I Am in Trouble by Spalding Nelson and Miss Bradford
Spalding Nelson, discharged from the army bound for a detective role, encounters Barbara Bradford with a signal in a park. Claire Bradford’s old marriage papers hidden in a wall safe drive a web of secrets as blackmail notes threaten exposure and the aunt’s family faces ruin.
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Spalding Nelson
I’rance
Rufus Gaston
Rufus Gunston
Gaston
Maine
Nelson
Barbara Bradford
Wick
Barbara
New York
Macaulay
Miss Bradford
McGowan’s Pass
James
Mr. Nelson
Claire
Europe
Dad
France
Nassau Counnry
Harry D. Thayer
Barbara, Bradford
Claire Bradford
Mother
Thayer
Barbara and the Whispers in an Age of Compensation
Barbara reflects on whispered rumors and enduring truths about aging. The piece echoes a poet’s line on living as long as possible, noting Longfellow's idea that opportunity and vitality influence value in later years.
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Longfellow
Time Makes Little Change Novelist Booth Tarkington Remembers Berlin Attack
Booth Tarkington discussed a German gang assault on a solitary French officer at the Hotel Action restaurant in Berlin. He remarked that Germans were unspeakable in the beginning and will be to the end, and he reflected that people cannot change.
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Booth Tarkington
Berlin
Henry Labouchere
Labouchere
Fears About the Future and Wealth Reflections
A speaker worries about long term wealth and asks how to explain to his children what he was doing while others pursued riches. He values happiness now but frets about future records and financial legacy.
Gossip and Kissing Games at the Party
A grandmother hears rumors of scandal at a party but is assured the youths only indulged in oscalatory diversions. She then suspects Jimmy spread tales of kissing games among the young attendees.
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Jimmy
Break in Train Schedule Sparks Thrill Ride Recall
A correspondent recalls a near miss at a suburban grade crossing when a new car with a woman driver takes a dramatic ride. The engine stalls mid crossing as a flagman warns a Limited train will stop there and the car is boosted free by the crew after being flagged.
Treasury Proposes Colored Seals on Denomination Notes
The treasury department in Washington is weighing a plan to color code U S bills by denomination with a standardized seal. A Philadelphia druggist proposed a green seal for one dollar pink for two pink? blue for five and so on. Treasury officials prefer not to use varying dyes.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Philadelphia
Treasury
John Smith Named New England Founder of the Name
Capt. John Smith of Pocahontas fame coined the name New England. He explored and mapped the northern coast in 1614, previously calling it North Virginia, and renamed it New England. The Mayflower Pilgrims later adopted Smiths map name.
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John Smith
New England
Pocahontas Fame
Virginia Colony
Virginia
Smith
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House of Whispers
Spyright
Little, Brown & Co
Rufus
Bradford
Cnn
Manitou
Puritan
Chicago
Ludington
Manistee
Onekama
Portage Park
Frankfort
Glen Haven
Charlevoix
Grand Traverse Bay
Quekama
Ssouri
U. S. Missouri
Mackinac Island
Michigan Transit Co
J. C. Conley
J. Kennedy
West Jackson Boulevard
Fair Driver of Auto
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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