Raffaele Settanni
Mary Settanni
Alfredo Settanni
Angelina Settanni
Charles B. Harrison
Liber L. B. T
Caroline
Provident State Bank of
Preston
Maryland
I Bee L. B. T
Caroline County
Aroline County
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Jensen S. Dennis
Jesse T. Dennis
Canning House
Dennis
Railway Company
Aaron K. Wrightson
W. T. Turr
Circuit Court
Wrewster Deen
Geo
A. Deakyne
True Cope Ee
Public sale of livestock and farming implements advertised
A public sale lists 1 pair mules nine years old seven years old roan mare eight bay mares nine years old two bay ponies four months old a black colt one year old plus a brindle cow four years old Guernsey cow eight pode old Jersey cow three years old all milking with calves. 76 White Leghorn hens and an assortment of farming tools and a Ford touring car auctioneered by William E Andrew L F Covey. Terms cash for sums ten dollars or less and 12 month credit on larger purchases with notes payable at the bank.
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Eoin
Guernsey
William E, Andrew
L. F. Covey
Auct
Farm implements and equipment sale listing
A buyer's catalog lists items including Osborne binder in good shape, Iron Age riding cultivator, No 98 Oliver walking plow, John Deere riding plow, 8 section roller in good condition, Osborne mower nearly new, Dearborn wagon for two horses, rope and chain harness, double reins, bridles halters, double and bri ble trees and many additional items.
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Dearborn
Osborne
Oliver
John Deere
Opportunistic sales post for Quinn Domestic Oil Burner in Denton
High class sales executive or dealer sought to represent the Quinn Domestic Oil Burner in Denton and nearby areas. Product is National Board of Fire Underwriters approved, foolproof with no moving parts, no electric or gas needed, usable in homes theaters and businesses. Price installed 200 to 300 dollars. Benefits include eliminating coal shoveling and dust, lower operating cost. Requirements: merchandising success unimpeachable record vision. Send facilities and qualifications to Mr G P Williams Standard Motor Distributing Co 31 S Charles St Baltimore Md.
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QUINN
Denton
National Board of Fire Underwriters
G. P. Williams
Standard Motor Distributing Co
S. Charles St
Baltimore, Md
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Martha Williams
Ce i Aie
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Bes
Nora
Aflistown
Norn
Essex
Atlantic City
Timothy Hay
Chicago
Big Sister
Beau
Bob
Little Brother
Alabama
Apulia Creamery Company
William C. Andrew
Williston
American Corner
ValUabUn
Greenly
Keenly’s Cross Roads
Greensboro
Denton National Bank
Ervin Nichols
James Temple
Journal
Nisi
Charles I. Harrison
Lillian Brauchle
Charles 8
Harrison
Geo. A. Deakyne
Geo A. Deakyne
W. Brewster Deen
William J. Wright
Mullin's Home Store
Wilmington
J. Owen Knots
Palmer Walls
J. Owen Knotts
Thomas J. Keating
Geo, A. Deakyne
NEW Brick & Tile CO
Easton, Md
Peter T. Clark
Langwater Raritan
J. W. Newton
Kennedyville, Md
Ontario
Nuttle Hardware CO
Denton, Maryland
Broilers
Fi. S. Burns
Hammond's Old Stand
Cor. Third and Market
Fister
Eastern Shore Gas and
M. K. Newnam
Western Maryland College
Westminster, MD
Albert Norman Ward, D. D
Prospectua
HW. J. Wright
Optometrist
J. Virgil Moore
Ceme
Tery
Denton, Md
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