Bank meeting on a secret deal ends with a pawn in a game
Ernest Bingley is swept into a limousine and into a private London club room where Sir Peter Tyler and three associates test him with a numeric game while plotting a covert commercial maneuver. Hubert Punder bursts in accusing a swindle as the round ends.
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Ernest
Bank of England
Mammon
Peter Tyler
Peter Tyler, A Most Substantial and Resplendent Figure, Issued Forth. “Bingley
Jove
Sir Peter
Willetts
Strand
Pall Mall
Miles Siver
Mr. Silver
Leather
Mark Newsome
Mark
Bingley
Dr. van Tromp
Miles Silver
Biarritz
Sir Mark Newsome
Tyler House
Lombard Street
Armstrong
Hubert Punder
Punder
P.P.P
Flounder Turns Figure in Witty Exchange
A playful line shifts focus to Ernest as the speaker notes he is the flounder in a humorous exchange. The amused narrator hints at a continuation, leaving the scene with a light, teasing tone.
Things We Value and the Power of Small Purchases
The piece argues that advertising appeals to economic impulse by framing purchases as affordable with small sacrifices. It highlights how saving for a home or a first $100 marks lasting value, suggesting such approaches are legitimate and safe when they tap into what people truly prize due to effort and sacrifice. The quote from the Guelph Mercury anchors the reflection on value.
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Guelph Mercury
Long Letters From Malay Estates Spark Special Paper Rise
Native Indian laborers on Malay estates write lengthy letters home causing heavy postage. Employers order lightweight paper from London to fit mail limits. Spouses and families in India cheer the improved sending ability.
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India
London
Navy Plans for Open Trade Routes in War Time
The British Navy reports 520000 tons of warships under construction including five battleships 17 cruisers 19 submarines 39 destroyers and other craft A three point plan aims to keep trade routes open in emergencies via special convoys conversion of old cruisers to anti aircraft vessels and stronger destroyer forces Geoffrey Shakespeare argues air power alone cannot ensure safety noting ships are self contained and can deploy quickly to protect food and raw materials.
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Great Britain
Admiralty
Liverpool
Geoffrey Shakespeare
United Kingdom
Earth Fault Causes Moon’s Drift Says Astronomer
Astronomer Harold Spencer Jones told the Royal Observatory of Greenwich the moon has jumped its track and the earth is to blame. He tied the moon’s path to the earth’s rotation and time reckoning, noting a mysterious brake slowing the world. Dr. Martin Davidson estimated the slowdown at about 1-100th second per century, placing the moon roughly six seconds off its time.
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Harold Spencer Jones
Royal Observatory of Greenwich
Mr. Jones
Martin Davidson
British Astronomical Association
Daring Maine Mother Delivers 14 Mile Rural Route
For five years Mrs Hazen E Mc Allester mother of five has delivered mail on a 14 mile round trip rural route in North Turner Maine. She has braved storms floods and illness without missing a day earning postal praise.
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North Turner
Maine
Hazen E. McAllester
Quick Witty Exchange and Historical Curiosities
A brief comic dialogue shows Bobby asking for work and his father's surprise at the idea of relief. The note then references Walter Hunt inventing the safety pin in three hours and selling the patent for 400 dollars, plus a Babylonian king with a herb garden and Poland seeking a peace formula along with a nod to the Golden Rule.
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Bobby
Father
Walter Hunt
New York
Fought Chinese Bandits Tale From Missionary’s War Year
Rev Father J J McDonald related his eight year mission in Lichiu Chekiang where bandits abducted a girl for an arranged marriage and attacked his home. He recalled a hand to hand fight that left the attackers fleeing to the hills with their wounded after the fracas.
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J. J. McDonald
Toronto
Windsor
N.S
Lichiu
Chekiang
Father McDonald
St. Francis Xavier
Germ warfare ruled out by air raid precautions chief
Wing-Commander E. J. Hodsoll, inspector-general of air raid precautions, told sanitary inspectors in London that bacteriological warfare is impossible. He said it is not feasible to drop germs from the air as they do not compress well, and would require injecting the virus into each person.
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Ernest
Sir Peter
Mr. Bingley
Mr. Silver
Rotterdam
Dr. van Tromp
Mark Newsome
E. J. Hodsoll
London
Hodsoll
Paderewski Praises Chef With Simple Spoonerism
A famed pianist once thanked his chef for superb dishes after a lunch for friends. The messenger returned with a playful note that the soup was good too, illustrating the chef’s quiet pride and the concert tour camaraderie.
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Paderewski
In moisture presence cracks heal making concrete stronger
In the presence of moisture cracks in concrete heal tightly and may yield a product stronger than before. The moisture aids filling gaps and restoring integrity, suggesting durable repair under damp conditions.
Bicycle motor patent for direct front sprocket drive
A new patent covers a motor designed to connect directly to a bicycle front sprocket. The invention aims to simplify propulsion by integrating the motor with the drivetrain, potentially enhancing efficiency and reducing gear complexity.
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Lome Ane
Steve Compery
St Oerst Waite Blameene
Ernest Bingley
America
Hendrik van Tromp
Peter
Wilson
Peel
Wilson Fly Pad CO
Hamilton, Ont
United States
Earth
Poles
Cliff Bastin
Berlin
Christie's Biscuits
Moon
Poland
UGARI
Canadian Solar Factories
Raymond
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