Wealthy yachtsman seeks escape on a voyage with shadowy crew
A wealthy man on the Drvad sails with Sir William Skelton and others. Dissatisfaction grows aboard as a fishing boat arrival shifts focus to Satan Tiler and his sister Jude. Jude, in disguise, captivates the group, sparking intrigue and envy amid mounting adventure.
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Jude
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Humanity and Machinery Metaphor in Pressure Compare
The passage draws a scale comparing two hundred millimeters of blood pressure to the most as 200 pounds of steam pressure relates to a boiler, using an analogy to relate medical and industrial force.
Christopher and Columbus in Love and Loss
A reflective line compares Christopher with Columbus noting cleverness in some matters but not in lecturing for funds. It muses that love is not always eternal yet sometimes endures, leaving readers with a hopeful tone about lasting affection.
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Columbus
Old Age Deaths in New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago
A passages on harsh tribal practices toward the elderly details ceremonies, abandonment, or killing as a response to perceived burden. It recounts a specific case on New Ireland where a grandson killed his grandmother under village pressure, then was turned over to police. The text cites R W Clements on crime and punishment in New Guinea.
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Solgin
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Tie
Werman
R. W. Cilento
Asia
Beekeeper's Doubts and Bees in Adventure Magazine
Jack Benter asks why some people escape bee stings in anecdotes from his Fourth of July misadventures and a cattle show scene. He recalls approaching hives and rodeo events where he avoided stings while others suffered multiple bites.
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Jack Benter
Adventure Magazine
Limit of Dissatisfaction At a Muddy Inspection
A newly enlisted cavalry trooper fell from his horse during a long march through mud as troops paused for inspection before a general. The rider, uninjured save for pride, muttered he would be kicked if he ever loved the country again, prompting the general to ask if he was hurt.
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Ratcliffe
Havana
Skelton
Vin
Veu
Grove Bey
Oover
Russian Compulsory Military Service Rules
Compulsory service applies to all mute citizens aged twenty to forty in Russia. Conscripts serve varied terms: a year and a half in infantry, two and a half years in cavalry artillery and technical units, three and a half years in air forces, and four and a half years in the navy.
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Russia
Bourgeois Taste in Dress and Modern Manners
A commentator argues against equating wealth with style as married or engaged women feel pressure to spend on clothes. The piece critiques merchants and lovers who imitate millionaires, noting genuine heroes may be scientists or philanthropists. It suggests people disguise status through appearance, a habit born from bourgeois impulse.
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Nompusielan
Sho
Pitcher Plants and Their Insect Traps
The pitcher plants grow mostly in bogs and use modified leaves to lure catch and digest insects. Insects are attracted by vivid colors and nectar drops, step onto the inner surface, sip nectar, slip into water, and drown due to downward hairs while being digested by gland secretions.
Solar expert predicts cooler summers and harsh winter
Der Charies Abbot, secretary of the National Academy of Sel Snees, states heat from the sun is diminishing gradually, linked to a colder summer and severe winter. Abbot has studied solar radiation since 1900 and led several solar eclipse expeditions with foreign collaborators. Born in Wilton, NL, FL, he joined the Sunith observatory staff in New York.
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Aure
Tsoc
Sunith
Tle
Wilton
New York Herald
Historic Square Threatened in Kensington London
Kensington square dating from William IIdays is threatened by a commercial invasion to provide garage space for vehicles. Notable residents Addison Steele Talleyrand and John Stuart Mill once lived there. Distinguishes artists and others protest the plan as it would irretrievably damage the historic square.
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Kensington Square
London
William ID
Addison, Steele, Talleyrand
John Stuart Mill
Squire
All Liable for War Service Opinion Declares Broad Duty
War department states every able minded American is already in the reserve forces unless attached to the regular army National Guard or the United States navy as part of the national defense system.
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Army
National Defense
Regular Army
National Guard
United States Navy
Sapling bond on campus sparks a memory of a wartime tangle
A Bloomington memory recalls a co ed and a bachelor graduate who entwined two saplings during a campus walk. Decades later their son finds the entwined sprouts grown into a single tree trunk with spiral marks, a sign of the past promise. The story appears in the Ohio State Journal with a photo of the tree.
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Indiana University
Bloomington
Ohio State Journal
Pigs and Peers Stir Everyday Life in Britain
In a satirical note the Passing Show reports nobles like the Marquis of Granty and Lord Eldis considering bacon ventures at homes such as Arran and Blythe Hall. The piece highlights elite interest in pig farming as a humorous slice of society.
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Marquis of
Granty
Arran’s Isle
Lord Eldisloe
Lydney Park
Lord Barnby
Blythe Hall
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