The Earl and Clara-Martha Meet In A London Snuggery
In Lombard Street London Sir Peter Wynecoop and Richard Connell characters plan finance while the Earl of Bingley hosts a snuggery scene with Clara-Martha Phelps. Champagne, flirtation, and a tense confrontation culminate as Ernest Bingley awakes to a pistol at his head.
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Ernie
Sir Peter
Lombard Street
London
Peter
Mrs. Clara-Martha Phelps
Earl of Bingley
Mrs. Phelps
Cleopatra
Clara-Martha Phelps
Thirzzy
Vassar
Earl
Toots
Big Boy
Crump
Ernest Bingley
Young gangster Mervin plots theft from Tower of London vaults
In a castle-like home, Mervin Wyncoop boasts a pistol and dreams of a big crime. He toys with Ernest about a jewel heist at London’s Tower, boasting a mob, a typewriter gun, and blackmail leverage as a cliffhanger ends.
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Mervin Wyncoop
Mervin
Ernest
House of Wyncoop
Pop
Mom
Crump
London
Tower of London
Lissen
Edmontom Veteran Begins Halifax Dog Cart Journey
Eugene Muller a 47 year old Edmonton war veteran who trains dogs and does odd jobs plans a six month trip to Halifax on a two wheeled cart pulled by dogs Sambo Nip and Hobo will supply motive power Muller trained them for two years and will travel via dirt roads avoiding highways He says dog trams are common in Belgium where he is from
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Canada
Halifax
Edmonton
Eugene Muller
Muller
Hobo
Belgium
Colonel Watney recalls micless speeches at Croydon dinner
Col. Sir Frank Watney, 68, told the 4th Queen's Old Comrades in Croydon England that he could make them jump without a microphone and he could do it again if needed.
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Sir Frank Watney
Queen
Croydon
England
Environment Shapes Intelligence And Fortune For Geor ge Robinson
A 15 year study by Dr. Harold Skeels and Dr. Beth Wellman shows environment drives intellectual development more than parental intelligence. Underprivileged children gain with foster care and stimulating nursery schooling, while Summers at home hinder growth. Fortune comes to George Robinson after kindness to a Klondike prospector yields a $300000 windfall including a $250000 Alaska fox farm and $50000 Montana ranch.
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Harold Skeels
Beth Wellman
Iowa University Child Welfare Station
Skeels
Iowa State Board of Control
Wellman
Miss Wellman
Fortune
Horn of Plenty
George Robinson
Conklin
Edmonton
Jobe
Seattle
Alaska
Montana
Klondike
Canada Wheat Exports 1936 37 See Market Shifts
The Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners reports export figures for 1936 37 showing the United Kingdom remains the leading wheat customer while France and Germany reduce demand due to self sufficiency. Canada sold to 30 countries, reflecting broad foreign commerce. Separate note mentions can manufacturing moving from hand to machine production at 300 per minute.
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Dominion
Russia
Canadian Board of Grain Commissioners
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Canada
Extemporaneous speech defined by speaker and audience
An extemporaneous speech is one in which the speaker speaks without prior preparation and the audience leaves without retaining a full record of the remarks. It emphasizes spontaneity and the lack of a fixed script.
G Man Eludes Capture in Escape Probe
County constable suggests the suspect slipped away through an entrance while guards watched exits. authorities question how he escaped and review surveillance and patrols.
Different Greetings Across Cultures When Meeting Friends
The article surveys greetings from India Persia Egypt China Japan Russia Poland France Holland Italy and explores how each region asks about well being or daily life. It contrasts phrases such as Praise God is your nose fat and May your shadow never grow less with common Western inquiries.
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India
Persia
Egypt
Poland
Holland
Number of Smiths in WWI Regiments Cited
A Philadelphia Record columnist notes enough men named Smith in American forces during the Great War to form 15 regiments of 3,600 each, totaling 54,180.
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Philadelphia Record
Literacy in India Limited Across Many Languages
About 50,000,600 people in a population of 353,000,000 can read at least one of the dozen principal languages spoken in India. The figure reflects limited literacy despite linguistic diversity and regional education efforts.
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Postum
India
British civil service rejects political patronage in appointments
Sir Francis Floud, British high commissioner to Canada, told the house committee on civil service affairs that political support has no role in appointments. The British system forbids former MPs from government jobs and private secretaries from joining after tenure. Open competitive exams directed by the civil service commission determine hiring, certification, and internal affairs.
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Francis Floud
Canada
House Committee On Civil Service Affairs
Civil Service Commission
Windsor Castle appraiser A. T. Barber dies at 80
A. T. Barber, 80, longtime Windsor mayor and antique dealer, who evaluated Windsor Castle contents at Queen Victoria's request 40 years ago, died in Hove England. He pledged not to reveal his findings on gold plate art and china. Cats hunt mainly at night though see better in daylight.
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A. T. Barber
Windsor Castle
Royal Residence
Hove
England
Queen Victoria
Barber
Windsor
Newspaper Print Runs Toward Solar Reach Every Fourth Year
A playful take notes that newsprint production each four years is ample enough to span a strip as wide as a newspaper and stretch to the sun and back, signaling a grand, almost cosmic printing effort.
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Richard Connell
Mr. Wynecoop
Mr. Wyncoop
Iowa
Sonny
John
General Foods, Limited
Cobourg
Ontario
Pii
New York
Capes
Sweet Home
Raymond
Speaker
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
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