Walpole anecdote fuels tense reunion scene
In a New York Times excerpt, Mrs. Bike and Mr. Blake clash over a Horace Walpole yarn at a reunion. Tension rises as Barton's comments spark laughter and confusion about identities while Markham tries to steer conversations away from the risqué tale.
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Bollers
Windsor
Hagard
Me In
Darton
Barty
Hotate
Walpole
Binks
Horace Walpole
Mr. Barton
Blake
Me. Markham
St. Bartow
Hetice Walpole
Markham
Barton
Mr. Blake
Wal
Walpole ‘Story. I Told’ You That Yarn Or Ye Elf?* Mri, Bine! ‘At Odd Atill
New - York Times
Chemical Fury of Fluorine and Its Reactivity Explored
An article discusses the element fluorine, its history, and intense reactivity. It describes isolation challenges, Stolzman’s work, and how fluorine aggressively bonds with many metals and compounds, forming dangerous products and reacting with acids to destroy substances.
Four Children Cremated in Pittsburg Fire Tragedy
Four children died in a Pittsburg house fire that also left parents seriously injured. Authorities say repeated rescue attempts failed as flames engulfed the home of Av My Kendall. The parents tried to reach the children, leaped from a second story window, and a body was later found in a well as investigators pursue murder indications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kendall
Dafbatt
gAe Stove
Patonts
Odie
Women Shudder Punished by Original Judge
A court in Pitt County sentences women convicted of certain offenses to hard labor at the washhouse with no discrimination. Under the judge's orders, offenders with hot bands and polished nails must endure the same wash labor as other culprits. Laundry paraphenalia and paraphernalia are to be secured for the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oste “Miller
al Worken
Bate
Nalla
Railroad Fireman Tom Connor Dies After Des Moines River Bridge Incident
Railroad fireman Tom Connor aged twenty on the Iowa Central died hours after injuries from an incident near Woldyville Indiana when he fell or was knocked from his engine as the train crossed the Des Moines river bridge. He was unconscious from three head wounds when recovered.
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Tom Connor
Iowa Central
Woldyville
Outnoosa
Connor
Des Moines River
Postmaster Arrested for Embezzlement in Des Moines Case
A United States marshal arrested Postmaster Woon W. Sage at Wo den and transported him to Des Moines for trial on embezzlement charges. Postoffice Inspector Farrell of Mason City found a shortage of 1200 dollars after examining the accounts. In another case, John Conro of Clinton, with a prior prison record, received two years for stealing chickens at Fort Madison penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woon
W. J. Sage
Woden
Des Moines
Farrell
Mason City
John Conro
Clinton
Fort Madteon
The Blood Line and Blood as Heritage
A discussion on blood tests showing distant relations between species. It posits that blood reactions reveal ancestry, noting humans share one blood with all races, while birds, mammals, and marsupials show varied connections. It emphasizes blood as a hereditary measure above bone or organ structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William’ Hanna Thompson
South America
Odd Downtown Dinner Scene In Whimsical Dialect
A fragment describes a bustling downtown restaurant night scene with a short woman and her tall husband ordering oysters and a peculiar request for a hassock. The dialogue echoes playful mispronunciations and crowded dining chatter as the couple interacts with a waiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Waitar
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