Chapter Xie Continued Affected by Accident and Secrecy
Duncan Van Doren arrives to stay by the injured woman as doctors weigh a spine prognosis. Family tensions flare over visit rights and a grim atmosphere tightens around Gunnar’s condition and old fears.
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Duncan van Doren
Duncan
Mrs. Dena
Duncan Dear
Bixford
Chicago
Conrad Jordan
Gunnar
Lynn Dana
Mary Dana Webster
Neddy
Weill
Ned Webster
Ter
Return of Gunnar Thorwald Echoes in Hospital Drama
In a tense hospital corridor Gunnar Thorwald confronts Sarah Lynn after a perilous return across the Atlantic. Sarah Lynn pleads for distance while family tensions and medical care shape her struggle to live through pain and uncertainty.
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Gunnar Thorwald
Atlantic
Sarah Lynn
Gunnar
Woman Overcomes Rheumatism With Kruschen Salts
A longtime rheumatism sufferer writes that after trying many remedies her husband urged Kruschen Salts. She reports swelling eased in six weeks, she regained the ability to walk and sleep, and is now free from pain. Kruschen is said to dissolve uric acid crystals and remove them via the kidneys.
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Perther
Eni
Piano for Sale Notice Sparks Odd Window Display
A suburban front window shows a card reading A piano for sale while a neighboring card simply says Hurrah. The scene contrasts a quiet sale with an enigmatic public cheer as readers ponder its meaning. Egypt previously strengthened western border defences along the Nile Valley to guard against Talia and Libya.
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Egypt
Nile Valley
Talia
Libya
Great Sculptor of Wax Works Celebrates Birthday and Golden Wedding
The article profiles Joh Theodorre Tussaud, head of the waxworks family, who has modeled over 1 500 people and recalls lifting the King as a child. He notes a self hardening clay formula he perfected, claiming it will revolutionize sculpture. He recently completes a double size bust of Queen Mary.
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Joh Theodorre Tussaud
Waxworks
O Daresdreds
T Wathably
I Thomas A’becket
Tussaud
Queen Mary
Three We Wet Brothers Seek Kruger Millions Treasure
In South Africa the De Wet brothers from Bredasdorp hire a Saluto named Williams who aided loading the Boers treasure at President Kruger’s house. They plan to follow Williams to the site between Pretoria and Pietersburg to recover gold and valuables said to be hidden during the war. They have asked the government how their claim would stand if they find anything.
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Kruger
We Wet
Bredasdorp
Cape Province
Saluto
Williams
Cronje
Pretoria
Pietersburg
de Wet
Brothers de Wet
Child Training Warns Against Forcing Genius From Toddlers
Dr Alexander Schneiders of Loyola University warns parents and educators against trying to mold preschoolers into geniuses. He says such pressure causes irreparable harm and moral and educational maladjustments. He criticizes forcing early recitation and counting beyond readiness to satisfy egos and fit adult intellectual moulds.
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Alexander Schneiders
Loyola University
Schneiders
Excavations Reveal Ezion Geber As Historic Smelting Hub
Yale University researchers led by Nelson Glueck report Ezion Geber on the Red Sea, once called the Pittsburg of Palestine, as a vast smelting town with air conditioned buildings, extensive heat flues, and wind-driven blast channels. A linguist professor who just wed a journalist notes the bride’s slight advantage.
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Ezion-Geber
Red Sea
Pittsburg
Palestine
Nelson Glueck
American School of Oriental Research
Jerusalem
Yale University
Reading Speed Advantage of Newspaper Print
Dr. D. G. P. Cosgrave of the University of Toronto told the Ontario Optometrical Association at Ottawa that short line length in newspaper print aids reading efficiency. He noted fast readers absorb essentials more quickly and experience less fatigue compared with longer book lines.
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D. G. P. Cosgrave
University of Toronto
Department of Psychology
Ontario Optometrical Association
Ottawa
Cosgrave
Tribute to Empress of Australia Captain Ends With Dinner
Members of the House of Commons attended a complimentary dinner at the House of Commons honoring Captain A R Meikle commander of the liner Empress of Australia during its Quebec voyage with the King and Queen. Commander A Marsden organized the private tribute for Meikle’s seamanship guiding the ship through fog and danger. Donati's comet lore and fishing flies appear as added notes in the column.
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House of Commmons
A. R. Meikle
Quebec
House of Commons
A. Marsden
Meikle
Real Baseball in Small Town Games Highlight Community
The Halifax Chronicle describes real baseball as the local clash between home and visiting teams, played on a hot afternoon or under floodlights, watched by the entire town and causing stores to close for a public holiday in appreciation of the sport.
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Halifax Chronicle
Unusual Book Markers Surprise Longpoint Librarians
Longpoint Colorado librarians report toothbrushes and other odd items found in returned books. Unorthodox markers include safety pins and candy wrappers, while notes describe people jamming objects into volumes during emergencies. Also mentions falling US marriages and a $70 million jewel sales total, plus weight findings at Regina College.
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Longpoint
Colorado
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