Confession and family secrets rock a wartime camp
Bruce Hexson’s confession unfolds a tangled tale of war bonds and love entanglements. Ace Blaikie’s murder and Sister Dora’s death drive a web of relationships, revealing a daughter’s heritage and a lawyer’s moral turmoil amid town and camp life.
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Doctor Marden
Patrick
Bruce Hexson
Sister Dora
Ace Blaikie
Miss Eames
Daredevil ride ends in narrow escape on freight car
Collin Hanson of Lynn Massachusetts and Henry Madison rode a sealed box car roof for six hours across the Kansas City yards on a freight to reach home before dawn. A fall near the coupling left Hanson clinging to air hoses and rails, with only a leg over the car, until he swung clear and climbed back aboard. He credits God with saving his life after the perilous ascent.
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Sarah Darbe
Caro
Hope
Cara
Mrs. Avery
Caroline Blaikie
Ace Blaikie
Hopestill
Grandfather
Bruce Hexson
Sarah Darben
Marden
Ace
Doctor Marden
Drina Demoyne
Cora
Berry
Adah
Sister Dora
Miss Prentiss
Miss Eames
Dora
Collin Hanson
Lynn
Mass
Collin
Henry Madison
America
Columbus
Ohio
Amarillo
Texas
Kansas City
Hank Madison
Hank
WNU
Mightiest gateway at Hindu temple in Madura
Collier's Weekly describes a monumental gateway at a Hindu temple in Madura India as the mightiest structure. The exterior is adorned with over 30 million large sculptured figures of gods goddesses animals and mythic beasts, rivaling American skyscrapers in scale.
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Madura
India
Collier's Weekly
Rhodesian Man Document Shrouded in Skeletal Clue
A fragment mentions a Rhodesian man and references a skeletal clue tied to a document on page 103. The readable bits are sparse and unclear about context or outcome.
Napoleon III and the talisman seal connected to Zululand death
Napoleon III was reputedly superstitious and left a talisman seal on his watch chain for his son the imperial heir. The seal bore Arabic inscription claiming “The slave Abraham relying on the Merciful One God.” The talisman allegedly lost its virtue the day Zululand saw the heir slain in battle.
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Napoleon
Napoleon III
France
Imperial
Abraham
Zululand
Buenos Aires Layout Described as Checkerboard Fashion
The report notes Buenos Aires shore layout described as a checkerboard fashion with a hundred elements mentioned, indicating a patterned urban or portside design.
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Buenos_ Aires
Buenos Aires
Classic quiz list answers reveal varied trivia
Beethovens Fifth Symphony heard during Napoleonic bombardment. Sligo Ireland. 1896. service done only when watched. wealth. Samson. Germany. a device for small measurements. Aries the Ram. Mary queen succeeded by Elizabeth. unburnt sun dried brick. a sweet substance in leaves of certain plants.
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Beethoven
Austerlitz
Ireland
Samson
Germany
Aries
Mary
Elizabeth
Creomulsion promised relief for stubborn chest colds
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a remedy for lingering coughs and bronchial irritation. It guarantees satisfaction with a money refund if results are not seen from the first dose, urging readers to consult their druggist.
Between Two Evils One May Choose Neither
A proverb suggests choosing neither option when faced with two harmful choices. It emphasizes personal judgment and caution in moral decisions.
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