A Luxurious Rescue at Brief Tower
Richard Exon and John Herrick orchestrate a daring rescue of Lady Elizabeth Virgil from a plot to abduct her at Brief. They uncover Percy Virgil and Max as the crime ring, thwart the scheme, and plan to return her to Raven while recounting the full tale of fortune and danger surrounding the BrEef manor.
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Richard Exon
Matthew Gering
Gering
Rudolph Elbert Virgil
Brief
Ferdinand
Exon
Percy Elbert Virgil
Inskip
Winter
Percy
John Herrick
Herrick
Brenda Revoke
Raven
Percy Virgil
Caesar
Elizabeth Virgil
Brenda
Rudolph
Slimming Dresses Pattern Offers Easy Sew Solutions
The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept offers two slenderizing dresses with simple sewing charts for beginners. The Afternoon Dress features a slim hip line, bishop sleeves, and soft jut details in materials like velvet or silk crepe. Patterns 1559 and 1613 cover multiple sizes with yardage guidance and collar options. Send orders to Chicago address. patterns priced 15 cents.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Track accident rescue amid a dangerous pursuit
A man and woman abandon a girl on a track as a ride leaves. The narrator, suspended twelve feet up, escapes detection, then leaps down to rescue the girl. He notices the chauffeur winding the fatal wire and carries the girl into dense bracken, fleeing on foot.
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Percy
Max
Fortune
Herrick
Termites Have Been Present in This Country for Centuries
Dr. Michael Ference notes termites are natives of the United States and not newly imported. Subterranean termites are widespread and often hidden, causing structural weakness before detection. Fungal decay or dry rot also damages wood, driven by moisture and temperature, with resistant woods being costly.
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Tropics
Michael Ference
Chicago Tribune
Mata Mata Turtle Uses Leaf Camouflage For Identity
The Mata Mata is a South American river turtle that appears as a floating log with a large leaf on its head. A fisherman by trade, it rarely leaves water and uses a small snout periscope to observe land.
Buried City Unearthed At Wickliffe Kentucky
An ancient buried city was discovered at Wickliffe Kentucky. Nine mounds have been excavated under Col. Fain W. King and his wife. The burial mound contains 153 burials of three distinct types with pottery tools and jewelry. One mound yielded the remains of 63 children with dolls.
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Wickliffe
Fain W. King
FSA Bureau Highlights Farm Industry Spending and Wagers
The Firestone Farm Service Bureau reports fair prize money totals of five million dollars per season with half from state fairs and half from other fairs. It notes a Nebraska farmer earning extra income from detailed farm records, high litter profits from breeding pigs, and that fair attendance rivals major sports.
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Firestone Farm Service Bureau
Voice of the Farm
C. P. Mills
St. Joseph
Illinois
Nehawka
Nebraska
Harry Knabe
Hampshire
United States
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Serial Fiction
Dornford Yates
Lady Elizabeth
Chapter
Kentucky
Adlerike
Jas
Adlerika
America
USA
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