Rash Romance on an October Night Leads to Private Plans
Celia Rogers, barely 17, falls for Barney Shields a bold youth next door in Baltimore. He vows to become a photographer and asks her to marry him though she fears family duty and her mother’s secret past. The couple’s night ride ends with hopeful promises as a trunk of old memories hints at untold trouble.
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Haltimore
Rogers
Barney Shields
Oh Mitchel
Barney
Cella
Pate
Celia
Calin
Shadow
Jim
Colla
Ilfa
Colin
Celia Rogera
Ife
Towet
Shin
Darney
Elia
Harney
Mrs. Rogers
Mya. Rogers
Benesthona Sas
Third Moor
Hersolt
Delia Rogers
Margot’ Dress Shop
Mother
Bottled Note Found Near Flakler Beach Linked to Coast Guard
A penciled note discovered in a tile near Flakler Beach Alabama appears connected to the Seventh District Coast Guard headquarters in Elizabeth City North Carolina with details referencing a tanker and a bottled message. The fragment suggests a coast guard investigation, though the full story remains unclear from the fragmentary OCR.
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Lizabeth City
N.C
Flakler Beach
Ala
Seventh District Coast, Guard
Last survivor note from the David C. Reid tanker
A note on the back of a wilted page claims to be from the last survivor of the American oil tanker David C. Reid. The message indicates the writer is stranded on an island near 40 degrees longitude and 7 degrees latitude, signing as Sam 2D EB. Hunter.
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David C. Reid
Sam 2D
EB. Hunter
David C. Reid Foundered With Hand Tanker
The maritime register notes the David C. Reid foundered with its hand tanker crew of four at latitude 36 33 and longitude 08 05 on October 14 1928.
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David C. Reid
Amerithe David C. Reid
Maritime Register
John Rd Clynes and the Duchess of York heir tale
British official John Clynes, then Home Secretary, recently featured in a presentation by Ian, discusses the birth of a possible heir to the throne. The anecdote recalls his youth as a clog dancer, illustrating a public figure’s varied past.
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John Rd Clynes
Ian
Duchess of York
Child Dies at Dallas After Clothes Ignited
A four year old boy, Tommie Dean, died in a Dallas hospital after his clothing caught fire while he was playing with matches. His sister quickly used a garden hose to extinguish the flames, saving him from a worse fate as the fire also touched wallpaper but caused limited damage.
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Dallas
Tex
Tommie Dean
Tommie
Two Guardsmen Win Honors as Marksmen at Camp Perry
Two Arkansas National Guard sergeants earned national recognition at Camp Perry by qualifying for the President's Hundred marksmen match. Sergt C E Smith of Clarksville placed 44th and Sergt D Hilderbrand of Prescott 65th, earning marksmen badges signifying membership in the elite group.
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Arkansas Nattional Gard
Camp Perry
C. E. Smith
Clarksville
Sergt.d. Hilderbrand
Prescott
Nightly Message on Sir John Bick Erstaffe Funeral Wreath
A Nightly Message from Blackpool reports a chauffeur delivered a note on Sir John Bick Erstaffe's funeral wreath. The message humorously says the fire is dying, water is nice and hot, doors and windows are bolted, mouse traps set, and there are no mice, good night Sir John.
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Blackpool
Eng
John Bickerstaffe
Johy
Ask Your Soldier Hoy How Cooties Got Such a Hold
Wartime ad urges use of RAT SNAP to kill rats seen at battlefronts and warns against disease spread at home. Three sizes priced at 35c 65c and 1.25. Sold by Ward & Son Hope Crescent Drug Co Washington and W E Cox & Sons Fulton.
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Europe
Ward & Son of
Hope
Crescent Drug Co
Washington
W. E. Cox & Sons
Fulton
Worker injured by bottle thrown from train in Salzburg
In Salzburg on September 15 a railway section worker, Johann Brod, was struck by a bottle thrown from a train window as he waited beside the track. His nose was broken and five teeth knocked out, requiring hospital treatment before he could resume work.
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Salzburrg
Austria
Johann Brod
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Austria Decree Keeps Rail Conductors Telegraph Clerks
Vienna reports that on major Austrian rail lines conductors must serve as telegraph clerks for messages up to 14 words. The administrative decree took effect September 1 with this new service practice for passengers.
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Vienna
UPU
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Hope Star
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