Napoleon Smith Real Estate Promoter Shows Early Ambition
Captain Hammond meets Napoleon Smith, a college reporter with no stated experience, who asks for a job while the Briarscot Tennis club history and family ties unfold. Smith impresses with eagerness as Hammond recalls pole Smiths youth and plans to hire him if opportunity arises.
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Captain Hammond
Smith Residence
Hammond
Napoleon Smith
Napoleon
Young Smith
Briarscot
Courier
Smith
Green Street
Mr. Hammond
George
Margie
Pole Smith
Pole
Poley Smith
Bosco Sey Copyright Note Noted by McT'sure Syndicate
A copyright notice appears credited to Bosco Sey from the McT'sure Newspaper Syndicate.
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Mct'sure
Pole Smith disrupts Forsythe and Spencer deals at Sunnyview
Napoleon Smith, working for Forsythe and Spencer, wins a land purchase bid in Hammondville after orchestrating a private deal. He borrows Captain Hammond’s money to buy land the captain planned to secure, then sells it to Hammond for a profit, provoking sharp talk on ethics but ending with a reconciled, amused family moment.
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Pole Smith
Fle
Marjorie
Hammond
Mureka
Smiths
Captain Hammond
Smith
June
Peters
Billy Peters
Vin
Napoleon Smith
Samaritan
Forsythe and Spencer
Hades
Forsythe
Napoleon
Mr. Smith
Spencer
Sunnyview
Mr. Forsythe
Pole
Billy
Margie
Eureka Iron Mills
Cedarpong
Hammondville
Polo
Ifureka
Young Smith
Panz
Hureka
Captain Wammond
Dublin
Tucker
McShane
Mrs. McGundy
Kingston
Polo Smith
Banquet remarks spark pro-business praise in Washington
Attorney James M Beck, defender of the sugar trust and other firms, praised the administration's amiable stance toward big business at a Washington banquet. A stylized anecdote contrasted a lean actor asking a wealthy man for a five spot, highlighting class tension.
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James M.beck
Sugar Trust
Washington
George
Lecturer’s Dramatic Tour Sparks Lamp Challenge in Western Town
A traveling dramatic lecturer performs in a small western town hall before eight schoolgirls and one country youth. Amid quotations he asks Canst see you light, prompting the rear audience member to loudly declare he can smell the lamp and asks why it isn’t blown out.
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Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Facts and Fancies: Le Gallienne on Poetry and Readers
Richard Le Gallienne sympathizes with a young poet rejected by twelve publishers. He laments the rarity of true poetry lovers and shares a parable about a judge who confuses eloquence with fact, preferring Shelley yet asking for tangible truth.
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Richard le Gallienne
Mr. le Gallienne
Shelley
Color Barred From Stock In Small Town Store
In a brief note a store in a tiny town reveals it cannot stock blue ribbon as it is too popular. The clerk explains he mixed existing ribbon but blue is currently unavailable and unlikely to be kept in stock.
Theosophy Interest Sparks Home Conversation
In a domestic exchange Mrs. Torkins notes her husband’s fixation on banking and currency. She says she follows his lead to discuss a topic neither of them fully understands, aiming to appear knowledgeable.
Bible as God breathed authority over church and reason
The article argues that the Bible is God breathed and unique as Scripture, not mere literature, and asserts Scripture as the final authority in faith and practice. It critiques reliance on reason or conscience, questions church authority, and shows Christ relying on Scripture. It cites Matthew 16 as Rome’s attempt to claim authority, then returns to Scripture as ultimate standard.
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Saul of
Tarsus
Christ
Peter
When Good Times Arrive Share It With Others
A quote from Hubbard urges enjoying good fortune fully and then passing it along in another form. It champions generosity and positive contagion by transforming blessings into actions for others.
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Hubbard
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George Randolph Chester
Ona
Sey
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