Occasional Wife Synopsis
Camilla anson and Peter Anson wed in secret. he is a struggling sculptor seeking a scholarship abroad while Camilla, adopted into a wealthy family, studies commercial art. At a beach awakening their secret is revealed to Avis Werth and another guest. a quarrel over inheritance unfolds before Peter accepts a loan from Avis.
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Camilla
Hoyt
Peter Anson
Peter
Avis Werth
Sylvia Todd
Gus Matson
Avis
Eager Youth and Inspiration Shape a Sculpture Night
In Camilla and Avis's studio, Peter plans to enter a bronzed sculpture the next day while a party for its completion unfolds. Avis proposes christening the piece with a public unveiling and her own name, prompting Camilla to defend her own chosen title, Inspiration, as a symbol of the figure’s life-affirming pose.
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Peter
Avis
Camilla
Noney
False Teeth Ad Promises Comfort and Security
An advertisement touts D Werner's Powder as a leading denture fixative claiming secure, comfortable wear with no slipping. The prose shifts to a personal scene about Avis and Peter, imagining their Paris year and the tension of his possible departure, while reflecting on Avis's pride in her advertising success with Tiny Tots. The excerpt ends hinting at continuation.
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Stella
D. Werner
Peter
Avis
Paris
Rose
Acoustic altimeter warns pilots of approaching danger
After five years of study Leo O Delsasso of the University of California unveils an acoustic altimeter that heats the earth to detect incoming aircraft and warns pilots of distance to potential crash. A second line notes a woman may obtain a dress at a ridiculous price but not at an absurd figure.
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Leo O. Delsasso
University of California
Hype From Borax or Photographers Mildly Bleaches Silks
A fragment notes either borax or photography supplies serve as a mild bleaching agent for white silk or wool fabrics. The line suggests a practical household or studio use, with no further context or attribution.
Poet Claims He Keeps Verses in Mind
A poet asserts he can hold dozens of lines in memory but frequently does not. The piece notes a historical fact that the United States 5-cent coin contains more copper than the penny.
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United States
Tribute to King George Silver Jubilee Contemplated
The editorial marks 24 years since King George ascended the throne and declares the coming empire wide silver jubilee year. It praises the King as wise and popular and notes remarkable events since 1910 that spared millions from catastrophe and honored the Buckingham Palace family.
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George
Empire
Buckingham Palace
Ottawa Journal
Summer Styles For Engines On Canadian National
Modern locomotives from the Canadian National Railway showcase water heaters, track sprinklers, and smoke deflectors. Over 200 engines have been equipped during winter tests and are now in service ahead of the tourist season.
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Canadian National Railways
The Rhyming Optimist A Mother
A mother contemplates sustaining kindness through toil and stress. She laments loneliness and lost beauty while seeking to restore hope and faith. The poem questions how a mother's clear eyes can see enduring virtue within fading dreams and overcome regret and folly.
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Faith
Piccard Envisions Paris to New York Flights in Eight Hours
In Sounds Almost Impossible, Prof Au guste Piccard proclaims stratosphere plane trips between Paris and New York could happen in eight hours. He describes a fogless 20 mile high voyage with a tightly closed cabin and an air compressor motor. He notes possible interplanetary ventures and even a Rocket disintegration idea for Mercury trips.
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Nancy
France
Auguste Piccard
Paris
New York
Mercury
Large Wood Use For Heating Despite Coal Preference
The Forest Service estimates 913 million cubic feet of wood used annually for heating in normal years, about 30 percent of total cut in the Dominion. In the last two to three years fuel wood use has risen sharply. The note ends with an odd fact that a kingfisher eats seven times its own weight daily.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Aspirin Quick Relief Claim From Bayer Discovery
The ad touts rapid neuralgia relief claiming aspirin tablets dissolve within two seconds after moisture contact. It credits a Bayer science behind fast action and warns buyers to avoid substitutes, insisting to look for the Bayer cross on every tablet for genuine aspirin.
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Bayer
Pittsburg Chamber Proposes Transcontinental Super Highway Plan
The Pittsburg chamber of commerce backs a federal Public Works Administration plan for a 3000 mile super highway. The road would be 90 feet wide with ramps only, no intersections, tolls to aid self liquidating operation, spanning New York to California and offering a main artery for traffic and jobs.
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Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce
Federal Public Works Administration
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
California
Soldier Battles Runaway Circus Lion Near Paris
A soldier attempting to free a performing lion from a Paris outskirts menagerie fought the beast after it escaped its cage. The man kicked the lion and was bitten and clawed before the trainer secured the animal in a portable cage.
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Samson
Paris
King of Beasts
Moose Jaw Claims Most British City Title in Prairie Provinces
Moose Jaw leads three prairie provinces as the most British city with 80.1 percent of residents of British origin. Calgary follows at 78.1 percent and Brandon, Manitoba, at 73.5 percent.
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Moose Jaw
Prairie Provinces
Calgary
Brandon
Manitoba
Horse Beats Man in One Mile Record Time
Statistics show a horse runs three times faster than a man. A man completes one mile in 4 minutes 10 seconds, while a horse does it in 1 minute 30 seconds.
Memorandum A Brief Note To Remind The Next Day
A short handwritten note serves as a personal reminder for the following day. It captures a fleeting thought or plan that will prompt memory when revisited later. The fragmentary memo emphasizes intention over detail and acts as a prompt for action.
Pennsylvania Man Wins Right to Wed Grandmother
In Pennsylvania a man gains permission to marry his grandmother under longstanding legal or social permission. The case highlights unusual marriage allowances and raises questions about family relation constraints in marriage law.
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Pennsylvania
Cape St. Vincent Lighthouse Stands as World’s Most Powerful
The Cape St. Vincent lighthouse in Portugal is noted for its extraordinary light output making it the world's most powerful. Mariners rely on its beam for navigation along the Atlantic coast.
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Cape St. Vincent
Portugal
Little Helps For This Week Devotional Reflections
Short weekly devotional excerpt guiding readers to fulfill God given tasks with peace and exactness. It quotes John 17 4 and references Fenelon and Thomas A Kempis urging daily duties with calm obedience, trust in Providence, and focus on the present obligation.
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Fenelon
Thomas A. Kempis
Napoleon Museum at Saint Helena Inaugurated by French Mission
A small French mission inaugurates the Napoleon Museum on Saint Helena the house where Napoleon died in 1821. The museum contains original fittings and relics, kept by the French government, with many gifts from Alfred Day Pardee and his wife of New York. The ceremony included a tri color raised beside the Union Jack in the presence of British colonial officials.
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Longwood
Saint Helena
Napoleon
Marcel
Alfred Day Pardee
New York
New Plan Eases Between Paydays In Melbourne Ad
A Melbourne advertisement offers a plan where a man paid on Thursday can borrow from someone paid on Saturday who stays solvent until Thursday. References requested and provided.
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Man
Melbourne
Australia
Liver Health Almanac Ad Promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills
An advertisement claims liver issues cause mood and digestion problems and promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a purely vegetarian remedy. It urges readers to ask for the product by name and mentions a price and sale language typical of period ads.
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Carter
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