Money Trouble Darkens Mona and Barry's Circle
Mona Moran a Wall Street law office receptionist watches her love interest Barry Townsend drift toward engagement with Genevieve Dower while Steve Saccarelli and Lottie Carr plot in the shadows. Mona seeks an advance from Mr. Garretson to cover her father's medical bills as tensions rise around a costly social world and a hidden family mine scheme.
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Mona Moran
Wall Street
Barry Eens
Barry
Steve Saccarelli
New York
Steve
South America
Sage Geenees Oirn
Lottie Carr Eikhee Vista
Mona
Townsend Country
Mr. Townsend
Mr. Garretson
Savarin
Mollie Drury
Mollie
Genevieve Dower
Robert W. Aldrich Dower
East 72Nd Street
Southampton
L. L
Pierre
Dr. Dower
Barry Townsend
Jimmie
Twilands
Mrs. Faxon
Father
Mona Moran Seeks Funds for Father’s Radium Treatment
Mona Moran visits the hospital for her father’s radium therapy, faces a $500 cost while staying for months under observatory care, and weighs asking employer for an advance. Dr Fredericks inspires confidence as Dr Dean outlines prognosis, and Mona prepares to return with gifts and hope.
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Mona
Dad
Bud
Kitty
Steve
Lottie
Lotties
Pilgrim’s
Dr. Dean
Mein
Frederics
Dean
Observatory
Fredericks
Dr. Fredericks
Miss Moran
Miss Folsom
Harrelson to Speak at WBT Power Celebration
Governor Gardner taps Col. J. W. Harrelson to speak in Raleigh at a WBT Charlotte radio power boost celebration. The event marks WBT increasing power from 5 000 to 25 000 zetts on Friday August 12.
Move Irises and Poppies Before Winter For Next Bloom
If irises and oriental poppies are to be moved for blooming next year, now is the time. Plant them well in a new location, water thoroughly, and let them rest and firm up before winter.
Gilbert Quick Wedding Sets Hollywood Record in 6 O’Clock Vows
John Gilbert surprised Virginia Bruce on the studio set and announced a 6 o’clock wedding. The ceremony followed shortly after, with Earl Frederick Briggs giving the bride and Irving Thalberg as best man. The actor’s fourth marriage comes after a recent divorce from Ina Claire.
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Hollywood
Virginia Bruce
John Gilbert
John
Miss Bruce
Earl Frederick Briggs
Irving Thalberg
Donald Ogden Stewart
Gilbert
Ina Claire
China Area Size Noted as 4 Million Square Miles
The report states China covers about 4,000,000 square miles. The figure reflects a broad geographic estimate cited in the era's coverage of Asia.
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China
Dogs Kill Sheep in Oregon Ranch Raid
In Klamath Falls Oregon a group of dogs raided rancher George Bratton's Altamont flock killing twenty four sheep and wounding many more. Ralph Homer the poundmaster had several suspected canines executed as part of the response to the ongoing losses.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
George’ Bratton
Altamont
Bratton
Ralph Homer
START COMPOST HEAP
Start a compost heap from fall garden cleanup. Pile weeds vines and vegetable tops, keep moist, and by next year obtain rich plant food and soil conditioner.
Tulip bulbs need lifting and dividing on a three year cycle
Garden note advises lifting and separating tulip bulbs roughly every three years to maintain vigorous growth and flowering. advised timing aligns with the plant’s dormancy period.
British Drive on Somme Gains Prisoners and Supplies
On August 10 1918 British forces extended their advance on the Somme front capturing over 36000 German prisoners in three days. Allied troops seized vast ammunition stacks and supplies while retreating Germans burned or blew up stores. French storm troops seized Montdidier and expanded control over 650 square miles with hundreds more prisoners as German resistance dissolved. Berlin papers warned Germans to stay loyal until peace with honor is secured.
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Somme
Montdidier
Patrolman Hosts Picnic For 2800 Well-Behaved Local Kids
In Hill Mass the patrolman on his beat treated 2,800 good boys and girls to a picnic after praising residents of the Acres for refraining from window throwing snowball tossing or misbehavior. Residents donated money for ice cream and sandwiches.
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Mickey Mouse
Hs Hotel
North State Telephone Co
Ford
Essex Nash
Goodyear
Chrysler
Dodge
Nash
Buick
Goodyear Speedway
N.B.C
Red
West High Street
Berlin
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