Witch Hazel and the Gold Dust Find on Mountain Trail
Jim Thornton meets Hazel Deane in Little Boulder as Pedro threatens Hazel. After a tense night foray, Hazel guides Thornton to a canyon where Grandfather Thornton’s gold dust is hidden in a tin chest. Romance blooms as Hazel proves her knack for finding water and gold.
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California
Jim Thornton
Nate Miller
Hazel Deane
Boulder
Jim
Nate
Pedro
Hazel
Henry Deane
Grandfather Thornton
Sorrel
Senora
Little Boulder
Blake
Mr. Thornton
Dad
Thornton
Deanes
Middle West
Deane
Ohio
New York
Witch Hazel
Uniform world maps by million scale aid accurate size view
Geographers have long sought world maps on a uniform scale. Current school geographies mislead students about country sizes. The U S Geological Survey advances one-to-one million maps, promising accurate relative areas for nations including Australia and China.
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Australia
United States
China
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Tempted by bright lights a cow seeks vaudeville in Dallas
A tired farmer's cow named Bessie leaves the farm for the city hoping for excitement. She enters a vaudeville lobby on Elm Street, causes a stir, and is escorted out by two policemen. She is taken to the city pound where she ponders city sights.
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River Styx
Elm Street
Latar
Bessie
Agin
City
Dallas News
New Yukon mining era urged by M FP Colonel
Colonel Thompson arrives in Ottawa after three months in the Northland and says a new room in Yukon is opening with a large silver discovery near Keno Hill on Mayo river. He predicts the find could replace gold in making the territory. Keno Hill camp has about 500 residents and galena ores carry high lead and silver values from 80 to 240 ounces per ton over a W mile area.
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Keno Hill
Yukon
Colonel Thompson
Ottawa
Northland
Mayo River
Stewart
Prowson
Madonna and Child on Stamps From Liechtenstein Issue
A new Liechtenstein stamp issue honors Prince Johann II s eightieth birthday. The set features the vision of the Virgin and the Holy Child over Vaduz in large format, with denominations 80 heller in green 80 heller carmine and 2 kronen in blue.
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Virgin Islands
Bavaria
Principality of
Lichtenstein
Johannei
Vaduz
Woman Hunger Striker Could Break World Record
Vienna reports from the American relief administration European children's fund claim a woman may outlast a man in hunger strikes. Kynutz Panzer of the New York Produce Exchange says girls resist malnutrition better than boys, doctors noting girls endure less food with fewer serious effects.
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Vienna
American Relief Administration
European Children’s Fund
Kynutz Panzer
New York Produce Exchange
Austria
New York Sun
A Risk Romance Sparks Over a Shaky Policy
Betty Simms of a western insurance firm rejects a bad fire hazard policy on a dilapidated street, sparking a clash with Jimmy Phelps. After a big loss tests their hearts, they reveal feelings amid plans to start anew with affordable furniture and mutual trust.
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Betty Simms
Big Western Insurance Company
Square House
Mr. Phelps
Betty
Jimmy
Miss Simms
Jim
Jimmy Phelps
Jionny
Dreams Reveal Truths In Freudian Theory Says Durant
Dr William J Durant former Columbia philosophy instructor in Milwaukee argues in a lecture that dreams reveal suppressed desires and primal actions. He says civilization rests on repressing pugnacity and sexuality and monogamy is artificial, with hypocrisy as civilization's essence and moral masks removed in dreams.
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William J. Durant
Columbia University
Milwaukee
Doctor Durant
Freud
Wireless time signals to fix Australia boundary line
Survey by wireless telegraphy aims to pinpoint the 129th degree longitude between Greenwich and Sydney. Observatories worldwide collaborate to redetermine Earth's longitudinal division using high power wireless stations with simultaneous reception in Australia and Britain. Lyons station in France shows potential reception, with U.S. and British cooperation invited as part of a broader program.
