Curse of Tut Amen Ra Haunts Illfated Egypt Expedition
In a dank tomb Starr Ellison and astronomer John Lessing uncover a mummy and an ancient curse. As dust swirls from the wrapped remains, Lessing reads a dire warning of death to all who disturb the tomb, driving fear through Starr and sealing a fate of fading fortune after Lessing falls ill and dies.
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John Leasing
Starr
Lessing
Star
Ama- Sun
John Lessing
Ama-Sun
Schroll
John Lesaing
Egypt
Libyan
Starr Ellison
Desert
John Lessing Fellll
Ellison
America
New England
Daddy
Liver Pills Promoted To Aid Digestion And Bowel Relief
An old advertisement promotes Carter’s Liver Pills as a remedy for poor digestion and bowel issues. It claims the product works for liver health and offers relief from sluggish digestion and related discomfort.
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Carter
A disputatious friend and the Cambridge library
A thoughtful note on friendship contrasts a disputatious person with a true friend who overlooks disagreements. It then highlights Cambridge's new library housing 1,250,000 books on 23 miles of shelves with 30 shelves arranged for arm’s reach for an average height reader.
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Cambridge
Eng
Pioneers Endured Delays as Trains Loomed for Migration
A lighthearted exchange notes pioneers leaving via covered wagons driven by impatience with long rail development. The pupil jokes trains would take about 30 years, highlighting the lure of faster travel and new opportunities.
Actors Audition Pictures Draw Diverse Cast
Movie actors audition for Motion pictures drawing men and women from all walks of life. Lawyers engineers and bankers become actors and directors while seamstresses carpenters athletes college boys and models find success. Madeleine Carroll revealed she was a algebra teacher in an English girls school before entering show business. Teaching trains an actress to control emotions, a prime requisite for screen roles.
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Ition Pictures
Madeleine Carrot
Madeleine
Britain to curb interference with radio receivers
The Postmaster General plans steps to stop electrical appliances from jamming receivers. After three years of study, the committee on electrical interference urged making it illegal to allow apparatus to cause radio noise, with autumn legislation expected in the House of Commons.
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Britain
Committee On
Postmaster General
House of Commons
French Mineral Water Industry Expands Across France
An inventory of French thermal resources shows the sector employs over 150000 people. Annual sales yield about 50 million francs in taxes and export over 60000000 bottles abroad. Hydrology chairs exist in ten universities as cures move from guesswork to science. railways offer substantial discounts to visitors to thermal stations.
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France
Caaa
Power in Coal A Railroads Efficiency Leap Since 1926
J J Pelley president of the Association of American Railroads says one pound of coal under a locomotive boiler releases energy to haul over eight tons of freight a mile. He notes railroads have boosted fuel efficiency by 44 percent since 1926.
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J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Canada Population Nears Eleven Million in 1885 Estimate
The 1936 Canada Year Book puts the estimated population at 10 849 000, up 7.2 percent from the 1931 census and more than 100 000 above the 1934 estimate. The note ends with a reflective aside on cleaner habits and sharper minds.
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Canada
Gift For The King The King’s House Opened At Burhill
King Edward received The King’s House built by the Royal Warrantholders Association. The Surrey property overlooks the Surrey hills with a Sussex view, cost 250000 dollars. The study features Canadian silkwood paneling, a wall hidden cocktail cabinet, and an album with 1000 association members. Each room includes an electric clock and a hidden loudspeaker.
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Edward
King's House
Royal Warrantholders’ Association
Royal Household
George
Burhill
Surrey Hills
Sussex
Royal Warranholders’ Association
Thrifty Father Demands Orchestra at Restaurant
A father with two boys enters a fashionable restaurant and orders lemonade for three. Waiters notice them as the manager passes by. The father asks why the orchestra is not playing, challenging the establishment�s attention to value.
Alfjod and the Althing Iceland’s early parliament founder
An unusual tale credits a man named Alfjod as founder of Iceland’s Althing, described as the world’s first parliament in 30 A.D. The rest of the text shifts to a humorous culinary exchange about an egg and a tie pin.
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Alfjod
Althing
Iceland
Unknown God and Everyday Meeting with Him
A devotional excerpt questions whether believers truly meet God in daily life or merely worship an undefined deity. It cites Acts 17 28 and prompts personal reflection on God’s presence, help in temptation, and Bowed spirits, urging genuine communion over abstract belief.
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J. Martineau
A Real Cosmopolitan Joke From Mike and Pat
Mike asks Pat what a cosmopolitan is and Pat replies with a humorous scenario. He imagines a Russian Jew in England with an Italian wife, at a French window with a Turkey carpet, drinking American cream soda while a German band plays Come back to Erin, after Dutch cheese Welsh rarebit. He concludes that this man is cosmopolitan.
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Pat
Mike
England
Erin
Bucharest Inns Sell Wine By The Hour
Innkeepers in Bucharest sell wine by the hour to curb surplus. A notice promises all you can drink in one hour for aixpence, with customers counted in as they pay twelve cents, then asked for an extra sixpence or told to leave at the hour’s end.
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Bucharest
Romania
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