The Desperate Pact of Helen and Warren
Helen confronts Warren as he accepts a London stock mission. She packs to go with him, fearing war risks, and he initially resists but then agrees to take her aboard. Dawn finds them ready to sail, Helen clinging to the plan to share danger and fortune.
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Helen
Warren
London
Jove
Griffin
St. Paul
Europe
Alr
Buaton
Curtis
Nooh
Design No 6658 Bungalow for Northern Climates
William A. Radford outlines the bungalow design 6658, emphasizing northward climate adaptations. He discusses cellar depth and layout, cross walls for storage and laundry, steeper roofs for higher rainfall, and front porch prominence with artistic gables and wide eaves. The piece promotes practical, attractive homes suited to families.
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United States
Africa
California
No Poetry In That
A fragmentary quote contrasts mere references to poetry with a night voice described as a baby’s colia. The brief passage suggests skepticism about the value of mentioning poetry in that context.
Jewish street-vender and hecklers duel with glasses
A Jewish spectacles vendor is harassed by about a dozen youths who demand fun. The dealer counters with a retort using his wares and forces the group to admit the glasses reveal only black guards. The party leaves, no longer amused.
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Moses
American Milk Bottles to Britain
The London Globe reports that milk bottle shortages caused by Austrian supply are easing. American bottles of equal quality and price are available, and British-made bottles will cost about 20 percent more and be of inferior quality.
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Britain
Austria
America
London Globe
Widow's Smite An Humorous Exchange At A Missouri Gathering
A Kansas City Star excerpt recounts a scene where Brother Waller kneels to the widow and offers confections, only to be slapped by the woman. Brother Cuddyhump jokes that it was the widow's smile, eliciting humor from onlookers at a local event.
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Waller
Cuddyhump
Kansas City Star
What He Wanted A Quirky Exchange Over a Book Sale
A brief, humorous exchange unfolds as one person openly offers a book for two dollars while the other questions the motive behind buying. The terse dialogue highlights a simple, comedic miscommunication about a bookstore sale.
Redd-Is He Improving in His Golf
Greene replies that Redd is improving in golf and can say fore in three languages now. The playful exchange highlights multilingual humor and skill progression.
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Redd
Greene
Aeroplane Propellers Use Selected Ash and Spruce
Article notes that aeroplane propellers in the European war are built from selected ash and spruce with mahogany centers and built in layers to resist vibration and shock. It also says aircraft frameworks mainly use spruce for its straight grain and defect-free quality. A separate remark suggests men fear being deemed unlucky in love if not married by thirty, linking it to being crossed in love.
Self adjusting pail weighs grain automatically
A Minnesota inventor has patented a self adjusting pail that automatically weighs and measures grain. In other news a new drip pan alarm for refrigerators uses a float to depress a spring and ring a bell as the pan fills with water. Venezuela enacts strict rules on preparation and sale of medicines and food products.
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Minnesota
Venezuela
How Do These Strike You
A string of pithy proverbs and wry observations on money advice love and politics. The quips blend domestic life public costs and behavior noting humor and irony in everyday judgment. The fragmentary items resemble a column of aphorisms and odd social commentary.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
STE
William A. Radford
Willath A. Radford
Prairie, Avenue
Chicago
Dore
Agveralls
Levi Strauss & Co
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
General Roofing Mfg. Co. World’ Facturers of
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Boston
Pittsberth
Philadelphia
Ailsata
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Lunscape
Big
Seattle
Jesden
Hamburg
Sydncy
Zhatarsation
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