Storm Country Polly faces vengeance and kidnapping
Polly Hopkins clings to Wee Jerry as Old Mare’s law moves to seize the baby. MacKenzie orders removal while Robert and Polly collapse into despair. Polly vows revenge with Larry Bishop and hatches a grim plan to even the score, foreshadowing a brutal act to come.
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Wee Jerry
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Robert
Miss Hopkins
MacKenzie
Hopkins
Mare
Granny Hope
Bowers
Percival
Marcus
Buzzy
Vin
Polly Hopkins
Taddy Wopkins
Larry Bishop
Mackkenzie
Robert Percival
Pollyop
Marcus MacKenzie
Daddy
Billy Goat
Polly Brat
Jesus
Granny Lape
Jeremiah
Larry
Auburn
Bishop
Marc
Betty
Stiby
Seregin
Ithaca
Brat
Sye Brueger
Jeremiah Hopkins
Lye Bravier
Afareus Afac-Kenzie
Hopkins Hut
Pollyup
Larry Man
Harry Bishop
Presidents Show Scotch Descent Half of U.S. Leaders
A historical note finds that nearly half of U.S. Presidents have Scottish ancestry. The observation highlights ethnic roots among the nation’s leaders across decades.
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The
United States
Battery searchlight advances boost range and power
The New York Herald notes rapid improvements in battery searchlights using two to three small dry cells and nitrogen filled tungsten lamps. Earlier models ranged 500 feet on six to eight volts, now some reach up to half a mile with six volts and a seven and a half inch adjustable focus. A recent photometer test measured 453 candlepower with a single shell reflector.
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New York Herald
Humorous Exchange Over Hair Loss At Chemist Shop
A timid man confesses hair loss to a chemist assistant who, fresh from school, offers a box as a remedy prompting a witty reply. The anecdote appears in Pearson's Weekly as a light, period humor vignette.
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Pearson’s Weekly
New moth proofing powder claims to guard wool
European preparation mixes a powder with water and acids to render wool moth resistant. Sulfuric acid used for all wool goods and formic acid for half wool. Wool itself remains unaffected and colors barely change. Tests show treated wool moth eggs fail to destroy fabric over six months while untreated wool disappears.
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Europe
Open Season in Sports Habits Chronicle
Sap runs in baseball bats and golf clubs evoke long standing habits. The piece questions whether men act more from habit than need, noting loafing and pacing as familiar traits, with a brief nod to Tabor.
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