The Governor's Lay LA Novelization' of a Y
Mary and Dan Slade confront marriage and divorce amid a house dispute and a younger rival. Mary demands independence, ends their marriage by removing her wedding ring, and prepares to close the house forever while Dan exits, leaving a fragile goodbye.
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Alice Bradley
Gertrude Stevenson
Blade
Dan Blade
Dan
Mary
Katherine Strickland
Slade
Dan Slade
Eastern Weather Storms and Gossip at a New York Restaurant
In Chapter XII New York endures sleet and blustering gales as taxicabs struggle through snow. A lone woman in a fur coat seeks shelter in a cheap restaurant while gossip about Governor Slade and divorced Governor Sulzer fills the air among chauffeurs and diners. The men recount gossip of the divorce and politics, with banter about who runs the state and the governor’s personal life.
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New York
Slade
Sulzer
Central Park
New York City
Carson City
Mas
British censor bans film of The World the Flesh and the Devil
G A Redford the British censor of films has banned the cinema version of Laurence Cowen's drama The World the Flesh and the Devil. The film cost 50000 dollars to produce with contracts for London and provinces and foreign rights secured for continental Europe America India Siam and Japan. Redford allowed the play but objected to a scene showing a young girl's betrayal in the film.
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G. A. Redford
Laurence Cowen
London
America
India
Siam
Japan
Redford
No Wonder Judge Quips About Moving Picture Charm
Quippy remark shows a judge noting why a wife pursues acting, saying she loves the new talk in pictures. The exchange highlights early cinema chatter and domestic wit.
Alaska Life and Romance Through Mrs Pierson Eyes
Mrs. Robert H. Pierson recalls two years at Fort Gibbon Alaska where women travel alone, find equality, and pursue romance amid rugged hospitality. She says Alaskan life favors courage and work, with big earnings, abundant game, and a strong matriarchal economy, contrasted with eastern civilization. The piece also notes a golf anecdote mocking the sport’s origins and equipment.
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York
Yukon
Robert H. Pierson
Medical Corps
United States Army
Alaska
Fort Gibbon
Arctic Circle
Fairbanks
Nome
Big Northwest
Claimstaker
Poor Mrs Marrow Complains at Seaside Grocer
Mrs Marrow protests a busy seaside tradesmen after waiting forty minutes for currants. The grocer, juggling fifteen customers, excuses the delay saying his right hand is home with a sprained ankle, a fact he reveals while mopping his brow with a crusty loaf.
New Torpedo Explosive Trotol Debuts In War Test
The submarine mine explosive trotol, immune to percussion, must be fired electrically and was used in the Sandy Hook war test. Mines with 100 pounds of trotol sent water columns and target fragments 250 to 350 feet high, after remaining submerged two hours to test cable joints and watertight fittings.
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Sandy Hook
Rinderpest Seen Eradicable in Philippine Cattle
Scientific American reports a plan to immunize Philippines cattle against rinderpest. Testing on 8,000 animals shows permanent immunity achievable at under 50 cents per head with under 1 percent loss. Total immunization in infected provinces could cost under 100,000 dollars over two to three years, offsetting quarantine expenses.
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Philippines
Scientific American
Barley as Seed Keeps Pike County Farm Alive
President Rea recalls a Pike County farmer who jokes about rail rate demands. The farmer says barley crops are bountiful but not sold. instead every grain is saved for seed. The tale illustrates local farming resilience amid transportation pressures.
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Pike County
Rea
Pennsylvania
Washington Star
Gruff
California woman hunter aids trip amid Alaska trophies
Frederick K. Burnham and his wife, famed as a California hunting pair, arrived at Wrangell and planned a ride to San Francisco. A telegram from Mrs. Burnham describes a northern hunt with three grizzlies and a 60 inch moose trophy felled by Burnham’s rifle.
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Frederick K. Burnham
California
Wrangell
Alaska
San Francisco
Burnham
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Hayes
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