The Diamond Cipher and a Wartime Mission
Secret Service Chief Wilkins and Detective Pinkwell recruit Brockett and Ramon Solano after Brockett reveals a strange cipher dubbed The Diamond Cipher. General Cole proposes a perilous mission to Mexico using the cipher key, with Brockett and Solano traveling as trusted messengers to deliver secret information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Wilkins
Pinkwell
Brockett
Chula
Lon Kan
Ramon Solano
Solana
Harry
Miss Lawson
Brackett
Mr. Pinkwell
Navy
General Cole
Army
Cole
Laredo
Boston
COBB
CUBS
Columbia
Solano
H-m
San Juan Hill
War Department
Mexico
Iowa Critics Push Fair Freight Rates Amid Railway Setoff Debate
Des Moines Iowa voices call for fair and equitable freight rates as interstate rate conflicts arise. Railroads argue the local Iowa rate is too low and should be offset by higher interstate charges. Officials note anti discrimination rules require equal rates on equal distance routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
F. T. van Liew
Department of Public Safety
Interest in Collections Draws Fleet of Buyers
It notes that sales of rare books furniture and pictures attract educated crowds. The article says collectors view these pieces as lifelong studies and public access will not recur, prompting governesses and schools to bring young girls to view the treasures before private sale disperses them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Solano
Brackett
Solano
Iowa
W. W. Morrow
Morrow
Union County
Mc. Morrow
Illiteracy in Foreign Armies Compared
The piece notes Swiss army literacy at 0.02 percent illiterate, 1 in 100 read difficultly, and compares French and Swiss results with French figures reaching about 25 percent illiterate or undereducated. It also mentions high diploma figures and a general caveat on shared cups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Land of Philosophy
Switzerland
France
Temps
Care of the Eyes Bath Preparation and Use
The article highlights eye care emphasizing baths use rain or distilled water with a pinch of salt. It describes a soothing eye wash made of a level teaspoonful boric acid dissolved in a quart of boiled and cooled water poured into an eye cup that fits over the eye.
Circumstantial Evidence and a Morning Confrontation
In chilly air Sniffley debates whether to greet Mrs. Sniffley. She rejects him and accuses him of a secret with Mr. Bagley, claiming to have overheard their late night talk. She notes the single door keyhole as proof of the misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sniffley
Mrs. Sniffley
Mr. Snifffey
Mr. Bagley
Sniffey
Cost of living in Blue Nile region Egypt rises hope
A historical report notes a native laborer in the Blue Nile region of Egypt can live comfortably on six to eight cents a day. The passage highlights extreme cheapness of living conditions and suggests broader implications for wages and subsistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Nile
Egypt
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Ying Claran Copiright
Canada
Great BR
United States
Army Headquarters
Columbia College
Miss Brockett
Bertha
Harry Brockett
Mr. Yazimoto
Tokyo
Mr. Brockett
M Brockett
Yazimoto
Havana
Western Union
Fie
Tev
WWE
Bull Moose” Party
Chicago
Murdoch Bannister
State Board of Control
F. Torrance
James I. Gibson
Torrance
J. G. Rutherford
Rutherford
George Beischel
Canadian
Beischel
B. F. Carroll
State Highway Commission
Thomas H. McDonald
Salt Lake City
Utah
la Monte Cowles
Burlington
O. B
Courtwright
Waterloo
W. F. Ray
Allison
A. I. Fryden
Dubuque
Paul Stillman
Jefferson
Geis Botsford
B. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Eli Perkins
Delhi
E. P. McManus
Keokuk
Joseph Wells
American Sunday School Union
Akerson-Ringstrom Company
Farmers’ Grains Company
Granger
City Fuel and Supply Company
Capital
Life
Roadmaker
Roadmaker Company
County Recorder
Joel L. Long
L. 8. Hill
American Lithographing &Printing Company
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