Polly Hopkins on the Auburn train and the dress crisis
Polly hides Jerry aboard a train to Auburn to visit Daddy Hopkins while evading pursuers. Evelyn Robertson and MacKenzie expose Polly in a confrontation over her gown, and Robert Percival intervenes guiding Polly and her child to safety. A tense journey ends with Polly pleading for trust as Robert contemplates the man who died in her home.
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Polly
Billy-goat Hopkins
Billy
Evelyn
Jerry
Terry
Daddy Hopkins
Ithaca
Daddy
Granny Hope
Pollyop
Mare
Mrs. Hope
Marc
Robert Percival
Auburn
Jeremiah
MacKenzie
Bob
Hopkins
Robert
Pally
Mrs. Robertson
Eve
Pellyop
Jess
Jesus
Polly Hopkins
Evelyn Robertson
Percival
Marcus
Trivelyn
Pollyvop
Miss Robertson
Oscar Bennett
Dip
Cé&T
MacKenney’s
MackKenney
Wee Jerry
Topkins
Embarrassing Moment Misread Sign At City Store
A person and friend enter a town store. The friend buys a toothbrush, the cashier questions them, and outside the store the cashier asks if they intended to pay. The narrator realizes the remark was about paying for the toothbrush, causing embarrassment.
Yenisei River Mouth Open Weeks Each Year
The Yenisei, among the world's great rivers, opens its Arctic mouth near Yeniseisk for only a few weeks annually. In its lower reaches the river runs four to five miles wide before emptying into the sea.
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Yenisei
Arctic Sea
Yeniseisk
The Easier Way Yell for Help Without Trying
The piece argues that relying on others to solve problems is common and that many people never attempt to work out solutions themselves. It reflects on the ease of calling for aid rather than self reliance.
Planet Without Oxygen
Spectroscopic studies at Mount Wilson on Venus show no oxygen absorption lines in the reflected sunlight. This suggests Venus has no oxygen or water vapor in its outer atmosphere and that sunlight penetrates deeply, implying brightness may arise from factors other than water vapor clouds.
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Mount Wilson Observatory
Venus
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Forties Era Echoes From Newton Kansan Republican
A Forty-Five Years Ago item recalls tough times for young men and old folks in Newton with soda prices and coal oil at 15 cents a gallon and rising.
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Newton Kansan
We Live and Learn Faster Than We Do
A compact musing contrasts living and learning noting that progress often outpaces understanding. The line emphasizes speed of experience over slow study.
Tough Breed Tales From Brest Dockyard Laborers
Two men hidden behind a packing case on the Brest docks boast of fierce lineage. One recalls his father filing his nails with an ax, another claims his father is a plumber who shaves with a blow torch. American Legion Weekly.
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Brest
American Legion Weekly
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Snowy Linens
Snowy linens are the pride of every housewife. Keep them in that condition by using Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. At all grocers.
Avoiding Extremes In Flapper Era Skirt Debate
A fragment from a 1920s dialogue discusses skirt length and the use of the term flapper. It mentions admiration for short skirts and a contrast between styles. The passage reflects social attitudes toward fashion and propriety of the period.
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Cayenne
Gratitude as the world’s most inexpensive commodity
Quote reflects on gratitude being in constant short supply and costly in human conduct. It frames gratitude as a rare virtue despite its abundance in language, urging genuine appreciation over mere words.
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Rock EL
Colorado
California
National Parks
Rocky Mountain
Golden State
L. M. Allen
Rock Island Lines
la Salle Station
Chicago
Western
Canada
Western Canada
M. J. Johnstone
Traction-Terminal Bldg
Indianapolis
Ind
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