Cooking Tim's Goose on the Road to Ruin
Tim and Daisy Gordon face illness and debt as Caroline the trained goose dies and influenza robs their act of earnings. Daisy struggles to care for Tim while Dick Winters unexpectedly helps, borrowing Caroline for a benefit, leaving the duo stunned by the new turn in their fortunes.
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Tim
Caroline Carolie
Daisy
Caroline
Guy Winters
Dick Winters
Winters
Dalsy
Gordon & Gordon
Stony
Mister Winters
Tin
Honest Eyes Meet Daisy After Tim's Misunderstanding
Dick clarifies he is not after Caroline, and Tim apologizes after Daisy’s bed. Daisy and Dick exchange honest looks as Tim recounts his misreading and the scene centers on trust and romantic tension.
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Daisy
Tim
Caroline
National Trust Preserves Britain’s Beauty Spots From Builders
A recall of the National Trust for Historic Buildings and Places of National Beauty protecting Boxhills Dorking and Farnham Surrey from development. The article highlights the trust’s role in preserving Derwentwater shores Barmouth Cardigan Bay views and other sites for public enjoyment, led by H R H Princess Louise with support from prominent figures.
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Boxhills
Dorking
England
London Answers
National Trust For Historic Buildings and Places of National Beauty
Farnham
Surrey
Ministry of Agriculture
National Trust
H. R. BH
Princess Louise
Derwentwater
Barmouth
Cardigan Bay
Question of Ownership in a Poker Interlude
In a small town two young men run a barber shop and share a game of poker on a dull afternoon. A customer arrives and asks who will shave him. Tom, itching with suspense, delays answering to see who owns the shop.
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Tom
Question Boxes Reach Minds But Not Power
The piece notes that churches and firms use question boxes to gather queries and complaints for leaders. It recalls the shah of Persia once tried a nationwide system of boxes for grievances against local governors, but officials kept troublesome notes from reaching Tehran.
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Shah
Shah of
Persia
Teheran
Shakespeare Genius Praised by Afr Stormington Barnes
Tribute of Geniua asks if Bacon authored Shakespeare plays. Afr Stormington Barnes replies no, stating Shakespeare’s genius is unmatched. He says Shakespeare could run a box office boss stagehands argue with actors and still write immortal poetry.
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Geniua
Bacon
Afr
Stormington Barnes
Shakespeare
Fair Exchange in Quarrelsome Couples
Mrs Adolph Spreckels of San Francisco notes in a government interview that often quarrelsome couples are the most united. She cites a reciprocity tale of a woman with a brutal husband who is indulgent, and a neighbor who consoles by admitting her own indulgent spouse.
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Fair Exchange
Adolph Spreckels
San Francisco
City spires yield to towering skyscrapers in New York
In 1850 the tallest New York buildings were five stories, with church spires prominent above them. Today no church steeple comes close to the heights of the citys modern skyscrapers, which dwarf the earlier skyline.
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New York
Funeral Ride Request From Dying Relative
A dying colored woman directs Rastus to attend her funeral with her mother. Rastus reluctantly agrees, saying it will take all the pleasure out of the occasion. Liza notes the request and underscores the social burden of the ride.
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Rastus
Liza
Hen Lays Eggs in Shelburne County Mystery
In Shelburne County Nova Scotia a hen sat on eleven brownish eggs. After a week the owner found three white eggs in the nest removed. When the chicks hatched eleven birds emerged and eight more white eggs remained. It is presumed the hen laid and incubated simultaneously.
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Shelburn County
Nova Scotia
Emily Howland Learns To Live On A Simple Farm
Emily Howland, heiress to wealth, grows tired of luxury and asks her father to retreat from riches. They move to a farm where Emily learns to cook, work, and form a friendship with Joe, a young farmhand, replacing tedious social fuss with honest, quiet joy.
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Emily Howland
Pasty
Emily
Paul
Howland
Arnold
Billy
Joe
Lever
Joey
Farm Romance Ends In Quiet Union On Wagon
Emily and Joe accept a proposal amid a pastoral moment on the old farm wagon. The scene pauses as the elder Howland notices the couple, noting their match was not money driven and that Emily is unaware Joe is a college graduate. The two men quietly observe the lovers before the horse rests.
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Emily
Joe
Jon
Mr. Howland
Beauty of English Spring by V M Hy reads like travel verve
In a London Express exchange Hy compares English spring to Luxor, praising English hedgerows and daffodils while recalling travel observations. The piece contrasts sunlit English scenes with myths of Egypt, noting violets scent, bubbling birds, and Easter imagery as renewal, despite Luxor’s heat and insects.
