Rose Garden Husband Offers Life to Librarian
A library worker is approached by an elderly couple with a plan for her to marry Allan Harrington to guard his care after Angela Harrington’s death. The offer promises money and freedom, with guardianship and a kinder, steadier future, but raises doubts about love, duty, and personal happiness.
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Han
Miss Frey
Phyliss
Mr. de Guenther
Allan
Phytlin
Wr. de Cuenter
Asabel
Lave
Misa ‘Tre Bwaite
Han Fen
Phyllia
Angela
Stuarts
Sullys
Phyllss
de Guenther
Phyllis Braithwaite
Phyllis
Chilldren
Eva Atkinson
Rose Garden
de Guenthers
Mrs. de Guenther
Phyliia
Mrs. Harrington
Children of Stoughton Document Influenza Prevention
A Stoughton Wisconsin student committee of 200 from social science commercial math and other departments produced a booklet on influenza prevention after the 1918 epidemic. They interviewed 600 people, compiled data from clinics state boards and public health services, and organized sections by department. The foreword was written by the school principal, and rules from health authorities form the booklet’s core.
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Stoughton
Wis
University Clinic
Madison
State Board of Health
United States Public Health Service
Board of Health
Manual Arta
Commercial
Public Health Service
Wisconsin Board of Health
Madison Health Department
New York City Health Department
Hope For Gas Poisoned Yanks At Camp Grant
Dr Kr Berghoff reports on 2000 gas exposure cases examined at Camp Grant more than four months after poisoning. Findings show 30 percent in bronchitis group and 22 percent in emphysema group with many cases showing no chest disease. Recovery prospects appear hopeful with proper care and no strong predisposition to tuberculosis.
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KR. S Berghoff
Camp Grant
A. 8. Warthin
University of Michigan
Warthin
L. HI
Berghoff
L. Hil
Br. Berghoff
Hun
Skeptic physicists face spiritual doubt and proof seeks
In Indianapolis, a discussion on Sir Oliver Lodge's address reveals that even hardened scientists resist proving life after death. The argument notes that while religion allows for personality survival, scientific proof remains unlikely and immortality lacks verifiable evidence beyond revelation.
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Oliver Lodge
Borah and Johnson Boosted as 1932 Presidential Contenders
The Springfield Republican views Senator Borah as a national figure despite not seeking the presidency. It argues Borah’s defeat of the Versailles treaty shows strategic leadership and loyalty to the League of Nations. It predicts Borah and Senator Johnson will campaign together, challenging Major General Wood and Governor Lowden, shaping the spring political landscape.
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Borsh
League of Nations
Friends of the
Jeague
Borah
Society of Nations
Benator Johnson
Johnson
Roosewlt
Horah
Wood
Lowden
Minnesota
South Dakota
Lawden
United States
Borah Johnson
Women Clergy Debate Within Canterbury Church Vote
The Los Angeles Times reports the Church of England led by the dean of Canterbury voted against introducing women clergy by a wide margin. The piece notes the irony of women newly enfranchised and the phrase pastors and majors reflecting mixed progress for female clergy.
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The
Los Angeles Times
Church of England
Dean of
Canterbury
Inwland
Life and Work in Jackson as Home Building Progress Stalls
The exchange notes slow progress on a new home with emphasis on practical delays. Trenton mentions moving toward decisive steps while Life hints at balancing work and family plans amid construction.
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Jackson
Trenton
Discovering America Hidden in Archival Elf Documents
Fragmented notes from the Mural Weekly reveal elf documents in the Museum of Cenoe archives Italy. They describe Ameria Wan About seven dollars total operating expense including equipment, and rough figures for Columbus era transport and payments, though parts are garbled.
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Elf
Cenoe
Italy
Jt Ie
Ameria Wan
Columebus
Columbus
Wolay
Boy Scout Pleads With Mother Amid Smoking Flux
In a Birmingham Age-Herald vignette a sturdy boy scout pleads with his mother to mop smoke from a room, capturing a domestic moment of stress and care.
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The
Birmingham Age-Herald
Fragmented Youths Compaptan Excerpt Sparks Fire Talk
The passage discusses oxygen and ignition in a fragmentary warning about flames and a volatile reaction. It mentions a hollow fbors and excom of oxygen, with phrases implying a rapid burn and admonitions related to Olly Tage.
Topeka Capital Brief Reports Early Vole Turnout
The Topeka Capital notes a volatile early vote in New Jersey and reports on initial turnout figures as the region begins elections. Officials warn of possible delays and encourage voter participation across districts.
Quiet Week Reacts to Mother’s Bridge Club Invite
Tiny Timothy scenes reveal a household where study and rituals shape daily life. Sunday lessons, Tuesday lodge work, and Friday debates frame family routines. Grandmother’s wry line about learning to gos sip Uke captures the light, amused tone.
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Tiny Timothy
Brother John
Nellie
Mother
Little Timothy
Tongue Twisters Range From Glowing Gleam To Gilt Gig
A quirky collection of tongue twisters features a glowing gleam growing green and a black breeze blighting bright blossoms. Phrases include flesh of freshly flying fish six thick thistle sticks two toads trotting to Tedbury and Grimes with Jim's great gilt gig whip.
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Tedbury
Grimes Jim
Eskimo Winter Home in Greenland Described
The article explains how Greenland Eskimos endure four months of Arctic night with a turf and driftwood dugout winter house. Access is via a five foot high tunnel where dogs sleep, and a raised rear dais shelters the family. A hollow stone stove with seal oil and a rag wick provides heat light and cooking.
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Greenland
Roger Pocock
Wide World Magazine
Easy Berth Quest Provokes Senate Quip
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip contrasts office seekers with a visitor who sought an easy government job and even a chauffeur role. Senator Snortsworthy jokes that no vacancies exist while a constituent asks about IT use, reflecting political apathy and humorous bias about public appointments.
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Snortsworthy
Washington
Sam
Birmingham Age-Herald
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