Story of Mellicent Pennock and a hundred thousand shock
In November Mellicent Pennock and her mother Mrs. Jane react to a letter claiming their cousin Stanley G. Fulton left a trust with three Blaisdell kin to receive one third of cash from a seventy five year fortune. Mr. Smith reads aloud the terms of trust and the Blaisdells await the money, as Mellicent dreams of romance and social change.
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Mellicent
Jane
Melicent
Pennock
Gaylord
Gaylord No
Peter Gaylord
Miss Pearl
Carl
Hillerton
Ned
Blake
Stone
Blaisdells
Blakes
Corse
Stanley G. Fulton
John Smith
Mr. Smith
Mr. Frank
Chicago
Fulton
South America
Tam
Frank C. Blaisdell
James A. Blaisdell
Flora B. Blaisdell
Hillerion
Mr. Frank Blaisdell
Mrs. Jane
Hattie
Flora
Maggie
Frank Blaisdell
Miss Flora
Inheritance Tax and Hundred Thousand Windfall
Characters discuss a supposed hundred thousand inheritance and its tax implications. Frank Blaisdell receives a call about relatives arriving, while Miss Flora questions the truth as Aunt Maggie is left out. The scene ends with tension as the mystery continues.
Mid Ocean Adventure of the Neith Cutter
The Neith, a 21.7 ton cutter, sailed from Halifax with Sydney Houghton and an amateur crew. After a harrowing Atlantic passage, the vessel showed no scars at Burnham on Crouch. A 20 foot wave crest and a 50 mile per hour gale tested the tiny craft while the cook Sambo prayed for land.
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Sydney Houghton
Bell
de Wolfe
Willard
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Burnham-on-Crouch
Essex
London
Daly Mail
Newfoundland
mid-Atlantic
South Sea Islanders Embrace Golf Travel Pack Heads Abroad
South Sea Islanders on their first U.S. visit watched several golf games and now multiple outfits of golf paraphernalia are en route to the South Seas.
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South Sea
Foch Warns Against Germany in Veterans Speech
Marshal Foch addressed veterans at Merlaux warning of Germany and urging vigilance. He said the vanquished remain alive in spirit, tied to revenge, and France must stay strong to avoid a dangerous awakening.
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Foch
Merlaux
France
Tank Is British Invention
The Daily Mail credits the British with pioneering the tank in World War I. It notes 1916 recognition as a turning point, describes large and small tank designs, and cites Lieut. Col. J. E. C. Fuller as a key authority who published Tanks in the Great War in 1920.
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Daily Mail
London
J. E. C. Fuller
Tank Corps
A British Heligoland
The Heligolanders seek self-determination and a return to British rule. The island, previously a German naval base, with few German residents, enjoyed easy life, low taxes, and order under British administration, aided by a single police officer.
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Germany
Tondon Sunday Pictorial
A Witty Chauffeur and the Irish Joke
A chauffeur who spoke little in a broad brogue delivers witty lines. When asked about his origins, he answers that his people are not from Ireland but are “there yet,” prompting the party to realize they remain among his ancestors.
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Ireland
Pat
Local Shoppers Urged to Buy from Home Merchants
It pays to support nearby business. Citizens are urged to patronize merchants in their own town to boost the local economy and keep money circulating within the community.
The Seven Seas and Hindu Cosmology
The text describes a Hindu mythic map where the earth is circular and flat with Mount Soomeroo at center. Three peaks of gold, pearls, and gems hold gods above three surrounding mountains with 8,800 mile trees. A salt sea bounds the far country, then six seas of sugar cane juice, spirits, clarified butter, curds, milk, and nectar, each surrounded by its own continent.
Patriotic Man Supports Local Canadian Trade
A loyal citizen prioritizes Canadian trade goods and shows steady support for his local dealer, reflecting a strong sense of community duty and consistency in purchasing choices.
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Jie
A Dark Voyage and a Station Agent Conversation
A salesman and a station agent discuss travel conditions. The agent notes good weather for travel but fears continuing journeys after an earlier incident in a tunnel, revealing unease about future trips.
Fame Came Unsought Tickler Family Wartime Fame
The Tickler family gained unexpected fame during the great war when shortages of hand grenades in France led soldiers to improvise bombs from jam tins. These improvised devices earned the makers the nickname Tickler's Artillery, reflecting their wartime notoriety.
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Tickler
France
Hair Extremes Across Cultures Described
A terse note contrasts two hair archetypes, describing the necro type as flat and smooth while the Mongolian type is round and straight, highlighting bodily variation in human hair texture.
England patrols warn motorists at dangerous crossings
In England patrols are stationed at hazardous crossings to improve highway safety and at bad stretches of road to alert drivers. The measures aim to reduce accidents by increasing visibility and traveler awareness on risky segments.
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England
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F. Moneut
BY Eleanor H. Forter
Cousin Stanley
Fletcher
Centaur Company
New York
The
Seven Seas
Marine CO
Bayer
Canada
Stanfield’s
Stanfield’s Limited
Truro, N.S
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