Love, Risk, and a Salesman's Hidden Bonus
Walton Gresham wins Luella Tyron's affection while facing Tyron & Co.'s collapse. After a warning of closing doors and a pending twenty thousand dollar crisis, he unseals a backed certified check to save the firm. Months later the bonus is paid, and he plans marriage to Luella.
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Walton Gresham
Luella Tyron
Walton
John Tyron
Miss Tyron
Tyron & Co
Tyron
Tyroi É& Co
Mr. Tyron
Luella
Lucha
Overland 4 Touring Car Ad Promises Comfort And Economy
An Overland 4 car introduction touts three point cantilever springs of chrome vanadium steel for a smooth ride and light weight. It emphasizes fuel efficiency, alloy steel components, high grade equipment, all steel body, and two years plus 256009 miles of testing across varied terrains. Prices listed f o b Toledo: Touring 845 Roadster 845 Coupe 1325 Sedan 1375.
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Overland
Toledo
Twisted chimney to be sold at Buckingham manor
An Elizabethan Buckingham manor with a famed twisted chimney goes to sale. Auctioneers claim the construction secret is lost and note a second, less perfect example at Hampton Court.
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Buckingham
England
Hampton Court
Merderer with Yellow Eyes to Be Hung Tuesday Next
Fragmentary note quotes a line about a murderer with yellow eyes and his wife predicting his hanging. The source includes the phrase Sinis and mentions Tuesday next.
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Sinis
Presidents Listed as Masons in Early Records
Masonic records of early presidents are incomplete yet name several leaders as Masons. Included are Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe John Quincy Adams Jackson Harrison Tyler Polk Taylor Pierce Buchanan Johnson Garfield Arthur Cleveland McKinley Roosevelt Taft.
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Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
Harrison
Ivier
Polk
Taylor
Pierce
Buchanan
Johnson
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Meenley
Loosevelt
Taft
Five great races of mankind mock answer
A Chinese student replies to a course question with a humorous but inaccurate list. The five are the 100 yards hurdles the quarter mile the mile and the three mile.
Whales Once Walked Like Seals in Ancient Times
Prof. d Arcy Thompson, authority on fishes, told a Royal Institution lecture in London that whales originally had four fins and that the two rear limbs dwindled away. Ancestors of modern whales walked about much as seals do in bygone ages.
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d’Arcy ‘Thompson
Royal Institution
London
Widows In Korea Barred From Remarrying
A rule in Korea forbids widows to remarry for a month after bereavement and prohibits a second husband within that period. The policy restricts remarriage soon after the loss and maintains a mourning period.
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Korea
Remy
Fyven
Beaver Hats and the Old Fashioned Rite of Wearing
The passage recalls how in early United States history a beaver hat served as a family heirloom passed down generations. It explains it was deemed extravagant to wear a new hat and describes the custom of letting a freshly bought hat endure a storm to "take the newness off" before wearing it.
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United States
Delaware a Tide State and its county quirk noted
The comment recalls John Randolph's quip about Delaware as “a state having four counties at low tide and three at high tide,” illustrating the state’s shifting county count.
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Delaware
John Randolph
Bobby's Suggestion Ends in Parcel Post Idea
Bob visits his aunt at a lake with his grandma and insists on going home to mother. Grandma says no trains that night, leading Bob to quip about being sent by parcel post.
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Bobby
Bob
Times Have Changed and Postal Rate Debate
A fragmentary item notes a shopkeeper reacting to a careless customer and mocks a plan to cut prices. It mentions a gold fur display and a joke about a backyard “Cow of Tom.” It cites Philadelphia post office revenue losses from a two-cent rate and recalls Benjamin Franklin’s 1774 colonial postal efforts.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Great Britain
Flatteres Transcript Cited In Odd House Chat
A fragmentary transcript notes a 2 Measton transcription reference. The readable text records a social chat about awaiting a response and mentions a household setting. The exact context remains unclear from the damaged OCR snippet.
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Saand
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