The Green Coat Pickpocket and the Bag Mystery
Eleanor Micanor follows a man in a green overcoat who pockets her bag. The bag is recovered after a chase, a police whistle sounds, and Captain Lewis arrives. Eleanor and Lewis share a tentative, hopeful connection as the night ends with a promised future tale.
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Victin
Eleanor
Wil
Green Terrace
Nellie
John Bradley
Dickehs
Roger Lewis
Tan
Sture
Captain Lewis
Hefole
Jolin
Insects Pioneered Tools Before Humans, Fabre Notes
The article highlights how insects preceded human invention with examples. It cites bees using honey-preserving methods, wasps as hypo dermic needles, ants building tunnels, and spiders inventing suspended bridges. It claims silks, waxes, and even distant signaling by insects predate human innovations.
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M. Fabre
Monsters of Old. Life of the Weevil translation excerpt
A translated Fabro nature book excerpt describes early oolite creatures and the evolution from screaming cords to monstrous saurian forms. It notes horned noses, eye horns, scaled backs, neck pouches, partial wings, then a calmer procreational phase yielding green lizards. The passage ends with a jumbled aside on international affairs.
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Fabro
Ife
Accident Sparks Romance Between Dorrance Heir and Rescuer
In a downtown crash, Ethel Dorrance owes her life to a mystery rescuer who used a tie to stop bleeding after a windshield shard wound. Weeks later a gray eyed lawyer, Harris, visits, and the couple’s bond grows. Her father reveals Harris is a new firm member, Morton’s tip, and Ethel keeps his handkerchief as a memento.
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Ethel Dorrance
Vellef
Aley
J. W. Dorrance
J. G
Slim
Ethel
Mr. Harris
Harris
Daidy
Morton
Mr. Dorrance
Great Writers Who Copied
The article argues that Shakespeare and Moliere achieved originality by refining models from predecessors. It notes Moliere’s early works align with Italian mask comedy, while Shakespeare began as an imitator of English precedents, with Love’s Labour Lost linked to Lyle and Titus Andronicus to Kyd, and Richard III to Marlowe.
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Shakespeare
Moliere
Mollere
Etourd
Trutlans
Lyle
Titus Andronicus
Kyd
Richard Tt
Marlowe
Pittsburgh Dispatch
How Game of Bridge Got Its Name
A memory from Leicestershire explains how the modern auction bridge traced its name to two neighboring families. They met on alternate nights crossing a rickety bridge and would say Thank goodness it is your bridge tomorrow night, leading to the game being called bridge. The term spread across England and America.
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Great Dally
Leicestershire
England
America
Money Banlly Earned
A transient accosts a wary housewife and recalls meeting a man who gave him half a dollar to learn the finder should not return home at once. The tramp asks to be attacked by the dog again as he passes.
Bedtime struggle ends with gentle maternal admonition
Fragmentary report describes Jack kept awake at bedtime prompting his mother to use firm language to settle him. He pleads for crossing, saying Mother has been good all May and Tim’t wet cross now.
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Jack
Naual
Tim
Cape Dresses Appeal in Summer Wear Trade Big in Fashion
The dress and costume trade shows capes and frock ensembles in taffetas canton crepes and georgettes. Three piece frocks sell well, sheer taffeta and silk dresses gain interest, with frock and cape combinations, new jacket styles, and bold color pairings highlighted by trims, bindings, and decorative buttons.
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Roshanara
Fabrics Self Trim Off Eras and Borders
Fashion notes describe wide border fabrics in cotton and wool for versatile costumes. A white cotton bordered in black can form a Rus sian blouse and matching skirt or be paired with an all white skirt. Embroidering a border offers personal style, while a basket weave wool border creates a fringed two tone skirt with raveled edges and knotted strands.
New York Firm Debuts Satin and Lace Bridal Dress Line
A New York company unveils a collection of wedding dresses featuring satin and lace with tunic effects and panelwork. One model uses flounced chiffon with silk lace and long panels resembling a cape, paired with bridal veils for an elaborate look.
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One
New York Company
His Son's Fiancee
Charles Calvert, a lonely wealthy man, confronts his son Edwin over engagement to Della a pretty typist. After discovering Edwin’s infidelity, Calvert ejects Edwin from the estate, offers a modest allowance, and suggests Della join him away from his son’s circle as he plans a personal house cleaning and possible reconciliation.
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Della
Charles Calvert
Hirwin
Rawin
Wallstrest
Oaklands
Edwin
Delia
Charles
Adela Secroft
Adela
Eewin
Charles Calvest
Tve
Was It a Good Right He Wore Croix de Guerre
An army officer challenged a man’s right to wear the Croix de Guerre claiming exemption from service. The defense argued the wearer had the best right to it, claiming he had defeated the man who won it in France.
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Bleanne
Josie
Bradley
Eleanor
Post
Boeing
Geuniother Bradlay
Tye
France
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McLiure
Volla
Grandmother Bradley
Tle
Tam
Lim
Ema
Byadieace
J. H
Myra C. Lane Nana Naanora Aura
Western Newspaper Union
Ose
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