Indian Drum Mystery Drives Two Chicago Partners
In a winter storm at the Fort Dearborn club two partners, Benny Corvet and Henry Spearman, quarrel over a looming business and Connie Sherrill, as the storm presses, Benny confronts troubling memories tied to a mysterious Alan Conrad of Blue Rapids. Connie fears for Uncle Benny as Chicago's icy night hides a deeper link between the men and an unseen past.
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Texas Leads With 1116.4 Miles Of Federal Aid Highways
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Texas tops completed federal aid highways at 1,116.4 miles with 1,341.9 miles under construction costing about 22 million dollars. Minnesota ranks second with 1,006.6 miles completed and 70.2 miles under construction costing over 10 million dollars. Other states show varied completion and costs across the nation.
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Softening Hardened Putty For Window Glass Removal
A historical tip describes softening putty hardened by exposure with a mixture of eight pounds quicklime in water and one pound pearlash applied to both sides of glazing. Let stand about 12 hours to lift the glass out without trouble.
Vast Bituminous Sands Along Athabaska River Discovered
Rich asphaltic deposits stretch 73 miles along the Athabaska River with 160 to 200 feet of bituminous sands. Tar pools form where sun-drawn pools appear, and similar seepages lie from latitude 57°N into polar regions. The soaked area may cover about 10,000 square miles, marking the largest known occurrence of asphaltic material.
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Shells and Trade as Early Money Across Tribes
The article traces money origins from tribal communal ownership to barter. It notes red ochre and shells as early units of value, with green stones, animal skins, and finally live animals as evolving forms of money across ancient exchanges.
College girls criticized for English and spelling skills
Miss Helen Bennett head of the collegiate bureau in Chicagosaid at the University of Cincinnati that co-eds lack good English spelling capitalization and paragraphing and are more inaccurate than men She noted many choose social work for its romance amid a Times-Star report
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Helen Bennett
Collegiate Bureau of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Timea-Star
Shade trees on highways boost appeal and value
The Lincoln Highway would grow more attractive with trees planted 50 feet apart along roadsides. The plan notes little property damage and smoother travel. Illinois spent 9.47 million on new roads and maintenance, with 22.16 miles paved in Illinois and 897.56 miles on the entire route.
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Unclear OCR Summary of English Aid to Unemployed Program
Fragmentary record suggests a Britain relief effort for unemployed laborers. Mentions 90,000 men and a governmental program but text is garbled and names or dates are unreadable.
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