Scotland Yard scheme foils London diamond theft plot
In a London hotel a plan by Scotland Yard to trap an American con artist unfolds. Mrs Striker is robbed of the Hardcastle diamond aboard the Romania but the culprit is caught by a rear-guard sting. Watkins, the red headed lookout, tips off officials and later aid brings a private payoff.
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Stivers
Scotland Yard
Mrs. Striker
Chicago
London
New York
Romania
Hrimagen
Lannon
Mim
Clapham
Seutland
Lindlow
New York Bay
Staten Tehind
Prophetic Dream Alleges Warning Before Thanksgiving
A student recounts a dream predicting the sudden death of the host’s wife on Thanksgiving day. The tale details a dinner, a student rising to declare the death at the moment, and the host’s wife dying that morning, prompting belief in dreams as premonitory signs.
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Thani
Iinis
Seine
Symbols in arithmetic origins of plus minus multiply and divide signs
The article traces how the plus sign evolved from the letter P and a cross stroke, minus from mous with a bar, and how the multiply sign became X. Division used a horizontal line with dividend above and divisor below, later compressed with left-right placement and dots for separators.
Pronunciation and usage tips for Either and Neither
A New York World note explains that either and neither should refer to two items not three, should replace each with each if needed, and that proper pronunciation is ether and nether rather than her or neether. It emphasizes correct pairing and common misuses.
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New York World
Sly Old Commodore and the Obstinate Directors
A New York Central official recalls Commodore Vanderbilt saying directors were hard to manage. He notes the board would ratify plans but could reject bold schemes, describing directors as obstinate and difficult to handle.
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Commodore
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Central
Do you think perfection is ever attained
A brisk Denver Republican excerpt presents a youthful, serious dialogue between Miss Alice and a man debating perfection. Alice punctures the notion with a witty reply about people becoming perfect bores. The brief exchange captures social manners and witty repartee in a formal era.
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Alice
Denver
The Worried Widower Exchange Refrains on Rent Burden
A quoted exchange questions a widower about aiding poor children. He asserts they need “any other mother” while the opposing voice argues the children bear the rent and proves hard to convince. The dialogue centers on caregiving and financial strain.
Raven Hair and Ravens in Liverpool Mercury Quote
In a fragmented note from the Liverpool Mercury humor column a writer mocks novelists claiming raven hair as a trait by four girls and jokes that ravens wear feathers instead rather than hair. The item presents playful wordplay and regional newspaper banter.
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Liverpool Mercury
Mental Attitude in Crisis Shapes Victory or Defeat
It is the mental and spiritual attitude with which one meets a crisis in life that determines whether the crisis ends in victory or defeat.
Doing Good and Resilience in a Child’s Tale
A mirror of benevolent deeds and spiritual guidance, a narrative of helping others and trusting God. A mother-daughter scene with a kitten mishap, a stern warning, and a repeated scratch testing behavior and discipline.
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Watkins
Mary
Bank of Union
Monroe
North Carolina
National Bank
U. S
Liability Capital Stock Surplus Fund
Union Co. 1
W. C. Stack
A. M. Stack
E. Winchester
Collin
M. L. Flow
Fowler & Lee
Turner & Cornwell’s
Restwell
Turner & Cornwell
S. College St. Charlotte
N. C
Heath Hardware CO
Monrot, N. C
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