The Day That Never Existed on the Pacific
Barker Hall plays a gambling ruse aboard the City of Seattle with two con men, Flint and Needham. The trio scheme over a fake debt on a fixed date, Barker deflects losses with a claim the 27th never existed, and the ship crosses longitude to reveal a costly bluff and a sharp counterplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
Barker
Seattle
Pacific
Flint
Needham
Australia
Ike
Amit
lghts
Tlday
Filnt
condience
prince
San Francisco
New York
Those Artful Barbers and the Revolting Love Triangle
Morton Nelson owner of Nelsons barber shop wins brutal revenge on wife after her affair with Victor Short. Short counsels Mrs Nelson, wife undergoes disguise beard transformation then divorces, marries Short, who later loses beard and gains wealth. Nelson and Short form hair product empire partnership. The saga ends with their vast wealth and ongoing notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Nelson
Nelson
Victor Short
Mrs. Nelson
Short
Mrs. Short
Chicago
fair city
tke
Reno
United States
Among Arctic Fishermen Seal Birthday Mystery
February 28 is called the seal's birthday by Arctic fishermen. In Far North rookeries baby seals arrive within a day or two of that date, seen as a natural wonder. The season covers thousands of square miles of ice fields with this population.
Stranger Mimics Man in Breathless Exchange
A traveler greets a local with a puzzled line about familiarity. The native, chewing tobacco, replies that he has never seen the man before, while suggesting the visitor might resemble someone else similar to him. The exchange ends with mutual ambiguity.
Burial Card Telegraph Address Questioned in Court
During cross examination an undertaker produced his business card bearing a telegraphic address. Asked why it was needed, the judge quipped that it is for the convenience of people who want to be buried in a hurry.
Pleasure in Garden Squirrels and Nuthatches Delight the Writer
A first person reflection describes daily garden joys with squirrels and nuthatches. The nuthatch feeds on hemp-seed filled coconuts, then selects nuts, while a squirrel once hung head downward from a coconut rope and was rescued after biting a Swiss maid. The verandah is likened to an illuminated manuscript border among roses, yielding constant quiet happiness.
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Betty
tts
Janet Catherine Symonds
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
DENTON NATIONAL BANK
DENTON, MARYLAND
Capital
Federal Reserve System
Curtis
architeet
gm “Curtis
E.S. ADKINS & GO
Salisbury
HAMILTON
ILLINOIS
R. C. JACKSON WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
GREENSBORO, MD
J. WRIGHT
OPTOMETRIST
CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAG TELEPHONE COMPANY
Bell System
NEWNAM’S Furniture
Fischer
M. K. NEWNAM
DENTON
pani Ene
F. W. TUNNELL & CO. INC
North Fifth St
PHILADELPHIA
St. H. Stafford
Burrsville
Geo. Johnson
Goldsboro
Short Story Pub. Co
Victor
MARY
Morten Nelson
Mary Walker
Barnum & Bailey
Mra
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