End of the Rainbow Ends in Death and Rescue
In a sunlit desert valley a chase through a mined cave ends with Manuel Gomez slain and Daniel Kelleen rescued after allies Meager Garrity are buried by a rock slide. Deborah tends to Kelleen as he recovers, and a rough Spanish map hints at Alvara’s hidden treasure, the fate unclear.
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Deborah
Carr
Carney
Daniel Kelleen
Meager
Bob Meager
Garrity
Alvara
Alvaro
Jones
Kelleen
Message of Love Echoes in Tunnel Reunion
In a tender exchange, a couple recalls a hidden message of love read in eyes during a tunnel moment. He asks if more remains, she confirms the message is love, and they share a final, quiet embrace as the story ends.
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Daniel Kelleen
French Traitor Freed From Devil's Isle
A French naval officer Ulimo, condemned for life for treason 15 years ago, has been released from Devil's Island and granted freedom in Cayenne. He betrayed France to aid La Belle Lison, a wealthy Lyons woman, by selling secrets to foreign agents and attempting to forge documents for his own government.
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Paris
Alimo
Devil's Island
Cayenne
la Belle Lison
Ulimo
Toulon
Lyons
Naval Department
French Demand Motors That Economize on Gas
Andre Citroen says France lags the United States in car production due to a smaller market. He notes 12 million US cars vs about 300 thousand in France, with only 75 thousand French customers buying new cars every three to four years. He contrasts French preference for light, economical cars with American mass production and novelty.
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Paris
France
United States
Andre Citroen
Henry Ford
America
M. Citroen
Frances
Sahara
Picks Champion Pullers at Iowa State Fair
Iowa's champion draft team will be selected in a unique contest at the State Fair August 22 and 23. Iowa State College has perfected an apparatus to gauge load to the smallest fraction as teams pull a specially equipped wagon to their maximum power. Scores of entries from across the state. $600 in cash prizes await the winners.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State College
Horse Races Will Feature State Fair Des Moines
Des Moines Special reports fast stepping predicted for five days of harness racing at the Iowa State Vale August 22 51 with more than 200 famous trotters and pacers in barns awaiting the starter. Races may have up to eighty entries and purses total over 17500 dollars. Running races and a comedy male race are also listed each afternoon.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Vale
Thought for the Day on patient virtue and care
A concise reflection urging that if all people were as patient as doctors, the world would require fewer doctors and fewer treatments. It frames patience as a universal virtue tied to care and efficiency in health work.
Family comes together for ainsworth homecoming day
Sunday at the W. T. Trotter home in Ainsworth featured a large family gathering to celebrate a household homecoming. Thirteen grandchildren played on the lawn while adults enjoyed music and visiting. guests included Willis Trotter of Kansas City and numerous relatives from Des Moines Cincinnati Letts and Fair field.
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W. T. Trotter
Ainsworth
Willis Trotter
Kansas City
Wm. Ross
Letts Iowa
Frank Trotter
Ainsweeth
B.T. Mikesell
Fairfield
Sarah Marr
Mary
Martin Stewart
Tobias Minick
Recital at Miss Bratton Studio Highlights Local Musicians
A charming evening featured Cherrie McElhinney and Loretta Cantoni at Miss Elsie Bratton's studio 523 West Washington Street. Mrs Stewart and daughter served a luncheon as Helen Jones ushered. program included songs, duets, arias, and piano pieces by Baines, Beyer, Diabelli, Spaulding, and Bratton with keywords like Ring Bell Ring and The Dog and the Kitten among titles.
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Cherrie McElhinney
Loretta Cantoni
Elsie Bratton
West
Washington Street
Helen Jones
Chewie McElhinney
Ferdinand Beyer
George Spaulding
Diabelli
Miss Bratten
Looretta Cantoni
Sharps
Mias Bratten
Pharaohs Fought White Plague In Ancient Mummies
The lungs of Egyptian mummies reveal evidence of consumption as a widespread killer 3,000 years ago. Historians note ancient illness traces in preserved remains, suggesting long history of respiratory disease in the region.
Approach Work Property
Poetic reflection on work overrunning life urges giving joy and full commitment to labor to avoid excessive burden, echoing Tagore on balance between effort and personal fulfillment.
Pearl fishing season in Ceylon lasts 22 days
The pearl fishing season in Ceylon runs for 22 days during which up to 15,000,000 oysters are brought to the surface.
