London Meeting Uncovers Parslave and Doctor Eccleshare
Maythorne and Manners confront Doctor Eccleshare in his London home about Parslave. Parslave narrates his movements after Marrasdale and Eccleshare explains plans to leave England with Parslave as he hunted for cottage property in Newcastle.
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Crole
Eccleshare
Doctor Hecleshare
Reiver’s den
Parslave
London
Sergeant Manners
Mr. Armintrade
Mr. Courthope
Marrasdale
Reiver’'s den
Mazaroff
Cowie
Relvers’ den
Parslaye
Mazaroft
New Scotland Yard
Cloughthwaite
Maythorne
Relver
Sol’ Eccleshare
England
South America
Cloughthwaite Fairy
Newcastle
Black Gill Junction
Carlisle
Muarrasdale
King's Cross
Inventions That Could Make Deviser Wealthy
Roger W. Babson lists twenty ideas in The Forum including plant fertilizer pills, a gearless rotary engine car, a helicopter lifting craft, child gliders, fog piercing light for navigation, talking books, unbreakable bulletproof glass, cold light, and mahogany lumber produced by dyed native trees.
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Roger W. Babson
Identifying Herself In The Theater Queue
A flapper pushes in beside an elderly gentleman in a theater queue. He objects and she replies she placed a chalk mark on his back with her lipstick to show her rightful place after stepping out for candy.
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London
Gone to the Dog on the Train Carriage Conversation
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a self-assertive man riding in a corner seat who boasts about taking his dog in the car and paying for items the animal supposedly consumed. His friend quips that the dog may already be half finished the fish he’s taking home.
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London
Child answers difference between revolution and evolution
An eight year old in a university education class is asked to define revolution and evolution. The child replies that revolution is war and evolution has to do with monkeys, a humorous misinterpretation captured by the Los Angeles Times.
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Jean
Education Department
The
State University
Los Angeles
Imes
War Burden on Women in Esthonia Highlighted
Miss Clara Roe of New York reports Esthonian women bear heavy loads at home and work. With many serving as homemaker, wage earners, and public duty volunteers, they labor in fields, roads, railways, brickyards, and lumber yards as Estonia rebuilds after World War I losses.
Hand of cards and freckles at a bridge party
A light scene at a weekly bridge gathering ends with Mrs H- admiring her hand while Bobbie notes her freckled arms after scrutinizing her tennis-tough forearms. The exchange blends card play praise with a playful compliment on appearance.
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Bobbie
Four arches of the foot described in anatomy text
The article lists four arches in the foot: the long arch along the inside from heel to great toe, the front arch across the ball of the foot, the outer arch from heel to base of the small toe, and the arch across the middle under the instep.
Trade and Barter Larkes-I'm Getting Divorced
A humorous exchange shows Larkes offering apartment lease as a divorce claim and Sparkes replying with marriage plans, turning the barter into a playful social vignette without firm offers or outcomes.
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Larkes
Sparkes
Fame's Value: What Money Can Not Buy
A reflective quotation by Carlyle questions money’s power to purchase value beyond wealth. It hints that true worth lies beyond material gain and public reputation.
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Carlyle
Third Match Superstition Traced to War Origins
The piece explains why many fear the third light from a match. It links the superstition to wartime secrets and sniper risk, noting three firing stages and the third man as the exposed target when a sniper is ready.
French Glove Industry Dominates Global Trade
The French glove industry has long met local demand and exported worldwide. Annual exports average 175 million francs vs imports of about 1 million francs. Key production centers include Grenoble, Millau, St. Julien, Niort, and Chaumont per U.S. Commerce data.
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Grenoble
Millau
St. Julien
France
Niort
Deux- Serves
Chaumont
Haute- Marne
United States Department of Commerce
You Can't Outguess Them
A dramatic exchange centers on a woman choosing a second marriage despite a will that leaves the fortune to her late husband’s brother. The dialogue highlights tension between love and legal stakes as characters navigate inheritance.
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Page Gates
Wait and See label meaning in jobbing gardener exchange
In a clipped folding exchange the label Wait and See signals hesitation. The gardener replies he forgot what he planted, indicating uncertainty about a prior labeling or order. The brief dialogue captures a small office or yard scene with a casual misstatement and a mildly comic tone.
Not Happy Way to Live Detected in Domestic Dispute
A terse dialogue reveals strain in a marriage as a husband and wife respond to questions about living together. The exchange underscores ongoing conflict within the household.
Loud-mouthed people are blessed for one thing
A terse saying notes that loud talkers are blessed in one aspect because others rarely talk behind their backs. It contrasts bold speech with discreet, unseen chatter in social life.
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Gilchester
Myself
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Monarch
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
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Esthonia
Foundation For Belief
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