Literary Criminal Now in Cell After Sensational Theft
A Buffalo draftsman aged 22 conceived the Shakespeare first folio theft from Williams College Library in 1939. His brother and accomplice plus Donald Lynch aided, with Lynch posing as a Middlebury professor. Folio valued over 50000 dollars, recovered after police tracked the plot. mastermind Kwia towski received two years, Lynch and associate a year and a half.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
William Kwiatkowski
Donald Lynch
Edward Kwiatkowski
Edward
Lynch
Williams Library
Lucy Osborne
Middlebury
Massachusetts
Kwiatowski
Albany
William Kwiatowski
Handless Hunter Slays 400-Pound Bear in Oregon Mountains
John Tamplin, who lost both hands seven years ago, shot a 400-pound bear in the Blue mountains of Oregon after wearing artificial hands. Rancher Jake Klicker recounts the bear charged Tamplin after two misses. the third shot felled the animal at his feet.
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Walla Walla
Wash
John Tamplin
Blue Mountains
Oregon
Tamplin
Blue Mountain
Jake Klicker
Tamlin
Romance Knows No Age Bridegroom 90 Weds Oklahoma City Bride
In Sanger California Rev. J M Spencer age 90 married Mrs Belle Hurst 55 of Oklahoma City after a whirlwind letter campaign. A matrimonial agency connected them last July, he had told her he was 80 to avoid rejection. He is quoted predicting happiness and noting this is his fourth marriage.
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Sanger
Calif
J. M. Spencer
Belle Hurst
Oklahoma City
Spencer
Lost Combination Is Found Safe Is Barren
Hubert Smith secretary to Mayor C H Veale found the long lost combination to the mayor’s office safe. They opened it together but found the safe empty.
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Tulsa
Hubert Smith
C H. Veale
Smith
Veale
Dying Miner En-Tombed Himself In Ice In Alaska
In Alaska near the Arctic border 84 year old Edwin A Robertson died on the trail. He reportedly sealed his body in solid ice to keep wolves away and was found encased in a glacial stream with a rifle tracks of wolves and fire-starting sticks nearby.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon
Edwin A Robertson
Robertson
Wilds
Seventy Mile River
Eagle
Alaskan
Yukon Territory
Arctic Circle
United States
R E Steel
Steel
Death of Rich Sewickley Magnate Reveals Private Struggles
Police found A Campbell Stewart dying in his vacant Sewickley home after neighbors reported his absence for days. He died at Valley Hospital from likely malnutrition and exposure as he sold furnishings to buy food. He refused help, clung to heirlooms, and had recently shipped Civil War relics for a centennial display.
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Sewickley
Pittsburgh
A. Campbell Stewart
Stewart
Valley Hospital
Col
David Campbell Stewart
Idle boast lands man a village lot at tax sale
Everett Clark boasted his work gloves cost twenty five cents to a bystander. Sheriff Dwight Young, in charge of the Harleme village lot tax sale near Fairbury Nebraska, heard the price and sold the lot for Clark after no other bids.
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Fairbury
Neb
Everett Clark
Clark
Dwight Young
Harleme
Blacksmith Indicted for Public Nuisance in Grayville
Davis S. Sukay known as the village smithy was indicted by the county grand jury for maintaining and causing a common and public nuisance. Prosecutor F Jablonski leads the case as the notable clang of his shop fades into a smoky nuisance.
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Grayville
Longfellow
Davis S. Sukay
F. Jablonski
Early Gallbladder Surgery Favored Over Delays
Dr. James W. Barton notes a shift toward early operation for acute cholecystitis based on Dr. Glenn’s review of 219 New York Hospital cases over six years. Delay risks complications and higher death rates, especially in younger patients, so surgery is advised once disease is confirmed unless medical condition requires postponement.
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James W. Barton
Glenn
New York
Chicago
New York Hospital
Soo
Rethinking High Blood Pressure and Its Causes
A physician argues against routine medicine for mild hypertension and explains that elevated blood pressure often signals the body's response to underlying issues. He notes that many cases improve with lifestyle changes such as smaller meals and rest, assessing readings sparingly rather than overreacting to every measurement.
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Edward Weiss
Philadelphia
Bright
Nature
Ear plugs for sleep disturbance suggestions
Rubber car stoppers used by swimmers to keep water out of the ears can be purchased in most drug stores. Absorbent cotton helps to some extent. A special wax which you can mold yourself to fit in the ear canal likewise can be purchased in some stores.
Record Breaker Sparks Romance On City Car
Annabel Drew navigates a crowded street car anger at a rude stranger. A broken phonograph record reveals the owner and leads to a lasting romance with Jim Ray, who proposes after a swift courtship and a playful revelation about identities.
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Jim Ray
Annabel
Jim
Annalie
Sunrise in West Confounds Panamanian Canal Cruisers
Passengers aboard ships transiting the Panama Canal are baffled by sunrise over the Pacific at Panama City and sunset over the Atlantic at Colon. The canal runs northwest to southeast, placing Panama City east of Colon, causing officers and stewards to debate ship direction as passengers question east or west.
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Panama Canal
Panama City
Atlantic
Colon
Canal
Pacific
Sewing bag patterns and home craft ideas for readers
The note promotes versatile bags sewn from chintz and patterned fabrics for laundry, closet storage, and craft use. It mentions ivy patterns, pictorial prints, rope knot designs, and kid friendly themes. It cites Sewing Book 3 offering additional bag types and projects like spool shelves and a pantry pocket.
Practical Household Tips From A Vintage Advice Column
A compact collection covers splinter removal using steam and hot water, orange peel storage for flavor, waxed paper for peppermint handling, glycerine window care, bulb planting near panes, sweater buttonhole protection, fridge waste reduction, pie crust browning with cream, spiced hard sauce for puddings, and brass care with paraffin.
Keep to the Right Origin in Conestoga Wagon History
The American Road Builder's Association traces the right side driving custom to Conestoga wagon drivers of the 1750s. Left-wheel riders controlled the whip hand over the team while meeting on roads, pulling right to avoid wheel clashes. Lighter vehicles followed in the wagon tracks.
Conscience Spark Keeps Burn in Human Heart
A brief reflection quotes Washington urging people to keep alive the small celestial fire of conscience within their breasts, emphasizing moral awareness as guiding principle.
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Washington
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna Promise Comfort
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and soothe the stomach. It claims the combination wakes lazy bowels and calms stomach distress, suitable for adults and children, and urges readers to buy at the druggist.
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Dr. Caldwell
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