It's a Bomb synopsis in Barking by Zaboleff
An anarchist meeting in Barking is broken up by the Black Gang. Zaboleff warns of masked killers acting above the law while a memorandum points to Hoxton. Sir Bryan Johnstone and Inspector McIver pursue Zaboleff after a failed raid. Hugh Drummond helps the police and Count Zadowa plots in London suburbs.
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Barking
London
Zaboleff
Black Gang
Hoxton
Bryan Johnstone
McIver
Hugh Drummond
Johnstone
Kidnakers
William Atkinson
Zadowa
Anarchy
England
Drummond
The Inner Office Mystery Deepens in Locked Room
Drummond, Ginger Martin, and Jerningham search an empty inner office only to trigger lights. Ginger panics as the door refuses to budge while Drummond realizes unseen watchers may be in the room. They sense a watcher behind the big safe door with glowing eyes.
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Drummond
Ginger
Jerningham
Ginger Martin
Martin
Ted Jerningham
Hugh
Ted
Desk Saves Drum mond and Jerningham in London Blast
Drummond and Jerningham survive a bomb blast in a London room as a desk sacrifices itself to shield them. Ginger Martin is killed in the explosion, leaving Drummond vowing vengeance while they assess their injuries and the destroyed room.
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Drummond
Ted Jerningham
Ginger Martin
Bomb Threat In Hidden Safe Scene
A man freezes before a mysterious safe as a larger opening emerges. A lurking device erupts into the room and he shouts a curt order to his unseen team, ordering them to drop facedown as a bomb is declared behind the desk.
Night of Smoke and Death at Drummond House
Drummond and six gang members infiltrate a shattered house after an explosion. Ginger Martin is killed in a doomed stealth mission while Hugh and crew escape. Drummond vows action as the scene closes with questions about their next move.
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Hugh
Ted
Drummond
Green Street
London
Brook Street
Denny
Peter Darrell
Phyllis
Toby Sinclair
Ginger Martin
Escaped suspectiga Zadona eyed by authorities
Drum mond weighs his next move as police pursue Zadona after a narrow escape. Investigators tighten security and monitor leads as the case develops.
Two Photographs and a Tongue End In Studio Tale
A woman sat for a studio portrait and two negatives were made with proofs promised for the next day. The husband arrived to pick up proofs and was shown only one. The photographer explained two sittings were made, but in one the wife kept her lips apart exposing the tongue end. The husband demanded to see that one, exclaiming there was no end to it.
One of town’s boosters seeks why others vanished
Jones complains to neighbor Smith about vanished boosters in town. Smith answers that those who failed to sell real estate have shifted to other investments, leaving the town with fewer boosters and a different landscape.
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Jones
Smith
Boosters
A Planter Tries To Free A House Boy By Personal Request
A planter calls the police judge to secure his house boy Jim released from jail after a town row. The judge refuses to pick the man and insists the planter come to identify the correct inmate, recounting a prior incident where a similar request led to releasing multiple suspects.
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Cotton States
Jim
Talbert
Palmetto
Calaboose
A Domicile for All Eternity
A comedian narrator recalls an old music hall tale about two darkies in Memphis planning a chitterling supper. The joke hinges on bravado and a sly plan to secure a home, with one character offering to “go you one” after the other’s bravado meets its match.
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Memphis
The Made-in-England Substitute
An American actor at a luncheon mocks a boastful English leading man. He calls him an ass in a whispered aside and stages a sharp class clash with quick wit and quiet repartee. The scene contrasts American candor with British vanity in a genteel social setting.
Meuse Argonne trench talk on a changing war mood
In a shell hole during the Meuse Argonne advance two doughboys shelter as shells explode around them. They reflect on how war changes a man and joke about a pistol incident back home.
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Meuse-Argonne
Man Shaves Whiskers After Nighttime Conundrum
An elderly man with whiskers asks whether they should be under or over the covers. He tests both options then finally shaves them off, ending a life long facial feature. The tale appears in the Indianapolis News as a humorous note.
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Ing
John
Indianapolis News
Perfect Ruler by C G C Peters Aims Absolute Accuracy
Absolutely Perfect Ruler by C G C Peters of the bureau of standards Washington is declared free from mathematical error and the most accurate in the world. The scale has rulings five one hundred thousandths of an inch wide spaced with two millionths of an inch accuracy. The ruler will be used to calibrate micrometer microscopes.
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C. GC. Peters
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Garlic flavor in milk from cows studied by experts
Popular Science Monthly reports that dairy experts asked the Department of Agriculture for a fix to prevent garlicky taste in milk. They concluded the only solution is to keep cows away from garlic and related weeds.
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Department of Agriculture
Popular Science Monthly
Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad Promotes Fragrance and Value
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and perfumed dusting powder for face skin and babies. It claims economical use and that it renders other perfumes superfluous as part of the Cuticura Yallet Trio with Soap and Ointment.
Record Artificial Lake Expands Alabama Water System
A vast artificial lake on the Wallapoosa river covers 40,000 acres and boasts a record impounding capacity of 530 billion gallons. The project aims to place Alabama on the map as a major water resource.
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Alabama
Wallapoosa River
Italy State Railways turn from deficit to near profit
Italy's state railways that reported a deficit of 200 million two years ago expect a profit close to 2 million in the current fiscal year.
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Italy
Modest Few Men Viewed as Overestimated by Others
A concise aphorism notes that few men possess enough humility to accept that others may overestimate them, suggesting pride and self-perception influence how people view their own worth.
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