Letty the Burglar Teases a NYC House and Hearts
Letty Calvin, a young psychology-obsessed woman in a brownstone New York neighborhood, meets a burglar who turns out to be Jeffrey Wilson. Their rare encounter leads to a romantic alliance as Wilson reveals his dual life and Letty vows to marry him despite the danger.
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Letitia Calvin
Letty
New York
Harriet Brooks
Brooks
Jeffrey Wilson
Europe
Wilsons
Bronx
Madamoiselle
Wilson House
Mrs. Stuyvesant Mandeville
America
Insula
Ancient Egyptian shadow clocks vs Rome modern time signaling
The piece contrasts Egypt’s use of 4,000 year old shadow clocks with Rome’s shift from a noon gun to a master electric clock system. It notes Rome’s 800 linked clocks under one observatory master clock for 638,000 residents, highlighting a stark temporal gap between ancient and ultramodern methods.
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Egypt
Rome
Janiculum
City
Tiber
Eye Strain Tied to Temper and Fatigue, Doctor Says
Medical director Dr. B Franklin Royer of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness says eye strain can cause bad temper and fatigue. He notes defective vision as a hidden cause and urges correcting the fault to relieve daily and weekly weariness while keeping the same job.
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B. Franklin Royer
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Royer
Forged Ancient Art Puzzles Museums Worldwide
The piece notes that forged stone carvings mimic old art so well that detection is hard. Museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, maintain special departments to study these fakes, which intrigue experts even as they are rejected as frauds.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Snake With Ears Report From Roosberg Story Reignites Odd Tale
A reader from the Bushveld cites a Johannesburg Sunday Times report about a snake with ears seen in a Roosberg view. He recalls a childhood tale of a two-eared snake killed in a fig tree. He asserts the tale is true and that neighbors gathered to view the reptile.
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Vogel
Johannesburg Sunday Times
Roosberg
Manitoba Boundary Loosely Follows Survey Lines
The boundary between Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the lower half is stepped to follow survey lines across farming districts. Survey lines in north western Canada are stepped because meridians converge northward, narrowing distances as they travel.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ant-Queen’s: Easy Life In The Ant Hills
Detroit News describes the ant queen in tropical climates as imprisoned in clay pockets. The queen is about two inches long, immobile, and fed by workers. The piece notes the phrase sit as an ant-queer as a sign of extreme prosperity.
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Detroit News
Franklin on commerce over war and cheap goods
Benjamin Franklin argues that trade should expand through affordable commodities rather than through bloodshed. He contends the true path to commerce is goodwill and low prices, not forcing trades with fleets and armies.
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Benjamin Franklin
January Milk Records Highlight Brandt Holsteins Lead
In January 816 cows, 58 dry, averaged 767 pounds milk and 28.7 pounds butterfat with alfalfa hay and silage. Carl H. Brandt's 11 head Holsteins topped at 1824 pounds milk and 64.2 fat, followed by Tom H. Wicks’ 15 Holsteins at 1328 pounds and 44.1 fat. Eleven producers posted high fat averages, with several others contributing strong totals.
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No. 1
Carl H. Brandt
Tom H. Wicks
Theo. Lund
Mayer Johnson
J. P. Nordskog
Cyrus Grove
kKenneth Pirie
Boy Scout Anniversary Week Radio Talks Schedule
WOI Ames will air ten minute daily talks on scouting from 7:50 to 8:00 every morning during Anniversary Week February 6 to 18 except Sundays when 3:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon. Programs feature Clyde R. Hesse, Mrs Seaman Knapp, Melvin Tudor, D S Jeffers, W Norris Wentworth, G B McDonald, L W Forman, Paul C Taff with Tolbert MacRae on music.
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WOI
Ames
Clyde R. Hesse
Scout
Seaman Knapp
Melvin Tudor
D. S. Jeffers
Tolbert MacRae
W. Norris Wentworth
Tall Corn
G. B. McDonald
Venice Flood Forces Brief Pause for Two Tourists
Two customers describe a brief stay in Venice cut short by a flood. The first notes proximity to waterlogged streets as they arrived abroad. The second recalls a few days in the city disrupted by flooding and travel disruptions.
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Venice
Garden City Social Notes Include Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Nelson and Miss Inger Nessa and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vallem visited Eldora last Tuesday. Julius Osmundson and Ward Tjelmeland families hosted visits to their daughter and Roland visitors. Several women visited Mrs. Ross Auestad while men attended sales at Alex Amundson. Adelaide Hauge visited N. T. Mark home. Ruby Strong has been on the sick list. Wm. Hednefield of Radcliffe called Wednesday. Farmers attended Power Farming meet at Beran implement shop. Eight carloads of stock shipped out Saturday. Gifford Larson and children visited Mike Michaels Thursday evening.
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H. H. Nelson
Inger Nessa
Martin. Vallem
Eldora
Julius Osmundson
Ward Tjelmeland
Violet
Harry Tjelmeland
Roland
J. Osmundson
Amos Osmundson
Ross Auestad
Alex Amundson
Adelaide Hauge
N. T. Mark
Ruby Strong
Wm. Hednefield
Radcliffe
Beran
Gifford Larson
Mike Michaels
John Male
Swen Ostrom
O. J. Ritland
P. O. Johnson
Isaac Knutson
Buffalo Center
Ben Tweet
Leonard Osmundson
T.S. Thorson
O. K. Johnson
Stock
Chicago
Osmund Egeland
Near
Nels
C.M. Peargon
Lola May
Hardin
Martin Tjelmeland
Oscar Tjelmeland
Chas. Sampson
H. Tjelmeland
Andrew ‘Tjelmeland
Isaac Larson
A. 0. Berven
Odie Lening
Kernel Lening
Otis. Knutson
G. A. Knutson
Con Harestad
Marshalltown
Ragnhild
Charlotte
Kathleen
Osmund
Irvin Reisetter
Thos. Tollakson
Betty
Buckeye
Homer Gaard
Romaine
Geo. Espe
Lilian Myers
Iowa Falls
Community Notes From Friday Gatherings And Illness
Friday activities include Mr and Mrs John Male visiting Swen Ostrom and helping with butchering. O J Ritland shows slow recovery at home. Families from the area attended Ben Tweet's funeral in Buffalo Center. Numerous visits and church events follow with many households hosting relatives and children.
Social visits across towns in Iowa cluster
The report lists numerous visits among friends and relatives from Story City to Iowa Falls and Eldora. Individuals include Miss Anna Simon, Miss Lillian, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Max Halfpop, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Hoelscher, and many others visiting families such as the Bevan, Ritland, Ose, Knuts, Auestad, and Egeland households.
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Anna Simonson
Iowa Falls
Lillian Myera
Fred Collins
Buckeye
Max
Halfpop
Eldora
Johnnie Hoelscher
Baby
F. V. Bevan
Johanna Ose
Lester
June
O. L. Ritland
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Y H. Irving King
Manitoba Boundary
Garden City News
Lars Ose
Story City
Nels Stole
Oo. N. Egeland
Julius Osimundson
Isaac Knuts
B. K. Barstad
Tom Auestad
Mortgage Invesment CO
Iowa
First National Bank
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