Train Escape to Surrey Stirs Hidden Desires
On a hot Saturday afternoon in Morley Park North two youths, Miss Clarence and Harold, ride a London bound train and walk toward the Surrey hinterland. In a sunlit field they share buns and a kiss, Harold tenderly kissing Miss Clarence’s leg bruise and then drawing her close as the scene ends with a continued romance.
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Morley Park North
Surrey
London
Misa Clarence
Harold
Aliss Clarence
Miss Clarence
Arthur
Arthur Norton
Sid Harold
Norton
Jim
Clarence
Oncy
Mr. Atridge
Marjorie
Eyrie
Anarold
Orphan Harold Atridge Takes Path Toward Quiet Country Life
Harold Norman Atridge, an orphan, lives with his great aunt Matilda who raised him. After her death he is penniless. Postwar, he finds work in a bank and sends a message to Marjorie Clarence, whose father is in delirium tremens. Harold promises to take Marjorie to the country the next day.
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Harold Norman Atridge
Matilda
Marjorie Clarence
Harold
Marjorie
Weight and Health and Insurance Experience
Insurance data shows average weights are not best. Under thirty best weights are five to ten pounds above average. After thirty, favorable weights lie below average and by fifty the best are twenty to eighty pounds under the average. Underweight appears advantageous for life expectancy.
Knew Little About Him Compliment From Mrs Brown
Mrs Jones praises her son Jerry after Mrs Brown calls him a fine boy. Jerry replies that Mrs Brown does not know much about him, and his mother agrees with the sentiment.
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Mrs. Jones
Jerry
Railways Across Africa Open Interior to Copper Wealth
The first ocean to ocean train crosses Africa from Lobito to Beira, 2949 miles, aided by the Benguela railway and Belgian Congo link to Katanga. British enterprise and Captain Williams pioneered the Congo‑Zambezi wealth, echoing Rhodes’ Cape to Cairo vision and opening northern Rhodesia and surrounding regions to export markets.
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David Livingstone
Africa
Livingstone
Angola
Mozambique
Ocean
Lobito
Beira
Lobito Bay
Benguela
Belgian Congo
Katanga
Rhodesia
Cape
Kimberley
South Central Africa
Eigabethville
Robert Williams
Williams
Congo-Zambezi
Cecil Rhodes
Cape to-Cairo
Rhodes
Cairo
Cape-to-Cairo
London Times
Electric Eye Aids Blind Navigation Apparatus
A protoelectric device like a flashlight with a buzzer guides blind users through homes. Electric lights placed along passages trigger the buzzer when the device points at a light, signaling the correct path.
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Popular Mechanics
No Date He I Dear It With Flowers But I Grow Them
Fragmentary readable lines describe a personal note about gardening and flowers. The text hints at sentiments and self sufficiency, mentioning growing flowers rather than buying them and a contrast with others who may have died. The preserved phrases suggest intimate reflection.
Turks Question Koran in Native Tongue Sparks Debate
Arabic is sacred to Turks yet the government allows three translations of the Koran and forty thousand copies sold. Clerics resist vernacular readings while Kemal Pasha reportedly discarded a copy. In Sudan the Koran remains the primary school textbook as Islam gains ground.
Gave Sound Reason for Multiplicity of Wives
Maurice Hindus discusses divorce in Russia noting authorities justify many wives. He recalls a Moscow commissar with 14 wives who credits them for his success. Hindus concludes that "the born leaders of men are women" in a pointed epigram.
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Maurice Hindus
Russia
Moscow
S‘icemaker
Blame Casts Parents For Every Blunder Says Poets
A provocative quip blames poets on birth as parents bear the guilt for all else. The remark echoes a critique of creative origins and hereditary influence in artistic talent.
Her Handicap The Golfer Theyre All Afraid To Play Me
A brief quip about a golfer challenging rivals, with a witty exchange claiming others fear his score. The exchange ends with a mock inquiry on a handicap. Source text preserves local newspaper humor and concise verse.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Glowing pleas heard in prisoner's court remarks
The lawyers present strong arguments for prisoners as the weary court clerk notes that none of the defendants has led a markedly better life, underscoring the somber mood of the proceedings.
If you have to take a pill after the meal why eat the meal
A fragmentary quote questions meal eating if a pill follows, arguing that people eat too much and a girl should keep her speech from dwindling. It reflects questioning social restraint and self control in conversation.
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