Merriwell Faces Hodge Crowd at Union Hall
Frank Merriwell and Barney Mulloy enter Union hall to find Bart Hodge and a clique of fans ready to taunt them with Pete Smith’s newspaper account. The group tests Merriwell with jokes and taunts while he keeps his cool, turning the tables with quick wit.
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Mulloy
Hodge
Frank
Barney
Fardale
Merriwell
Yale
Scotch
Snodd’s
Merry
Farm House
Bar
City Paper
Pete Smith
Mad Dog
Smith
Miss Burrage
Bart
Pasteur
Professor Scotch
Union Hall
Joe Bemis
Joe
Inza
Malloy
Inza Burrage
Bascomb
Hugh
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Leslie Gage
Walter Burrage Arrives at Fardale room of kidders meets Merriwell
Walter Burrage, admired student and baseball captain, enters the room where Hodge Bascomb and others mocked him. Frank Merriwell analyzes his character, noting Burrage's modesty, confidence, and clean bearing as they greet each other. Burrage comments on the reception and jokes about the playful crowd.
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Walter Burrage
Fardale
Netty
Merriwell
Kidders
Hodge
Bascomb
Frank
Inza Burrage
Burrage
Merry
Ancient Dictionary Clarifies Bible Ten Century Book Published in U S
A tenth century Arabic dictionary written in Hebrew characters and produced by David ben Abraham Fasi, a Karaite scholar, clarifies several disputed biblical passages. Yale University Press released the work edited by Solomon L. Skoss, aiding English Revised Version translations. The Book, long known as The Book, was based on manuscripts from a Jerusalem synagogue cellar and shifts exegesis and philology for Old Testament understanding.
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Yale University Press
New Haven, Conn
United Press
Solomon L. Skoss
Dropsie College
Philadelphia
Jerusalem
David Ben Abraham Fasi
Mesopotamia
al Fasi
Banana discovery and voyage tale in historic notes
A compact note traces banana origins to ancient Alexander the Great in India, three centuries before Christ, and tracks its 1516 introduction to the New World. It adds a quote from Benjamin Disraeli praising the fruit as delicious.
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Alexander the Great
Indus
New World
Benjamin Disraeli
How to Sew a Footstool with Cotton Cushions
Ruth Wyeth Spears guides homemakers to build a wooden footstool box with four inch deep sides and turned legs. It uses cotton layers, muslin cover, and a tight top, then a four inch band with a ruffle. Readers can order Spears Sewing book by sending 25 cents and address to Chicago.
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Spears
South Desplaines St
Chicago
Illinois
Quality of Hope Keeps Life Awake and Cheerful
A quotation attributes to Addison the idea that hope quickens all still parts of life, keeps the mind awake in lazy hours, and provides habitual serenity and good humor. It is described as a vital heat of the soul that cheers and gladdens even when not attended to, making pain easier and labor pleasant.
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Addison
Quote on kindness and virtues by Barrie and Oliver
A collection of lines praising kindness and virtue. Barrie urges to be a little kinder than necessary. Oliver credits industry economy honesty and kindness as an unimprovable quartet of virtues.
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James M. Barrie
James Oliver
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Gilbert Patten
WNU
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Tad Jones
Tad
Fardale Academy
John Snodd
Shag
Snodd
Barney Mulloy
Academy
Asher
Belinda Snodd
East Hodge
Inza Barrage
John Snedd
Silas Gleason
Chapter
Bob
Galahad
Watson Snell
Snell
Tennyson
New England
Ephriam Gullup
Guilup
Big Boy
Gagg
Bob Gagg
Gallup
U. S
Ruth Wyeth Spesars
Mr.dean
Tay
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Fred Nehers
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