Mary Brown the Engineer At Paradise Valley Project
Mary daughter of a millionaire uses her own funds to pursue a career as engineer with Paradise Valley Project. She befriends Venus Craig after a tense train encounter and faces suspicion from chief engineer John Stark. She proves capable, saves a tool in an accident, and grows close to Craig while weighing his motives.
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Mary
David Brown
Venus Craig
Craig
John Stark
Denis Craig
New York
Denny
Stark
Brown
Tonocently
Denis
Faith and Fortune in Denis Craigs Million Loan
In a rural project scene Denis Craig vows to win support as Mary contemplates the million loan that funded the ranch. The plot questions trust and ambition as money reshapes plans and loyalties among the engineers and financiers.
Impatient Mary Brown Faces Clash Over Progress Work
Mary Brown in charge of a rapid highway survey in Little Bear valley confronts Nell Goodenough over pace and leadership. Tension rises as rain disrupts field records, prompting Mary to offer resignation to Chief Engineer Stark. the chapter ends with uncertainty about the future.
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Mary
Nell
Hilton Dorsey
Stark
Neil Goodenough
Neil
Emerson
Plant fossils reveal ancient link between seedless and seed plants
Dr. A. Arnold of the University of Michigan reports six seeds found in Devonian rocks in northern Pennsylvania dating about 325 million years ago. The seeds, enclosed in a fibrous husk, were found with fern like foliage and support the idea of a single ancient land plant from which both seedless ferns and modern seed bearing plants diverged.
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A. Arnold
University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
Pennsylvania
New York Herald Tribune
Doctor Arnold
Catskill Mountains
Ireland
Arnold
Three Golden Balls Sign Origin of Pawnbrokers
The three golden balls sign used by pawnbrokers originated in early England with Lombard merchants from Italy who settled in London. They adopted the emblem from the Lombard arms and the Medici family heraldry, marking the first pawnbroker shops.
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England
London
Italy
Fish Can Change Color In Seven Hues For Camouflage
Fishes can change color up to seven times to blend with their surroundings. The ability serves as a defense by helping them evade predators in varied environments.
Nebraska poised to receive $7.5 million in federal road aid
Washington action on a federal roads bill could deliver Nebraska about $1.9 million annually for 1935 1936 and 1937 with total nearing $7.5 million including an added 125 million for 1936 contingent on state matching. The plan allocates 60 per cent main routes 25 per cent cities and 25 per cent rural feeders with a new 25 per cent rural minimum intended to improve farm to market roads.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Washington, D. C
Congress
Federal funds aid Nebraska drought relief and crops
Promised federal funds provide a stop gap for drought effects in Nebraska. Early payments total 1,290,000 for corn hog relief, part of a 29,000,000 program for farmers. Gov Bryan asks 1,188,500 for July drought relief with feed seed and work relief, plus 888,500 for regular relief.
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Lincolna
Nebraska
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska Projects Warned To Begin Public Works
Public works administrator Ickes warned 17 Nebraska allotments including Columbus and Sutherland must start operations immediately. Funds for Columbus begun, Sutherland papers near completion. The 97 rescissions total eight million two hundred seventeen thousand dollars. 563 total one hundred fifty eight million five hundred fifty eight thousand.
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Columbus and Sutherland
Washington, D. C
Nebraska Public Works
Ickes
Columbus
Sutherland
Nebraska
New York
Texas
California
PWA
Australia Fights Rabbit Menace With Pets Turned Pests
NSW faces a rabbit invasion with an estimated one billion animals. Authorities spend millions on fences, poisoning water holes, and hiring catchers as rabbits threaten grazing lands. A fence from Condon to Hopetoun spans 1 000 miles protecting western Australia. Rabbits rival sheep in grazing impact though fur and meat exports had averaged 15 million dollars annually before 1929.
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Australia
New South Wales
Condon
Hopetoun
Western Australia
Too Much Mental Strain at Five and Ten Cent Store
Helen is discharged from the Five and Ten Cent store after failing to recall prices. The scene hints at a lighthearted yet tense moment as staff question her memory of pricing.
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Helen
Small Worries
One of life’s trials is the occasional necessity of being polite to a ruffianly person. The line between civility and danger tests patience and judgment in trying social moments.
Little Girl Healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs Marle Johnson of Omaha recounts her three month battle with psoriasis on her daughter's face. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as directed relief followed and the child recovered. Advertisement lists prices and free sample offer from Cuticura Laboratories.
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BY Mae Foster
Jay
Chapter
Mary Brown
Donald Leigh
Little Bear Valley
Saint’s
Columbus and
Daisy Fly Killer
Cuthura
Togrman
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