Transcontinental Trip Drift and Quiet Tension Among Riders
In a sweltering car with Hal, Barry, Mrs Pulsipher, and Kerrigan, conversations drift from travel tales to glimpses of romance as Hal frets over unease and a dog named Doc Caligari. Cracked humor from Crack and the wary, observant Trafford girl deepen the undercurrent while Kerrigan offers quiet, wry reflections on experience and life. The journey progresses through hot countryside with the clock’s creak spurring a tense moment when an alarm interrupts a tense calm.
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Barry
Anastasia
Mrs. Pulsipher
Hal
Miller
Mrs. Pulsip
Crack
Trafford
Trine
England
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Kherrigan
Dee
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Doctor Caligari
Hal Ireland Sets Out Across the United States in a Shared Ride
Following his father's harsh rejection of his idle life Hal Ireland, son of a wealthy banker, loses nearly all funds but hopes for a San Francisco posting. He joins a cross country auto party of six, including Barry Trafford, Giles Kerrigan, Sister Anastasia, and Martin Crack, sharing expenses on the long trek from New York. Barry's quiet withdrawal irritates him as Kerrigan becomes his immediate confidant.
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Hal Ireland
San Francisco
New York
Barry Trafford
Giles Kerrigan
Anastasia
Martin Crack
Barry
Kerrigan
Oldest Sunday School Celebrates 150th Anniversary
The world's oldest and largest Sunday school marked its 150th anniversary at Stockport, continuing since the 1780s in the same building since 1805. Founded by Methodists, it became nonsectarian and taught hundreds of thousands of youngsters, with membership above 3,000 today. Gloucester's Robert Raikes and Rev Thomas Stock led the first modern Sunday school before Stockport.
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Stockport
Gloucester
Robert Raikes
Thomas Stock
New Window Glass Bars Heat Rays From Room
A newly developed window glass absorbs heat by containing iron, which removes red rays and invisible heat rays while letting most visible light pass. Objects seen through the glass appear greenish blue due to color shift. The glass aims to reduce room heat from sunlight without sacrificing daylight.
Simoniz Kleener Keeps Car Finish Bright and Protected
Simonizing restores lustre quickly with the new Simoniz Kleener. The polish is easy to apply yet resistant to weather, protecting the finish and helping colors stay from fading for longer.
Glass lets rooms glow with red sunlit calm in offices
A room as a whole and the effect on four persons in the red sunlight is much less than for ordinary glass. The glass is particularly suited to offices and factories.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
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