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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1924
Page
6
A lurid tale about a dangerous trust fund that spirals into murder and fraud. A scheming husband, a dead wife, and a web of deceit propel a tale of crime, greed, and peril. The piece cites McClure's Magazine contributors and a sensational narrative arc.
Jasper Haig, head of the Gorgan Trust, searches for Adelaide Rutherford, the danger and desire surrounding her looming fate. Hasbrouck Rutherford aids a plan to locate her as the trust’s future hangs on her life and the fund’s control. The narrative threads power, class, and a perilous pursuit across Fifth Avenue.
The passage follows Mary Manchester as she weighs harsh prospects in New York City amid hot weather and scarce money. She faces physical weakness and financial pressure from the new money era, while relatives and peers echo the era’s strain and social indifference.
A 1924 piece urges tempering appetite with mindful chewing and proper portions. It explains calories and daily needs, giving examples like a baked apple and a banana to illustrate 100 calorie portions. The article stresses individual calculation for balanced diets and echoes moral sayings from Artemus Ward and Hume.
The text outlines budget cooking using cheaper cuts like veal knuckle and honeycomb tripe, with a pepper pot method and veal trimmings. It includes a chocolate cream pie and notes on making pastry, cornstarch sauce, and marshmallow like toppings, all in fragmented recipe form.
London Tit-Bits notes that beard glory shaped ancient peoples. Assyrians kept kings bearded while slaves were clean shaved. Egyptians shaved all hair. Greeks and Romans trimmed for combat. Alexander the Great ordered shaving to avoid holds. Romans offered their twenty one year old shaving as a household gift.
A Cameroonian king of Foumban created a private administrative code from European terms. French, English, and German roots are repurposed with altered meanings. for example “Liat mission” means see, “franc” means meat, and others redefine common words. A French observer noted the system’s quirky translations.
A French naval officer reports a series of observations across the Atlantic and Indian seas noting target waves in the Indian Ocean region. Thirty distinct waves averaged 29 feet, with the largest reaching 37 feet.
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