The House in Harley Street
Dialogue continues in a serialized drama where Moira and Meira discuss marriage plans with Dr Van Milard and Gaulburn. A sudden engagement prompts urgent arrangements for a wedding license while tensions rise over wealth and custody of business matters.
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Lave
Gaulberan
de von Milart
Aif
Goulburn
Ace
Worthern
Europe
Moira Jeff Town
Marsind
Naterney
Meira
Cecile
Goulbarn
Tam
Salen
Goalburn
Goalbern
Doctor's Common
Maire
Japanese Shipbuilding Trade Expands With Material Shortages
Despite material shortages the Japanese shipbuilding industry has grown in recent months with 37 decks for vessels 1000 tons and up, up from 18. About 40,000 shipyard workers exist across hitsubishi Kobe Inushima Harima Kawasaki Osaka iron works and others. Wages rose about 76 percent since mid April, and skilled workers earned 36 to 37 cents daily in April.
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Atte Outka Lionworks
Hitsubishi Dockyard
Kobe
Inushima
Eg |Dockyard
Harima Shipbuilding Mechanics
Japan
Nagesaki
Kawasaki Dockyard
Osaka Iron Works
Odd Superstitions About Future Luck and Misfortune
A fragmented folklore passage catalogues beliefs on shivering predicting a grave, mother itching signaling war, eye itching signaling luck or misfortune, rooks foretelling family downfall, legibility of spirits, white nail marks bringing premonitions, and turning silver to gain wealth during the new moon’s cycle, reflecting varied omen lore.
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Mboss
Camila
Fishing for Cables and Wartime Cable Woes
Fragmentary wartime-tinged tale recounts cable recovery perils at sea. Notes grapnels slow pulling and risks of snapping rope, plus a humorous domestic aside about sharing pies. Text mixes naval engineering lore with stray dialogue and weathered anecdotes.
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Pamming Island
Paleifie
Pacia
Ealm
Dows
Dean and the Duck and Darwin Tales from Mr Murray
The piece recounts anecdotes about Dean Stanley and witty remarks by Mr. Jobo Murray, including misread handwriting that turned Jerusalem into Jones and Darwin’s modest claim about a manuscript on earthworms, which Darwin later found popular. Other comic tales involve a duck landing on the floor and a wary receptionist’s quip about the Dean’s handwriting.
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Dean Stanley
Jobo Murray
Jerusalem
The
Holy Land
Jerus
Jones
Murrey
Mr. Murray
Darwin
Masy Montha
Dean Beacey
Women inventors and their overlooked impact through history
A historical survey highlights women patents from 1750 onward, noting Scottish and Bristol examples, including a Paisley linen thread pioneer, a Venetian lace discovery by a Italian woman, and a Bristol shipbuilder turning copper screws. It credits Mary Rees, Marie Montessori, and others for innovations across household, medical, and educational fields.
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Christian Shaw
Balgarran
Renfrewshire
Herides Wee
Clark and Coats
Dimages
Attar
Rose
Britain
Bristol
London
Mary Rees
California
Madame Corte
Maria Montessori
Gave Himself Away Milk Delivery Riddle
A man named Thomas confronts a stranger asking about his daily milk deliveries. In confusion Thomas computes 63 quarts from 91, realizing only 28 quarts remain unaccounted and suspects he has revealed too much to a discerning caller.
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Bridget
Patay Mocesy
Johny Duffy
Thomas
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Harley Street
Fleer
Harvest Front
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Charter
Willie
Wil- Me
Dean and the Duck
Woo
Charles Hormann
Eleanor Street
Geraldton
Slo
Gans
Ammunnltion
Wabela
Advicearas
Spirit Merchant
Northampton
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Geraldton Timber Co., Ltd
Messrs. Fallowfield Acc
Ste's Buildings
George
Nga
Richard Pursers Co
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Australia
Bend
West Guildford
Edward Pope & CO
India
Tadjey
Isage Laxmichand Dossabhai & Bros
Rajkot
Harry Pickett
R. Guscott
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