The Mazaroff Mystery Opens With Mrs Elphinstone Vanishing
In London, Mrs Elphinstone and her daughter Sheila vanish after a private talk with Mrs Elphinstone and Miss Merchison at Short's hotel. Mr Elphinstone, shocked and perplexed, seeks help from detective Maythorne and colleagues as Cottingley tracks leads to a cinema and a shipping office. A mysterious observer reports a thin suited man following the trio.
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Alison Murdoch
Ardon
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Woodcock
Short’s
London
Maybhorne
Elphinstone
Allison Sturdoch
Short‘s
Manners
Mr. Liphinstone
Inverness
Mir
Corkerdale
Maysthorne
Eccleshare
Short's
Mra. Elphinstone
Alaythorne
Cottingles
Cottingler
Cottlegley
Tie
Jim
Eidlyware Road
Shortshore
Cottingley
Nasthorne
Holt Armintrade
Masshorne
Bolt
Mia
Hall Porter
Elphinstones
Eilphinstone
Holt
Desolation Left by California Gold Dredges
The Washington Star reports vast piles of cobblestones 50 to 60 feet high from gold dredges in northern California. Operators ruin farm lands and orchards while earning profits. the dredges cost about a quarter of a million dollars each and leave land useless after use. Crushed stones from the diggings could supply cement needs for years.
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California
Chestnut Trees and Blight Prompt New Planting
The piece notes Chinese hairy chestnuts being imported to replace blight-destroyed trees. It contrasts their slow growth and 10 year wait for bearing with Japanese chestnuts that fruit in 2-3 years, suggesting sturdier Chinese varieties.
Progress in Forestry Making Rapid Strides
A review notes dramatic gains in U S forest policy since 1905. The forest system expanded from six reserves at 50 million acres to 150 national forests totaling 160 million acres. Roads, trails, campgrounds, and fire protection expanded, and last year forest reserves yielded 6.3 million in receipts with over 4 million from timber sold under sustained yield supervision.
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Forest Service
Todny
National Forest
Wild Hybrid Black Raspberry Found In Oregon Woods
Fruit growers study a wild black raspberry specimen found in Oregon. It thrived in a wet dry season when domestic varieties perished and bore berries in late fall. Believed to be a hybrid with blackberry, its leaves and growth resemble the latter. Experts test for commercial shipping and canning potential.
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Oregon Woods
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Utah copper firm recovers ore from legacy dumps
A Utah company is producing roughly 1,000 pounds of copper daily from old tailings dumps. The dumps are estimated to hold at least 1,000,000,000 tons of waste and oxidized ore, accumulated over years of operations.
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Utah Copper Company
End of the Debate A Nervous Woman Refuses Dress Purchase
A nervous woman voices she cannot buy a new dress and threatens to scream. An inscrutable man responds that she cannot raise her voice as loud as the landlord.
Industry's Parentage Genius and the mortal mother
A compact reflection attributed to Theodore Parker contrasts a heavenly fatherly genius with a mortal mother, labeling the industrious 19th century as a product of this lineage. The remark probes the origins of industry and the human role in invention.
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Theodore Parker
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