Mysterious Wee Man at Mooring Castle
A pale young man named Roy T Burney arrives at Mooring Castle in England claiming New York ties. Lady Mooring defers a luncheon to meet him in the library as a frightened butler is dismissed. A London suburb scene follows with Ann Carmichael discovering a hat bearing Burns key name and a fresh bloodstain near her flat as danger unfolds.
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Mooring Castle
England
Symonds
Lady Mooring
Roy T. Burney
New York
Burney
London
Ann Carmichael
Hampstead Heath
Ann
Het
Bugray
Barrowy
Workingmen's Flying Club Organized in London
London General Omnibus Company backs a new workingmen's flying club led by A. Godwin of Holloway Garage. Bus drivers will pool sixpence weekly to hire a 20-seater aircraft for short London flights, plan to enroll 1000 to 1500 members, and later buy an airplane with full-time instructor and flying lessons. Also notes MPs and friends consumed 62,098 more meals in the House of Commons Restaurant in 1930, with liquor data not reported.
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London
London General Omnibus Company
Workingmen's Flying Club
A. Godwin
The
Holloway
Finsbury Park
Camperwell Green
Godwin
Imperial Airways
London General Ommichus Company
L. G. O. C. Flying Club
Parliament
House of Commons
Select Committees
Lose 16 Pounds of Fat with Kruschen Salts Ad
Modern science touts Kruschen Salts as a safe path to a lithe figure and renewed health. An Norwich Connecticut reader, Mrs Ethel Smith, reports losing 16 pounds after one bottle, sleeping better on night shifts, and recommending it to friends. The ad claims six mineral salts aid glands and organs, cleanse poisons, and outpace fad diets, with an 85 cent four week supply and money back guarantee.
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Ethel Smith
Norwich
Conn
Europe
C. W. Phillip’s
Smith
Advy
Explosion Near Malinta Sparks Meteor Banter
Northwestern Ohio residents awoke to a blast near Malinta ruled out as meteor by officials. Nitro glycerin suspected after dirt samples from a 10 ft crater pointed to the explosive agent. authorities found no meteor trace as crowds gathered, while another item notes Pepys' fountain pen origins discussed in a London letter column.
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Malinta
Ohio
Here
Martin Kline
Great Lakes & Southwestern Ovl and Gas Company
Walinta
Napoleon
Tran
Defiance Malinta
Findlay
Fostoria
Pepys
Samuel Pepys
London
Mills
Word Fu meaning blessing in Chinese embroideries
A note on the Chinese word fu, pronounced blessing, and the character’s meaning differs by written form. It explains that many characters share the same pronunciation but convey diverse meanings, as observed in Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Hothouse Shelters For Every Plant On English Truck Farms
English truck farms provide each plant with a personal hothouse to speed development. Forcing jars of solid glass or pyramid shaped metal frames hold panes of glass. The pyramid frames are preferred as panes can be replaced if shattered, with ventilation through a top hole.
Earliest poisons used to envenom weapons
The earliest human use of poisons aimed to envenom arrow and spear headers to increase wound lethality.
Hair Turns White Overnight Case Highlighted
The article notes several well documented instances of sudden graying due to illness fright or distress. It cites John M Driver a clergyman writer and lecturer who claimed his hair grayscale overnight after a domestic tragedy he described on public platforms.
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John M. Driver
Driver
Tea consumption in Britain tied to Empire production
Britain shows rising tea use across England Scotland and Wales with a 20 percent increase from 40 years ago. Labour statistics indicate nearly all tea consumed is grown within the Empire, with eighty five percent sourced domestically within Commonwealth regions.
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England
Scotland
Wales
Britain
Empire
Electrically Powered Sewing Machine Speeds Welds Fourfold
A sewing machine designed for sheet steel and iron welds performs the joining electrically at four times the speed of a skilled welder, increasing output and efficiency in metal fabrication.
Water on the Brain star cites divorce over luxuries
The film star blamed marital strain on his wife demanding heavy travel and a large home with swimming pools. He said luxury expectations went to her head as their marriage broke down amid requests for opulence. Odor advice follows, suggesting lavender to freshen dining rooms and counteract kitchen smells.
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Boston Transcript
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