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Ceylon
Truth Tersely Spoken
A brief quote from the Washington Star notes social pretenses and widespread financial arrears among those who maintain appearances.
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Washington Star
Injustice to One Man Becomes Your Fault on Repeats
A proverb-like line states that initial wrongdoing is the offender’s fault, while a second offense implies shared fault with the harmed party. It frames personal accountability in repeated grievances without specific events or entities.
Local club announcements and meetings listed
A compilation of scheduled gatherings from various groups including Rural Women and Woman's clubs meeting with hosts on Thursday afternoon, social events at Moose Hall, highland music, church missionary society sessions, Rebekah lodge, Ladies Missionary Society, E. O. W. club at Mrs Corbin Fields, Buds of Promise at Miss Louise Little's home, W R C initiation, Young People's Sunday School party at Walter Stewart home, and other community events with dates and locations such as Riverside August 10th and East Washington Street.
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Young Peoples
The
Christian Church
Walter Stewart
East Washington Street
Stewardess Board Meeting At Shorter Chapel AME
Stewardess Board of the Shorter Chapel AME Church will meet in regular session Thursday afternoon at 2 oclock in the church. Business of importance. By order of president.
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Shorter Chapel
Grape Fruit Roars Back in Local Quip Let Loose
A brash remark from a Frenchman cited in the Newark Ledger sparks a retort about a grape fruit as the sole item capable of retaliating, drawing attention to a playful exchange in the paper.
Howell Powell Punchline Quip About Church Morning
Exchange from the New York Sun records Howell claiming his wife never keeps him waiting for church prep. Powell retorts she would if he attended. The brief item captures a witty church morning aside from the famed city paper.
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Howell
Powell
New York Sun
How to propagate mistletoe on trees
Mistletoe can be established by pressing ripe seeds into tree bark in April. Cover the seeds with muslin to protect them from birds while they germinate and establish themselves.
England invents stethoscope to locate faulty machinery
A new English stethoscope compares sounds from faulty machine parts with those from parts functioning properly to pinpoint noise and trouble areas in machinery.
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England
No Difference Says Undertaker on Life's Inevitable End
The Louisville Courier Journal notes the undertaker remarks that regardless of upbringing all people meet the same fate, a succinct meditation on mortality.
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Louiisville
Blackboard Wardrobe Combo Stuns Schoolroom Designers
A new piece of classroom furniture combines a blackboard with a built in wardrobe. Panels swing on hinges to reveal compartments for hanging coats and storing garments.
Dimpled Doll Pokes Fun at Cynical Bachelor
A quip from the Allentown Record notes an exchange positing that a cynical bachelor should have his nose pulled by a dimpled baby, while a nine teen painted doll could be pulling his leg. The remark captures playful social mockery in a lighthearted gossip tone.
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Allentown
A Sign of Failure in Public Discourse
A quote from the Atchison Globe notes that a man who constantly claims others are attempts to "down" him is effectively a failure, illustrating a judgment on personal resilience and public rhetoric.
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Atchison Globe
Green Apple Grudge Narrates Maraud Og Boy Tale
A Richmond Times Dispatch quirky line notes a green apple with a grudge against a maraudog boy, framing a surreal, humorous anecdote from the era's stylistic voice. The fragment hints at odd fable like humor reflecting local newspaper whimsy.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Nothing Ever Certain Quote Note
A fragment reflecting on uncertainty from Ovid notes life’s lack of sure promise amid present moments and human affairs, suggesting playful or skeptical tone about fate.
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Ovid
The Useful Bores Quote by Sir Leslie Stephen
A brief quotation from Sir Leslie Stephen praises those in tolerable bores as the salt of the earth, mentioning Robert Owen as an example. The remark frames a mild dig at social types and values steadiness over brilliance.
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Robert Owen
Sir Lesile Stephen
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Outlaw
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Tm Carney
Devil’s Isle
Fred L. Stewart
Priscilla Club
Williard Wylie
George @. Stewart
Miss Baugh
Alliance
Ohio
Ernest Carlson
Walnut Woman's Club
Lewis Duke
Moose Hall
Highland Four
Womens Missionary Society of the Christians Church
Claude Tucker
Rebekah
Riverside
Ladies Missionary Society
First United Presbyterian Church
E. O. W. Club
Buds of Promise
Louise Little
H. S. Young
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
T. S. E. Club
Newark Ledger
Evening Journal
American Association of Advertising Agencies
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