Smoke Brought Victory and a Veranda Fire
In a Myrtle Inn veranda scene Amy Delorme's romance with Ralph French unfolds amid a fire alarm. Grandmother Mrs. Duckworth vows to sever ties if Amy marries without her approval, while Colonel Mallet and the pair's escapade resolve with aid and a hopeful future.
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Henry Duckworth
Myrtle Inn
Amy Delorme
Ralph French
Ralph
Mallet
Mrs. Duckworth
Amy
Humph
Amy Delormen
iIt
Colonel Mallet
Grandmother
Lucien Mullet
Colonel Mallat
Grannie
Shalph
Daning
Colonet
Marla
Bulon
Duckworth
Camels Swim Across Colorado River in 1858 Expedition
An 1870s article based on Beale expedition notes recounts camels proving their swimming ability on the Colorado River during an American desert survey. Lieutenant Bente reportedly guided camels across in groups despite prior doubts about their aquatic capability.
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Srchives
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Frederick
Detten Batch
New York
Beate
Southwest
American
Delenbach
Colorado River
Bente
Twueds
Yellow River
Bing
Why Do We Laugh A Psychiatrist Explains
In Montreal Standard a psychiatrist outlines ten developmental stages of laughter from infancy. At eighteen months a child has most reasons adults possess yet still lacks a simple explanation that laughter is merely part of life’s joyful experience.
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British Association
Shade of
Rabelais
Cervantes
Shakespeare
Browning
Montreal Standard
Reckoning Dead Reckoning in Aviator Navigation
A concise explanation of dead reckoning in aviation. It outlines how air speed, true course, magnetic variation, distance, wind speed and direction, and crab angle determine the true heading and compass reading needed to stay on course. The process ties these factors to navigation.
Coarse Ancient Fabliaux and Their Social Light
A concise note on fabliaux as short metrical tales from the twelfth to thirteenth centuries. They are often comic coarse and satirical, especially about women, yet illuminate everyday life and social state, influencing later writers like Boccaccio Chaucer and Moliere.
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Boccaccio
Chaucer
Moliere
Odd Musical Instrument Theft
G A Theremin a development of the Thereminvox by Prof Leon Theremin of the Institute Physio Technique of Leningrad operates entirely by electrical effects. It has no stops keyboards or other mechanical contrivances. Music depends on the operator and hand motion near two electrodes for volume and pitch. Washington Star.
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Leon ‘Theremin
Institute Physio-Technique
Leningrad
Pheh
Washington Star
Argentina's Radio Boom Turns Nation Into Major Importer
Argentina's radio industry thrives with government oversight of twenty broadcasting stations. Most receivers are in Buenos Aires, with a shift from crystal sets to tube regenerative models. German supplies provide the lead sets due to low price, expanding access nationwide.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Germany
Massage the Gums for Better Dental Health
A faded passage explains gum massage as an aid to gum health. It notes that brushing alone is not enough and that daily brushing should be combined with massaging the gums to stimulate orientation and overall dental care. The text mentions the tongue and body as connected factors in mouth hygiene.
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Seat Healy
Mary Rescues Hope in London Romance Dilemma
Mary, a firm clerk in New York, faces a life changing choice with Stanley, the confident suitor. She plans to decide by nightfall, then discovers his secret past with a childhood love. A late letter reveals his deception, yet a twist saves her happiness and alters fate.
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New York
London
Fioz
Stanley
Mary
Bertha
Bert
Wen
Bartha
Hind
Lesa
Tim Taal
Love Test Wins Conflict
Janice and John, engaged with three weeks to go, argue over a country bungalow versus a city apartment. She secretly rents the bungalow and has curtains hung, while he waits in doubt. She then surprised him by showing up with the bungalow and a plan to live together, leading to mutual realization and decision to cohabit in the country home.
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John
Janice
John Case
Danny
Burleigh
Ahe
Ward
Cedar Vale
Jonn
Ste
Jake
Johe
Steve
Theo Jaa Lve
Ongel
Recipes and child lore from an old college book
A fragment from an aged college cookbook mixes nursery verse with culinary instructions. It includes a nursery rhyme about days of the week and a series of kitchen tips for preserving oyster plants, preventing sugar crystallization, making jelly, bread, cheese, custard fillings, and cake batters with dated household methods.
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Ellie
Will Meyer
Chicken Custard and Turkey Stuffing Recipes From 1931 Page
A historical fragment presents house recipes for invalid friendly Chicken Custard and Turkey Stuffing. It includes ingredients like eggs, bread crumbs, chicken, celery, salt, and pepper, plus directions to bake in custard cups and finish with browned crumbs. The text imitates wartime era cooking notes and references a varied menu including soups and salads.
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Ehleker
Hatte Hove
Sineir
Chavet
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Thom CO Choy
Nary
Hoover
Joan Cleaver
Terbert Hoover
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