Prospectors meet in Far North airfield meeting
Alan Garth, a lone prospector, encounters Burton Ramill, his daughter Lilith Ramill, pilot Vivian Huxley, and mining engineer on an airways emergency station. They offer an air trip to Garth's claim despite dismissing his platinum ore samples as nearly worthless. Lilith displays clear contempt for Garth.
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Alan Garth
Airways
Burton Ramill
Lilith
Dané Vivian Huxley
Garth
Lilith Ramill
Huxley
Tha
Vivian
Miss Ramill
Dad
Old Dear
Mr. Ramill
Millionaire mine find on mountain placers teased
Garth proves a placer pocket near a valley lake may hold a platinum showing worth millions. He misleads Ramill and Huxley while Lilith Ramill resents his risky trek and the mine stake becomes central to their precarious plans as the group contemplates the next move.
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Garth
Mohave Desert
Edmonton
Vivian
Lilith
Miss Ramill
Husky
Mr. Ramil
Mr. Ramili
Wilds
Huxley
Jack
Mr. Ramill
North America
Aliss Ramill
Nature
Ramill
Grizzly
Alcohol Ignition Myths Debunked by Chemists
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer notes popular belief that alcohol soaked bodies can ignite. Chemists, including Leibig and Bischoff referenced, debunk spontaneous combustion theory citing historical cases from France 1725 Darmstadt 1847 and the idea as a myth.
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France
Romania
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A. Elfer
Cluj
Hygienic Society
Bucharest
Journal
American Medical Association
Gorlitz
Darmstadt
Germany
Leibig
Bischoff
Hidden Catacombs At St Aignan Now Wine Storage
The catacombs in St Aignan France once used by Joan of Arc to hide her army are repurposed as wine storage spaces. Local authorities note the historic site remains accessible to visitors under supervision while commercial wine storage expands in the area.
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Joan
St. Aignan
France
Joan of Arc
Satisfy Your Childs Book Hunger in Hygeia
Alma H. Jones argues early exposure to lullabies rhymes and stories builds mental and emotional growth. Parents should continue reading aloud even as children begin to read, and choose books with large type clear pages and a lively engaging tale to sustain reader interest.
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Abraham Lincoln
Alma H. Jones
Sing Something Simple by a New York bandmaster
A New York bandmaster writes a march whose lyrics are a sequence of Ia la las to ease memorization and encourage large audiences to sing. The goal appears to solve two community singing issues: getting the second verse of The Star-Spangled Banner sung and keeping the audience on the tune.
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New York
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company
A newspaper blurb notes a Postum Company offer promising a full week’s supply of health giving Postum at no charge to anyone who writes for it. The notice is signed Ady and appears in an unspecified section of the paper.
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Postum Company
Ady
Outside Influence Sparks Bad Boy Conduct
A fragment suggests a spark of rebellious behavior in a problematic youth that parental training cannot erase and urges readers not to blame parents, implying broader social influences on conduct.
Three-Wheeled Auto by Young Minneapolis Mechanic
A young Minneapolis mechanic built a three wheeled streamline car driven by a standard four cylinder engine. It defies upset tests by taking curves at high speed without turning over. The car is 46 inches high, seats five, travels 5 miles per hour and gets 4 miles to a gallon. The engine sits at the rear freeing space for baggage under the hood. Conventional steering, steel frame and body, air-cooled motor fed by top vents.
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Minneapoli
Dont Guess But Know Bayer Aspirin Safe for Regular Use
A health advisory touts Bayer Aspirin as a fast safe relief for headaches rheumatism neuritis and neuralgia. It notes physicians historically opposed generic pain remedies for stomach and heart risks and urges asking a family doctor about the genuine Bayer Aspirin and to request it by full name at any drug store.
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AMES
Bennet
WIN Service
Robert Ames Bennet
General Foods
Bayer Aspirin
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