Prodigal Village Chapter Four Continues with Family Frictions
In a bitter winter night Judge Crocker counsels Sneed about boyhood burglaries as the Potts case nears arrest. Phyllis Bing sinks into nerves prompting a Catskills sanitarium cure and a romantic siege at Bingville. Mamie Bing plans a May homecoming and a pearl necklace surprise while Sophronia Ames learns of the hidden necklace.
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Sneed
Judge Crocker
Richard
Elisha Potts
School of Crime
Potts
Udge
Phyllis
J. Patterson
Mrs. Bing
Bingville
Sophronia
New York
Sophronia Ames
Mrs. Ames
Mamie Bing
Condition of crops in Texas at present
Houston Texas May 1 1921 agricultural statistics summary by E M Johnston shows winter wheat 4 percent unharvested from Dec planted acreage 1 760 640 acres remaining harvest prospects 60 percent increase over last year. Hay crops 708 000 acres tame and 205 000 wild with good season 87 percent normal. Livestock favorable with 90 percent state average condition and low losses from exposure and disease across horses cattle sheep lambs and swine.
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Houston
Tex
E. M. Johnston
West Texas
South Plains
Panhandle
Central
East
Texas
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J Patterson Bing rises in finance after election to a Wall Street bank board and Mrs Bing pursues social refinement in New York. Phyllis gains notice from her beauty while the Bings hunt in society, chasing a suitable match for her. Roger Delanea emerges as a promising candidate.
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Bingville
Martha
Susan
Mrs. Bing
Phyllis
Roger Delano
Bings
J. Patterson Bing
New York
Wall Street
Roger Delane
Insects Use Wings or Scrapes for Sound in Music
Buzzing or humming comes from rapid wing vibrations, sometimes over 1000 beats per second, and may involve a quivering organ near the wing base. Chirping or trilling results from a stridulating organ where a part is scraped against another, like a fiddle bow, possibly leg against wing.
Immigration Bill Adopted by Senate and House
Washington reports the conference report on the emergency immigration restriction bill was adopted Friday by both chambers and now goes to President Harding for approval.
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Washington
Senate
House
Harding
Pershing to Become Chief of Staff July First
Secretary Weeks announced that General Pershing will take the top post as chief of staff on July 1, succeeding Major General Peyton C. March. The in army leadership change will place Pershing as the head of the military service.
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Washington
Pershing
General Staff
Weeks
Peyton C. March
Weight of a Kiss Measured in Milligrams
A scientist reports that a kiss adds about five milligrams to the weight of the Ups. He laments the lack of units like watts or volts to express the finding in more familiar terms.
Unclear Dialogue Fragments From a Theatrical Ad Lie
A string of quoted lines features a vegetarian manager and an actor discussing diet and a palm balm ad. Another exchange notes oil waste to refineries and a humorous misquotation about a large mouth. The passage ends with a punny aside about admiration and size.
Unable to rise to the emergency
The quote questions why a statesman fails to meet an urgent crisis with steadfast resolve. It critiques leadership that appears firm initially but collapses under pressure, implying a gap between stated duty and actual action.
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Artemus Ward
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By Irving Bachellor
Fifth Avénue
Mr. Bing
John Hamilton Gibbs
Catskills
Harriet
Upper West Side
Madame
Doctor
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Mr. Sneed
Dr.Price
Free Price Baking Powder Factory
Loo Independence Blvd
Chicago
United States
Doris
Jack
Lamar
J. P. Burnett
Nursing
Baptist Sanitarium
Spohn
Spohn Medical Company
Goshen
Ind
United Motor Company
Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas
Peter & Co
Louisville, Kyur
Peter
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