Lady Bug and June Bug Ride To Potato Bug Home
A children's tale by Farmer Smith features the Lady Bug inviting the June Bug for a buggy ride. They search for the Potato Bugs whose house has disappeared after being eaten, consulting Mr Cricket who says the Bugs moved by the brook. The pair continue their adventure in a light summer scene.
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Lady Bug
June Bug
Potato Bug
Faith
Hope
Charity
Cricket
Mr. Cricket
Ethel
Pees
Dr. Beetle
Mr. Potato Bug
Angel Esquire and the Lagos Plot in London
Edgar Wallace tale follows Angel Esquire as he investigates a murder tied to Egypt and a mysterious will. Angel spots a third party, confronts Connor and Massey, and uses leverage with Inspector Boyden to secure cooperation. He unveils the Lagos job threat and probes the heiress Kathleen Kent while courted by intrigue and danger.
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Angel
Connor
Old Reale
Reale
Egypt
Rome
Terrington Square
Whitehall
Torrington Square
Boyden
Massey
George Charles Massey
Beale
Jimmy
Inspector Boyden
Old Beale
Scotland Yard
Heinz
Piccadilly
Templar
Ishmael
Charles
D'Reckly
Mr. Angel
Dooley
London
Baedeker
Walker
Budapest
Jeru Salem
Jim
Lagos
Clapham
Kathleen Kent
Desperate Pantry Key Sparks Domestic Comedy
Mrs Mode finds her wardrobe empty after a country trip and discovers a burned bolero with the pantry key among ashes. Herbert explains he burned the clothes in hunger, frugally misinterpreting fashion terms. The narrator comments on advice from nonjournalists.
A Grim Eastern London Detention with a Veiled Room
Kathleen Kent meets a grim welcome in a shabby east London house near a wall. A silent captor hustles her inside as a shouted threat warns against screaming. Three army blankets block light while a swing lamp hides the scene from outside observation.
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Scotland Yard
Kathleen Kent
London
Trafalgar Square
Walthamstow
Commercial Road
Value of Woodlots and Timber Crops Rise in Michigan
The article notes increasing value of small woodlots on farms, with farmers treating trees as a crop. It cites a Detroit-area case where a farmer paid 500 dollars to clear underbrush only to spend 2,000 dollars restoring it by replanting undergrowth in the same spots.
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Michigan
Detroit
Real Meaning of Easter in a Sunday School
Edward Everett Hale argues Easter teaches life through the egg symbol of renewal. He urges children and families to pursue abundant life now, living with God, sharing burdens, and expanding their daily existence beyond mere frolic toward immortal living.
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Edward Everett Hale
Woman's Home Companion
Mamma
Papa
John
Mary
White House
Washington
Jesus
Emmaus
Lake Shore
Peter
Andrew
Heaven
Faneuil Hall Banquet Speech Advocates Church Patriotism
A 1906 address at a A. and H. A. company banquet extols the church’s role in patriotism and law, cites Judge Lowell, and praises the Catholic church’s work among the poor while urging tolerance and understanding of diverse worship.
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A. and H. A. Company
Faneuil Hall
Lowell
Church
Columbus
Catholic Church
Church of God
United States
Commonwealth
World Wide Fame of Washington in a Fourth of July Oration
Asher Robbins presents Washington as a universal symbol of American virtue. The Rhode Island senator notes Washington’s worldwide renown, lasting beyond history and enduring in every nation’s lore, enriching national pride across ages.
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Washington
Asher Robbins
United States
Rhode Island
Desert
Return From Elba Speech Satirizes U S Politics
A verse by W. J. Lampton in the New York Tribune imagines a political homecoming from Elba with satirical portraits of party figures. The refrain promises lively action on arrival as animals in state and national offices symbolize parties and factions.
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Elba
W. J. Lampton
New York Tribune
Escape from Sunken Submarines Plan for Air Traps
Cassier s Magazine describes a submarine escape plan using air traps along both sides. In a lower-leak scenario, water compresses the upper air until hatch access is possible. Lifesaving dresses in the trapped air passages give crew time to retreat to the traps and exit as buoyancy rises. strict discipline is essential for silent, orderly egress in darkness.
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Cassier
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Bert
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California
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Indiania
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Ohio
Illinois
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