Arson Plot Foiled in Late-Night Shop Drama at Lapwell’s
In a BSouth-street grocery, Lanwell battles a hostile intruder Radford who plans arson for insurance. The woman wife helps summon police, Radford flees, and Lanwell vows reform as wife supports the couple. Police alerted to the staged fire.
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Lapwell
Bsouth-Street
Lanwell
Radford
Tom Lanwell
Gorry
Damme
Rudford
Wimaelf
Jong
Bess
Lan
Tom
Hadford
Bens
Booth-strest
Lanwell's
Lanwall
Modern Poetry Essay on Form and Expression
An essay contrasts two schools of modern poetry focusing on expression versus content. It argues that even pure form carries meaning through association and experience, denying poetry as mere abstract balance. It discusses form, nonsense verse, and classic poetry as raised by expression and insight.
Over-Centralisation and the Need for Global Perspective
The text argues against over-centralisation, noting that thought and people converge to a single point. It emphasizes shifting perspectives by moving mentally and physically, recognizing that different places like Melbourne, Sydney, and distant continents offer distinct viewpoints. Being a citizen of the world expands anchored attention beyond one locale.
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Austra- Us
Europe
America
Melbourne
Sydney
Andrews
Chivalry of the Highway Drives Civic Motive
The Prince of Wales backs a three year old motor club effort to revive highway chivalry. The Order of the Road requires members to sign a pledge to drive safely and courteously with a badge on their car. The movement gains recognition, especially among Australian Automobile Clubs, as traffic worsens.
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Prince of Wales
Australia
Humorous Village Tales and Quips From Irish Streets
A collage of quips and bits includes a parish humor about a demon bowler, a lighted vehicle rule, a maid and coal gag, a candles grease joke, barber and political views exchange, and an old maid photographer prank.
Market Scenes in the Balkans Describe Busy Cobbled Square
In a large cobbled square the market hums with light shops and farm wagons. Peasants trade butter, cheeses, fruit, herbs, while women knit, children chatter, and vendors sell dyes, woodenware, baskets, jewellery, calico, and spices amid a lively blend of Slav sturdiness and Oriental atmosphere.
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Rome
Bella
Skelng
Levant
Samacov
Telephonic Etiquette Advice From a Quirky Column
A humorous note on phone manners warns that calling too often burdens the other person. It counts on restraint even when eager to talk, suggesting avoid overdoing the ring and repeated calls to prevent annoyance and disbelief.
Caddie Confusion And Guard Duty Gags
A stout novice golfer struggles with turf and ball as three youngsters taunt him. A discharged caddie taunts companions about missing the circus. An officer tests a raw recruit who jokes he would report a battle cruiser for mental inspection.
Greece from the Air Over Cephalonia to Athens
A vivid travelogue describes views of Cephalonia and Zante in the Ionian Sea, Misolonghi and the Gulf of Corinth, plus the Achaia mountains and Delphi. The journey highlights shining seas, green hills, vineyards, and the Acropolis rising above Athens as the destination.
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Clasate
Cephalonia
Zante
Gulf of Patras
Misolonghi
Greece
Gulf of Corinth
Achaia
Delphi
Partassus
Helicon
Athena
Salamia
Malu
Acropolis
World’s Oldest City Kish Reveals Ancient Riches
Excavations at Kish in Irak uncover multi layered remains showing a city built centuries before King David. Beneath palaces and houses lie prehistoric tools jewelry weapons and implements, while later ruins tell of Timur’s destruction five centuries ago.
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Kish
Irak
Kishwan
David
Timur
Reading tastes of the finance and political elite
A survey of leading figures in finance commerce and public service reveals a preference for biography travel and science as entertaining reading. Jokes and family banter accompany remarks on reading choices and social roles in a bustling era.
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Lves
Building Material Changes in the Modern Home Design
Notable shifts in small house building material toward brick concrete tile and textured plaster treatments. Masonry with white cement wash gains architectural and pictorial appeal. Decorative ties, floor Giles, wrought iron, and garage inclusion reshape exterior and interior planning while preserving the house’s picturesque quality and stability.
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Allice
Opportunity Unlimited and the Decline of Missed Chances
The piece argues against the belief that success hinges on one moment. It claims fear of lost opportunities is unfounded and that opportunity is always present. People should seize chances as a constant, benevolent law guiding achievement.
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Shakespeare
Brutus
Philosophy of a Woman and Theatre Mischief Daily Gleaner Style
A collage of quirky vignettes shows a neighbor owing four pence and an old man dodging outings, a christening misstep, a theatre understudy clashing with a manager, a camera-obsessed witness before a magistrate, and bus fare bartering with farthings and odd payments.
Lively Snapshots in a Girl's Home and Workplace
Vignettes from a parlor in a girls home and a cinema lobby unfold. A tension between Miranda and Ernest over wealth. a testing boy quizzes a chef fund. humorous exchanges with a dentist, secretary, and typist reveal social quirks. The piece ends with a wry remark on the burden of being right and the chorus of those proving otherwise.
Novelists at a Crossroads of a Fast Moving World
The essay argues that rapid machine civilization renders old plot devices outdated. It notes newspapers, film, and even the allure of wealth shift reader interest away from conventional action and scenery. Novelists must seek new themes as standards evolve with media.
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al Hed
Wizardry of
Botton
Columbus Anchor Returns from Paris Exposition
The Sante Maria anchor, property of the Haitian government, survived a 1492 wreck off Haiti. The ship had left the island twice: the 1893 Chicago World Fair and the recent Paris International Exposition.
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Christopher Columbons
Haiti
Paris
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