Noel mines tale fuels Bruce's cautious trust
In a South American villa, Noel's secretary Nilo Valdez arranges a meal and reveals the Noel mines saga. Corey Bruce, rescued from Rio Nabuco, weighs Noel's motives as maps and plans reveal vast wealth and public benefit behind the estate.
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Noel
Nilo Valdez
Corey Bruce
Bruce
Valdez
Dom David
Senhor Bruce
Senate
Ilo Valdes
Noel Mines
South America
Noel’s
David Noel
Traffic Rules and The Judge in a City Jam
The piece imitates a commuters dialogue about traffic woes and missed time. A driver laments rules and delays while suggesting a humorous defense before a judge. A witty exchange touches on stopping watches and forgetful navigation as the narrator contemplates how to explain a parking or timing error. William Herschell comments in the Indianapolis News.
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William Herschell
Indianapolis News
China’s Great Postal System Advances From Isolating to Connecting
The Trans-Pacific Magazine notes the Chinese post office, 23 years old, expanding after the Hoxer movement. By Wis the system handled nearly 62 million miles of posted mail and 2.755 million parcels, valued at 10 000 dollars, with money orders totaling 6 million. New postal ventures in Shanghai and Canton spur growth amid American-backed nonconformist sentiment.
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China
Wis
Trade Charge
Co. O. D
Fae, Bee
Shanghai
Canton
Rubbing Shoulders and Social Worth in Careers
The text argues success hinges on reciprocity in business and social life. To rub shoulders with influential people you must prove worth and caliber, show mastery of your job, and maintain a winning personality. It emphasizes attracting others and avoiding contact with fools to progress.
Giant gun crowned sphinx looms in dark harbor scene
Stanza vivid with a behemoth battleship silhouette lit by warm harbor lights. A shadowy liner rests at anchor while tiny riding lamps dance on masts and an offshore wind stirs dreams of home. The text, by Steuart M. Emery in American Legion Weekly, evokes the sea voyage and distant shores.
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Old England
Behain
Spain
Steuart M. Emery
American Legion Weekly
Antilla
Cuba
Texas Company
South America
United Fruit Company
Banes
Preston
Oriente
In a Moroccan Harem by Fidith Wharton in Yale Review
A vivid tour through a Moroccan harem led by young princesses and courtiers. The narrator describes guards, eunuchs, slave galleries, and richly dressed attendants as glimpses of sultanate life unfold amid color laden interiors and distant sea views.
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Fidith Wharton
Yale Review
Mirador
Idle Acres in Georgia Highlight Vast Unused Lands
The Atlanta Constitution notes Georgia has 12,000,000 acres unused, 8,000,000 in the coastal plain, described as best for cattle and dairy future farming. It cites idle pine lands as future range and mid and north Georgia as dairy and sheep country alongside a Bookman digest.
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Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Middle
North Georgia
October Poem Reflects on Decline of Year and Cold
A reflective verse laments October’s approach as the year fades. It contrasts autumnal decay with memories of warmth, noting falling leaves, chill rains, and the looming winter. The speaker warns of hardship without savings and the transition from summer to winter.
Cascarets Promote Gentle Relief For Bloated Livers
A health ad touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that cleanses the liver and bowels while you sleep. It contrasts Cascarets with harsher remedies like Salts Calomel or harsh pills and claims no groin discomfort or sickness.
Danderine Hair Aid Promises Reduced Shedding
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a remedy to stop hair loss and dandruff. It claims scalp cleansing with a small bottle from drug or toilet counters will halt shedding after several applications and promote stronger, thicker, glossier hair.
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Anty
Adv
Rochelle Salt Succeeds as Battery Substitute in Telephony
An experiment proves Rochelle salt crystals can replace dry cell batteries in telephone circuits to transmit and amplify sound, enabling improved signal handling and potential amplifier use.
Clemenceau Faces Critics and Tough Ministers
The story recalls Clemenceau’s early presidency of the council, blamed for the ineptitude of aides. Charles Benoist recounts a sharp exchange where Clemenceau lampoons a minister as a fool and presses by asking if Benoist knows a more stupid choice. The vignette ends with Clemenceau challenging the ministerial pick.
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Clemenceau
le Chi de Paris
Charles Benoist
Tiger
Lemenceau
Benoist
Prepared What is preparedness and knitting for soldiers
A fragment notes questions on preparedness and describes knitting sweaters for soldiers of the next war. It adds a light aside that girls like compliments and also enjoy ice cream and oysters.
Prized Relics of the Magi Displayed in Cologne Cathedral
A British army chaplain led Mass at Cologne Cathedral beside the relics of the Magi the skulls of the three wise men. The bones travel a long history from Helene to Constantinople Milan and Cologne and rest now in a golden Romanesque reliquary near the organ in the cathedral treasury.
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Cologne
Bethlehem
Helene
Constantinople
Milan
Frederick Bartarossa
Reinald von Dassek
Dhor
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Rio Nabuco
Ile
Pedro
Tie
Dom Ravid
Republic
Senhor
Vallejo
Dom Davids
Valdes
Miseisa
Dom David Rose
Batlery
Eley
Dom David Noel
United States
Rio Nabucco
Benito
Italy
David
Edenhall
Niecy
Gibralter
Roadstead
England
Sumatra
The
Celebes
Dutch Borneo
Rochelle
Castoria
Onan Ii
Fifth St
Minneapolis
Mina
Parker
Iuiseen Chamions
Fatenogee
M. Ernst # Co
Cleveland
Ohio
HILL
Cascarar
Stender
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