Flight of Mary and Adrian Sparks Clash With Father
Mary Flarity secretly plans elopement with Adrian Longfellow and flies by private plane to meet him in a college town. Her father, a wealthy master plumber, pursues with a costly flight and bribes but Mary defends her choice and the couple confront him at a roadside inn in Alaska.
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Mary Flarity
Flarity
Mary
Oscar
Adrian Longfellow
Flarity Mansion
Adrien
Adrian
Alaska
Longfellow
Mr. Flarity
Miss Plainbody Describes Real Man in Nursing Letters
Judith and Marcia escape literary fantasies to aid wounded soldiers. At Aunt Louise’s, Hugh Raynor and two ill friends, Captain Mason and Lieutenant Parker, receive nursing care from the pair. Cupid’s arrows pair off couples as Mason reveals growing affection and an eventual return home.
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Marcia
Judith Arnold
Marcia Allen
Judith
Lou
Toexnnet
Adonises
Apollos
Miss Plainbody
Right
Louise
Hugh
Frederick Parker
Howard Mason
Dan Cupid
Metal Saws Cut Metals With Red-Hot Disc Action
A discovery reported by Popular Science Monthly shows that rapidly revolving smooth steel discs cut metal more quickly than toothed saws. Friction heats the metal at the contact point and melts it, while the disc remains cooled by air and does not dull or wear quickly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Basket Makers of Naples in a Picture of Daily Life
The article portrays Naples basket makers as a constant presence in the city. They craft watertight wicker baskets by hand and sell in many settings. They live closely with animals, often in shared rooms, and labor long hours, sometimes with a horse or mule aiding their peddling.
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Naples
Santa Lucia
New Haircut Styles Promised By Downtown Barber
A New York barber shop advertises “Haircut physiognomically” as a sign of its latest craft. The proprietor explains the service trims hair to suit each customer’s face, burying defects and highlighting good points, comparing barbers to shoemakers at times. He claims both men and women alter appearance through styling.
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New York
Queen Receives Marvelous Veil From Belgian Lace Works
The Queen of the Belgians receives a unique veil crafted in Belgian Flanders to honor her amid war’s misery. The French report notes 12,000 hours of work and 12,000,000 stitches, weighing four and a half ounces, with arms of Belgium in the center and those of Ypres Nieuport Poperinghe and Furnes in the corners. Side panels show weaving fishing hop picking and dairying. Frost discussed in bulletin.
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Flanders
Ypres
Nieuport
Poperinghe
Furnes
Foolish Question Exposes Confusion Over Property Ownership
An official conducting an assessment roll for a street improvement visited a home and asked the owner to state her name. After noting her name, he inquired about the lot size. The owner briskly replied two feet, reacting to the absurdity of the question.
North Carolina Rep Weaver Talks Birds Around Capitol Grounds
Representative Weaver of North Carolina is described as knowledgeable about birds, able to imitate calls, and in tune with their eggs. He often wanders the Capitol grounds when not in session, conversing with jays, sparrow hawks, crow blackbirds, and other local birds. He reportedly acquired the habit while roaming the North Carolina hills.
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North Carolina
Capitol
Washington
Weaver
North Carolina Hills
Rent Strain in Manila Buildings Causes Aired Complaints
Landlords in Manila exploit housing scarcity raising rents on residences and stores. Salaried workers and mercantile firms protest excessive demands with few remedies. One tenant faced a $40 monthly home escalated to $50 under pressure.
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Manila
Manila Times
Record of 1918 Cotton Value Near Two Billion
The 1918 cotton crop including lint and seed was worth 2 067 000 000 dollars to producers, about triple the 1914 value and double the 1913 peak. The estimate, by the USDA Bureau of Crop Estimates, uses average monthly prices and monthly marketings through the close of the year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Agricultural Department
Madrid to Have Subway in Spain
Madrid will get a subway soon with trains running beneath the streets. The first line will run more than sixty feet below street level from Rio del Solo to Cuatro Caminos, as the city modernizes with new roads and offices.
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Spain
Madrid
Rio del Solo
Cuatro Caminos
Crook National Forest Expanded by Presidential Proclamation
The president signed a proclamation enlarging Crook National Forest in Arizona by 29 440 acres in the Winchester mountains and Galiuro division area. The rugged tract, not fit for farming, is mainly timbered with oak juniper and cedar with notable western yellow pine along Pine Canyon.
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Crook National Forest
Arizona
Winchester Mountains
Galiuro Division
Crook Forest
Pine Canyon
Arkansas Diamonds Reawakened Diamond Mines in Arkansas Reopen Plans
Arkansas hosts several diamond mines that yielded about 5000 diamonds valued near 20000. The gems occur in peridotite formations similar to kimberlite and in chimney-like structures. Wartime neglect has given way to plans by mine owners to expand and systematize operations as diamond prices rise.
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Arkansas
South America
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Mareia
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Frost
Bulletin
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Weather Bureau
Broadway
New York City
Arkansas Diamonds
Rutherford’s Grocery
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