Castle Quest in the English Tale of Exon and Gering
Richard Exon digs into a family mystery tied to Rudolph Elbert Virgil, Count of Brief. He and ally John Herrick surveil a castle estate near Raven, where Percy Virgil, a diamond man, and a conspiratorial pair plot, leading to a dramatic chase and a fatal incident as a girl is harmed during a tense confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Exon
Matthew Gering
Gering
Rudolph Elbert Virgil
Brief
Ferdinand
Behe
Exon
Percy Elbert Virgil
Inskip
Winter
Percy
John Herrick
Herrick
Brenda Revoke
Raven
Percy Virgil
Virgil
Percy and Co
Machinery Boosts Corn Output Twentyfold, USDA Reports
The United States Department of Agriculture and Iowa State find modern farming uses animal and tractor energy to multiply corn yields. The study traces labor per acre from 33.6 hours in 1855 to five hours per acre in recent years, driven by two-line plows, planters, harvesters, and new tractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
R. B. Gray
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Gray
Adlerika
A. McAmis
Leaves Generate Heat in Windy Forest Fires
In hot dry climates the rubbing of tree leaves in strong wind may generate enough heat to ignite fires, according to a claim cited by Collier's Weekly. The report notes scientists are unsure but consider the possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
Slim Waist Patterns Offer Victorian Shape In Fashion
Two new designs create a tiny waistline with hourglass appeal and puffed sleeves. Hearthside Coat and Daytime Dirndl feature fitted waists and full skirts in rich fabrics with a practical sew chart included. Patterns 1498 and 1617 specify sizes and yardage. Fall and Winter Fashion Book available separately with photos. Order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Eskimo Songs Stored On National Museum Records
Douglas Malcolm of the American Express Travel Service notes Arctic and North American Indian songs stored in Ottawa at the National Museum. He explains dances in winter use tunes memorized from spring summer and fall, with hundreds of songs preserved in the collection.
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Douglas Malcolm
American Express Travel Service
Arctic Rim
North America
National Museum
Ottawa
Canada
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Serial Fiction
Dornford Yates
Chapter
Belvedere
Agricultural Bureau
Bellowby Save Furniture Co
Colonial
Scott Street
Covington, Ky
Quaker State
Pennsylvania
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Oil City
Quaker State Oil
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