Starr Ellison in New York Hunger and a Fateful Chase
Starr Ellison, starving and desperate in a drab New York rooming world, helps a starving girl with a quarter then encounters a wealthy man she previously rejected. She faces agency temptations, memory of home, and a possible second chance as Michael Fairbourne contemplates pursuing her at the museum.
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Tve
Starr
Cairo
Central Park
Starr Ellison
Fifth Avenue
Michael Fairbourne
Garage mechanic astronomer fifth comet discovered from cornfield observatory
Fayette Missouri reports Dr Harlow Shapley praising Leslie Peltiers a garage mechanic astronomer near Delphos for five comet discoveries from his cornfield observatory. Shapley notes Peltiers is a champion variable star observer and values backyard astronomy despite simple gear and overalls.
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Cornfield
Leslie Peltiers
Fayette
Harlow Shapley
Peltiers
Delphos
Halley
Saddler and Scholar Joseph Robbett Churchill Dies at 71
Joseph Robbett Churchill, a saddler once mocked while strolling London with a saddle and a book, pursued Greek and Latin studies, earned London University BA, and became a distinguished tutor. He died in Burnham-on-Sea England at age 71 amid honors. A personal exchange about love and letters appears in the narrative.
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London
Joseph Robbett Churchill
London University
Burnham-on-Sea
England
Oldest Maritime Spinster Speaks Gaelic at 103
Miss Catherine MacKinnon of Scotch Lake near Sydney Nova Scotia reportedly aged 103 has never learned English. She has not needed a doctor, has not heard a radio broadcast, sews without glasses, and drives cows home each evening. She claims to be the oldest spinster in the Maritimes and speaks only Gaelic.
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Ova Scotia
Catherine MacKinnon
Scotch Lake
Sydney
Nova Scotia
MacKinnon
Maritimes
Gasoline From Coal Plants Considered In England
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told five thousand in Cardiff that a chain of large coal gas plants could be built in England to produce gasoline, citing Imperial Chemical Industries at Billingham-on-Tees daily output of 123,000 gallons. He urged government action to expand such plants if results hold, noting safety from attack. A refrigerator odor absorber uses charcoal.
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England
Stanley Baldwin
Cardiff
Wales
Imperial Chemical Industries
Billingham-on-Tees
Changing face of provincial leaders shows farmers in top roles
A historical shift notes few lawyers as premiers in Canada provinces. Ontario and Manitoba feature farmer leaders, Quebec has a farmer teacher, Saskatchewan and Alberta lean to insurance and education backgrounds. British Columbia follows with Pattullo not a lawyer, while the CCF leader is a clergyman and the Conservative leader a physician, marking a broader professional mix in leadership.
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Maritimes
Ontario
Quebec
Bracken
Manitoba
Words of Langden on Bluebird speed and danger
Sir Malcolm Langden warned that at 300 miles an hour a half mile ahead would be within grazing distance if a path remained fixed. He added movement would be fatal. Blue roses were cultivated by Luther Burbank.
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Malcom Langden
Little Helps For This Week Aims At Comfort In Faith
A devotional piece urges belief that the Creator cares for every creature. It reflects on God’s omnipresence, love, and sympathy, stressing that no life is lost to Him and that His care surrounds each person individually. The column humorously ends with a taxi driver joke and notes a London music course for the blind.
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Georgia
Starr Euieon
Sixth Avenue
Charity
Metropoltan Museum
Saddler
His Majesty's Portrait
Durham
Canada
Edward VIII
Bassano
ST. Lawrence Starch CO. Ltd
Bee Hive
Durham Corn Starch
St. Lawrence Starch Co. Limited
Dept. 8
Port Credit
Europe
Luther Burbank
Staule
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