Hartley House Mystery Continues in Darting Night Chase
Doctor Sidney teams with Hartley house staff as two figures flee into the woods after a break in. A missing jewel box and a white clothed woman spark pursuit by a chauffeur and gardener while Horwich reports an auto crash linked to Hartley house. The case tightens as Agnes vanishes and the chase widens to the White Owl tavern.
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Kenmore
Armsel
Jet
Hartley House
Jed
Sidneye
Varias
Doarters
Lim
Dave
Bidney
Bilney
Sidney
Ted
Mr. Sidney
McGoine Rouht
Aldrich
Agnes
Touriot
Agnew
Wolf
Toroth
Mr. Sirney
Horwich
Tim
Mike
Night at the Half Day Bar Feels Like a Secret Meet
A bar tale unfolds with a foreigner, a redoubled kiss, and coded phone talk in a dim night setting. Two men, one a local worker and another clearly foreign, exchange drinks and gestures while a tense plan forms over a leather case and a waiting party in River 4000. The scene hints at a larger covert operation as a continuation promise lingers.
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Bill
Teput
Bil
Number Eleven
Poe
Sim
Urward
Boy Scouts Re Conducted On International Jamboree Trip
The 201 Boy Scouts of America with 57 adult leaders toured England France Belgium and a homeward voyage aboard army transports. They visited London Stratford on Avon Paris Brussels Antwerp and benefited from official receptions and a high honor at the Jamboree for the US display of scouting history and activities. They wreathed war graves including Quentin Roosevelt and met prominent officials during extended cultural tours.
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Boy Scouts of America
United States
England
Atlantic
United States Army
Merry England
France
Belgium
Midway Park
Chamber of Commerce
London
Crysinl Palace
British Museum
Tower of London
Warwick
Paris
Arc d'Triomphe
Grand Palais
Champs Elysees
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame Cathedral
Quentin Roosevelt
Brussels
Cordial Mercier
Antwerp
Albert
Limit of Scout Courtesy
An extract from McGuffey's Third Reader, as reprinted by the Kansas City Star, recalls a boy scout aiding an obese man who slipped on a muddy sidewalk. The khaki uniformed youth announces he is a scout and offers to help, citing the order’s tenet of doing a good turn each day and requesting permission to swear for the injured man.
Scout Training Saves Life In Carrollton Rescue
Walter Price a boy scout rescued the three year old daughter of Stanley Stefankowski from a cistern in Carrollton Michigan. The child wandered into a neighbor s yard and fell in while women spectators failed to act. Price heard cries crawled down with a pole and held the girl above water until assistance arrived.
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Carrollton
Mich
Walter Price
Stanley Stefankowski
Scout Price
Generations in Scouting Reach Three Generations
G Henry Nessinge, scout executive of Manhattan, started as a scout master in 1910. His father H H Nessinge became assistant scout executive in 1916 and still holds the post. His son Herman turned twelve last August and earned his second Glass test, marking three generations in scouting.
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G. Henry Nessinge
Borough of
Manhattan
New York City
H. H. Nessinge
Herman
Heriman
Scouts to Help Save Paper Initiative Aimed at Nation
The Missouri Partner editor urged President Livingstone of the Boy Scouts of America to enlist scouts in a nationwide paper campaign. Scouts would sell paper to raise funds to cover campaing costs, sustain troop activities, and support scout headquarters during a nationwide shortage.
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Missouri
Livingstone
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Cimpalen
Wrk
Veteran Scout degree counts war service for badge
A reader asks if time in war service counts toward a Veteran Scout badge. The answer is yes, if a scout who served in the army or Navy returns to continue scouting he is counted as continuing in scouting for the degree. Everett, Wash., Troop 2 supports three French orphans.
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Everett, Wash
Pikes Peak Reforestation Milestone Highlighted by Early Maps
A historical report notes the centennial of Pikes Peak’s first ascent and details ongoing reforestation efforts on its slopes. It covers plantings of yellow pine, Douglas fir, and spruce across 4,575 acres, the challenges of high altitude planting, nursery strategies, and the goal of protecting water supplies for Colorado Springs and Manitou.
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Zebulon M. Pike
U.S. A
Pikes Peak
Edwin James
Major Long
James
Fremont
Sumit
Weather Bureau
Alexander Lendrum
Colorado Springs
James Wisely
Council Bluffs
Colorado City
Frederick $. Dellenbough
Manitou
American Forestry Association of Washington
Congress
W. J. Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Nebresia
Clementine Gulch
Halsey
Monument
Pike National Forest
Rocky Mountains
Ciites
Pikes Peale
Three Wings of Progress Fire Salt and Wheel Founders
A reflective musing traces human progress to three core discoveries fire salt and the wheel. The passage imagines ancient beginnings with a Phoenician paddler and early tool use, suggesting these elements sparked ambition and civilization.
How to Clean Gun Barrels with Nitric Acid
The article describes using chemically pure nitric acid to dissolve the bore matter in a gun barrel and warns the acid will not harm the metal unless contaminated with patte. It instructs to pour out the acid, wipe the barrel dry, and wash skin and clothes immediately if contact occurs using water and soap.
Shipworm Insurrection Threatens Maritime Woodlands
A historic treatise describes the shipworm as a persistent iconoclast attacking timber structures in eastern African coastal waters. The marine worm bores into wood, entering ships and piers, following grain with detours at knots, displaying relentless activity against wooden infrastructure.
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East Africa
Viaduct Opposed by Vermin Destroyed Near Mombasa
A wooden sea viaduct linking Mombasa to the mainland is said to be rapidly undermined and practically destroyed by vermin of the deep. The remark by Mrs Naybor about Mrs Gable’s entertainments adds a sharp, domestic aside.
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Mombasa
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