Reformed King of Crooks Outsmarts Paris Criminal Ring
Vidocq, famed father of detectives, infiltrates a Paris thieves circle led by Constantine. Disguised as a thief, he aids a police stakeout, guides arrests, and exposes the gang while recovering stolen riches on New Year’s Day at the prefecture of police.
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Eugene Francois Vidocq
Paris
Weling
Circu
Agabond
A A
Germain
Vidocq
Constantine
Cau
Geoperate
Hmquor
Faubourg St. Germain
Rendevous
Wate
Videcq
Lke
the Law
Prefecture of Police
M. Henry
M. Bertaux
M. Parisot
Champs Higsees
Joubert
Old New York landmarks recalled from Four Track News
Bertha H. Smith recalls a fading city map from Four Track News, noting landmarks such as the white-pillared mansion on State Street Frances and the old Jewish cemetery near Chatham Square. She describes the early water system with a Trinity Place hand pump and maps Greenwich village’s rise from a farm south of Wall Street to a thriving village by the early 1700s.
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New York
Houston ‘Street
William Kieft
Wall Street
Greenwich
No Change in Seasons
The Glasgow Herald analyzes long term weather reports and concludes seasons are not changing. It notes claims of ideal winters lack precise years and finds fronts, mild periods, and unpredictability similar to 200 years ago. John Evelyn’s diary from 1640 to 1700 is cited to show historical consistency.
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Glasgow Herald
The
Herald
John Evelyn
Wheat shows well in Norway says US cereal trade outlook
Norway imports grains and products total about 20 percent of imports, valued at 15 million annually. Wheat flour leads flours and meals, with most grains from southern Russia and flours from Germany. Prospects point to a large Norway United States cereal trade if American millers and cereal merchants exploit ground closely.
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Norway
Russia
Germany
United States
Drink More Water Vital to Body and Power
The article explains water as essential to digestion, assimilation, elimination, and general body functions. It notes an average adult body is over half water and requires ample intake, suggesting two quarts daily and citing Japanese soldiers who reportedly drink between two and four gallons daily.
Welle in the Shara Opens Desert Landscape
Fragmentary report notes Welle in the Shara from France advancing a project to open vast Jabara desert areas. Mentions Axtesian wells and railroad tele communications as part of development plans.
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Welle
Shara
France
Jabara
Bel Railroad
Tele
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King OF Crooks
Europe
By George. Barton
Paria Police
Ace
Henry
M. Berfamed
Ins
M. Parrisot
Govt of
Atlemen
Leary
Vidoca
Constan
Tine
Crackamen
Leutenant
Viddocq
Siily Vidocq
Scotland
OUR
America
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