Jane Finn mystery resurfaces with treasure hunt in London
Tommy and Tuppence stage their own sleuthing after ads lure them to meet two possible Jane Finn contacts. Mr. Carter reveals a 1915 draft treaty tied to Bolshevik funding and a mastermind known as Mr Brown. They sense a dangerous game as rivals seek the missing papers and a Paris College lead.
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Tuppence
Tommy
Jane Finn
Ommy
Jare Finn
National Gallery
Mr. Beresford
Mr. Carter
Treauty
America
England
Danvers
Lusitania
Paris
Carter
Germany
Mr. Brown
Brown
Ciipher
The Young Adventurers Form In London Plot
Amid Lusitania sinking a stranger entrusts a package to a young American girl to deliver to the American ambassador. In London ex lieutenant Beresford and nurse Prudence Cowley form The Young Adventurers Ltd and seek unorthodox work. Tuppence schedules a meeting with Edward Whittington who reacts nervously to her alias Jane Finn.
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Lusitania
Au Stranger
England
London
Tommy” Beresford
Prudence Cowley
Tuppence
The
Young Adventurers, Ltd
Edward Whittington
Jane Finn
Whittington
Julius Hersheimmer Characterizes An American Hero
The quotation describes Julius P Hersheimmer as unmistakably American in demeanor and identity, underscoring his embodiment of national character as observed in contemporary discourse.
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Julius P. Hersheimmer
Nursery lesson on day and night ends with New Zealand night
A nursery governess demonstrated the sun's rays on a revolving earth using an orange and candle and claimed it is night in New Zealand. The child asked whether she meant last night or tomorrow night. The passage also notes large fish names like sturgeon tuna and swordfish reaching 1,000 pounds when caught for food.
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New Zealand
American Legion posts promote youth essays in Monson Maine
Post in Monson Maine sponsors an essay contest for seventh and eighth graders on what the American Legion can do to better the town. The winning essay by Anna Zimmerman urges monuments clean streets playground bandstand gymnasium public swimming and job creation through quarry reopening to foster Americanism.
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American Legion
Monson
Maine
Anna Zimmerman
Legion National
Legion
Legion Extends Glad Hand to Allied Veterans
A letter from T. T. Watson of the Great War Veterans Association of Canada praises the American Legion for its fellowship and aid to returning soldiers. He recalls how the Legion helped him secure bed, board, and a federal job in the United States within 24 hours, illustrating cross border friendship between US and Canada.
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American Legion
T. T. Watson
Great War Veterans’ Association of Canada
T. C Lapp
Veteran
AdAjt
Lemuel Bolles
United States
Canada
Watson
Okangan
U. S
Tacoma
Wash
the Legion
Even Then Even the Man Who Thinks Twice Be For He Speaks
A reflection from the Boston Transcript on caution in speech noting that even careful men may regret words after they are spoken. The piece emphasizes restraint and timely silence.
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Boston Transcript
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