Diamonds on the Hyacinths and a Smuggling Affair
In a Swiss town a spinster helps Claire de Ravenol back to the U S. On arrival in New York the diamonds smuggled by Mrs Delario draw danger when De Ravenal claims the gems. A chase, a missing boy, a theater outing, and a washwoman’s trashing of the hyacinths end with a telegram summoning the spinster to Philadelphia.
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Vevay
Claire de Ravenol
United States
Monsieur de Ravenol
Claire
Delario
de Ravenal
Billy Rivers
Rivers
Jimmson
Paris
Detective Man Alp
Detective Man
Diamonds and De Ravenal Plot in New York Doorway
A woman finds diamonds in a hyacinth bouquet and races to protect them as a detective shadows her. She suspects her foe Monsieur De Ravenal, living in her building, orchestrates secrecy while she plans escape with help from trusted allies.
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New York
Monsieur
Hotel Imperial
Nolne
Pennsylvania Station
Junch
Monsieur de Ravenal
George
Wachton Flons
Date Fruit in Arab Diet Featured in Classic Text
A fragment describes dates as staple food for Arabs, noting their use in meals and as a feed for livestock. It mentions date pits ground for cattle, a brandy distilled by some, and pits used as play items by Arab children.
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Aratia
Depth-measuring Sea Bomb By Massachusetts Doctor
A Massachusetts doctor invents a dynamite sea depth device. The bomb detonates on hitting the sea bottom and depth is estimated by timing the sound’s return to the surface. The method uses underwater explosion timing to gauge distance.
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Masaachusetts
Modern Colonial Style Home Described in Detail
The article discusses a brick colonial style residence by WM A Radford, noting exterior balance, a sun porch addition, and practical interior layout. It emphasizes winter planning, hiring architects or contractors, and predicts a busy spring for building with seven rooms across two floors, a sun porch, and a full basement.
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WM. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Chicago
New
Finland
Beez Lose Half Million Hives From Airplane Lure
A large Missouri apiary owner mourns half his bees after a plane en route to a funeral released a fragrance trail of magnolia blossoms. Bees swarmed toward the airplane, forming a cloud that drifted west for about twenty miles before pursuit ended.
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Missouri
Air Service
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Ancient Scandinavian Art at Queen Asa’s Osberg Ship
A relic of Queen Asa of Norway reveals an Osberg wood carving community from Viking times. The Osberg Ship exhibition suggests Asa’s court attracted Scandinavia’s top artists, preserving a unique ancient art collection for Norway and the world.
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Sala
Asa
Norway
Osberg
Pat Tron
Scandinavia
Traveling man comments on screened windows
A traveling man at a hot summer restaurant notes the lack of screens on windows and door. The proprietress, busy with serving and moving files, responds that screening would help but admits it would look unattractive.
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Jane Bunker
Mr. Man
Amsterdam
Mr. Mann
Winneab
Weide
Roor
Oto RA Hotagee
RA Moitao
PORC
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