The Wooing of Kate Surprises at Summer Cottage
Sterling Evermore woos Kate at a rural summer cottage. A series of comic mishaps follows as a chipped back step, a cement mishap, and a disastrous gas iron threaten plans. Henry at last accepts the romance and finds Sterling’s missing glasses in a sweater pocket.
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Sterling Evermore
Kate
Vilage
Sterling
Agatha
Henry
Benny
Eye
Ivather
Young Love
Breakneck Rail Speed in the Belgian Congo
Lawrence G. Green relays a perilous Congo railway journey from Cape Town to Sakania and Katanga. He contrasts past white drivers with current black engine crews and warns of reckless speed, sparks, and dangerous bridges amid forest climbs and tsetse warnings.
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Cape Town
Africa
Paarl
Karra
Bechuanaland
Victoria Falls
Northern
Rhodesia
Ndola
Belgian Congo
Congo
Katanga
Lawrence G. Green
Empire Review
Old Town Cryer and the Pig at Every Plate
An early New York Times note recalls town criers who announced dinners with a witty line. Old Wilson’s linguistic flaw fooled some as he promised a Fourth of July meal “ample, with a pig at every plate,” delighting locals and inviting questions about the bill of fare.
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New York Times
Wilson
Charlestown
Diamond Ring Dilemma In Flappers Roadside Exchange
A flapper motorist explains to a risky speaker that after a night out with Jack she kept her hand from the corner to avoid dazzling a driver with a new diamond ring. The remark highlights caution amid nighttime car travel and flirtatious bravado.
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Jack
Air Tour Over Historic Dardanelles to Athens
A National Geographic prepared piece describes a rapid airplane flight from Constantinople to Athens. The trip traces millennia of geography and myth, spotting Constantinople landmarks, the Bosporus, Gallipoli, Troy, Lemnos, Lesbos, and Marathon, ending with the Acropolis near Piraeus.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Constantinople
Athens
Europe
Asia
Agamemnon
Dardanelles
A. D
Troy
Xerxes
Alexander
Hellespont
Bosporus
Gallipoli
Strabo
Herodotus
Anatoli Kavak
Black Sea
Asia Minor
Therapia
Golden Horn
Rumell
Anatoli Hissars
Mohammed the Conqueror
Robert College
Constantinople Woman's College
Arnaut Kol
Orta Kol
Cheragan
Lemnos
Lesbos
Mytilene
Skyros
Euboea
Gulf of Petali
Marathon
Parnes
Pentelicus
Phidippides
Miltiades
Attica
Saronte Gulf
Salamis
Acropolis
Ufe
Tyimettos
Phateron Bay
Piraeus
Metal foil fabric thrills fashion on stage and street
German manufacturers perfect a flexible fabric made from thin aluminum sheets coated on both sides with protective material. It promises lightness comparable to silk, toughness like leather, waterproofing, and heat reflection. Dresses, rainwear, umbrellas, and even business suits may be created, with household decors also benefiting.
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Knights of Old
San Trancisco Chronicle
Roanoke team splits Sunday loyalties with Eddie Lockridge
Members of the Roanoke baseball team balance church and sport on Sundays. Eddie Lockridge, a pitcher and star, advocates Sabbath limits and helps arrange a split schedule with Sunday school in the morning and a diamond game in the afternoon amid team tensions.
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Roanoke
Eddie Lockridge
Lockridge
Indianapolis News
Antarctic Coal Prospects Hint at Vast Reserves
Scientists note sporadic estimates of coal in Antarctica with several reported finds. Explorers expect confirmation from Byrd on the extent of untapped coal fields in the polar region.
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Antarctic
Byrd
Towanda Man Reunites With Lost Horse After Cave-In
Anthony Wasko of Towanda Pennsylvania recovered his horse after a week apart. He found the horse grazing in an abandoned coal mine shaft and called down to it. The horse answered, and Anthony used block and tackle to pull the animal to safety unharmed.
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Agatha
Henry
Sterling
Kate
Mr. Turbot
Anthony Wasko
Towanda
Anthony
Perfection in Samplers Through Old Fashioned Craft
The sampler featured a square perforated canvas with evenly spaced holes. Designs were stamped and filled with colored yarns, forming tiny x shaped stitches. On fine canvas the result resembled a miniature painting.
Paris waste plan turns rubbish into power and bricks
Paris collects nearly 800,000 tons of trash daily for incineration. The burning gases are used to generate electricity and the clinkers are sold as bricks, yielding substantial revenue.
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Paris
Nor Measles Teacher Defines Heredity
A brief schoolroom exchange explains heredity: if a grandfather has no children, his son and grandson are likely to have none too. The passage captures a simple, cautious lay explanation from a teacher to a student named Jimmy.
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Jimmy
Getting a Husband
A brief humorous note on marriage prospects citing that a reliable partner’s strength matters, with jokes about arms as security and the role of wealth in matrimonial choices. The lines invite readers to consider practical traits in a spouse and play on gendered expectations.
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Helle
Hera
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Riviera
Sweden
Norway
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Holland
Belgium
London
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Oberammergau
Frank C. Clark
Times Bidg
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K-R-O Co
Springfield
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West
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California
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Forster Manufacturing Company
Penn Ave
Pittsburgh
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Des Moines
van- Sant Co
W. 103Rd
Chicago
Yeoniks and Iris
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Clark
Chariton
W.N.U
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