Stormy island mystery ends with missing Mrs Green
Continued tale follows a stormy night as the narrator and friends hunt for Mrs Green after she vanishes. Kent Bopp and Lucile join a cautious search around the island while tension rises over the missing elder and the creeping danger of the storm.
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Lucile
Lucille
Lipton
Clair
Lucius
Rome
Mis. Green
Mrs. Green
Kent
Mrs. Dreen
Topp
Orst
Cathla
Bopp
Filrat
Wemen
Monty
Jesse James
Luelle
Mystery Woman at Kitchen Door in Lightning Flash
A crouched observer spots Luella in a dressing gown entering the kitchen during a storm. In a brief lightning moment she lights the wall, toys with a dog biscuit, then quiets as another sound approaches the stairs.
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Gio
Lielle
Ming
Bopp
Kent
Lucile
Luella
Anl
Bigcult
Tia
Geady
Your Mental Attic and the Modern Building Age
A writer notes how past materials inspire present construction yet urges new methods with iron cement and steel. It argues for science guided storage using temporary, high turnover assets. It also mentions India's linguistic diversity with about 150 languages across 45 nationalities.
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India
Community drying plants aid preservation of fruits and vegetables
The U S department of agriculture emphasizes municipal and association run drying plants to prevent waste of perishables. Communities organize with officers and by laws, often at a drying plant location such as a church, and monthly meetings. Such plants, already common in Europe, provide a reliable method to dry home garden produce and market shipments for winter use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Elvic Improvement Club
Commercaal Club
Homa-Sekeel Gatterti
Lincoln
Neb
Bulletin
Tin Cans to Aid in Winning War and Waste Reduction
Government urges households to save tin cans and garbage for war effort. Tin cans may fetch money for 7 000 to 8 000 cleaned cans, while other items such as Jade carvings and lacquered shrines are deemed not essential. Food Administration warns that garbage contains materials for shells and soap, urging separation and careful disposal to aid munitions production.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
New Typewriter Attachment Cuts Ribbon Wastage
A New York inventor has created a simple typewriter attachment to rewind ribbon at low cost. Another invention offers concrete bases to extend the life of worn fence posts in various colors. A New Jersey inventor designs a letter sorting cabinet where letters drop into arrow slots and chute into larger compartments, saving labor and space.
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New York
New Jersey
Difference in gasoline supplies impacts wartime needs
An important Difference. The gasoline situation in this country is not to be compared with Europe. England and France rely largely on imports and ship shortages limit imports. America is the world’s largest oil producer and cannot export more than a quarter of its gasoline production, shaping use of fuel for private cars and power needs to conserve coal.
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Europe
England
France
America
Penalties for Profiteering Fall on Foodstuff Dealers
Hoover's era reports over 800 profiteering penalties on foodstuff dealers in ten months. About 150 companies and individuals were ordered to cease operations briefly, while more than 500 paid money, often to the Red Cross, or paused business to avoid harsher penalties.
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Hoover
Red Cross
Secret of Longevity Among Indians T: Open living and plain food cited by preacher
Chief Manitoweg an evangelist of the Sivash tribe speaks in Harlem and New Jersey churches claiming Indians live longer by sleeping early, drinking pure water, and eating simple meals. He cites centenarians on reservations and notes whites grow bald and carry worries to bed.
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Manitoweg
White Wings
Harlem
New Jersey
Newsark
N. J
Just to Smile A Change of Linen
A dialogue humorous vignette features couples discussing habits and misunderstandings about clothing, cooking classes, and tact. A diner with another man's overcoat returns to the door, asking for a cigar to avoid an awkward meeting.
French Women Tenderly Care For Graves of American Boys
Aged French women in villages behind the American sector near Tplardy receive permission to tend graves of American boys. Local affection for the Americans is strong as language barriers fade. In billeted villages under shellfire, Americans share gas masks with peasants and teach them their use.
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Tplardy
China Eyes Restore Ancient Canal Network
China, facing transportation needs, weighs reviving its vast canal system once spanning about 100000 miles. Historic waterways diverted major rivers long before the Christian era to create these aged routes across the empire.
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China
Celestial Empire
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Fim
Joe
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Ropp
Lociles
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Alice
Fred
Papa
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