Coxie the generous insurance man faces a love and money crisis
Coxie, a beloved Broadway insurance agent known for saving actors from poverty, faces a ruinous dilemma as Annabelle, his factory-employee love, weighs marrying a wealthy clerk Macy to gain a safe home. Macy inherits an actor’s policy Coxie kept alive, but Annabelle’s heart shifts. They reunite and plan a New Year’s Eve wedding.
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Coxie
Broadway
Annabelle_Evans
Annabelle
Patience
Macy
Anna‘belle
Famous Murillo painting restored in Seville cathedral
A Murillo canvas in Seville Cathedral baptistry depicting Saint Anthony and the Christ Child had the kneeling Saint Anthony of Padua cut out in 1874. A New York buyer, Mr. Schaus, paid $250 after being alerted to the theft by the Spanish consul. The missing figure was returned and the artwork restored amid public festivities.
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Cathedral of
Seville
Christ
Murillo
Anthony of Padua
New York
Schaus
Steel's Life Is Doubled in Copper-Free Structural Metal
Structural steel containing a very small copper amount shows greater corrosion resistance and lower maintenance. In exposed shipboard tests copper-free metal reduced corrosion by 70 to 90 percent compared with copper-containing alloys. Copper entry in the mix is about one-fifth of 1 percent.
Grand Canyon a Marvel of Nature’s Vast Sights
The Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park Arizona is described as nature’s greatest sight. Its deep gorge was carved by the Colorado River through ages of wind and rain creating towering colored walls and an awe inspiring panorama.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Grand Canyon National Park
Ariz
Sudan Camel Corps and the Rough Riders of the Desert
Features on the Sudan Camel corps based at El Obeid describe its British officers and Sudanese troops famed for valor. The unit conducts expeditions, maintains peace over vast desert regions, and relies on riding camels and machine guns to control a territory larger than England.
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Sudan Camel Corps
Camel Corps
Sudan
England
el Obeid
Khartoun
Khartoum
Camel ‘Corps
Africa
Mecca
Montreal -Herald
Health secrets of elderly British notables revealed
A London Mail piece records fragments from Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny Sir Alfred Butt Lord Brentford Earl Jellicoe and others on how they stay healthy. Answers range from moderation diet to luck and ancestry with humor and self reflection.
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Leonard Henstowe
Claude Champion
de Crespigny
Justice
Eve
Earl Jellicoe
James Douglas
Hannen Swaffer
London
Mail
Proverbial Advice on Time and Proof
A reflective aphorism warns that overzealous proof may fail and time is precious yet overrated. It suggests leaving room for future generations to use and judge time value.
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McClure Newspaper
Steel
Rough Riders” OF
THE
Desert
Countries
Tommy
Baltimore Sun
Vincoln
OF Nebraska
Nebraska Institution
Nebraska
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