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South
Australia
Greenwich
Betwen
Greenwich Observatory
England
Sydney
Lyons
France
United States
Cost of Caste Remembrance from a Budapest Banker
A Hungarian immigrant recalls life in Budapest as depicted in World’s Work. He describes a steady bank job, daily rides in a flakker, and a social climate built on excess. He notes Magyar hospitality, but says many lived beyond means, and lowering expenses harmed caste. Bertulan Barna.
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Budapest
Flakker
New York
Bertulan Barna
Good Old Days Desire at Central Park Circle
Two ragged youths stand by a pool at Columbus Circle in Central Park wistfully wishing for the warm old days. They regret the cold water and lack of coins to toss, noting Economy and wartime hardships cut spending and hope for a return to better times.
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Columbus Circle
Central Park
Officer’s speed claim spurs bold bus sale joke
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip has a motorist asking a judge to make the officer’s fifty miles per hour statement in writing and give a duplicate. The driver vows to sell the bus after paying the fine, turning a legal moment into a humorous line.
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Birminghim Age-Herald
Explosive Soil Boon Boosts Orchard Yields Near Spartanburg
On a farm near Spartanburg D. C. fruit trees planted in dynamite craters show five times the yield of trees in ordinary holes. Cotton and corn have been grown on land worked by explosives, a striking agricultural claim from the era.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Vera Finds a Verger in Greenwich Village Tale
Vera Copeland travels from the West to New York to find a villain for her story. In a dingy cafe she meets John Verger, a terrifying figure who becomes her inspiration. Her sketches and ensuing stories gain swift acceptance as she tests his emotional side and finds unexpected tenderness.
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Vera Copeland
New York
Vera
Greenwich Village
Dee
Maupassant
Bohewla
John Verger
Finger Prints For Babies Campaign Satirized
A Kansas City Star humorous column mocks a proposal to fingerprint all babies and preserve records for life. It jokes about collecting prints from Papa's collar, Daddy's shirt bosom, library book leaves, and even white woodwork, with absurd step by step procedures and playful parent guidance.
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Papa
Daddy
Lark
Papsy
Kansas City Star
Getting the Professor and the Class Dustup
A college professor known for vigor and popularity faces an awkward disruption when a student borrows a textbook. During lecture a powder puff falls from the book triggering stunned silence. He fumbles to respond and mutters a confused line as the moment lingers.
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Indianapolis News
Women Live Underground Tribe Found in Tripoli Mountains
Mrs. J. R. Forbes, a noted traveler now back in England, reports discovering a tribe of women who live underground in Tripoli mountain caves. They emerge only once in their lifetimes to marry, remain pale with dark brilliant eyes, and later dye hair with henna. Their subterranean homes house livestock, including camels.
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J. R. Forbes
England
Moscow
Syria
Tripoli Mountains
Training school for YWCA secretaries opens in India
A pioneering YWCA training school for secretaries opened in India on November 1 directed by a United States secretary. Eight young Indian women form the first class, mirroring the eight in the U S 1904 class, studying administration of activities club work with girls and organization of girl students. There are 47 YWCA workers in India and 101 centers of work.
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India
United States
Parable Misspoken as a Tip Tale
A Sunday school scene unfolds with a towheaded boy and a puzzled teacher. The boy recalls a parable about wrapping money in a napkin and suggests the man intended the money as a tip for the waiter, sparking humorous inquiry.
Time Brings Changes in a Poetic Watch of Love
Fragmentary lines suggest themes of time, patience, and affection. Names such as Harry and Patrice appear in brief, unclear phrases. The text reads as a stray verse with personal vows, lacking a coherent narrative or identifiable event.
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Patience
Harry
Carrie
Patrice
Promoted ee or NW on Dee 1920 romance tale
Maude and Anita work in a city office, facing hard times as rent rises and a sister falls ill. Anita forgoes a raise to help Maude, prompting a manager to promote Maude instead. The act sparks kindness, leading to companionship and eventually marriage as the manager reveals his love.
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McClure
Synq
Ate
Maude
Friend
Rosy
Real
Anita
Pess
Voue Ager
Miss Banks
Gonne
Ela
Miss Cowles
Washington
Con
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