Galahad Returns to Heal a Torn Family
Warrington consoles his wayward brother Arty who confesses theft and deception. The family learns the truth, the mother forgives, Elsa reveals a hopeful future, and Warrington proclaims love as the family reunites after years of secrecy. The tale closes with Rajah’s distant muffled cry.
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Arthur
Warrington
Arty
Paul
Chicago
Mother’s Bank
Elmore
Pen
Trewrm College
Craig
the Round Table
Andes
Hisa
China
Elsa Chetwood
Portieres
Elsa
Wilsall
Curious Trap for Snakes and Odd Beliefs About Venom
A naturalist recounts a snake trap using a biscuit can and macaroons where a cobra becomes stuck by its own hood as a mouse feasts inside. The tale leads to a Hindu belief that a snake loses a joint for each person it bites, a superstition contrasted with rattlesnake tales in the Americas.
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Stradling
India
Potatoes Complement Meat Says Cornell Experts
Cornell home economics experts argue potatoes plus meat form a better balance than bread and meat. They say minerals in meat eggs and cereals create acids while vegetables fruit and milk supply bases, and potatoes provide bases to neutralize acids. They urge increasing potato consumption.
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Europe
Home Economics Department
Cornell
Buffalo Express
Influenza Death Toll Rises Says City Health Officials
The city reports 35 influenza deaths last week, 20 more than the same week in 1914, with 1,778 total deaths and a rate up to 15.98 per 1,000. Deputy Emerson promotes open air walking as a preventive measure, claiming it can add ten years to life.
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Board of Health
Emerson
New York Sun
Oil Cans Save Life Aboard Hermes
After the cruiser Hermes was torpedoed in the Dover straits, petrol tins saved many lives. With life-saving collar supplies late, the crew emptied 400 petrol tins and sealed them to provide buoyancy, enabling numerous sailors to remain afloat until rescue arrived.
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Hermes
Dover Straits
Admiralty
Immunity Expected
Farmer Corntessel jokes about summer mosquitoes after vices of city girls, noting last year’s pest trouble and predicting no return due to their complexions. The brief quip reflects rural wit and social humor of the period.
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Farmer Corntessel
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Buffalo
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Paxton Toilet Co
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Florida
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Jacksonville
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John Ruskins
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