The Daughter of David Kerr By Harry King Tootle
Gloria Kerr returns to Belmont as the town boss Kerr schemes with Judge Gilbert to win a Packers franchise. Joe Wright, editor of the reform paper, fears Kerr’s influence as Gloria reconnects with Wright and old acquaintances. Chapter IV continues with social and romantic tensions amid political graft and reform aims.
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Gloria Kerr
Belmont
David Kerr
Kendall
Chicago Packers
Judge Gilbert
Kerr
Joe Wright
Reform
Gloria
Belmont Society
Gilberts
Europe
Belmont intrigue and romance unfold at Locust Lawn
Wright and Gloria reconnect in Belmont as Wright hides the true reason for his Paris absence. Gloria learns he is friends with her father’s rival and the Belmont boss, while a political alliance forms around Miss Kerr’s return. Kerr and Gilbert plot franchise moves with Sam Hayes amid Banner headlines.
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Wright
Thirl
Gloria
Paris
Shiva
Europe
David Kerr
Belmont
London
Belsnout
Belmont News
Locust Lawn
Miss Kerr
Brown, Shipley’s
American Express Company
Japan
Cook's
Joe
Dr. Hayes
Sam Hayes
Kerr
Maple Avenué
Benton Park
Belden Brothers
Sam
Gilbert
Hayes
Banner
James Winthrow
Belmont Banner
Winthrow
Star
Jerry Winthrow
Jim
Bilby
Dave Kerr
The
Gloria Kerr
Amos
Master clocks to regulate time by wireless signals
English clockmakers discuss a future where Greenwich Observatory time is sent via wireless signals to master clocks in major centers. Sparks would regulate many household and public clocks, with Read of Chiswick proving a home example of a master clock driving local indicators.
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England
New York Evening Post
Greenwich Observatory
Ike
Greenwith Observatory
F. O
Read
Chiswick
Boston Ride Ends Abruptly in Onboard Exchange
A fragmented dialogue set aboard a Boston transit scene shows a visitor asking to be dropped at the next banner while the conductor offers limited assistance. The exchange hints at disrupted travel as the narrator notes the conductor’s restraint and a willingness to help.
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Boston
Lesson From Joshua Crossing the Jordan
A lesson tracing Joshua chapter 3 with emphasis on orderly prayerful advance led by priests and the ark, the Jordan miracle, and the ark as type of Christ guiding deliverance from wilderness failure to Canaan, stressing faith obedience and God’s presence. The study connects the crossing to future Jericho readiness and Israel’s faith journey.
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Joshua
Canaan
Jericho
Rahab
The
Jordan
Jesus
Red Sea
Moses
Pharaoh
Moses Joshua
Israel
Christ
God
Jeads
Jerael
Sam
Adam
Abraham
Jacob
Judah
Teruel
Pettit's Rag Eve and the Baron's Matrimonial Carousel
Gossip credits Miss Burdet t-Coutts with shaping her life by rejecting many suitors, including the Duke of Wellington, as the era’s glittering heiress. The text notes a rumor the “Prince of Adventurers” courted her and marks her eventual marriage to an American as a public fascination, with a London observer echoing shared trait and duty in marriage proposals.
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Ashmead Bartlett
Napoleon III
Farmer Outraged by Expert boast in Agriculture
A farmer argues with a so called agriculture expert who brags of university experience. The expert claims insight while the farmer retorts a calf he raised with two cows grew larger as it was nursed. The exchange ends with no clear resolution.
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Germany
Ethel Jack Threatens Kiss or Die Demand
In a dramatic exchange, Ethel warns that Jack will kiss her or die attempting. Kitty asks if he succeeded, and Ethel responds that listeners have not heard of his death yet.
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Ethel
Jack
Kitty
Trial Seen as Best Answer to Post Toasties Debate
A public discussion turns to the value of a trial as the optimal resolution to the Post Toasties dispute, with stakeholders weighing practical outcomes, legal feasibility, and public interest considerations. The exchange highlights uncertainty and calls for formal review before any final decision.
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Harry King Tootle
Rose
Mrs. Hayes
Illustrations By
Ray Walters
Annabel Hitchcock
Annabel
Rhine
Liverpool
Hitchcock
America
New England
States
Ty E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible In
Chicago
Vening
Crossing the Jordan
Carters Little
Bevin
L. C. Smith & Bros
Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co
Syracuse, N.Y
P.O
Pettit
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