The Underlined Message And The Mysterious Prisoner
A London reader finds a coded plea hidden in a library novel, promising help to a prisoner named Elsie Bancroft at 47 Howard Avenue. The narrator infiltrates the Hillgarth house at night, plans to aid her, but is caught by a policeman who uncovers the plot and reveals the family’s sinister suspicions.
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Howard
Howard Avenue
London
Howard Road
Mrs. Hillgarth
No. 47
Mr. Hillgarth
Allan Guthrie
Mr. Guthrie
Elsie Bancroft
Miss Bancroft
Elale Bancroft
Hillgarth
Elsie
Walter
Domestic Pleasantries Among The Kickers
A playful item notes weather quirks as kickers describe climate as sometimes too cold or too hot. The humorous piece hints at a quirky habit of adjusting to seasonal discomfort with lighthearted banter.
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de Viet
Iene
When Cannon Lost the Floor
Philadelphia Ledger recounts Speaker Cannon being challenged by Sunset Cox on floor time. Cox offers to yield “as long as” Cannon keeps hands in pockets. Cannon argues, then interrupts with a long sentence as his hands switch from pockets to air, ending as Cox calls time.
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Cannon
Uncle Joe
Sunset Cox
Mr. Cannon
Bailiwick
Ilinolaan
New York
Mr. Cox
Illinois
Een
The Kind Caddie Says Caddies Show Sympathy at Dinner
Yale golf champion EH T Merrimann recalls a caddie story at a caddies Christmas dinner. He tells how he claimed a hole won after a dispute, then confesses greed for holes. The caddie whispers to keep the opponent from hearing, urging restraint.
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T. Merrimann
Yale
Mr. Merrimann
Joseph
One of Nature's Wonders
After Krakatoa eruption in 1883, land was stripped of life and vegetation. By 1984 some plants returned, interior areas differ from coastal ones with ferns dominant. By 1697 forest trees began spreading, predicting dense forest recovery soon. Seeds likely arrived via winds and ocean currents carrying alien flora.
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Krakatoa
Ieland
Facts About Australia From the New York World
A collection of contrasts noting how Australia differs from the United States in streetscar fares and tickets, church practices, political quirks, suffrage, gender roles, wages, voting rights, unions, parliamentary roles, and open saloons on election day. It highlights the wealthiest union, elector’s rights, and government ownership of ferries and streetcars as key features.
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Australia
South Sydney
M. P
South Australia
Federated Australia
New South Wales
Pastorals’ Union
England
Diversified farming urged as remedy for soil decline
A historical essay argues that one crop farming exhausts soil and invites pests. it cites regions like Genesee valley, Sacramento valley, Walla Walla, Palouse, and Illinois as examples of how wheat and corn dominance fades. Diversification, including livestock, is presented as necessary to sustain fertility and reduce pests.
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Saya Wallaces
Genesee Valley
New York
United States
Minneapolis
Ohio
Indiana
Ionola
Iowa
Minnesota
Sacramento Valley
Walla Walla
Oregon
Palouse Valley
Illinois
Surgeon Jonnesco performs conscious infantile paralysis operation
In New York a Romanian surgeon and Dr Gibson oversee a groundbreaking routine using a local anesthetic mix while a six year old boy with infantile paralysis undergoes Achilles tendon work. The patient remains conscious, reports of success spread among the medical staff and timing: about 25 minutes for the first of four cases at the hospital for the Relief of the Crippled.
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New York
Gibney
Jonnesvo
Jonnesco
Rome
Tals
The Biggest Painting From Venice Report
A Venice letter claims an upcoming fresco by Venetian artist Bruchl will span 70 meters in length. The piece, hosted by Venice's municipal loan body, would rival and surpass other famed works once displayed in Paris and Wareburg.
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Venice
Vigaro Saya
Bruchl
Saya
Hotel de Villa
Paris
Wally
Wareburg
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