Missionary voyage aboard Sunset unfolds personal reckonings
On the Sunset bound for Fiji and Marquesas a crew deals with discipline and secrets. McAusland a shy hopeful minister trainee forms a bond with Corkran as John Gale evaluates his companion. Mary Doncaster’s arrival stirs George’s fear and attraction while Neargood embodies steadfast mission resolve.
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Captain Keen
Fiji Islands
Mission Board
San Francisco
Honolulu
Marquesas
George McAusland
McAusland
John Gale
Nevada City
Harbor
Mrs. Gale
George
Gale
Joseph Neargood
Oahu
Fatuhira
Mary Doncaster
Gilead
Mary
Ephraim Doncaster
Ambassador MacMurray Seen As Grim Fact Chaser
John Van A. MacMurray, veteran diplomat and American ambassador to Turkey, is highlighted for his meticulous approach to diplomacy and knowledge of the Far East. The piece notes his career from Siam to China, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and now Turkey, with emphasis on his methodical, research driven style and personal charm. Also featured is Admiral Henry Harwood, praised for defeating the Graf Spee and rising to assistant chief of the naval staff, plus Dr James Ewing recognized for leading cancer control efforts in New York City.
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York
Ankara
John van A. MacMurray
Turkey
MacMurray
State Department
Balkans
China
Mr. MacMurray
Far East
Geneva
Peking
Dale Carnegie
Schenectady
Princeton
Columbia
Siam
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Henry Harwood
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Home Office
Arwood
Kiplingese
Drury Lane
Hadmiral Emery
Atwood
Board of the Admiralty
South America
Mediterranean
Harwood
James Ewing
New York City
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1228-5 for Lullaby Nightie Set
An easy to sew bedtime ensemble with a high dance frock jacket and short nightie in sheer fabrics. Pattern No 1228-5 covers sizes 14 to 42 with busts 34 to 42 inches and requires minimal fabric. Order Barbara Bell Fashion Book for 100 designs. pattern and book priced at 25 cents.
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Barbara Bell
It Must Be Admitted That Clerk Had No Snap of Job
The theatrical agent’s new clerk reports a lady waiting and proclaims she is good looking. The agent questions the clerk’s judgment, who explains he had to be careful to protect his job since she might have been the agent’s wife, and the agent confirms she was.
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John Gale
McAusland
Answers from an old trivia quiz sheet
The reader’s compilation lists questions and concise answers: lunar cycle length about a month. the largest cave is Mammoth Cave. traffic signals once used yellow for start and green for stop on Fifth Avenue. Rift is a mountainous region in East Africa. chromosphere is a Sun’s gaseous layer. Cy Young holds 511 wins. some Druses refrain from prayer. brae means hillside slope. pigeons drink by suction.
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New Moon
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Morocco
Cy Young
Syria
Answers to quiz: lengthy time and cave fact
The response notes twenty nine days twelve hours forty four point five minutes and identifies Mammoth Cave in Kentucky as the largest cave.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
31 Presidents and the double term anomaly explained
The article notes the United States has had 31 presidents in practice, while Roosevelt is listed as the 32nd. It explains Grover Cleveland served two non consecutive terms as both 22nd and 24th president, with Benjamin Harrison's term interceding.
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Roosevelt
United States
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Joy the Mainspring of the World’s Timepiece
A poetic excerpt describes Joy as the mainspring behind nature’s ceaseless cycle. It portrays Joy driving life’s movements, coaxing flowers to bloom and suns to rise, guiding spheres in vast space beyond ordinary sight.
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Schiller
Power to Do When there's a log to lift, an old man will grunt
An old man grunts at a heavy log and a young man lifts it, illustrating strength and effort across generations in a simple, compact scene.
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Consolidated Features
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Batiste
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Vanamps
Texaco Star Theatre
Kenny Baker
Portland Hoffa
AL Goodman
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Jimmy Wallington
Ean
Texaco
Smith Brothers
Smith
Binck
Menthold
Smith Bros
Mark
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