So Now You Fly Gunnar and Sarah Lynn Become Friends
Sarah Lynn and Gunnar Thorwald share a growing bond as they tour redwoods and gear up for flying. He insists fliers shall not marry while she dreams of paratrooping, and a park visit cements their unusual partnership amid public intrigue and a sly cafe kidnapping stunt.
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Danavale
Sarah Lynn
Lynn Dana
Gunnar
Lightning
Lynn
Conrad Jordan
Lake of Tahoe
Fiers
Ethelinda Pennington
San Jose
San Francisco
Sally Ann
Cornwall
Gunnar Thorwald
Nick
Golden Gate
Hermod
Oakland
Bay
Lena
Soil Treatment Kills Japanese Beetle Grubs That Feed on Roots
The article notes Japanese beetles arrived in the United States before 1916 and spread from New Jersey into nearby states. Lead arsenate soil treatment, while effective, is costly for large areas, so small infestations use it as a containment method. Juvenile grubs feed on roots causing brown lawn patches. adults feed on about 260 plants.
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United States
Far East
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Atlantic Seaboard
Detroit Free Press
Secrets of ancients survive attacks of modern science
A London Answers writer notes many ancient techniques endure despite modern science. Greeks wove linen and wool into durable armor, Romans deep wells with unknown boring methods, and a long lasting cement outlived stone. Egyptian stone dressing and embalming skills survived less, tied to the loss of Alexandria's library.
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London
Egypt
Alexandria
Reading and Thinking Reflect on Knowledge and Ideas
A compact reflection on how reading furnishes knowledge and thinking transforms it into personal understanding by linking ideas. Locke’s insight emphasizes that apprehending connections makes information truly ours.
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Locke
Must Books Be Read The Collector’s Patient Library Faith
The passage presents Arnold Bennett’s view that readers should not fear unfinished books. A collector keeps many unread volumes because their value remains, and someday their chance to be read may come. The idea emphasizes patience and the enduring worth of a library.
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Arnold Bennett
Reflections on Compassion Beyond Self Interest
A moral exhortation urges readers to seek the good in thought and action beyond personal gratification. It invites looking beyond one’s own lot to understand and bear the troubles of others.
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George Eliot
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Floyd Roberts
Firestone
Tuy
Indianapolis
Voice of
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Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
N. B. C. Red Network
Voice of the Farm
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