Adventure on the Canal Chase Ends with Escape
Ray and Sir George evade pursuers in a tense pursuit along a canal road. A motor boat and a bank of armed workers trap the attackers, but police and quick thinking lead to a money handoff and a hard-won escape. Roberta MacBeth appears driving toward the scene as the chase concludes.
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Ray
Sir George
Sandison
William Penn
Mr. Mac
Beth
Browne
Ile
MacBeth
George
Agey
Roberta
Roberta MacBeth and the Motor Case Escalate
In a tense scene Sir George, Ray, and Roberta confront loyalties and money while pursuing a culprit gang. Sir George hides his feelings toward Roberta as a payroll crisis and a staged pursuit unfold. A police sergeant reports the getaway by canal boat and a chase looms. TO BE CONTINUED.
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George
Ray
Roberta
Bonaventura
Sir George
Roberta MacBeth
America
MacBeth
Miss MacBeth
Sandisbrae
New York
Jersey Meadows
Mr. MacBeth
Long-Lived English Poet Laureates and Their Ages
The piece notes English poet laureates’ ages, citing Doctor Bridges at eighty five and predecessors Austin Tennyson Wordsworth averaging eighty. It mentions Ben Jonson sixty three and Dryden sixty nine, with Colley Cibber at eighty seven, and recalls King Edward’s negative view of Alfred Austin’s poetry.
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England
Bridges
Alfred Austin
Tennyson and
Wordsworth
Ben Jonson
Dryden
Colley Cibber
Edward
Mr. Austin
Provision for Shipwrecked Sailors on Islands
Maritime nations establish and maintain stores of provisions clothing bedding and fuel along barren islands and coastal reefs to aid shipwrecked sailors.
Pope Guides Annulment Process Through Rota Council
The pope in Rome oversees marriage annulment petitions in the Roman Catholic church. The Rota, a supreme council, investigates grounds such as fraud or lack of consent and the pope issues a declaration in line with its findings.
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Rome
Rota
Eagles Build Massive Dens From Sticks And Limbs
The article notes how eagles construct large nests using huge sticks and branches that can weigh nearly a ton, highlighting their impressive building habits and nesting behavior.
Snakes Return to Lionel Maheu's Home for Handouts
Sixteen year old Lionel Maheu of Franklin North Side town kept nearly 100 snakes in a wash boiler compartment over winter. He released them in spring, and many snakes now return regularly to his shed for food, where he hands out bits to the hungry visitors.
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Lionel Maheu
Franklin
N. ST
Maheu
Indianapolis News
Yam starch found to weave cloth in textile mills
The article notes sweet potatoes contain a starch used for textile weaving. It states 250 million pounds of starch were used yearly in mills, much of it imported, indicating a shift toward domestic sourcing may reduce import reliance.
Costly Athena Statue Was Adorned With Gold
The ivory and gold statue of Athena created by Phidias for the Parthenon in Athens was embellished with nearly 1 million dollars worth of gold.
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Athena
Phidias
Parthenon
Athens
How Old Are You By The Stars In Heaven
An advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat burning and toxin eliminating health tonic. It claims normal-weight users can eat freely while taking a half teaspoon daily in hot water, promising renewed vitality, clearer skin, brighter eyes, and sharper mind. A bottle lasts four weeks and costs 8 cents.
Primitive Transportation in Mexico and Self-Supporting Students
The article contrasts traditional travel in Mexico with modern routes, noting pack carriers and oxcarts alongside planes and cars, and highlights the Indian skill in carrying loads. It also reports a National Student Federation survey showing 46 percent of men and 23 percent of women in U S colleges work to fund expenses. Only 2 percent of women are fully self supporting.
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Mexico
Mexico City
United States
National Student Federation
Tan Painfully Acquired Gall Potter Demonstrates Balloon Descent
Parachute jumper Ife Potter exits a smoke balloon at Kansas City from 2000 feet. A twisted knife cord prevents descent and he drifts for 30 minutes before landing in a vacant lot. Potter returns by motor car, unrecognized by friends, having been in a smoky bubble throughout the venture.
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Gall Potter
Ife
Kansas City
Potter
The Watry Crash and Grace on a Prince in Trade
In London a nine figure financial crash prompted Bethlehem Shipbuilding head President Grace to praise Harry for his long hard work. He notes that Patience and steady effort, not shortcuts, lead to success, and observes how Watry’s case proves the dangers of quick gains.
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Watry
London
Grace
Bethlehem Shipping Corporation
Harry
Tlatry
Blessedness Ties to Accomplishment of Desires
Saint Augustine asserts blessedness lies in satisfying our desires and in possessing only regular desires. He presents a view that internal fulfillment comes from disciplined yearning and control rather than excess.
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St. Augustine
Myth Exploded: Sargasso Weed Theory Debunked in 1910
The Sars expedition under Sir John Murray showed weeds in the Sargasso Sea surface only in patches, not continuously, disproving the idea ships could become permanently entangled. The Beebe expedition later confirmed this finding.
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Sargasso Sea
Michael Sars
Sir John Murray
Beebe
Cat’s absence sparks mice mischief in quiet town
In a small community, rumors spread as cats stay away and mice engage in secret late night activities near the old mill. Neighbors report unusual noises and activity but offer few concrete details.
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Illustrations By
Irwin Myers
Margaret Turnbull
Lord Salisbury
Salisbury
Sir Sidney Lee
Atwater
Kent
Atwater Kent
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company
A. Atwater Kent
Pres
Wissahickon Ave
Philadelphia
Caticura Taleum
Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Myth
Boschee
Boschees
Cahuenga Blvd
Hollywood
Calif
Hiscox Chem
Wka
Psoriasis
F.O.R
Woodside
Long Island
Fargo
Moler Barber College
Arizona St
Butte
Montana
Vacation
California
W. NH. U. Billings
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