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Hy, V. M
Valley of the Kings
Luxor
Egypt
London Express
London
England
H. VY. M
Cornwall
Sculles
Iun
Senator Sorghum Explains Laughter Notes in Printed Speeches
Senator Sorghum answers why he includes laughter or applause cues only in speeches that are printed rather than delivered aloud. He says he does not always add such notes and uses them to guide printed text for non-delivered remarks.
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Senator Sorghum
Cactus Joe Promises to Run Out Three-Finger Sam
In Crimson Gulch a heated exchange has locals wondering about municipal improvements. Cactus Joe declares plans to drive Three-Finger Sam from town at daybreak, signaling a tense showdown over town order and safety.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Three-Finger Sam
Oddities of plans and moods in daily life
A light column notes common quirks of misfortune and timing. It suggests evenings drift toward noise, country trips bring rain, early hours dissolve plans, and theater visits repeat plays. It mirrors a public sense of humorous frustration with memory, menus, and hurry as life’s perpetual paradox.
Discredited witness tests defense patience in trial
The plaintiff remains composed under cross-examination while the defense relents as the judge cues the witness to step down. The exchange over birth dates highlights tensions in the case and the alleged unimpeachable character of the client.
That Happy Day in the Motor Car Trade
A humorous exchange centers on an aging car Brown owns. He announces at the office that he is enjoying the old vehicle after years of wheezy performance. Curtis questions the situation, and Brown reveals he has sold the old boat, signaling a shift in his automotive ownership.
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Brown
Curtis
Women Rule In The Sahara Revealed By Desert Quest
The French Sahara expedition using automobiles uncovered the Turregs a desert people ruled by women though Islam teaches women as inferior. Women are beautiful and domineer the men. Men wear veils while women venture unveiled. A man may take multiple wives and obtain a divorce by notifying the chief called the calud and sending the wife away.
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Sahara
Desert
Calud
Five-toed horse origin and early Asia link
Scientists trace the horse family to a small five-toed ancestor with teeth like a monkey’s. Asia is cited as the probable home, with palaeontologists predicting a four-toed horse before finds appeared, supporting evolution theory as fossils align with predicted stages. The four-toed horse appears in Europe and America simultaneously, implying migration from a different region.
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Asia
Europe
America
Rural Postmaster Trails Farm Folklore in Tale
A village post office scene features farmer Jake asking for a card from Aunt Jinny. The postmaster and his wife confirm Jinny is “comin’ down on Thursday,” illustrating light regional humor about mail and timing in rural life.
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Seth
Jake
Jinny
Hanner
Jake Leed
Pocket gramophone from Hungary fits in a watch
Hungarian engineer Stephen Va desz unveils a gramophone no larger than a watch named the mult i phone. It winds like a watch and holds ten records for twenty selections, playing jazz ragtime waltz and one step. England markets show even smaller machines six inches high and four pounds with collapsible horn.
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Stephen Vadesz
England
Nke
Kodak
Mystery of Tunguragua Fish Eruptions Explained
A volcano in the Andes, Tunguragua, reportedly ejects small fried fish from a subterranean lake during eruptions. Scientists cite water suction cooking fish as they rise, while locals believe a mystic spirit provides the fish to save crops during eruptions.
Local grocer stages dummy phone order to lure customers
A new grocery owner in a small town pretends to receive a telephone order for 20 dollars to attract shoppers. He then asks a man waiting for service what he needs, but the man replies with a sobering line about a missed connection, revealing the prank.
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Pye
Bible's beauty grows as understanding sharpens
Quoted idea reflects Tam's belief that Scripture reveals deeper beauty the more the text is understood, each word bearing upon time and place with unique personal relevance. The note cites a Goethe-inspired reflection on reading the Bible and applying it personally.
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Tam
Qoethe
Ministering and the shepherd’s eye in human needs
Edward Clodd notes that true ministering skill lies in applying knowledge and accomplishments to meet deeper human needs. He argues shepherdlike insight and hand elevate a person’s value, framing service as the finest possession when aligned with aiding others.
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Edward Clodd
Lung Power of Bolivian Indians At High Altitude
On the Andean plateau in Bolivia, dwarfed inhabitants live at 12 000 to 14 000 feet above sea level. Despite their stature they have developed immense lung power to breathe properly in thin air.
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Bo- Myla
Notice to creditors for the late Wm A Whiteley estate
Late of Caroline county deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are warned to exhibit the same to the subscriber with vouchers legally authenticated on or before April 6, 1924, or be excluded from the estate by law. Given under my hand September 19, 1923. Ella H. Whiteley, Admrx of Wm A Whiteley.
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Caroline County
Ella H. Whiteley
Admix
Wm. A. Whiteley
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